 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Astley akakunda mutambo wake wokutanga wemwaka 52 achipesana naMike Dunn kuti asvike pamutambo mukuru weWuxi Classic. Mumutambo wake wekutanga mumutambo wepamusoro, Astley akacheneswa 50 naRobert Milkins. Akakunda mutambo mumutambo wepamusoro kekutanga nekukunda Ken Doherty 65 muUK Championship, kuita kwaakatsanangura gare gare seyakanakisa pabasa rake. Akarasikirwa ne6 ku1 naStuart Carrington munharaunda inotevera. Astley akakwanisawo kuenda kuChina Open nekukunda Robbie Williams 52 uye akabva apinda mumutambo we wildcard round kamwe muChina, asati atadza 51 kuna Ding Junhui. Astley akakunda Sam Baird 109 mumutambo wokutanga weWorld Championshipasi mwaka wake wakapera mumutambo wake unotevera nekurasikirwa kukuru 102 kuna Jamie Cope. Akapedza mwaka wake wekutanga parwendo rwekuronga nhamba 98 yenyika. Astley akapiwa Rookie of the Year Award paWorld Snooker Annual Award Ceremony. 