 Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Carter dzimwe nguva akarasikirwa nemikana kubva pakukunda nzvimbo, muenzaniso wakanyanyisa uri mumutambo wekutanga we2007 UK Championship, apo Carter akatungamira Barry Hawkins 83 Hawkins asati akunda mafuremu matanhatu anotevera kuti akunde 98. Zvisinei, Carter akazvireverera paHawkins panguva ye2008 World Championshipkupfurikidza nokumurova 10 ku9 mumhedziso inopokanwa. Hawkins akanga aenzanisa mutambo kusvika ku9 kusvika ku9, apo vatambi vakabviswa munhandare kuti vatambe mitambo yemanheru. Vakadzoka pashure pokunge mumwe wemitambo miviri yemanheru apedzwa patafura yavakanga vasina kutambira kare. Hawkins akanzwa kuputsika uku kuchikanganisa simba rake, achipa Carter mutambo wacho. Akatevera izvi nekukunda vakwikwidzi vaviri vekare vakatevedzana; nhamba yekutanga yenyika yenyika Shaun Murphy 134 muchikamu chechipiri uye ipapo 2002 anokunda Peter Ebdon 139 mumakwikwi ekupedzisira. Mumutambo we semi-final musi wa 4 Chivabvu 2008 akakunda Joe Perry 1715 kunyorera nzvimbo kurwisa Ronnie OSullivan mumutambo wekupedzisira. Carter akarasikirwa ne 818 yokupedzisira. 