Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Astley ya lashe wasan farko na kakar wasa ta 5<unk>2 da Mike Dunn don isa babban zane na Wuxi Classic. A farkon bayyanarsa a cikin jerin abubuwan da suka faru, Astley ya yi farin fata 5<unk>0 daga Robert Milkins. Ya lashe wasa a cikin jerin abubuwan da suka faru a karo na farko ta hanyar fitar da Ken Doherty 6<unk>5 a gasar zakarun Burtaniya, wasan da ya bayyana a baya a matsayin mafi kyawun aikinsa. Ya rasa 6 zuwa 1 a kan Stuart Carrington a zagaye na gaba. Astley ya kuma cancanci zuwa China Open
tare da nasara 5<unk>2 akan Robbie Williams sannan ya zo ta hanyar wasan zagaye na wildcard sau ɗaya a China, kafin ya rasa 5<unk>1 ga Ding Junhui. Astley ya doke Sam Baird 10<unk>9 a zagaye na farko na gasar cin kofin duniya, amma lokacinsa ya ƙare a wasansa na gaba tare da asarar 10<unk>2 mai nauyi ga Jamie Cope. Ya gama kakar wasansa ta farko a yawon shakatawa a matsayin mai lamba 98 a duniya. An ba Astley lambar yabo ta Rookie of the Year a bikin ba da kyautar shekara-shekara na Snooker na Duniya.