His first senior match was in the 1999 Challenge Tour, and officiated his first televised match in the 2001 Regal Scottish Masters, a tie between Stephen Lee and Patrick Wallace.
His percentage of points scored to points conceded at the Crucible is the third-highest of all time, behind only Stephen Hendry and John Higgins, albeit based on a single year.
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He defeated John Parrott 5-0 in the first preliminary qualifying round before beating Joe Delaney 5-2 in the second preliminary round; however, he was defeated in the second qualifying round 10-9 by Yu Delu.
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