hiː kwˈɔlᵻfˌaɪd fɚðɪ ˈɪndiən ˈoʊpən ænd ðə tʃˈaɪnə ˈoʊpən, lˈuːzɪŋ fˈoːɹ zˈiəɹoʊ tə ɡɹˈeɪəm dˈɑːt ɪnðə sˈɛkənd ɹˈaʊnd ʌvðə fˈɔːɹmɚ ænd fˈaɪv wˈʌn tə stˈiːvən məɡwˈaɪɚɹ ɪnðə fˈɜːst ɹˈaʊnd ʌvðə lˈæɾɚ.
He qualified for the Indian Open and the China Open, losing 4–0 to Graeme Dott in the second round of the former and 5–1 to Stephen Maguire in the first round of the latter.