 Complete the following phrase:  Gilbert was eliminated in the qualifying rounds of the opening two ranking events of the season.ref name201516ref At the minor-ranking Ruhr Open he won four matches to play in the quarter-finals where he beat Barry Hawkins 42, before losing 43 to Tian Pengfei in the semis. Gilberts form continued later in to the month at the International Championship as he knocked out Xiao Guodong 65, Oliver Lines 64 and Ryan Day 64 to play in the first ranking event quarter-final of his career. He came back from 42 down against Marco Fu to edge it 65 which included a 130 break and then saw off Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 95. In the final, Gilbert was level with John Higgins at 44, but would lose 95. The 65,000 runner-ups cheque is by far the biggest of his career and he moved up to 21st in the world rankings afterwards. Gilbert stated that his newfound form was down to a new cue he acquired from fellow professional Matthew Selt six weeks previously. Gilbert was knocked out in the third round of both the UK Championship and China Open 63 to Marco Fu and 53 to Higgins respectively. Gilbert won three matches to qualify for the 