Nationality
ENG
Date Of Birth
25 Jul 1979
(45 Years)
Turned Pro
1996
Last Tournament Win
2024 Championship League
Current World Ranking
#17
CAREER STATS
Triple Crown Titles
0
Ranking Titles
6
Ranking Finals
13
147s
3
TRIPLE CROWNS
SEASON STATS
Tournaments Won
0
Points Scored
0
Average Shot Time
0
Breaks 50+
0
Breaks 100+
0
Highest Break This Season
0
147s
0
Bio
Having burst on to the scene by defeating reigning World Champion Stephen Hendry in the 1999 Grand Prix, Carter finally shook off his tag as one of the best players never to win a ranking title at the 2009 Welsh Open. He followed up by winning the Shanghai Masters the following year, leading to a brief spell as the number two player in the world. Carter has twice finished runner-up in the World Championship, going down to Ronnie O’Sullivan on both occasions, and made a 147 on the way to his first final at the Crucible in 2008. He now has six ranking titles to his name.
Career History
| Year | Description |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| 2021 | Makes his third official maximum break during the British Open. |
| 2023 | Ends a seven-year streak without a ranking title by winning the German Masters in Berlin, thrashing Tom Ford 10-3 in the final. It’s his fifth ranking event victory. Runner-up to Shaun Murphy at the Players Championship, losing the final 10-4. Reaches the final of the Wuhan Open before losing to Judd Trump. |
| 2024 | Reaches the final of the Masters at Alexandra Palace for the second time, before losing 10-7 to Ronnie O'Sullivan. Wins the Championship League for the first time, beating Jackson Page 3-1 in the final to land his sixth ranking title. |