 Complete the following phrase:  Liang lost in qualifying for both the Wuxi Classic and the Shanghai Masters to Rod Lawler. He reached the venue stage of the Australian Goldfields Open by beating Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon, but lost 35 in the first round against Matthew Stevens.ref name201213.ref Liang beat Anthony McGill and Andrew Higginson to qualify for the UK Championship, where he saw a 43 lead in the first round against Barry Hawkins turn into a 46 defeat. Liang failed to qualify for the next two events, but won two matches to enter the main draw of both the 