 Complete the following phrase:  King lost in the qualifying rounds of three of the first five ranking events of the 201415 season and was knocked out in the first round of the other two.ref name201415ref He defeated Steven Hallworth and Michael White both 53 to qualify for the German Masters and eliminated world number five Barry Hawkins 53 in the first round. In the last 16 he lost 52 to Stephen Maguire. A consistent season in the European Tour events saw King finish 24th on the Order of Merit to make his debut in the Grand Final. King secured another win over Hawkins this time 42 and looked like moving 32 ahead of Judd Trump in the last 16. However, Trump got the snooker he needed and won the next frame to defeat King. King closed the season with a 54 loss to Robin Hull in the second round of the China Open and was narrowly edged out 109 by Anthony McGill in the final round of 