Born |
Grimsby |
14 May 1990
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Sport country | England |
Professional | 2011/12, 2013–present |
Highest ranking | 49 (February 2017) |
Current ranking | 55 (as of 18 December 2016) |
Career winnings | £135,177 |
Highest break | 141 (2015 Ruhr Open) |
Century breaks | 46 |
Best ranking finish | Quarter-final (2017 Welsh Open) |
Stuart Carrington (born 14 May 1990) is an English professional snooker player. He practises frequently with Steven Hallworth and Ian Glover in Grimsby.
In May 2011, Carrington qualified for the 2011/2012 professional Main Tour as one of four semi-finalists from the third and final Q School event.
Carrington managed to win just two matches during the 2011/2012 season. He finished the season without a world ranking and will not play on the main tour in the 2012/2013 season.
Carrington played in eight out of twelve PTC events during the 2012/2013 season, with his best results being last 32 defeat at the 2012 Scottish Open earned him a place in the EBSA Qualifying Tour Play-offs. At the event Carrington beat Jeff Cundy 4–2 and Adam Wicheard 4–0 to claim a place back on the snooker tour for the 2013/2014 season and 2014/2015 season.
Carrington beat Ken Doherty 6–3 to qualify for the International Championship. In his debut at a ranking event he defeated Michael Leslie 6–4, before losing 6–3 to Mark Davis in the second round. At the UK Championship, Carrington enjoyed 6–2 and 6–1 wins over Ben Woollaston and John Astley, but was then whitewashed 6–0 by Mark Selby. He met Selby once more in the first round of the China Open and lost 5–3. Carrington came close to qualifying for the World Championship as he saw off Andrew Norman 10–5, Jack Lisowski 10–7 and Nigel Bond 10–5 to reach the final round, where Ryan Day beat him 10–5.