{{short description|English snooker player}} {{EngvarB|date=May 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}} {{Infobox snooker player | name = Stuart Carrington | image = Stuart Carrington PHC 2016-1.jpg | caption = Carrington at the 2016 Paul Hunter Classic | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1990|5|14}} | birth_place = Grimsby, England | Sport country = {{ENG}} | Professional = 2011/2012, 2013–2025 | High ranking = 38 (February 2019) | Official maximums = | Best finish = Semi-final (x2) | World champ = }}
'''Stuart Carrington''' (born 14 May 1990) is an English former professional snooker player. He practises frequently with Steven Hallworth and Ian Glover in Grimsby.<ref>{{cite web|title=Stuart Carrington Q&A|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~4095113,00.html|publisher=World Snooker|access-date=28 August 2014}}</ref>
In May 2011, Carrington qualified for the 2011–12 professional Main Tour as one of four semi-finalists from the third and final 2011 Q School event.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brave Gilbert Comes Through Final Event|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2368413,00.html|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|access-date=28 May 2011}}</ref>
==Career== ===Debut season=== Carrington won just two matches during the 2011/2012 season.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2011&player=128 | title=Stuart Carrington 2011/2012 | publisher=Snooker.org | access-date=11 May 2012}}</ref> He finished the season without a world ranking and would not play on the main tour in the 2012–13 season.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/1d/b0/0,,13165~176157,00.pdf | title=Official World Ranking List for the 2012/2013 Season | access-date=10 May 2012}}</ref>
===2012/2013 season=== Carrington played in eight out of twelve PTC events during the 2012–13 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.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2012&player=128 | title=Stuart Carrington 2012/2013 | publisher=Snooker.org | access-date=11 May 2012}}</ref> 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 2013–14 season and 2014–15 season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Einsle, Carrington and Jones Earn Tour Places|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3160716,00.html|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=World Snooker|access-date=4 May 2013}}</ref>
===2013/2014 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.<ref name="2013/14">{{cite web|title=Stuart Carrington 2013/2014|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2013&player=128|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=18 April 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Carrington-pays-slow-start/story-20257269-detail/story.html | title=Stuart Carrington pays for a slow start in UK Snooker Championship defeat to Mark Selby | newspaper=Grimsby Telegraph | access-date=18 April 2015 | archive-date=18 April 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418164002/http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Carrington-pays-slow-start/story-20257269-detail/story.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> He met Selby once more in the first round of the China Open and lost 5–3.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Carrington-targets-World-Champs/story-20904961-detail/story.html | title=Grimsby snooker pro Stuart Carrington targets World Championships | newspaper=Grimsby Telegraph | access-date=18 April 2015 | archive-date=24 September 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924023900/http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Carrington-targets-World-Champs/story-20904961-detail/story.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Stuart-Carrington-knocked-World-Snooker/story-20972761-detail/story.html | title=Stuart Carrington knocked out of World Snooker Championship | newspaper=Grimsby Telegraph | access-date=18 April 2015 | archive-date=18 April 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418152853/http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Stuart-Carrington-knocked-World-Snooker/story-20972761-detail/story.html | url-status=dead }}</ref>
===2014/2015 season=== Carrington lost in the first round of the UK Championship and Welsh Open 6–3 to Nigel Bond and 4–3 to Marcus Campbell respectively.<ref name="2014/15">{{cite web|title=Stuart Carrington 2014/2015|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2014&player=128|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=18 April 2015}}</ref> He reached the second round of the Indian Open due to Marco Fu's withdrawal and was beaten 4–1 by Li Hang, with his solitary frame coming courtesy of a 138 break which was the highest of the tournament.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/indian-open-snooker-classy-wilson-eases-into-pre-quarters-115031200800_1.html | title=Indian Open Snooker: Classy Wilson eases into pre-quarters | newspaper=Business Standard | access-date=18 April 2015}}</ref> In World Championship qualifying, Carrington defeated Joel Walker 10–6 and Peter Ebdon 10–7 to reach the final round for the second year in a row.<ref name="2014/15"/> He made a century break to force a decider against Li Hang which Carrington won and he made his debut in the event against Judd Trump.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Grimsby-cueman-qualifies-World-Championships/story-26340325-detail/story.html | title=Grimsby cueman Carrington qualifies for World Championship | newspaper=Grimsby Telegraph | access-date=18 April 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416121643/http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Grimsby-cueman-qualifies-World-Championships/story-26340325-detail/story.html | archive-date=16 April 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/sweet-16-through-to-sheffield/ | title=Sweet 16 Through to Sheffield | publisher=World Snooker | access-date=18 April 2015}}</ref> Carrington lost the first session 7–2 and then won three of the first four frames of the second, but went on to be beaten 10–6, despite coming close to making his first Crucible century with efforts of 99 and 97.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Stuart-Carrington-defeated-Judd-Trump-despite/story-26380620-detail/story.html | title=Stuart Carrington defeated by Judd Trump despite brave effort | newspaper=Grimsby Telegraph | access-date=6 May 2015 | archive-date=18 May 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518074814/http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Stuart-Carrington-defeated-Judd-Trump-despite/story-26380620-detail/story.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> Carrington broke into the top 64 in the end of season rankings as the world number 63.<ref>{{cite web|title=World Rankings After 2015 World Championship|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/rankings/|publisher=World Snooker|access-date=8 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150507001308/http://www.worldsnooker.com/rankings/|archive-date=7 May 2015 }}</ref>
===2015/2016 season=== At the Paul Hunter Classic Carrington knocked out Tony Drago, Mike Dunn, Matthew Stevens and Mark Davis to reach the quarter-finals of a professional event for the first time, where he lost 4–2 to Shaun Murphy. Murphy also ended his tournament at the last 16 of the Bulgarian Open and Carrington would go on to finish 34th on the European Order of Merit.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=10 | title=European Order of Merit 2015/2016 | publisher=Snooker.org | access-date=28 April 2016 | archive-date=28 April 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130428072211/http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=10 | url-status=dead }}</ref> He held on from 4–1 up on Liam Highfield to win 6–4 in the first round of the UK Championship, before losing 6–3 to Judd Trump.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Grimsby-cueman-Stuart-Carrington-second-round-UK/story-28234283-detail/story.html | title=Grimsby cueman Stuart Carrington through to second round of UK Championship | newspaper=Grimsby Telegraph | access-date=28 April 2016 | archive-date=25 November 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125180845/http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Grimsby-cueman-Stuart-Carrington-second-round-UK/story-28234283-detail/story.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> After narrowly overcoming Jamie Cope 5–4, Carrington beat five-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan 5–3 to qualify for the German Masters.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/snooker/story/_/id/14409220/ronnie-osullivan-return-competitive-snooker-hits-glitch-german-masters-qualifiers-exit | title=O'Sullivan sees German Masters hopes ended | publisher=ESPN | access-date=28 April 2016}}</ref> There, he squandered a 3–0 lead over Mark King to lose 5–4.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Stuart-Carrington-Grimsby-potter-eliminated/story-28673645-detail/story.html | title=Stuart Carrington: Grimsby potter eliminated from German Masters | newspaper=Grimsby Telegraph | access-date=28 April 2016 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He also lost in the second round of the Welsh Open 4–1 to Neil Robertson. Carrington qualified for the China Open but was forced to withdraw from the event due to illness.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=128&season=2015 | title=Stuart Carrington 2015/2016 | publisher=Snooker.org | access-date=28 April 2016}}</ref>
===2016/2017 season=== Carrington won three matches to qualify for the Shanghai Masters and, after coming through a wildcard round, he was 4–2 down to Joe Perry. However, he then restricted Perry to just seven points as he knocked in breaks of 78, 85 and 100 to progress 5–4.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/sport/local-sport/shanghai-masters-perry-makes-a-sharp-exit-1-7590949|title=Shanghai Masters: Perry makes a sharp exit|newspaper=Peterborough Telegraph|access-date=13 April 2017}}</ref> In the second round he was beaten 5–3 by Mark Selby.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/grimsby-s-stuart-carrington-beaten-by-world-champion-mark-selby-at-shanghai-masters/story-29741386-detail/story.html|title=Grimsby's Stuart Carrington beaten by world champion Mark Selby at Shanghai Masters|newspaper=Grimsby Telegraph|access-date=13 April 2017}}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> At the Welsh Open, Carrington defeated Sam Craigie 4–2, Wang Yuchen 4–2, Robin Hull 4–0 and Igor Figueiredo 4–1 to make it to the first ranking event quarter-final of his career and was 4–0 behind to Stuart Bingham. Carrington rallied to trail by a single frame, but lost a long eighth in a 5–3 defeat.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/carrington-defeat-at-last-eight-stage/story-30147610-detail/story.html|title=Stuart Carrington exits at quarter-final stage of Welsh Open|newspaper=Grimsby Telegraph|access-date=13 April 2017}}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Carrington eliminated Alex Borg 10–2, Andrew Higginson 10–6 and Mark Williams 10–7 to qualify for his second World Championship and he played Liang Wenbo in the first round.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/wales/39551451|title=World Championship: Two-time Crucible champion Williams loses|work=BBC Sport|access-date=13 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=128&season=2016|title=Stuart Carrington 2016/2017|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=13 April 2017}}</ref> From 2–2, Carrington made three centuries in a row, before his lead was cut to 5–4 after the first session. He became the fifth player to have made three successive tons at the Crucible after John Higgins, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Mark Selby and Neil Robertson. The second session lacked the quality of the first with Liang triumphing 10–7.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/liang-sets-ding-showdown/|title=Liang Sets Up Ding Showdown|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=20 April 2017}}</ref>
==Performance and rankings timeline== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" ! Tournament ! 2010/<br/>11 ! 2011/<br/>12 ! 2012/<br/>13 ! 2013/<br/>14 ! 2014/<br/>15 ! 2015/<br/>16 ! 2016/<br/>17 ! 2017/<br/>18 ! 2018/<br/>19 ! 2019/<br/>20 ! 2020/<br/>21 ! 2021/<br/>22 ! 2022/<br/>23 ! 2023/<br/>24 ! 2024/<br/>25 ! 2025/<br/>26 ! 2026/<br/>27 |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Ranking<ref group="nb">It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season</ref> |align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="AMA">He was an amateur</ref> |align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="UR">New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking</ref> |align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="AMA"/> |align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="UR"/> |align="center"|79 |align="center"|63 |align="center"|64 |align="center"|46 |align="center"|50 |align="center"|50 |align="center"|46 |align="center"|47 |align="center"|64 |align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="QS">Players qualified through Q School started the season without ranking points</ref> |align="center"|72 |align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="AMA"/> 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|- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Wuhan Open |align="center" colspan="13" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|British Open |align="center" colspan="11" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|English Open |align="center" colspan="6" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Xi'an Grand Prix |align="center" colspan="14" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Northern Ireland Open |align="center" colspan="6" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|International Championship |align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|UK Championship |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Shoot Out |align="center" colspan="6" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking Event |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|4R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R | |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Scottish Open |align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|MR |align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ | |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|German Masters |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" 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|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|World Grand Prix |align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ | |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Players Championship<ref group="nb">The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2010/2011–2015/2016)</ref> |align="center" 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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Tour Championship |align="center" colspan="8" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ | |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|World Championship |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ | |- |colspan="20"|'''Non-ranking tournaments''' |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Championship League |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | |- |colspan="20"|'''Former ranking tournaments''' |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Wuxi Classic |align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Australian Goldfields Open |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Shanghai Masters |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking |align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held |align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking Event |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Paul Hunter Classic |align="center" colspan="6" style="color:#555555;"|Minor-Ranking Event |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR |align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Indian Open |align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Riga Masters<ref group="nb">The event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)</ref> |align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Minor-Ranking |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|China Championship |align="center" colspan="6" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|WST Pro Series |align="center" colspan="10" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Turkish Masters |align="center" colspan="11" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Gibraltar Open |align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|MR |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|WST Classic |align="center" colspan="12" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|European Masters |align="center" colspan="6" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" colspan=3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Saudi Arabia Masters |align="center" colspan="14" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH |- |colspan="20"|'''Former non-ranking tournaments''' |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Shoot Out |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Ranking Event |} {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:78%;" |- ! colspan="6"|Performance Table Legend |- | align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|LQ | lost in the qualifying draw | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|#R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament<br />(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) | align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF | lost in the quarter-finals |- | align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF | lost in the semi-finals | align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F | lost in the final | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''W''' | won the tournament |- | align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|DNQ | did not qualify for the tournament | align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|A | did not participate in the tournament | align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|WD | withdrew from the tournament |} {|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |- | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|NH / Not Held || means an event was not held. |- | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|NR / Non-Ranking Event || means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. |- | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|R / Ranking Event || means an event is/was a ranking event. |- | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|MR / Minor-Ranking Event || means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. |} {{Reflist|group=nb}}
==Career finals== ===Pro-am finals: 1 (1 title)=== {| class="sortable wikitable" !width="80"| Outcome !width="20"| No. !width="50"| Year !style="width:250px;"| Championship !style="width:200px;"| Opponent in the final !style="width:50px;"| Score |- | style="background:#98FB98"|Winner | 1. | 2013 | Paul Hunter English Open | {{Flagicon|ENG}} Craig Steadman | style="text-align:center;"|5–3<ref>{{cite web|title=Other Tournaments Until 2020|url=http://bgsnooker.com/blog/%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B8/%D0%B4%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B3%D0%B8-%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B8/%D0%B4%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B3%D0%B8-%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B8-%D0%BE%D1%82-2010/#t4|publisher=bgsnooker.com|access-date=3 January 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103074138/http://bgsnooker.com/blog/%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B8/%D0%B4%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B3%D0%B8-%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B8/%D0%B4%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B3%D0%B8-%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B8-%D0%BE%D1%82-2010/#t4|archive-date=3 January 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |}
===Amateur finals: 7 (2 titles)=== {| class="sortable wikitable" !width="80"| Outcome !width="20"| No. !width="50"| Year !style="width:250px;"| Championship !style="width:200px;"| Opponent in the final !style="width:50px;"| Score |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 1. | 2002 | English Under-13 Championship | {{Flagicon|ENG}} Judd Trump | align="center"|0–5<ref name="GSC England">{{cite web|title=Country Page - England|url=http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk:80/files/Countries/country_england.htm|publisher=Global Snooker Centre|access-date=29 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081004174708/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk:80/files/Countries/country_england.htm|archive-date=4 October 2008}}</ref> |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 2. | 2004 | English Under-15 Championship | {{Flagicon|ENG}} Judd Trump | align="center"|0–5<ref name="GSC England" /> |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 3. | 2005 | English Under-15 Championship <small>(2)</small> | {{Flagicon|ENG}} Judd Trump | align="center"|2–5<ref name="GSC England" /> |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 1. | 2006 | Junior Pot Black | {{flagicon|SCO}} Anthony McGill | style="text-align:center;"|1–0 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 4. | 2009 | English Under-19 Championship | {{Flagicon|ENG}} Liam Highfield | align="center"|3–8<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.global-snooker.com/global-snooker-international-europe-england-finals-2009-main.asp|title=2009 Jury's English Finals Weekend|publisher=Global Snooker|access-date=20 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090529125654/http://www.global-snooker.com/global-snooker-international-europe-england-finals-2009-main.asp|archive-date=29 May 2009|url-status=usurped}}</ref> |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 2. | 2013 | {{nowrap|English Amateur Championship}} | {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sort|Harrison|Ben Harrison}} | style="text-align:center;"|10–2 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 5. | 2025 |Q Tour - Event 5 | {{Flagicon|WAL}} Jamie Clarke | align="center"|2–4 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{WPBSA player|id=stuart-carrington|archive=20250505002410}} * {{WST player|new_id=37a87bd0-792f-46ae-9377-56df3bef9034|new_archive=20250507122900}}
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