Allister (Ali) Carter (born 25 July 1979, Colchester, Essex, England) is an English professional snooker player, who lives in Tiptree . He reached the final of the World Championship 2008, his first major final. Although he lost heavily to Ronnie O'Sullivan, this run allowed him to reach the top 8 of the rankings for the first time.
Carter turned professional in 1996. He first emerged in 1999, winning the WPBSA Association Young Player of the Yea...
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Allister (Ali) Carter (born 25 July 1979, Colchester, Essex, England) is an English professional snooker player, who lives in Tiptree . He reached the final of the World Championship 2008, his first major final. Although he lost heavily to Ronnie O'Sullivan, this run allowed him to reach the top 8 of the rankings for the first time.
Carter turned professional in 1996. He first emerged in 1999, winning the WPBSA Association Young Player of the Year award after winning the Benson and Hedges Championship in 1999 - this earned him a wild card place in the Masters. He also reached the semi-finals of the 1999 Grand Prix. It was eight years before he reached another ranking semi-final, the 2007 Malta Cup.
He was close to the elite top 16 for three successive seasons ranking as 17, 19, and 19 through 2003/04, 2004/05 and 2005/06, respectively, before reaching it in the 2006/2007 season and remaining there as of 2008.
He reached the last 16 (second round) of the World Snooker Championship in...
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