In the 10th match of the just-concluded World Snooker Championship on April 24, 2024, Beijing time, Chinese teenager Pang Junxu and veteran Milkins ended the second meeting between the two sides in their careers, and this game was also the worst game since the start of this tournament.
After 19 rounds of competition, Pang Junxu lost to Milkins 9-10 with a single shot of 84 points, 57 points and match points and failed to advance to the round of 16.
It is worth mentioning that the situation of Milkins smashing the pole due to a mistake has also sparked heated discussions. Next, two-time ranking champion Milkins will face David Gilbert for a place in the quarterfinals.
Pang Junxu won three games in a row to lead Milkins 3-1
In the first four games between the two sides, both players were in relatively average form, but Pang Junxu still took the lead with his excellent ability to grasp opportunities. In the first game, Pang Junxu scored 57 points with a single stroke and won the game with a performance of 70:60, thus leading Milkins 1-0 and taking the lead.
In the second game, Pang Junxu scored 95 points with multiple opportunities to get started and won the game 95:32, ensuring a 2-0 lead over Milkins to expand his advantage.
In the third game, Pang Junxu scored 67 points through scattered attacks and excellent game control ability, and won the game 67:14, thus leading Milkins 3-0. In the 4th game, Milkins won the game with a 64:3 performance and fell behind Pang Junxu 1-3.
Milkins won three more games to fall behind Pang Junxu 4-5
After the game entered the second half of the first stage of the game, Milkins seized the opportunity of Pang Junxu's mistake to narrow the difference. In the 5th game, Milkins finally played a very good competitive state, and he won the game with a single-shot performance of 83 points, falling behind Pang Junxu 2-3.
In the 6th game, Pang Junxu won the game 89:22 with a single-stroke performance of 84 points, thus continuing to lead Milkins 4-2. In the 7th game, Milkins scored 91 points with a single stroke and won the game 115:5, falling behind Pang Junxu 3-4 to narrow the difference.
In the 8th game, Pang Junxu scored 66 points with multiple opportunities to get started, and won the game with a difficult performance of 66:49, thus leading Milkins 5-3. In the 9th game, Milkins scored 73 points with his excellent ability to seize opportunities and won the game 73:0, falling behind Pang Junxu 4-5.
Pang Junxu missed a good opportunity to lose 9-10 to Milkins
After the game entered the second stage, the two men still did not recover much. The game came to the 10th game, and Milkins won the game with a performance of 70:51 and drew 5-5 with Pang Junxu. In the 11th game, Milkins scored 58 points with a single shot and won the game 65:24, overtaking Pang Junxu 6-5 to take the lead.
In the 12th game, Pang Junxu won the game with a performance of 66:25 and drew 6-6 with Milkins. In the 13th game, Pang Junxu won the game 75:20 with multiple layups and overtook Milkins 7-6 to take the lead. In the 14th game, Milkins won the game 78:6 and drew 7-7 with Pang Junxu.
In the 15th game, Pang Junxu won the game with a performance of 63:30 and continued to lead Milkins 8-7. In the 16th game, Milkins won the game 73:49 and drew 8-8 with Pang Junxu.
In the 17th game, Pang Junxu won the game with a performance of 78:15, leading Milkins 9-8 to get the match point. In the 18th game, Milkins won the game 76:16 and drew 9-9 with Pang Junxu. In the 19th game, Milkins won the game with a performance of 65:31 and defeated Pang Junxu 10-9.