Ashley Carty

Ashley Carty (born 17 July 1995 He won the 2014 English Under-21 Championship, defeating Joe O’Connor 8–3 in the final. The following year, competing as an amateur, he reached the last 32 of both the 2015 German Masters and the 2015 Welsh Open. At the 2020 World Snooker Championship, he defeated Ross Muir, Jimmy Robertson, and Robert Milkins in the qualifiers to reach the main stage of the event for the first time, but his Crucible debut ended with a 7–10 first-round defeat to Stuart Bingham. but reaching the main stage of the World Championship secured him a two-year tour card for the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons.

Carty finished the 2021–22 season ranked 75th in the world, and was relegated from the professional tour. Carty stated that his father had been in hospital for almost five months with COVID-19 during the 2021–22 season, and he did not practice for much of that time. However, he won the 2022/23 WPBSA Q Tour Playoff in March 2023, beating Florian Nüßle 5–2 in the final, which earned him a new two-year tour card for the 2023–24 and 2024–25 seasons. At the 2023 European Masters, he defeated Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5–1 in the last 32 and Ricky Walden 5–3 in the last 16 to reach the first ranking quarter-final of his career, where he lost 1–5 to Judd Trump.

Personal life Carty lives in Thurcroft, Rotherham, with his girlfriend Chloe.

Performance and rankings timeline Performance Table LegendLQ 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-finalsSF lost in the semi-finalsF lost in the finalW won the tournamentDNQ did not qualify for the tournamentA did not participate in the tournamentWD 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.

Career finals Amateur finals: 3 (2 titles) Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreRunner-up 1. 2013 James Cahill 0–6Winner 1. 2023 English 6-Red Championship Shaun Wilkes 7–5Winner 2. 2023 Q Tour – Playoff Florian Nüßle 5–2