Ali Carter

Odds: 30.0

World Ranking: 15

Last five  years: RU/L16/SF/L16/RU

Last year's runner-up warrants serious consideration once again on the basis of some cracking, if sporadic, form this season. He had one foot in the UK final before being felled by a devastating Shaun Murphy comeback but gained swift compensation with victory in the Betfair German Masters and a stack of good Championship League results. The biggest threat to Ali's progress will likely come in the second round, when he's due to meet the career nemesis who beat him in both world final appearances, Ronnie O'Sullivan.

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