hɪz bˈɛst ɹˈʌn ɪnðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt sˈiːzən wʌz tə ðə lˈæst fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt ʌvðə jˌuːkˈeɪ tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪps, wˌɛɹ hiː lˈɔst tə dˈeɪv hˈæɹəld hˌuː ˈɔːlsoʊ dᵻfˈiːɾᵻd hˌɪm ɪn kwˈɔlᵻfˌaɪɪŋ fɚðə pɹˈiːviəs jˈɪɹz wˈɛlʃ ˈoʊpən.
His best run in the 2007–2008 season was to the last 48 of the UK Championships, where he lost to Dave Harold (who also defeated him in qualifying for the previous year's Welsh Open).