On April 24, Beijing time, in the first round of the 2024 Snooker World Championships, Pang Junxu played against Robert Milkins, and in the end, Pang Junxu was eliminated 9-10, and his eyes were a little confused after the game! Milkins completed the reversal after saving the match point and successfully entered the round of 16.
Pang Junxu is a Chinese post-00 youngster, ranked 27th in the world, and entered the main draw after defeating Oliver Brown 10-7 and Cao Yupeng 10-8 in a row. Pang Junxu once won the title of the best rookie of the season, but so far, he has not won the ranking tournament.
"Mikki" Milkins was in good form last season but has not been in good form this season, and he is the No. 16 seed at the World Championships. According to statistics, the two have only played each other once before, and it happened in the Champions League, and the game was 2-2! For Fat Pang Junxu, there is every hope that he will be promoted and completed.
In the game, Pang Junxu was in a better state, scoring 57 points in a single stroke in the first game, 70-60 narrowly won, and then won two games in a row 95-32 and 67-14, leading 3-0. In the 4th game, Milkins won 64-3 and 5 games with a single stroke of 83 points, chasing two games 2-3 in a row. In the 6th game, Pang Junxu scored 84 points in a single stroke and returned to color, 4-2. In the 7th game, Milkins scored 91 points in a single stroke, won 115-5, and bit 3-4. In the 8th game, Pang Junxu narrowly won 66-49, 5-3. In the 9th game, Milkins made many 73-0 clean sheets, and after the first stage, Pang Junxu took a slight lead of 5-4.
In the 10th and 11th games, Milkins scored 58 points in a single stroke and won two games in a row to overtake 6-5. In the 12th and 13th games, Pang Junxu won two games in a row 66-25 and 75-20 to regain the lead 7-6. In the 14th game, Milkins won 78-16 and 7-7 on multiple occasions. In the 15th game, Pang Junxu played 63-30, and in the 18th game, Milkins played 73-49, 8-8. In the crucial 17th game, Pang Junxu won 78-15 many times and got the match point 9-8. In the 18th inning, Milkins returned to color, 9-9. In the deciding game, Milkins won without danger, 10-9.