ALI CARTER (England)

Date of birth: 25/7/79
Hometown: Tiptree, Essex, England
Turned professional: 1996
World ranking: 7
Last five seasons(working backwards): 14-15-19-19-17
Provisional ranking: 4
Highest ever ranking: 7 (2008/09)
Prize money last season: £272,875
Prize money this season: £146,050
Crucible prize money: £217,300
Total career prize money: £839,430
Career centuries: 98
Centuries last season: 25
Centuries this season: 17
Crucible centuries: 13
Highest tournament break: 147 (2008 888.com World Championship)
World ranking titles: 2009 Welsh Open

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD

1997: Quals – lost 5-3 to Robert Milkins
1998: Quals – lost 10-5 to Bjorn Haneveer
1999: Quals – lost 10-6 to Kristjan Helgason
2000: Quals – lost 10-5 to Joe Perry
2001: Quals – lost 10-8 to Marcus Campbell
2002: Quals – lost 10-7 to Darren Morgan
2003: First round – lost 10-5 to Paul Hunter
2004: First round – lost 10-7 to David Gray
2005: Second round – lost 13-7 to Ronnie O’Sullivan
2006: First round – lost 10-8 to Stephen Lee
2007: Quarter-finals – lost 13-12 to Mark Selby
2008: Final – lost 18-8 to Ronnie O’Sullivan

Crucible appearances (inc. 2009): 7
Matches played: 13
Matches won: 7
Highest Crucible break: 147 (2008)

First Round in World Championship 2009

v Gerard Greene

Previous Meetings

Carter wins (1)
5-4 Rd1 1999 B&H Championship

Greene wins (1)
5-1 Rd1 2003 British Open