He recaptured All England Open, won Chinese Taipei Open, Macau Open, Hong Kong Open, Japan Open, and his first world title after beating his compatriot Bao Chunlai in the final.
Året bød på mange turneringssejre idet at han vandt både All England, Chinese Taipei Open, Macau Open, Hong Kong Open og Japan Open, samt sit første VM da han slog sin landsmand Bao Chunlai i finalen.