On March 27, 2022, the Snooker Gibraltar Open came to an end, and the 46-year-old veteran Mirkins went black to the end, defeating Karen 4-2 in the final. Wilson, who won the championship for the first time in the final, a 27-year career, finally made a breakthrough, and Milkins teared up the field, it was indeed not easy, Karen. Wilson lost his title without losing his demeanor, congratulating his opponents and congratulating Milkins.
Just this season, there are three players who won the first crown of their careers, they are the first time to reach the final to win the championship, namely Zhao Xintong of the British Championship, Fan Zhengyi of the European Masters, and Milkins of the Gibraltar Open, everyone did not expect that the 46-year-old Milkins can still win the championship, there is no doubt that this is the charm of snooker sports, everything is possible, as long as you fight there is a chance.
Gibraltar Open is more special, the whole process of 7 sets of 4 win system, the schedule is particularly compact, which increases the contingency of the game, two days to carry out seven matches, which requires the participants to remain stable, a bad fight may be eliminated, in the face of the challenge of young players, Mirkins continue to surpass their limits, and finally create a miracle, at the age of 46 to win the first championship of the ranking tournament.
From the first round, Mielkins defeated Chinese teenager Lei Peifan 4-0 and eliminated Jamie 4-1 in the second round. Wilson, who trailed 1-3 in the second round to win three straight sets, 4-3 against world-ranked Mark. Allen, defeated China's Lu Haotian 4-2 in the fourth round and eliminated Ben 4-2 in the fifth round. Hancock advanced to the semifinals, beating Jack 4-2 in the semi-finals. Jones, who eventually beat Karen 4-2. Wilson won the championship.
Milkins won the championship with a prize of 50,000 pounds, the world ranking rose to 28th, but he is not the biggest winner, Higgins exclusively enjoyed 150,000 pounds of additional prize money at the same time, but also locked the tour championship seat, while China's Yan Bingtao locked the world championship seed seat, Maguire is about to deduct the previous points, then Yan Bingtao will also return to the top sixteen, together with Zhao Xintong directly to advance to the main tournament.
After the game Karen. Wilson congratulated Milkins on winning his first ranking title, and of course Karen. Wilson's performance is also worthy of recognition, he has won consecutive victories over Ding Junhui and other famous players, reaching the final for the first time this season, but unfortunately he failed to withstand the pressure and won the fifth ranking championship of his career, but then there is still a chance, I hope Karen. Wilson continued to cheer.
For Milkins, this title is a new start in his career, the World Championships are about to start, after the ranking has improved, now he only needs to win two qualifying matches in a row to reach the main game, and the real highlight is about to be staged, so let's wait and see.