In the early morning of September 23, Beijing time, in the qualifying round of the 2023 National Snooker Championship, Neil Robertson won 6-4 to advance, so that 11 TOP16 players advanced to the main event. Milkins became the only top-16 player out of the competition.
Neil Robertson 6-4 Thomson
In the first inning, Thomson scored a single 76. In the second game, Robertson won 78-35. In the third inning, Thomson scored a single 97. In the fourth inning, Robertson scored a single 84 points. In the fifth inning, Robertson scored 73 points. In the sixth inning, Thomson scored 66 points to win 74-28. The two sides drew 3-3.
In the seventh inning, Robertson won 75-33. In the eighth inning, Thomson narrowly won 73-62. 4-4 draw.
Robertson won the ninth inning 92-0 and scored 104 to win the game.
Milkins is out
On this match day, there were 5 top16 players competing, and Milkins lost 4-6 to Fu Jiajun, becoming the only top16 player to go out.
Fu Jiajun started 3-0, Milkins tied 4-4, and Fu Jiajun won two consecutive games 6-4. Milkins didn't have a single 50+. Fu Jiajun scored a one-shot 109, in addition to a one-shot 87, a single 68, a single 60, and a single 51.
11 TOP16 players advanced to the main stage of the National Championship
In the tournament that has ended, Ryan Day, Barry Hawkins, Mark Allen, Lisovsky, Kyren Wilson, Mark Selby, Mark Williams, Ali Carter, Sean Murphy, Higgins, Neil Robertson 11 TOP16 players advanced to the main draw.
The postponed qualifiers of the other four top-16 players – O'Sullivan, Brecel, Trump and Ding Junhui – will be held during the main draw on November 4.