ðə klˈoʊsɪst hiː wʊd kˈʌm tə kwˌɔlɪfɪkˈeɪʃən ˈæftɚ ðɪs kˈeɪm ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks wɛn hiː dᵻfˈiːɾᵻd ˈiːən ˈændɚsən ˈeɪt fˈaɪv ænd bɜːnˈɑːɹd bˈɛnɪt ˈeɪt fˈaɪv ˈoʊnli tə lˈuːz ɪnðə dᵻsˈaɪdɪŋ fɹˈeɪm ˈeɪt sˈɛvən tə dˈeɪvɪd tˈeɪlɚɹ ɪnðə fˈaɪnəl kwˈɔlᵻfˌaɪɪŋ ɹˈaʊnd.
The closest he would come to qualification after this came in 1976 when he defeated Ian Anderson 8–5 and Bernard Bennett 8–5 only to lose in the deciding frame 8–7 to David Taylor in the final qualifying round.