But his career did not take off until the spring of 2005 when he defeated Matthew Stevens 18-16 to become the lowest ranked player (48) to win the World Snooker Championship.

• 但他的生涯并未在2005年以18-16的比分被马修斯蒂芬打败成为世界斯诺克最低分球手（48）而结束。