 Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Maflin akarasikirwa mumutambo wekutanga weInternational Championship neUK Championship 62 kuna Jamie Jones uye 63 kuna Sean OSullivan zvichiteerana. Kukunda kwake kwekutanga panzvimbo yechiitiko chepamusoro mwaka uno kwakauya kuGerman Masters nekukunda Marco Fu 51 uye akabva arasikirwa ne53 kuna Luca Brecel. Mushure mekurova Hammad Miah naLeo Fernandez, Maflin akarasikirwa ne4 × 2 kumusha anodiwa Mark Williams kuWelsh Open. Akasvika munharaunda yokupedzisira yeWorld Championshipvakakwanisa uye vakakundwa 10 ku7 naRobert Milkins. 