 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Mumutambo wakagara maawa manomwe, Muir akarova murwi ane ruzivo Alan McManus 65 kuti akwanise kuenda kuInternational Championship. Yaiva nguva yokutanga akatamba ari chepamusoro chiitiko kunze UK uye akarasikirwa 65 kuna Thepchaiya Un-Nooh pakutanga rwakapoteredza. Muir akataura kuti akanga ave achishandisa mudzidzisi wepfungwa kuti amubatsire nechikamu chepfungwa chemutambo. Akakunda mutambo padanho renzvimbo yechiitiko chinzvimbo kekutanga nekupfuura Mark King 65 kuUK Championship. Mafremu anosarudza akaramba achiuya kuna Muir asi akanga ari Ben Woollaston uyo aizokunda 65 mumutambo wechipiri. Akatambawo muchikamu chechipiri cheWelsh Open nekuda kwekubviswa kwaJamie Burnett uye akarasikirwa ne4 × 3 kuna Graeme Dott. Muir akarova Burnett 50 kuti akwanise kuenda kuChina Open uye akaiswa kunze 54 naRobert Milkins mumutambo wokutanga. Mumutambo wokutanga weWorld Championship Muir akakunda Sean OSullivan 105, asati arohwa naDing Junhui 101 mumutambo wechipiri. 