 In qualifying for the 1995 World Championship, Geudens reached the last 96 in a ranking event for the first time, beating Joe Canny and Simon Morris, both 5–2, Joe Grech 10–7, and Karl Payne 10–5, but lost at this stage 6–10 to Nick Terry.He again reached the last 96 in the 1996 International Open, where he lost 2–5 to Mark Davis, but, after losing 7–10 to Paul Hunter in qualifying for the 1997 World Championship, Geudens finished the 1996/1997 season ranked 217th, and was relegated from the main tour.Rejoining the tour for the 1998–99 season and beginning it ranked within the top 100 for the first time, at 98th, Geudens produced the two best performances of his career at the British Open and the World Championship.