 Maflin fell 6–3 down to Fergal O'Brien after the first session, but won six frames in a row the next day to find himself one frame away from the victory; O'Brien then fought back to 9–9, however Maflin survived the tense decider to win 10–9 and secured his debut at the Crucible.He was drawn to play Selby in the first round and came from 7–3 and 8–4 down to lead Selby 9–8.Maflin had chances to complete a shock win in the next two frames but could not take them as Selby recovered to win 10–9.