<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - uCao wathola ukuqhuma kwakhe okukhulu kokuqala emdlalweni womqhudelwano emzuliswaneni wesibili weScottish Open. Waba ngumdlali wesithathu kuphela ovela ezweni laseChina ukufeza le feat, kulandela uDing Junhui noLiang Wenbo. Kamuva uCao wafinyelela kowamanqamu eScotland Open, owamanqamu wokuqala ekulinganisweni emsebenzini wakhe. Ngemuva kokuhola ngo-84, umphikisi wakhe, uNeil Robertson, wanqoba amafreyimu ayisihlanu okugcina ngendlela emangazayo ukuze anqobe uCao ngo-98. Ngonyaka ofanayo wafinyelela kuma-semi-finals e-European Masters  <response>: kodwa wahlulwa yiqhawe lakamuva uJudd Trump kanye nomdlalo wakhe wesibili wokugcina iGibraltar Open, lapho ehlulwa khona ngo-4-0 nguRyan Day. 