 His points total of 310, scored during what turned out to be his sole Crucible appearance, is the lowest since the tournament moved to Sheffield in 1977.At the 2007 Grand Prix, Delaney progressed from his qualifying group - recording victories over Issara Kachaiwong, David Gilbert, David Gray, 4–0 over Pinches and a 4–3 defeat of Spick - but lost all five of his group matches.The 2008/2009 season saw Delaney reach the last 64 in four tournaments - beating Spick 5–0 in the Northern Ireland Trophy after Spick had conceded having fallen ill, and again in the Welsh Open, 5–3, before a 1–5 defeat to Gerard Greene in the latter.