Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I koa a Akani i tetahi atu whakaaturanga pai i te 2018 UK Championship, i hinga i a Eden Sharav me James Cahill 6-5, ka wikitoria i a 6-2 ki a Jak Jones kia eke ki te 16 whakamutunga mo te tau tuarua e rere ana, i ngaro ai ia 6-2 ki a Stuart Bingham. Ko tana wikitoria e whai ake nei i tētahi whakataetae tūranga i puta i te
Shoot-Out, i reira i hinga ai ia i a Lyu Haotian me Billy Joe Castle i mua i te hinganga i te rauna tuatoru ki te kaitakaro amateur a Ryan Davies. I mutu a Akani i te wa i te kore e tohu mo te Whakataetae o te Ao 2019, ka ngaro i te rauna tuarua o te tohu 10-5 ki a Robert Milkins. I mutu ia i te wa 52 i roto i nga reanga o te ao Snooker.