Dee ihe ga-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - Astley meriri egwuregwu mmeghe nke oge 5<unk>2 megide Mike Dunn iji ruo isi ihe osise nke Wuxi Classic. Na mbido mbụ ya n'ihe omume ogo, Robert Milkins meriri Astley 5<unk>0. O meriri egwuregwu na ọkwa ọkwa maka oge mbụ site na ịpụ Ken Doherty 6<unk>5 na UK Championship, arụmọrụ ọ kọwara mgbe nke ahụ gasịrị dị ka nke kachasị mma na ọrụ ya. O meriri Stuart Carrington 6-1 na agba nke ọzọ. Astley zọpụtakwara onwe ya na China Open
site na mmeri 5-2 n'ebe Robbie Williams nọ wee gafee egwuregwu wildcard otu oge na China, tupu Ding Junhui merie 5-1. Astley meriri Sam Baird 10 <unk> 9 na agba nke mbụ nke World Championship qualifying, mana oge ya kwụsịrị na egwuregwu ya na-esote na nnukwu 10 <unk> 2 mmeri na Jamie Cope. O mechiri oge mbido ya na njem nlegharị anya nke ụwa nke 98. E nyere Astley onyinye Rookie nke Afọ na World Snooker Annual Award Ceremony.