Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - Akani nwere ọmarịcha ihe ngosi ọzọ na 2018 UK Championship, na-emeri Eden Sharav na James Cahill 6-5, ma merie 6-2 megide Jak Jones iji ruo 16 ikpeazụ maka afọ nke abụọ na-agba ọsọ, ebe ọ tụfuru 6-2 na Stuart Bingham. Mmeri ya ọzọ n'asọmpi e ji ama ọkwa bịara na Shoot-Out
, ebe o meriri Lyu Haotian na Billy Joe Castle tupu ọ daa na agba nke atọ na onye ọkpụkpọ amateur Ryan Davies. Akani mechiri oge site na ịghara iru eru maka 2019 World Championship, na-efunahụ na agba nke abụọ nke ntozu 10-5 na Robert Milkins. Ọ kwụsịrị oge 52nd na ọkwa ụwa Snooker.