 Complete the following phrase:  Day advanced to the quarter-final stage of the Shanghai Masters by overcoming Neil Robertson and Mei Xiwen both 52 and lost 53 to Mark Selby. He won the first four frames against Mark Allen in the third round of the UK Championship, but went on to lose 65. His second quarter-final of the season came at the German Masters and he was defeated 52 by Martin Gould. At the World Grand Prix, Day overcame Stuart Bingham, Michael White and Shaun Murphy all 42. In the semi-finals he was 43 down to Marco Fu, but recovered from needing four snookers in the eighth frame to level and went on to win 64. In Days first ranking event final since 2008 he was 93 behind Barry Hawkins and, though he pulled it back to 97, he was defeated 107. Day lost in the final of the non-ranking Championship League 30 to John Higgins. A 42 win over Neil Robertson saw Day play in the semi-finals of the 