World Championship finalist and Ronnie O’Sullivan rival, 44, is a qualified pilot who wants career change after snooker [Video]

ALI CARTER needs to know when to go for reds on the baize and stop at reds on the runway. 

That is because the snooker star, 44, is also a qualified pilot.

Carter is seeded ninth at the 2024 World Snooker Championships at the Crucible where he faces Stephen Maguire in the opening round.

And he will be dreaming of going one step further than he managed in 2008 and 2012, losing in the final twice to Ronnie O’Sullivan.

The rival Essex potters pair have jostled and feuded for many years – from trophy cabinet digs and Snotgate drama to rude finger gestures and petty shoulder barges. 

But Carter has the perfect way to get away from all the noise and distraction by putting his head in the clouds… literally.

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