On April 24, Beijing time, it was reported that the 2024 Snooker World Championship continued. In a key match in the first round, Pang Junxu, who had won the Rookie of the Year award, missed a good game and was defeated by Welsh Open champion Robert Milkins 10-9 to miss the round of 16 after winning match point 9-8.
After a season of competition, the 2023-24 Snooker Tour has entered the final stage, and the Snooker World Championship Qualifying Tournament is hotly staged. This year's World Championships is the second time that Pang Junxu, ranked 27th in the world, has participated in the main event of the World Championships.
In the first round of last year's World Championships, Pang Junxu, who entered the main round of the World Championships last year, lost 7-10 to 7-time World Champion "Rocket" Ronnie O'Sullivan. In this year's World Championships, Pang Junxu lost 9-10 to the veteran Milkins after leading for a long time.
Pang Junxu is a player with great potential, who has won Rookie of the Year. This year, he once again reached the main draw of the World Championships with a victory in the qualifying round.
Through the draw, Pang Junxu met the No. 16 seed of this year's World Championships, Welsh Open champion Robert Milkins in the first round of the main draw of the World Championships. Milkins, ranked 16th in the world, is the lowest-seeded player.
It can also be said that compared with last year's encounter with O'Sullivan, this year is undoubtedly a "sign". In this game, Pang Junxu started very well in the first stage, and made a perfect start of 3-0 in the first three games. Milkins tied the score at 4-5 at the end of the first period.
After a few hours of rest, the two began the second stage of the battle. Milkins rebounded from the break and quickly completed a 6-5 lead after the start of the second period. Pang Junxu also showed no weakness, 7-6 to complete the lead again. The next game was still very close, and after the seventeenth game, Pang Junxu won the match point 9-8. In a desperate situation, Milkins won two games in a row and advanced 10-9.