 He slipped outside the top 32 towards the end of 2007, and as a result, he inadvertently failed to enter himself for the qualifying rounds for the 2008 World Championship, missing out on the tournament for the first time since 2003.He has failed to qualify for the PDC World Championship since 2007.During 2009, he reached two quarter finals on the PDC Pro Tour, but ended the year with only £6,100 in total prize money.