 Complete the following phrase:  Carter began the season in less than auspicious form as he lost in the first round of both the Wuxi Classic and Australian Goldfields Open.ref name201213ref He won his first match in a ranking event of the season by beating Robert Milkins 54 in the Shanghai Masters and then whitewashed Stephen Maguire 50 to advance to the quarter-finals. He played John Higgins and at 14 down threatened a comeback by winning two frames, but lost the next to exit the tournament, losing 35. A first round defeat in the International Championship followed before he saw off Steve Davis and Mark Joyce in the 