play that Maguire had produced to win his first Triple Crown event. Davis described him as "inspired", while O'Sullivan suggested that he could "rule the game for the next ten years". In the first round of the 2005 World Championship, Maguire led O'Sullivan 9–7 but lost the match 9–10. At the end of the season he moved from 24th to 3rd in the world rankings. During the 2005–06 snooker season, Maguire only reached one quarter-final, at the 2006 Malta Cup where he lost 4–5 against Ken Doherty. He won his first-round match at the 2006 World Championship, but lost to Marco Fu 4–13 in the second round. However, at the 2007 World Championship the following year, he defeated Joe Perry, Joe Swail and Anthony Hamilton to reach the semi-finals. He played John Higgins and led 14–10, but lost seven out of the next eight to lose 15–17. Maguire won the ranking Northern Ireland Trophy in November 2007, defeating Fergal O'Brien 9–5 in the final. His second Triple Crown final came at the 2007 UK Championship. He defeated Joe Swail, Ian McCulloch, Mark Williams and Shaun Murphy to reach the final, where he was defeated by Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–2. At the 2008 China Open, Maguire compiled his first maximum break against Ryan Day in the semi-finals. He won the match 6–5 and then beat Murphy in the final 10–9 on a to win the title. He reached the quarter-final stage of the 2008 World Championship, but lost in another final-frame decider (12–13) to Joe Perry. He ended the 2007–08 season ranked world number two. He retained this position going into the 2009–10 season, after reaching the semi-finals of both the Shanghai Masters and the UK Championship. 2009–2012: PTC Champion (2011/12) Maguire began the 2009–10 season by winning the first event of the Pro Challenge Series, defeating Alan McManus 5–2 in the final. He followed this by reaching the semi-finals at the UK Championship by defeating Michael Holt 9–6 in the first round, Stuart Bingham 9–3 in the second round, and Peter Lines 9–5 in the quarter-finals, before losing to Ding Junhui 5–9. At the invitational Masters event in January, he beat Mark King 6–3 in the first round and Ryan Day 6–1 in the quarter-finals, but lost 3–6 in the semi-finals against Mark Selby. He also reached the semi-final stage at the Welsh Open, beating Dominic Dale 5–4 in the first