Carter akatanga mwaka uyu asina kuita zvakanaka sezvo akarasikirwa mumutambo wekutanga weWuxi Classic neAustralian Goldfields Open
Akakunda mutambo wake wekutanga mumutambo wechikamu chemwaka nekurova Robert Milkins 5<unk>4 muShanghai Masters uye ndokuzoshambidza Stephen Maguire 5<unk>0 kuenda kumaquarter-fainari. Akatamba naJohn Higgins uye pa1<unk>4 pasi akatyisidzira kudzoka nekukunda mafuremu maviri, asi akarasikirwa neinotevera kubuda mumutambo, achirasikirwa ne3<unk>5. Kukundwa kwekutanga kwekutanga muInternational Championship kwakatevera asati aona Steve Davis naMark Joyce muUK Championship vese ne6<unk>2 scorelines naStuart Bingham 6<unk>4 kuti vaite semi-fainari kekutanga kubvira 2008. Carter akanga ari nyajambwa wokurwisa kunoshamisa Shaun Murphy mumasemi-fainari sezvo akanga achitungamirira 8<unk>4 asi Murphy akaenzana pa 8<unk>8 uye apo Carter akaputsika pakaputsika kwe32 muhurongwa hwekusarudza, Murphy akapinda kuti akunde 9<unk>8. Carter akarohwa naHiggins 3x6 mumutambo wokutanga weMasters.