Allister Carter was born on 25 July 1979 and is an English professional snooker player.
20 Facts About Ali Carter
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Ali Carter has twice been the World Championship runner-up, in 2008 and 2012, losing both finals to Ronnie O'Sullivan.
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Ali Carter has won five ranking titles and briefly reached number two in the world rankings in 2010.
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Ali Carter reached the semi-finals of the 1999 Grand Prix.
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Ali Carter scored his first 147 break on 29 April at the 2008 World Championship, one day after Ronnie O'Sullivan had made one in the same tournament.
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Ali Carter soon showed signs of carrying this form forward in subsequent events.
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Ali Carter finished the season by moving up to a career high position of 4th in the world rankings.
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Ali Carter lost in the first round in the Masters and the next two ranking events, and then withdrew from the World Open in China for medical reasons.
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Ali Carter scored comfortable victories over Fraser Patrick, Anthony Hamilton and Michael Holt at the German Masters and then took advantage of a poor performance from Neil Robertson to reach the final, where he played Marco Fu.
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Ali Carter's ranking was now no longer frozen and with him dropping down to world number 29 he set a goal to reclaim his top 16 ranking next season.
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Ali Carter reached the quarter-final of the International Championship after beating Jamie Barrett, Andrew Higginson, Stephen Maguire, and Shaun Murphy.
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Ali Carter took part in the 2020 Dafabet Masters, despite being ranked 17th, as a result of Ronnie O'Sullivan not wishing to compete.
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Ali Carter reached the final for the first time in his career, his opponent was Stuart Bingham.
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On 1 July 2013, it was announced that Ali Carter had been diagnosed with testicular cancer.
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Ali Carter had surgery a day later and was advised to rest for a month.
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Ali Carter stated in April 2014 that he would have chosen to take six months to a year away from snooker, but this had not been possible due to his need to regain his place in the top 16 of the world rankings.
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Ali Carter practised at Chelmsford's Rivermead Snooker Club before buying the club and becoming the new owner.
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Ali Carter has a keen interest in flying and has a pilot's licence.
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Ali Carter's first child, with his ex-partner Sarah, a son named Max, was born in 2009.
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Ali Carter has a child named Olivia with his ex-partner, Stella English, who was the winner of Series Six of The Apprentice in 2010.