In January 2015, he achieved the second maximum break of his career in his league stage match against Stephen Maguire in group1 of the Championship League. His form in ranking events did not improve though as he was knocked out in the first round of the German Masters and PTC Grand Final and the second round of the Welsh Open.&lt;ref name="2014/15"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt; An improvement came at the China Open with wins over Gerard Greene, Dominic Dale and Stephen Maguire. In the quarter-finals he was ousted 5–3 by world number 56 Gary Wilson.