Career
He reached the last 48 of the 2006 World Championship and the 2007 China Open. Previously in the 2005 World Championship he had victories over David Gilbert 10–5, before a remarkable 10–7 win over Ding Junhui, which put him only 2 matches away from a place at the Crucible, but Stuart Bingham denied him with a 10–2 victory. In the 2007 China Open he defeated Jeff Cundy, Tony Drago and Dominic Dale.
In the 2007 UK Championships qualifying in 2007, he defeated Jimmy White 9–7 in arguably one of his best wins to date, but he lost 8–9 to Andrew Higginson in the following round.
His 2009 season was relatively quiet. However, after recording impressive wins over Stephen Craigie (10–5), Barry Pinches (10–5) and Adrian Gunnell (10–2), he was within one match of reaching the Crucible for the first time in his career but lost narrowly 8–10 to Steve Davis.
The following season was not as successful for him, and thus he is not currently on the main tour.
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