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A run to the last 16 of the China Open was the highlight of Roe ’ s 2005 / 2006 season.

He had to win three qualifying matches to secure his position at the Beijing event, where he defeated Li Yin Xi ( a wild card ) and Paul Hunter, before ultimately losing 5 – 3 to Joe Swail.

In 2006 / 2007 his best were two last-32 runs, and another followed at the 2008 Welsh Open, the highlight of a solid 2007 / 2008 season.

Conversely he won just two matches in the 2008 / 2009 season, causing him to drop to no.

62 in the rankings, carrying a very low one-year total of 4320 into 2009 / 2010.