 Akani akakundikana kukwikwidza mumutambo wekutanga wemwaka, achirasikirwa ne4-3 naOliver Lines mumutambo wekukwanisa we2018 Riga Masters. Akakunda Fan Zhengyi 6-5 kuti akwanise kuenda ku2018 World Open, kwaakakundwa 5-2 mumutambo wekutanga naBarry Hawkins. Akani akasvika kuma semi-fainari easina-kukwidziridzwa 2018 Haining Open, kwaakakundwa 4-2 naLi Hang. Akatevera izvi ne knockout danho revasiri-ranking Six-tsvuku World Championship, achiuya kuburikidza ne round-robin nhanho nekupedza wechipiri muBoka E, achihwina kukunda pamusoro paJimmy Robertson naMohamed Khairy, uye achirasikirwa nemukundi weboka Ding Junhui. Muchikamu che knockout, akakunda Stephen Maguire naMohammed Shebab 6-5 kuti asvike kuma semi-finals, kwaakarasikirwa ne 7-5 kune akazove shasha Kyren Wilson. 