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| Born | (1979-07-25)25 July 1979 (age 46) Colchester,Essex, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport country |  England | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | The Captain[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Professional | 1996/1997, 1998–present | ||||||||||||||
| Highestranking | 2 (September–October 2010) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 19 (as of 9 November 2025) | ||||||||||||||
| Maximum breaks | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Century breaks | 456 (as of 26 November 2025) | ||||||||||||||
| Tournament wins | |||||||||||||||
| Ranking | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Minor-ranking | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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Allister Carter (born 25 July 1979) is an English professionalsnooker player.[2] He has twice been aWorld Championship finalist, in 2008 and 2012, losing both finals toRonnie O'Sullivan. He has won six ranking titles and briefly reached number two in the world rankings in 2010. His nickname, "The Captain", comes from his hobby of piloting aeroplanes.[3]
Carter turned professional in 1996. He first emerged in 1999, winning theWPBSA Young Player of the Year award after winning the Benson and Hedges Championship in 1999 – this earned him a wild card place in theMasters.[2] He also reached the semi-finals of the 1999Grand Prix.[4] It was eight years before he reached another ranking semi-final, the 2007Malta Cup.[5]
He was close to the elite top 16 for three successive seasons, ranking as 17, 19, and 19 through2003–04,2004–05 and2005–06, respectively, before reaching it in the2006–07 season and remaining there in 2008.[6]
He reached the last 16 (second round) of theWorld Championship in2005, after scoring the first 10–0 victory in the event since 1993 against 1993 semi-finalistJames Wattana in qualifying.[7] At the2007 World Championship he beatAndy Hicks in the first round, 10–4, before beating World Number 1 and seven-time championStephen Hendry 13–6 to reach his first World Championship quarter-final and guarantee a place in the top 16.
Carter has at times missed out on opportunities from winning positions, an extreme example being in the first round of the2007 UK Championship, when he ledBarry Hawkins 8–3 before Hawkins won the next six frames to win 9–8.[8] However, Carter got his own back on Hawkins during the2008 World Championship by beating him 10–9 in a 'controversial' finale. Hawkins had levelled the match to 9–9, when the players were pulled out of the arena to allow the evening matches to begin. They returned after one of the evening's two matches had been completed – on a table they had not previously played on. Hawkins felt this break interrupted his momentum, handing the match to Carter.[9] He followed this by defeating two former champions in succession; provisional World Number 1Shaun Murphy 13–4 in the second round and then 2002 winnerPeter Ebdon 13–9 in the quarter-final. In the semi-final on 4 May 2008 he beatJoe Perry 17–15 to book a place againstRonnie O'Sullivan in the final. Carter lost the final 8–18.[10]
Carter scored his first147 break on 29 April 2008 at theWorld Championship, one day after Ronnie O'Sullivan had made one in the same tournament. This made Carter the sixth man to achieve this feat at the Crucible (the eighth made there, as O'Sullivan had previously achieved it three times), and the first to have done so without previously winning a tournament. It is the first time two 147s have been made in the same event.[11]
Carter soon showed signs of carrying this form forward in subsequent events. He won his second non-ranking tournament, theHuangshan Cup in China, with a 5–3 win over the reigning Grand Prix championMarco Fu.[12] In the2008–09 season, Carter reached the semi-final stage on three occasions. He progressed to the semi-finals of the season's first ranking event, the2008 Northern Ireland Trophy before losing 5–6 to O'Sullivan having led 5–4.[13] He reached the same stage of the Grand Prix, defeating veteransSteve Davis andJohn Parrott before losing toRyan Day, again 5–6[14] The third occasion was the UK Championship where wins over Peter Ebdon andMark Williams were followed by a close 7–9 defeat to the man he was victorious against in the Huangshan Cup final in China, Marco Fu. After thirteen years as a professional, Carter defeated the likes ofJimmy White,Graeme Dott, Shaun Murphy,Anthony Hamilton, andJoe Swail to finally win his first ranking tournament – the 2009 Welsh Open.[citation needed]
He made a slow start to the2009–10 season, losing 0–5 toLiang Wenbo in the last 16 of theShanghai Masters and losing in the first round at theGrand Prix, before reaching the quarter-finals of theUK Championship. As the defending champion at theWelsh Open he progressed to the final but was beaten byJohn Higgins, the reigning world champion at the time. He finished the season strongly by reaching the semi-finals at theChina Open and theWorld Championship, losing in the latter to eventual champion,Neil Robertson, by 12–17. Of the sixranking tournaments that were staged during the2009–10 season, Carter's campaigns were ended by the eventual champion on four occasions, and on another by the runner-up. He finished the season by moving up to a career high position of 4th in theworld rankings.[citation needed]
Carter won the2010 Shanghai Masters. He had to recover from 1–4 down in the quarter-final to defeatMatthew Stevens 5–4, Stevens missing the final black off its spot in the deciding frame. He then won six frames in a row from 0–2 down to beatMark Selby 6–2, and edged past qualifierJamie Burnett 10–7 in the final.[15] The following events were not very successful for Carter, as he was eliminated in the last 32 of the World Open by Mark Williams 1–3, he suffered an early exit against the young talent Mark Joyce in the first round of the UK Championship by 6–9 and also lost his first round match of the 2011 Masters against Peter Ebdon by 5–6.[citation needed]
Carter's2011–12 season got off to a poor start as he exited the first two ranking events of the year, theAustralian Goldfields Open and theShanghai Masters, in the first round.[16][17] At theUK Championships he defeatedRobert Milkins, but then lost 2–6 toMark Allen in the last 16. After the match Carter stated onTwitter: "I'm going to retire at the end of the season! And I can't wait!" and that he was "dead serious" about the threat. Later on he admitted the comments were made "in the heat of the moment" but that he did have some "serious thinking to do at the end of the season".[18] He lost in the first round in theMasters and the next two ranking events, and then withdrew from theWorld Open in China for medical reasons.[19][20] Although he reached the quarter-finals of theChina Open with wins overDominic Dale andLu Ning before losing 2–5 toDing Junhui, Carter found himself out of the world's top 16 for the first time since 2005.[21]
Before the start of theWorld Championship Carter stated that his future in the game depended on his health, as his ten-year battle with Crohn's disease continued.[22] Three weeks before the start of the event he began cutting out dairy and wheat from his diet.[23] This looked to have an effect on the snooker table too as he raced into an 8–1 lead overMark Davis in the opening session of the first round, before returning to close out the match 10–2.[19] He played world number 2Judd Trump in the second round and from 9–12 behind, produced a superb fightback to record the result of his season to take the match 13–12 and reach the quarter-finals.[24] He defeated impressive debutantJamie Jones 13–11 in the last eight to book a semi-final withStephen Maguire.[19] He won this match by a 17–12 scoreline to play in a repeat of the 2008 final against Ronnie O'Sullivan.[25] He lost 11–18, meaning he has now not beaten O'Sullivan in any of their 12 ranking event matches.[26] Despite reaching the final, Carter finished the season ranked world number 17, meaning he had dropped 11 places during the year.[27]
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Carter began the season in less than auspicious form as he lost in the first round of both theWuxi Classic andAustralian Goldfields Open.[28] He won his first match in a ranking event of the season by beating Robert Milkins 5–4 in theShanghai Masters and then whitewashed Stephen Maguire 5–0 to advance to the quarter-finals.[28] He played John Higgins and at 1–4 down threatened a comeback by winning two frames, but lost the next to exit the tournament, losing 3–5.[29] A first round defeat in theInternational Championship followed before he saw off Steve Davis andMark Joyce in theUK Championship both by 6–2 scorelines andStuart Bingham 6–4 to make the semi-finals for the first time since 2008.[30] Carter was the victim of a stunning fightback against Shaun Murphy in the semi-finals as he led 8–4 but Murphy levelled at 8–8 and when Carter broke down on a break of 32 in the deciding frame, Murphy stepped in to win 9–8.[31] Carter was beaten 3–6 by Higgins in the first round of theMasters.[28]
After scoring comfortable victories over Fraser Patrick, Anthony Hamilton andMichael Holt at theGerman Masters, Carter then took advantage of a poor performance from Neil Robertson to reach the final, where he played Marco Fu.[32] Carter came back from 3–5 down to win 9–6 to secure the third ranking event title of his career.[33] Fu gained revenge in thePTC Finals by beating Carter 4–1 in the second round, before Carter reached the final of the non-televisedChampionship League but lost 2–3 toMartin Gould.[28] He was edged out 4–5 in the second round of theChina Open by Mark Williams.[28] At theWorld Championship, he won seven frames in a row to see offBen Woollaston 10–4 in the first round, and came back from 1–5 in the last 16 against Ronnie O'Sullivan to level at 7–7, before O'Sullivan stepped up a gear to knock out Carter 13–8.[34][35] He ended the season ranked world number 16.[36]
Carter won through to the third round of theWuxi Classic, before being edged out 5–4 byDavid Morris in the last 16.[37] After his first round loss to Mark Davis in theShanghai Masters, he was forced to withdraw from the next two ranking events due to health problemsdocumented below.[38] He returned for theUK Championship and dropped just one frame in his opening two matches, before losing 3–6 to Graeme Dott.[38] Carter dropped out of the top 16 in the world rankings during the year to miss out on playing in theMasters for the first time since 2006, but reached his first semi-final in a ranking event in over a year at theChina Open, losing 2–6 to Neil Robertson.[39] He was beaten 13–9 by Mark Selby in the second round of theWorld Championship and bemoaned his opponent's negative playing style, saying that he was the only one trying to make things happen during the game.[40][41]
Carter missed the start of the2014–15 season due to receiving treatment for a recurrence of testicular cancer metastasising to his lung.[42] He returned in October at the non-rankingGeneral Cup and won the title by defeating Shaun Murphy 7–6 in the final.[43] In October, World Snooker and the WPBSA announced that Carter's seeding for the remainder of the season would be based on a world ranking of 13.[44] His first match back in a ranking event was a 5–6 loss toZhang Anda in the opening round of theUK Championship.[45] Carter received a standing ovation at theMasters and beat Barry Hawkins 6–1, before Neil Robertson defeated him by a reversal of this scoreline in the quarter-finals.[46] Afterwards Carter said he was nowhere near match sharp and was targeting theWorld Championship as the place to rediscover his best form.[47] He won his first matches at the venue stage of a ranking event this year at theWelsh Open with victories overFraser Patrick,Mark King andMatthew Selt, before losing 2–4 to Ben Woollaston in the last 16 and was knocked out in the first round of theChina Open 5–4 byKurt Maflin.[48]
Carter had a comprehensive 10–5 win overAlan McManus in the first round of the World Championship which began with a 127 break, before once again losing to Robertson in the next round, this time 5–13. His 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.[49]
Carter won thePaul Hunter Classic by defeating Shaun Murphy 4–3 in the final with a 95 break in the deciding frame, after a spirited fightback from Murphy to level it from 1–3 down. It was Carter's maiden European Tour title and his first ranking title since beating cancer. The win was especially fitting as the player it was named after,Paul Hunter, died of cancer in 2006.[50] Carter lost 2–6 in the third round of theUK Championship to John Higgins.[51] At theWorld Grand Prix he beatLuca Brecel 4–1 andTom Ford 4–0 to reach his first ranking event quarter-final of the season, but lost 1–4 to Joe Perry.[52] Another followed at thePTC Finals courtesy of knocking out Graeme Dott and Judd Trump both 4–1.[53] In the quartersRicky Walden eliminated him 4–1.[54] Carter came through a trio of matches to qualify for theWorld Championship and held his nerve after leading defending champion Stuart Bingham 5–1 and 8–5 to beat him 10–9.[55] He took a 9–7 advantage over Alan McManus after the second session of their second round match, but went on to lose 11–13.[56]
Carter whitewashed John Higgins 5–0 in the quarter-finals of theWorld Open and swept pastThepchaiya Un-Nooh 6–1 to play Joe Perry in the final.[57] He completed a 10–8 win to take his fourth ranking title and first since 2013, as well as regaining his place in the elite top 16.[58] At theShanghai Masters he lost 1–5 in the quarter-finals to Stuart Bingham.[59] He reached the final of theGerman Masters by seeing off Martin Gould 6–2 and led Anthony Hamilton 5–2. However, he then lost seven of the next eight frames to be defeated 6–9.[60] Carter beat Shaun Murphy 5–4 and Neil Robertson 5–3 at thePlayers Championship and then was defeated 4–6 by Judd Trump in the semi-finals.[59] He lost 7–10 to Graeme Dott in the first round of theWorld Championship.[61]
Carter was a consistent performer in the2017–18 season. He began by reaching the semi-finals of theChina Championship, losing 4–6 to Shaun Murphy.[62] He also reached the quarter-finals of theInternational Championship after beating Jamie Barrett,Andrew Higginson, Stephen Maguire, and Shaun Murphy. In the quarter-final, Carter forced a decider after trailing 3–5 to Martin Gould, but eventually lost 5–6.[63] At the World Snooker Championship, he advanced to the quarter-finals after beating Graeme Dott and Ronnie O'Sullivan. He eventually lost 8–13 to Mark Williams.[64]
In October, Carter reached the quarter-finals of theEnglish Open after wins overRory McLeod, Luca Brecel, Matthew Selt, andDaniel Wells, before losing 2–5 to Stuart Bingham.[65] He then reached the quarter-finals of another ranking event, this time at theInternational Championship, but was whitewashed by Mark Allen 6–0.[66] The best result of the season for Carter came in theWorld Grand Prix in February. He defeatedMartin O'Donnell, Mark Allen,David Gilbert, andXiao Guodong to reach the final, but eventually lost 6–10 to Judd Trump.[67]
Carter took part in the2020 Dafabet Masters, despite being ranked 17th, as a result of Ronnie O'Sullivan not wishing to compete. He reached the final for the first time in his career, his opponent was Stuart Bingham. Carter trailed 3–5 at the end of the first session, but then won the first four frames in the second session to take a lead of 7–5. Bingham responded well though and took the next four frames to be one frame away from victory, then eventually won 10–8.[68] Immediately after the Masters, Carter also reached the semi-finals of theEuropean Masters, but lost 1–6 to Neil Robertson.[69]
Carter was diagnosed withCrohn's disease in 2003.[2] He has partly controlled this by limiting dairy and wheat/gluten in his diet.[70]
It was announced on 1 July 2013 that Carter had been diagnosed withtesticular cancer.[71] He had surgery a day later and was advised to rest for a month.[72] On 19 July 2013, he reported on his Twitter page that he had received the all-clear and would resume his career at theShanghai Masters in September.[73] He stated in April 2014 that he would have chosen to take a break from snooker for six to twelve months, but this had not been possible as he needed to regain his place in the top 16 of the world rankings.[74] A month later,World Snooker announced that Carter had been diagnosed with cancer in his lung and would be taking a break from the sport to receive a course of intensivechemotherapy.[42] In August 2014, he successfully completed treatment for this secondary tumour (metastatic recurrence of the testicular cancer), including surgery, and returned to the World Snooker Tour in October at theGeneral Cup, which he won.[42][43][75]
Carter practised at Chelmsford's Rivermead Snooker Club before buying the club and becoming the new owner.[2] He also has a keen interest in flying and has a pilot's licence.[3]
His first child, with his ex-partner Sarah, was a son, born in 2009. He has a daughter with his ex-partner, Stella English, who was the winner ofSeries Six ofThe Apprentice in 2010.[76]
| Tournament | 1996/ 97 | 1997/ 98 | 1998/ 99 | 1999/ 00 | 2000/ 01 | 2001/ 02 | 2002/ 03 | 2003/ 04 | 2004/ 05 | 2005/ 06 | 2006/ 07 | 2007/ 08 | 2008/ 09 | 2009/ 10 | 2010/ 11 | 2011/ 12 | 2012/ 13 | 2013/ 14 | 2014/ 15 | 2015/ 16 | 2016/ 17 | 2017/ 18 | 2018/ 19 | 2019/ 20 | 2020/ 21 | 2021/ 22 | 2022/ 23 | 2023/ 24 | 2024/ 25 | 2025/ 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ranking[nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | [nb 2] | 142 | 92 | 61 | 31 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 32 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Championship League | Tournament Not held | Non-Ranking Event | RR | 3R | 2R | RR | W | RR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia Masters | Tournament Not Held | 5R | QF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wuhan Open | Tournament Not Held | F | 3R | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| English Open | Tournament Not Held | 3R | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | 3R | 2R | 2R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| British Open | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | QF | QF | 1R | 3R | Tournament Not Held | 4R | LQ | 3R | LQ | 3R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Xi'an Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | LQ | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | Tournament Not Held | WD | 2R | 4R | 3R | SF | 1R | LQ | A | 1R | WD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International Championship | Tournament Not Held | 1R | WD | A | 1R | 3R | QF | QF | 3R | Not Held | QF | 2R | WD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Championship | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | 2R | 2R | 3R | QF | QF | 2R | 1R | SF | QF | 1R | 2R | SF | 3R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 2R | LQ | 1R | 2R | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shoot Out | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | A | 3R | 2R | 2R | WD | 3R | 4R | SF | 3R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scottish Open[nb 4] | LQ | A | LQ | 2R | 3R | 3R | QF | 2R | Tournament Not Held | MR | Not Held | 2R | 2R | 4R | 2R | 2R | LQ | 2R | 2R | 3R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| German Masters[nb 5] | LQ | A | NR | Tournament Not Held | 2R | 1R | W | 1R | LQ | 1R | F | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | W | QF | 2R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | NR | QF | 2R | 1R | F | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Players Championship[nb 6] | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | 2R | DNQ | DNQ | QF | SF | DNQ | 1R | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | F | SF | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Welsh Open | LQ | A | 1R | LQ | LQ | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | QF | QF | W | F | SF | 1R | LQ | 4R | 4R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | QF | QF | 2R | LQ | SF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Open[nb 7] | LQ | A | LQ | SF | LQ | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | 1R | RR | 2R | SF | 1R | 1R | WD | WD | 2R | Not Held | W | A | 2R | 3R | Not Held | 2R | SF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | QF | QF | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | QF | F | 2R | SF | 2R | F | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | QF | QF | LQ | 1R | LQ | 1R | 1R | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Shanghai Masters | Tournament Not Held | Ranking Event | A | 1R | Not Held | 2R | 2R | F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Champion of Champions | Tournament Not Held | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Masters | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | QF | A | 1R | 1R | A | F | A | A | A | F | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Masters of Snooker | Tournament Not Held | QF | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship League | Tournament Not Held | RR | RR | RR | SF | RR | F | RR | 2R | 2R | RR | SF | RR | RR | RR | 2R | RR | RR | WD | WD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asian Classic | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malta Grand Prix | Non-Ranking Event | LQ | NR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thailand Masters[nb 8] | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | NR | Not Held | NR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Irish Masters | Non-Ranking Event | 2R | LQ | LQ | NH | NR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Trophy | Tournament Not Held | NR | 2R | 3R | SF | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bahrain Championship | Tournament Not Held | 1R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wuxi Classic[nb 9] | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | 1R | 3R | WD | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Goldfields Open | Tournament Not Held | 1R | 1R | A | A | 2R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | Tournament Not Held | 1R | 1R | 2R | W | 1R | QF | 1R | A | LQ | QF | 2R | Non-Ranking | Not Held | Non-Ranking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Hunter Classic[nb 10] | Tournament Not Held | Pro-am Event | Minor-Ranking Event | 3R | A | A | NR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Open | Tournament Not Held | WD | WD | NH | LQ | LQ | A | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Open[nb 11] | NH | NR | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | Not Held | 1R | LQ | 2R | 2R | 2R | SF | QF | QF | 2R | SF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Riga Masters[nb 12] | Tournament Not Held | Minor-Rank | 3R | A | 2R | 1R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Championship | Tournament Not Held | NR | SF | 1R | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WST Pro Series | Tournament Not Held | F | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turkish Masters | Tournament Not Held | QF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gibraltar Open | Tournament Not Held | MR | A | WD | WD | WD | 3R | 3R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WST Classic | Tournament Not Held | SF | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Masters[nb 13] | LQ | NH | LQ | Not Held | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | SF | NR | Tournament Not Held | 1R | LQ | 2R | SF | 2R | 2R | SF | 1R | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scottish Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Trophy | Tournament Not Held | WR | Ranking Event | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malta Cup[nb 13] | R | NH | R | Not Held | Ranking Event | RR | Tournament Not Held | Ranking Event | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Huangshan Cup | Tournament Not Held | W | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Masters Qualifying Event[nb 14] | LQ | LQ | 1R | W | 1R | 1R | 2R | LQ | NH | F | A | A | A | A | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beijing International Challenge | Tournament Not Held | RR | RR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hainan Classic | Tournament Not Held | SF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wuxi Classic[nb 9] | Tournament Not Held | RR | RR | A | F | Ranking Event | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil Masters | Tournament Not Held | QF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Power Snooker | Tournament Not Held | SF | 1R | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Premier League[nb 15] | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | RR | A | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General Cup[nb 16] | Tournament Not Held | A | Tournament Not Held | A | NH | A | A | A | W | WD | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shoot Out | Tournament Not Held | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 3R | Ranking Event | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Championship | Tournament Not Held | QF | Ranking Event | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Romanian Masters | Tournament Not Held | SF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Six-red World Championship[nb 17] | Tournament Not Held | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | Not Held | WD | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Performance Table Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LQ | Lost in the qualifying draw | #R | Lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) | QF | Lost in the quarter-finals |
| SF | Lost in the semi-finals | F | Lost in the final | W | Won the tournament |
| DNQ | Did not qualify for the tournament | A | Did not participate in the tournament | WD | Withdrew from the tournament |
| NH / Not held | means an event was not held. | |||
| NR / Non-ranking event | means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. | |||
| R / Ranking event | means an event is/was a ranking event. | |||
| MR / Minor-ranking event | means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. | |||
| PA / Pro-am event | means an event is/was a pro-am event. | |||
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| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2015 | Paul Hunter Classic | Shaun Murphy | 4–3 |
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