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Ali Carter Biography

Ali Carter

Facts of Ali Carter

Date of Birth: 1979 , July-25
Birth Nation: United Kingdom
Height: 5 Feet 8 Inch

Quick Timeline of Ali Carter

1979 Born in Colchester, Essex, England
1996 Turned professional
1999 Won Benson and Hedges Championship
2005 Reached the second round in World Championship
2009 Won Welsh Open
2010 Won Shanghai Masters
2003 Diagnosed with autoimmune disease Crohn's disease
2009 Dated Sarah
2009 First child, Max Carter

Detail Timeline of Ali Carter

July 25 , 1979

Born in Colchester, Essex, England

Ali, who was once ranked second in the world rankings, was born as Allister "Ali" Carter in Colchester, Essex, England, United Kingdom to English parents. He is British and is of British descent. He is five feet and eight inches tall. 

1996

Turned professional

Ali began playing snooker since he was in his early teens. After having successful amateur career, he turned professional at the age of 17. He has been competing in the professional level since 1996. As a professional player, he has already won three major titles. 

1999

Won Benson and Hedges Championship

He got his rise in fame after he became the champion of Benson and Hedges Championship in 1999. He was honored with WPBSA Association Young Player of the Year award that year. That year, he also reached to the semi final of Grand Prix.

2005

Reached the second round in World Championship

Ali Carter is a professional snooker player from United Kingdom. In 2005, World Championship he reached up to the second round. In 2008, he also took part in the World Championship; however, he lost the final match to Ronnie O'Sullivan and he became the runner up of his championship.

2009

Won Welsh Open

Though he settled as a runner up in the World Snooker Championship, he became the champion of professional ranking snooker tournament, Welsh Open in 2009. He won this championship against Joe Swail with the score of 9–5.

2010

Won Shanghai Masters

He is also well known in the world for being the two-time World Championship runner-up. He has also claimed three major titles as a professional player. In 2010, he became the champion of Shanghai Masters. He competed against Jamie Burnett in the final. 

2003

Diagnosed with autoimmune disease Crohn's disease

He is the patient of cancer since a long time. In 2003, he was diagnosed with autoimmune disease Crohn's disease. Later he quit dairy and wheat/ gluten in his diet and controlled it slightly. A decade later in 2013, he was diagnosed with testicular cancer.

2009

Dated Sarah

In 2009, Ali was seen with Sarah having romantic love affairs with her. As a loving couple, they also had a child together. He also expressed his desire to get married to her and be her loving spouse; however, it didn't happen as it ended soon.

October 1 , 2009

First child, Max Carter

He became father for the first time in his life in 2009. He and his ex partner Saran welcomed their first child together on 1st of October and that time it was a son and they named him Max Carter. 

Content

In 2009, Ali was seen with Sarah having romantic love affairs with her. As a loving couple, they also had a child together. He also expressed his desire to get married to her and be her loving spouse; however, it didn't happen as it ended soon. He is not divorced yet.

Ali began playing snooker since he was in his early teens. After having successful amateur career, he turned professional at the age of 17. He got his rise in fame after he became the champion of Benson and Hedges Championship in 1999. He was honored with WPBSA Association Young Player of the Year award that year. That year, he also reached to the semi final of Grand Prix. In 2005, World Championship he reached up to the second round. In 2008, he also took part in the World Championship; however, he lost the final match to Ronnie O'Sullivan and he became the runner up of his championship. He has been earning lucrative amount of salary annually and his net worth is said to be around $8 million.

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