Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - Na 2012 Welsh Open hụrụ Burns ruru eru maka ihe omume nke abụọ ya, ebe o meriri Jack Lisowski 4<unk>1 tupu ọ nata ije ije n'ihi ịdọrọ Jamie Cope. Na isi ebe dị na Newport, ọ tụfuru na 32 ikpeazụ na 2010 World Champion Neil Robertson 1<unk>4. Burns nwekwara oge dị mma na obere egwuregwu egwuregwu egwuregwu egwuregwu, ebe ọ na-emecha nke ọma na nke ise European Tour Event
, ebe o meriri ndị dịka Marcus Campbell na Liang Wenbo, mana Ding Junhui meriri ya na nkeji iri na ise. Ọ bịakwara na 16 ikpeazụ na ihe omume abụọ ndị ọzọ nke nyeere ya aka mechaa 35th na PTC Order of Merit, dị n'èzí 26 kachasị elu nke ruru eru maka Final. Burns meriri Joel Walker 10<unk>8 na agba nke mbụ nke World Championship Qualifying, mana oge ya kwụsịrị mgbe Yu Delu meriri ya 2<unk>10 na agba na-esote. E nyere Burns ihe nrite Rookie of the Year