ɪn kwˈɔlᵻfˌaɪɪŋ fɚðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt slˈæʃ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn bɑːɹˈeɪn tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp mˈɔːɹɪs dᵻfˈiːɾᵻd kˈʌntɹɪmən ɹˈɑːdni ɡˈɑːɡɪnz ænd ˈeɪdɹiən ɡˈʌnəl tə ɹˈiːtʃ ðə fˈaɪnəl kwˈɔlᵻfˌaɪɪŋ ɹˈaʊnd, wˌɛɹ hiː lˈɔst zˈiəɹoʊ fˈaɪv tə mˈaɪkəl hˈoʊlt, skˈoːɹɪŋ dʒˈʌst tˈɛn pˈɔɪnts ɪnðə pɹˈɑːsɛs ðə lˈoʊɪst ɪn ɐ mˈætʃ ʌv fˈaɪv ɔːɹ mˈoːɹ fɹˈeɪmz sˈɪns nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː
In qualifying for the 2008/2009 Bahrain Championship Morris defeated countryman Rodney Goggins and Adrian Gunnell to reach the final qualifying round, where he lost 0–5 to Michael Holt, scoring just 10 points in the process (the lowest in a match of five or more frames since 1992)