 Complete the following phrase:  Over the course of the next five years, Bales ranking declined steadily as he was able to produce only intermittently good results. He reached the last 32 in three more ranking events - the 1987 Grand Prix, where he lost 25 to Willie Thorne, the 1989 British Open, where Mike Hallett whitewashed him 50, and the 1989 International Open, where he was beaten 51 by Alain Robidoux - but, having begun the 199192 season ranked 116th, he finished it, having lost 110 to Chris Cookson in qualifying for the 