 He won the US Open against Nick Matthew 11–4, 11–5, 11–5.Two weeks later, he reached the World Championship final for the fourth time, losing again 11–9, 11–9, 11–13, 7-11, 11–2 to Nick Matthew.In February 2014 he once again reached the top of the World Ranking, but again only for a month, as was the case in November 2009.