 Complete the following phrase:  Kings ranking meant that he would need to win a match to qualify for the ranking tournaments in the 201112 season. He failed to qualify for four of the eight ranking tournaments during the season and was knocked out in the first round in two.ref name201112ref However, he produced an excellent run in the Shanghai Masters where he reached his first semi-final since the 2005 Welsh Open. He required a final frame decider to beat Liu Song in qualifying 54 and once in China he won by the same scoreline to knock out defending champion Ali Carter in the first round. Further wins followed over Fergal OBrien and Anthony Hamilton, before he was whitewashed 06 by Mark Selby in the last four. King also reached the quarter-finals of the 