 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Hamilton akasvika kumaquarter-fainari eEnglish Opennokukunda Jak Jones 43, asi akarasikirwa 52 kuna Liang Wenbo. Akasvikawo kumaquarter-fainari emutambo unotevera weHome Nations, iyo Northern Ireland Open uye akakunda mudikani wemuno Mark Allen 52 kuti aite yake yekutanga semi-fainari kubvira 2009 Welsh Open. Pashure pomutambo wacho, Hamilton akataura kuti akanga apererwa uye akakwereta mari kuna baba vake pamberi peidzi nhambo mbiri dzakadzika. Mumutambo we semi-final akauya achibva pa 42 uye 53 pasi paBarry Hawkins kuti aite sarudzo yekusarudza umo aive nemukana wakanaka wekukunda mumutambo, asi akabata bhora uye Hawkins akachengetedza ne59 break. 