Ali Carter
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Title
4 Ranking Titles -
Nationality
English -
Turned Pro
1996 -
Highest Tournament Break
147 twice -
Location
Chelmsford, Essex -
D.O.B
25 July 1979 -
Money List Earnings
£186,000 -
Nickname
The Captain
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Frames Played
276 -
Frames Won
159 -
Frames Lost
117 -
Frames Won Percentage
57.61% -
Shots Played
6733 -
Shots Per Frame
24.39 -
Breaks Over 50
108 -
50 Break Rate
2.56 -
Breaks Over 100
26 -
100 Break Rate
10.62
Ranking titles: Four
Career highlights
1999: Reaches the semi-finals of the Grand Prix at the age of just 20.
2006: Climbs into the top 16 for the first time.
2008: Reaches the final of the World Championship, making a memorable 147 en route. Beaten to the title by Ronnie O’Sullivan.
2009: Wins his first ranking title at the Welsh Open, beating Joe Swail in the final.
2010: Beats Jamie Burnett in the final of the Shanghai Masters.
2012: Reaches his second Crucible final but again finishes runner-up to O’Sullivan.
2013: Victory over Marco Fu gives Carter the German Masters title.
2016: Wins his fourth ranking title with a narrow 10-8 defeat of Joe Perry in the final of the Yushan World Open. It’s his first ranking title since successfully beating cancer, having suffered from testicular cancer as well as a lung tumour.
2018: Beats O’Sullivan at the Crucible on his way to the quarter-finals, in a match remembered for a shoulder barge between the two players.
2019: Reaches the final of the World Grand Prix, losing 10-6 to Judd Trump. Quarter-finalist at the Crucible.
2020: Makes the final of the Masters at Alexandra Palace, defeating Mark Selby, John Higgins and Shaun Murphy, before losing a tight match to Stuart Bingham 10-8.