Allister Carter - Алистер Картер

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Всем кто является поклонником игры Снукер, а так же поклонником Ali Cartera - вам сюда! D.O.B. 25 Jul 1979 Lives Tiptree, Essex Last 5 Seasons14-15-19-19-17 Turned Pro 1996 Ranking Tournament VictoriesN/A Last Season's Prize Money£272,875 Career Prize Money (up to start of 2008/09 season): £693,380 Highest Tournament Break 147 - 888.com World Snooker Championship 2008 As a qualified pilot, Ali ‘Captain’ Carter is well accustomed to having his head above the clouds. Even so, he could not help feeling sky-high after his heroic performance at last season’s 888.com World Snooker Championship. He very nearly fell at the first hurdle at the Crucible – edging out Barry Hawkins 10-9 in a match that was pulled off when Hawkins came from 9-6 down to 9-9, Carter later admitting that he would probably have lost if the match had not over-run its scheduled time. Carter then produced one of the best displays of his career to score an emphatic 13-4 victory over Shaun Murphy, and went on to beat Peter Ebdon 13-9 and Joe Perry 17-15 to reach his first ranking final. Undoubtedly Carter’s finest moment during that run was his 147 break against Ebdon, as he made the first maximum of his career and became only the sixth player to register that magic number on the Crucible scoreboard. "I was going for it once I got to 64. On the last few balls I was just playing on instinct because I was shaking like a leaf,” said Carter, who shared the 147 bonus with Ronnie O’Sullivan, picking up a cool £78,500. However, it was former practice partner and Essex colleague O’Sullivan who had the last laugh, as a physically and mentally drained Carter managed to win just eight frames in the best-of-35 final. ”I didn’t play particularly well,” said Carter. “I’m disappointed with my own performance but I was really tired. Next year, there’s always next year. At this moment in time I don’t feel as if I’ve achieved what I wanted to do, the only way I would have done that would be to win it. Getting to the final is a great result and I’ll reflect on it in a couple of weeks and be pleased with what I’ve done. "I’m in the top eight in the world so next year it makes it a little easier. Hopefully I can press on and go one better next time." The talented Tiptree cueman turned professional in 1996 and was tipped for the top when he reached the semi-finals of the Grand Prix three years later. He beat six players including Stephen Hendry and Marco Fu at Preston before his run was finally ended by John Higgins. The following month, Carter won the B&H Championship to earn a wild card to the Masters. His Wembley debut was a memorable one as he beat Steve Davis 6-5. Those performances earned him the WPBSA Newcomer of the Year award. He was also chosen as one of World Snooker’s pioneering six Young Players of Distinction for the 2000-2001 season and finished top of the first YPD League. Carter was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease in 2003 but now has the illness under control. "It’s still there but it’s in remission and I have regular blood tests now. I’ve seen what happened to Paul (Hunter) and that could happen to any of us. If you have your health you’re a rich man," he said. He is training to be a commercial pilot and hopes to be ready to swap 147s for 747s when he retires from professional snooker. Carter is also owns and runs Chelmsford Snooker Centre.