 Complete the following phrase:  Maflin had a difficult first half of 201415 season, with just two last 16 appearances in the minor-ranking Yixing Open and Lisbon Open to his name, while at the major tournaments he couldnt progress beyond the last 64 stage. He continued to struggle into the early months of 2015 as he suffered a string of first round exits.ref name201415ref A return to form came for Maflin at the China Open, as he defeated Ali Carter, Mike Dunn, Robin Hull and Shaun Murphy to reach his second career semi-final, where he faced the reigning world champion Mark Selby. Despite making two century breaks, he lost the last three frames to be denied his first ever final by a 63 scoreline. Maflin carried his good form into the 