 Complete the following phrase:  At the 2013 Shanghai Masters, Holt reached the semi-finals of a ranking event for the first time in his 17-year career. He began the event by outplaying Judd Trump in a 51 win with breaks of 115 and 97. His second round match against Martin Gould went to the colours in the deciding frame with Gould missing the final blue, before Holt potted the blue and pink to triumph 54. He then swept past world number 100 Kyren Wilson 51 to face home favourite Xiao Guodong in the semi-finals. Holt was beaten 63 by Xiao in a high-quality encounter. His form continued into the following weeks Zhangjiagang Open by winning six games to reach his third minor-ranking final where he lost 41 to Ju Reti. At the 