- His first quarter-final came at the 2005 Malta Cup where he beat Ken Doherty. But lost to Stephen Hendry.
- In 2014-2015 season he qualified for the Australian Goldfields Open for the fourth year in a row and lost 5-3 to John Higgins in the first round.
- His highest career ranking was 21 in August-September 2013.
- In the 2010-2011 season won his first professional title, Event 3 of the Players Tour Championship, beating Jack Lisowski 4-0 in the final.
- Didn't qualify for the final stages of any other ranking event for the 2010-2011 season after losing 10-8 to Liu Chuang in Round 4 of qualifying for the World Championship.
- Made his World Championship debut in 2010, after beating Judd Trump 10-3 in the final qualifying round.
- Began his professional snooker career by playing Challenge Tour in 2001.
- Has 147 century breaks.
- Was beaten 6-3 by Joel Walker in the second round during the UK Championship in the 2014-2015 season.
- During the 2010-2011 season failed to qualify for the main draws of the Shanghai Masters and the World Open.
- As a junior, played against Mark Selby frequently.
- From 1 December 2015 his ranking is 52.
- Played Mark Allen in the first round of the 2010 World Championship, where he lost 10-4.
- Beat Barry Pinches 6-4 in the opening round of the UK Championship in the 2014-2015 season.
- Achieved the highest break of 147 twice in his career.
- Beat Tony Drago and Gerard Greene to reach the Last 32 of the UK Championship in the 2010-2011 season.
- Ended up 59th in the world rankings, a drop of 27 places during the 2014-2015 season.
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