 Complete the following phrase:  He was accepted as a professional by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association WPBSA in 1981, and in his first professional event, the 1981 International Open, eliminated Geoff Foulds 53 and Pat Houlihan 52 before bring knocked out 05 by Rex Williams in the third qualifying round. Williams also defeated him 39 in the first qualifying round of the 1981 UK Championship. At the 1982 Bass and Golden Leisure Classic he won 21 against Kingsley Kennerley before a 13 defeat by Paul Medati. In the concluding event of his debut season, the 