 Rambai muchinyora ndima iyi - MuAustralia Goldfields Open, Xiao akarekodha kukunda pamusoro paLiam Highfield, Peter Ebdon naMatthew Stevens kuti vasvike kuma semi fainari emutambo wepamusoro-soro kechipiri, uko Judd Trump akamukunda 63. Akakunda Eden Sharav naNoppon Saengkham paInternational Championship, asi akarasikirwa ne64 kuna Robert Milkins mumutambo wechitatu uye akaburitswa nemutsara mumwe chete mumutambo wechipiri weUK Championship naMatthew Selt. Mushure mekupfuura Highfield 54 mumutambo wekutanga weGerman Masters, Xiao akarohwa 50 naNeil Robertson. Xiao akakunda mitambo mishanu paShoot-Out, mutambo umo mutambo mumwe nomumwe unogadziriswa nefremu imwe yemaminiti gumi, kuti asvike kumagumo. Xiao akarasikirwa nokutungamirira apo kwakanga kwasara masekondi matanhatu chete kuti Michael White akunde. Akafambira mberi kusvika kunhanho yokupedzisira yokugadzirira yeWorld Championshipuye mutambo wake naJimmy Robertson wakapinda muchikamu chinogumisa icho Robertson akakunda papinki yokupedzisira. 