 Complete the following phrase:  His first tournament as a professional was the 2008 Jiangsu Classic, where he finished last in his group, although he managed to beat the 2008 World Championship runner-up Ali Carter 20. In qualifying for the first ranking event of the year, the Northern Ireland Trophy, Li beat Robert Stephen 51 and David Morris 54 to reach the last qualifying round, where he was defeated 25 by Andrew Higginson. This was the closest he came to reaching the main stage of a tournament during the season, with it ending when Li lost 910 to Daniel Wells in the second round of 