 Complete the following phrase:  Dale qualified for nine of the eleven ranking events during the 201213 season, but lost in the first round in eight of them.ref name201213ref The exception was at the International Championship where he beat Graeme Dott 63, before losing 56 to 14-year-old Lü Haotian in the second round. Dales best run in the PTCs came at Event Three by reaching the semi-finals in a run that included a 42 over Mark Selby, but he lost to world number 65 Rod Lawler 04. Dale finished 28th on the Order of Merit, just outside the top 26 who qualified for the Finals. Dale reached the opening round of the 