<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - U-Astley wanqoba umdlalo wakhe wokuvula isizini engu-52 ngokumelene noMike Dunn ukuze afinyelele ekudwebeni okuyinhloko kweWuxi Classic. Ekubonakaleni kwakhe kokuqala emdlalweni wokulinganisa, u-Astley washaywa ngo-50 nguRobert Milkins. Wanqoba umdlalo emdlalweni wokulinganisa okokuqala ngokushaya uKen Doherty ngo-65 ku-UK Championship, ukusebenza akuchaza ngemuva kwalokho njengokuhle kakhulu emsebenzini wakhe. Waphuthelwa ngo-6 ku-1 uStuart Carrington emzuliswaneni olandelayo. U-Astley uphinde wafanelekela i-China Open  <response>: ngempumelelo engu-52 phezu kukaRobbie Williams wabe esephuma emdlalweni we-wildcard round kanye eChina, ngaphambi kokulahlekelwa ngu-51 kuDing Junhui. U-Astley wanqoba uSam Baird ngo-10:9 emzuliswaneni wokuqala we-World Championship qualifying, kodwa isizini yakhe yaphela emdlalweni wakhe olandelayo ngokulahlekelwa okukhulu ngo-10:2 kuJamie Cope. Uqedile isizini yakhe yokuqala kulolu hambo ebekwe endaweni yama-98 emhlabeni. U-Astley wanikezwa iRookie of the Year Award emcimbini waminyaka yonke weWorld Snooker. 