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Ronnie O'Sullivan vs Ali Carter [ - ] [ + ]

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2001/2002
China Open (24 Feb - 3 Mar 2002)
Rd 1 England Ronnie O'Sullivan (a) 5-4 England Ali Carter (a) Head to head
2004/2005
World Championship (16 Apr - 2 May 2005)
Rd 2 England Ronnie O'Sullivan (a) 13-7 England Ali Carter (a) Head to head

O'Sullivan played the last frame left-handed with a break of 125. Watch it on YouTube

2006/2007
Masters (14‑21 Jan 2007)
Rd 2 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-1 England Ali Carter Head to head
China Open (25 Mar - 1 Apr 2007)
Rd 2 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5-4 England Ali Carter Head to head
2007/2008
Northern Ireland Trophy (4‑11 Nov 2007)
Rd 3 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5-2 England Ali Carter Head to head

O'Sullivan Made 5 centuries including a 147 in fr 5
Welsh Open (11‑17 Feb 2008)
QF England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5-4 England Ali Carter Head to head
World Championship (19 Apr - 5 May 2008)
Final England Ronnie O'Sullivan 18-8 England Ali Carter Head to head

81-56, 127-0 (88), 99-0 (99), 0-104 (04), 86-4 (74), 62-76, 65-18, 73-0, 78-0 (78), 36-60, 86-4 (86), 28-93 (76), 45-80 (80), 123-0 (86), 77-32 (57), 110-5 (106), 66-48 (52), 74-0, 25-64, 85-0 (71), 0-84 (84), 58-42, 4-89 (71), 68-39, 75-32 (69), 61-16

Referee: Jan Verhaas
2008/2009
Northern Ireland Trophy (24‑31 Aug 2008)
SF England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-5 England Ali Carter Head to head
Masters (11‑18 Jan 2009)
QF England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-2 England Ali Carter Head to head
2009/2010
Championship League - Group 2 (6‑7 Jan 2010)
Grp England Ronnie O'Sullivan 1-3 England Ali Carter Head to head
2010/2011
Power Snooker (30 Oct 2010)
SF England Ronnie O'Sullivan 490-234 England Ali Carter Head to head
Championship League - Group 2 (5‑6 Jan 2011)
Grp England Ronnie O'Sullivan 3-2 England Ali Carter Head to head
2011/2012
Premier League 4 (29 Sep 2011)
Final England Ronnie O'Sullivan 3-1 England Ali Carter Head to head Details 

41-54, 52-42, 72-21 (68), 36-6 (three consecutive misses)
Power Snooker (19‑20 Nov 2011)
Rd 1 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 335-245 England Ali Carter Head to head
World Championship (21 Apr - 7 May 2012)
Final England Ronnie O'Sullivan [14] 18-11 England Ali Carter [13] Head to head Details 

First session: 77-37 (56), 121-1 (117), 0-85 (84)
24-58, 86-42 (52), 2-55, 108-0 (92), 141-0 (141)
Second session: 8-84 (56), 73-21, 69-14 (68), 30-62
73-8, 60-13, 1-83 (59), 74-34 (62), 3-52
Third session: 101-0 (101), 73-12, 62-48, 81-41 (54)
9-59, 34-105 (105), 5-62 (53), 129-4 (64, 55)
Fourth session: 92-0 (70), 17-78 (64), 76-0, 82-0 (61)

View last part of match on YouTube.
Also watch Ronnie's amazing 92 clearance.
Referee: Michaela Tabb
2012/2013
World Championship (20 Apr - 6 May 2013)
Rd 2 England Ronnie O'Sullivan [1] 13-8 England Ali Carter [16] Head to head Details 
2015/2016
Championship League - Winners' Group (2‑3 Mar 2016)
Grp England Ronnie O'Sullivan 3-2 England Ali Carter Head to head Details 
2017/2018
World Championship (21 Apr - 7 May 2018)
Rd 2 England Ronnie O'Sullivan [2] 9-13 England Ali Carter [15] Head to head Details 
2020/2021
Northern Ireland Open (16‑22 Nov 2020)
SF England Ronnie O'Sullivan [2] 6-3 England Ali Carter [20] Head to head Details 

39-81 (71), 125-10 (100), 6-103, 1-92, 79-5 (78)
80-7 (66), 93-2 (93), 102-0 (102), 60-49 (59)
World Grand Prix (14‑20 Dec 2020)
Rd 1 England Ronnie O'Sullivan [5] 4-1 England Ali Carter [28] Head to head Details 
Championship League - Group 5 (10‑11 Feb 2021)
Grp England Ronnie O'Sullivan 3-1 England Ali Carter Head to head Details 
Welsh Open (15‑21 Feb 2021)
QF England Ronnie O'Sullivan [2] w/o England Ali Carter [26] Head to head Details 

Carter withdrew because of health reasons.
2021/2022
Championship League - Group 7 (1‑2 Feb 2022)
Grp England Ronnie O'Sullivan 2-3 England Ali Carter Head to head Details 

141 by Carter in the second frame was the highest break of the group.
2022/2023
Championship League Stage Two Group A (27 Jul 2022)
Grp England Ronnie O'Sullivan [1] 3-0 England Ali Carter [17] Head to head Details 
2023/2024
Shanghai Masters (11‑17 Sep 2023)
Rd 2 England Ronnie O'Sullivan [1] 6-3 England Ali Carter [11] Head to head Details 
International Championship (5‑12 Nov 2023)
QF England Ronnie O'Sullivan [3] 6-4 England Ali Carter [11] Head to head Details 
Masters (7‑14 Jan 2024)
Final England Ronnie O'Sullivan [3] 10-7 England Ali Carter [11] Head to head Details 

Session 1:
72-5, 0-106 (106), 31-68, 125-0 (125)
14-122 (122), 47-59, 87-0 (86), 0-74 (74)

Session 2:
39-71, 78-0 (58), 79-21, 117-0 (64)
0-127 (127), 105-6, 81-41, 90-0 (89), 87-4

Referee: Ben Williams

This is O'Sullivan's record-extending 8th Masters title and record-extending 23rd Triple Crown event win. He is now both the youngest and the oldest winner of the Masters.

With three centuries, Carter breaks O'Sullivan's record of eight centuries in a single Masters campaign. The new record is now nine.

Tour Championship (1‑7 Apr 2024)
QF England Ronnie O'Sullivan [2] 10-2 England Ali Carter [10] Head to head Details 
2024/2025
Championship League - Group 3 (8‑9 Jan 2025)
Grp England Ronnie O'Sullivan scr England Ali Carter Head to head Details 
World Championship (19 Apr - 5 May 2025)
Rd 1 England Ronnie O'Sullivan [5] 10-4 England Ali Carter [18] Head to head Details 
2025/2026
German Masters (26 Jan - 1 Feb 2026)
Rd 2 England Ronnie O'Sullivan [9] 3-5 England Ali Carter [19] Head to head Details