Ashley Carty

Ashley Carty
Born 17 July 1995
Rotherham, England[1]
Sport country  England
Career winnings £9,011[2]
Highest break 114 (2013 Australian Goldfields Open)
Century breaks 7[2]
Best ranking finish Last 32 (2015 German Masters, 2015 Welsh Open)

Ashley Carty (born 17 July 1995) is a 19-year-old amateur snooker player based in Thurcroft, Rotherham. He is the 2014 English Under-21 champion.[1]

Career

Carty almost earned a spot on the snooker tour in May 2013, but he lost 4–3 to Fraser Patrick in the final round of Qualifying School.[3] It was a similar story a year later as he was knocked out at the same stage this time 4–2 to Michael Georgiou.[4]

He made his debut at the venue stage of a ranking event at the 2014 UK Championship, but lost 6–1 to Barry Hawkins in the first round.[5] Carty recorded 5–2 wins over both Robert Milkins and James Cahill to qualify for the German Masters, where Martin Gould defeated him 5–3.[5] His second last 32 run in a ranking event came at the Welsh Open courtesy of victories against Michael Holt and Alfie Burden.[6] Carty lost out 4–2 to world number 11 Marco Fu.[7] Fu was also the victor when the two met in the opening round of the China Open, whitewashing Carty 5–0.[5]

Personal life

Carty combines playing snooker with his job as a sports coach.[6]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 2011/
12
2012/
13
2013/
14
2014/
15
Ranking[8][nb 1] UR[nb 2] UR[nb 2] UR[nb 2] UR[nb 2]
Ranking tournaments
Wuxi Classic A A LQ LQ
Australian Goldfields Open A A LQ LQ
Shanghai Masters A A A LQ
International Championship NH A A LQ
UK Championship A A A 1R
German Masters A A A 1R
Welsh Open A A A 3R
Indian Open Not Held LQ LQ
Players Championship Grand Final[nb 3] DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
China Open A A A 1R
World Championship A A A LQ
Former ranking tournaments
World Open A A LQ NH
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.
  1. It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 He was an amateur.
  3. The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Finals (2011/2012–2012/2013)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Berlin trip gives Rotherham's Carty ideal platform to shine". Yorkshire Evening Post. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Career-total Statistics for Ashley Carty – Professional". CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  3. "Wonderful Wakelin Earns Tour Place". World Snooker. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  4. "Highfield Breaks Lion's Heart". World Snooker. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Ashley Carty 2014/2015". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Carty's belief pays off as he eyes prized O'Sullivan match". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  7. "Welsh Open: Ronnie O'Sullivan knocked out by Matthew Stevens". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  8. "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.