hiː mˌeɪd ɐn ɪmpˈoːɹtənt bɹˈeɪkθɹuː æt ðə wˈɜːld ˈoʊpən baɪ bˈiːɾɪŋ ɹˈɑːbɚt mˈɪlkɪnz θɹˈiː wˈʌn ænd bˈɛn wˈʊlæstən θɹˈiː zˈiəɹoʊ tə kwˈɔlᵻfˌaɪ fɚðə tˈɛlᵻvˌaɪzd stˈeɪdʒᵻz əvən ᵻvˈɛnt fɚðə fˈɜːst tˈaɪm.
He made an important breakthrough at the World Open by beating Robert Milkins 3–1 and Ben Woollaston 3–0 to qualify for the televised stages of an event for the first time.