Stuart Carrington (born 14 May 1990) is an English former professional snooker player. He practises frequently with Steven Hallworth and Ian Glover in Grimsby.
In May 2011, Carrington qualified for the 2011âÂÂ12 professional Main Tour as one of four semi-finalists from the third and final 2011 Q School event.
Carrington won just two matches during the 2011/2012 season. He finished the season without a world ranking and would not play on the main tour in the 2012âÂÂ13 season.
Carrington played in eight out of twelve PTC events during the 2012âÂÂ13 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 4âÂÂ2 and Adam Wicheard 4âÂÂ0 to claim a place back on the snooker tour for the 2013âÂÂ14 season and 2014âÂÂ15 season.
Carrington beat Ken Doherty 6âÂÂ3 to qualify for the International Championship. In his debut at a ranking event he defeated Michael Leslie 6âÂÂ4, before losing 6âÂÂ3 to Mark Davis in the second round. At the UK Championship, Carrington enjoyed 6âÂÂ2 and 6âÂÂ1 wins over Ben Woollaston and John Astley, but was then whitewashed 6âÂÂ0 by Mark Selby. He met Selby once more in the first round of the China Open and lost 5âÂÂ3. Carrington came close to qualifying for the World Championship as he saw off Andrew Norman 10âÂÂ5, Jack Lisowski 10âÂÂ7 and Nigel Bond 10âÂÂ5 to reach the final round, where Ryan Day beat him 10âÂÂ5.
Carrington lost in the first round of the UK Championship and Welsh Open 6âÂÂ3 to Nigel Bond and 4âÂÂ3 to Marcus Campbell respectively. He reached the second round of the Indian Open due to Marco Fu's withdrawal and was beaten 4âÂÂ1 by Li Hang, with his solitary frame coming courtesy of a 138 break which was the highest of the tournament. In World Championship qualifying, Carrington defeated Joel Walker 10âÂÂ6 and Peter Ebdon 10âÂÂ7 to reach the final round for the second year in a row. 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. Carrington lost the first session 7âÂÂ2 and then won three of the first four frames of the second, but went on to be beaten 10âÂÂ6, despite coming close to making his first Crucible century with efforts of 99 and 97. Carrington broke into the top 64 in the end of season rankings as the world number 63.
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 4âÂÂ2 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. He held on from 4âÂÂ1 up on Liam Highfield to win 6âÂÂ4 in the first round of the UK Championship, before losing 6âÂÂ3 to Judd Trump. After narrowly overcoming Jamie Cope 5âÂÂ4, Carrington beat five-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan 5âÂÂ3 to qualify for the German Masters. There, he squandered a 3âÂÂ0 lead over Mark King to lose 5âÂÂ4. He also lost in the second round of the Welsh Open 4âÂÂ1 to Neil Robertson. Carrington qualified for the China Open but was forced to withdraw from the event due to illness.
Carrington won three matches to qualify for the Shanghai Masters and, after coming through a wildcard round, he was 4âÂÂ2 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 5âÂÂ4. In the second round he was beaten 5âÂÂ3 by Mark Selby. At the Welsh Open, Carrington defeated Sam Craigie 4âÂÂ2, Wang Yuchen 4âÂÂ2, Robin Hull 4âÂÂ0 and Igor Figueiredo 4âÂÂ1 to make it to the first ranking event quarter-final of his career and was 4âÂÂ0 behind to Stuart Bingham. Carrington rallied to trail by a single frame, but lost a long eighth in a 5âÂÂ3 defeat. Carrington eliminated Alex Borg 10âÂÂ2, Andrew Higginson 10âÂÂ6 and Mark Williams 10âÂÂ7 to qualify for his second World Championship and he played Liang Wenbo in the first round. From 2âÂÂ2, Carrington made three centuries in a row, before his lead was cut to 5âÂÂ4 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 10âÂÂ7.