 Nyorera kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Kutevera kubva kumwaka waGilbert wakabudirira wa2011 2012, akarwira fomu mwaka uno sezvo aigona kungokodzera kuWorld OpenmuHaikou, kuChina. Ikoko, akakunda Lu Ning 50 mumutambo we wildcard, asati arasikirwa ne45 kuna Matthew Stevens mumutambo wokutanga. Gilbert akatamba mumakwikwi masere kubva pagumi evatambi vechidiki vevatambi vevatambi, asi akakwanisa kukunda mitambo mitatu chete gore rese, kuti apedze 86th yakaderera paOrder of Merit. Haana kukwanisa kudzokorora mwaka wapera kuThe Crucible sezvo akakundwa 610 naMarco Fu mumutambo wekupedzisira weWorld Championship Qualifying. Akagumisa nhimbe yacho ari nhamba 41 munyika yose. 