Ronnie O’Sullivan has managed to recover from a severe scare sustained by Rob Milkins during the UK Championship.
In the UK Championship, Ronnie O’Sullivan faced Robert Milkins in a deciding frame, but Milkins won 6-5. The match swung in Milkins’ favor, with O’Sullivan hitting a 142. Milkins, who had never beaten O’Sullivan before, missed two chances to take control in the deciding frame.\
The world number one then got a chance of his own but lost position, visibly frustrated as he dropped his cue on the table, forced to play safe at 46-24 ahead.
After a missed plant from O’Sullivan, the underdog was afforded one more chance but missed a thin red and the Rocket took advantage and claimed the narrow victory.
O’Sullivan will take on Zhou Yuelong in the quarter-finals after the Chinese star downed John Higgins on the other table on Thursday afternoon and the Rocket will be thinking that he needs to play better than he did on Thursday to beat either man.
Milkins played a poor decider in a match against Ronnie O’Sullivan, despite the crowd wanting a good match. He was disappointed with the long frame it took to settle down and felt he didn’t play his game. O’Sullivan noted that Milkins had improved as a match-player over the past two years.
