After he graduated in social psychology at the University of Sussex, he joined the Lansdowne Club in London. He made his breakthrough at the 2008 European Championships in Kiev: he saw off 2008 World silver medallist Andrea Baldini in the quarter-finals, then Ukraine's Andriy Pohrebnyak to reach the final. He lost to Italy's Andrea Cassarà and came away with a silver medal. The following year he was stopped in the semifinals by fellow countryman Richard Kruse and took a bronze medal. He finished the 2010–11 season no.16 in world rankings, a career best as of 2015.