In &lt;a href="2010/2011%20snooker%20season"&gt;2010/2011 season&lt;/a&gt; Hamilton failed to qualify for the first three ranking events as he lost 2–5 against Ricky Walden at the Shanghai Masters, 1–3 against James McBain at the World Open and 3–9 against Rod Lawler at the UK Championship.&lt;ref name="WWWS 2010/2011"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;