ðæt sˈeɪm jˈɪɹ ɪnðə mˈɜːkɐntˌaɪl kɹˈɛdɪt klˈæsɪk, ɹˈiə bˈiːt bˈɪli kˈɛli fˈaɪv θɹˈiː ɪnðə fˈɜːst kwˈɔlᵻfˌaɪɪŋ ɹˈaʊnd ænd ðˈɛn hæd ɐ tʃˈæns tə plˈeɪ ðə mˈæn hˌuː wʊd dˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪt snˈuːkɚɹ ˌoʊvɚ ðə nˈɛkst dˈɛkeɪd, stˈiːvən hˈɛndɹi.
That same year in the Mercantile Credit Classic, Rea beat Billy Kelly 5–3 in the first qualifying round and then had a chance to play the man who would dominate snooker over the next decade, Stephen Hendry.