McLeod failed to qualify for the next two ranking events, before knocking out Ian Burns 6–2 and Zhang Anda 6–5 at the UK Championship. His second last 32 match of the season went into the early hours and it was Matthew Selt who ended McLeod's tournament with a 6–4 win. McLeod met Ronnie O'Sullivan in the second round of the Welsh Open after seeing off Andrew Pagett 4–2.
McLeod did not qualify for the next two ranking events but defeated Ian Burns 6–2 and Zhang Anda 6–5 at the UK Championship. His last 32 match lasted into the early hours, ending with a 6–4 win by Matthew Selt. McLeod then faced Ronnie O'Sullivan in the second round of the Welsh Open after defeating Andrew Pagett 4–2.