 He also progressed to the quarter-final of the 1977 UK Championship (The inaugural edition of the tournament), beating Pat Houlihan and Ray Reardon both by 5–4 scoreline, before being beaten by eventual winner Patsy Fagan, once again by a 5-4 score.He qualified for the World Championship in 1980 but lost 10–2 to John Virgo.His final appearance at the Crucible was in 1982.