Bahrain Champ - 2nd round discussion!

[MalJackson]

Milkins 1.01 on betfair

its over

Unreal stuff from robert

[Matt_2745]

And bloody hell, I really thought that Holt would win that match, even more so when he went 4-0 up. I know the mental side of his game is hardly perfect but blimey.

Hopefully that's good news for Stephen...

[Ekphantos]

I really would have liked to see Holt's facial expressions

[Matt_2745]

I imagine that they'll have looked something like this.

[Mal]

Great comeback. Holt has been a player where the mental side of the game and the toughness therein has been a battle. Clearly a talent and he's has had a decent start this season with good results against Cope, O'Brien and Allen, but it's hard when a player comes back from 4-0. I didn't see the last two frame scores, but it looked like Milkins won the first 2 convincingly and the third he always had a lead.

To be fair to Robert Milkins, he is a very fluent player and although inconsistent and perhaps not the greatest tactical player, when on full flow he is a quick and good player to watch.

[Mal]

I imagine that they'll have looked something like this.

Ha ha. The result doesn't surprise me, but the way it happened is certainly a turn up.

[Matt_2745]

Michael after his first round win:

""I've had good moments in my career before, but as an all-round package this season has been the best I've ever played," said Holt, who has never been beyond the quarter-finals of a ranking event. "I'm hitting the ball better than ever and I have improved a lot mentally. I'm handling things which go against me on the table a lot better."

I'd just keep quiet next time

Fair play to Milkins though yeah.

[rivercard]

Wow, what a great comeback from Milkins, I'm really happy that he won. I don't think he will have a chance against Hendry, but this is a great run nonetheless.

[JiangYu]

Really good on Milkins! Michael was 4-0 up at one point! It's a shame that the stupid football is being broadcasted over the Snooker

[Matt_2745]

The last two frames finished:

67(66)-19, 67(66)-0

So that's great from Milkins.

[Ekphantos]

I imagine that they'll have looked something like this.

Great collection

[Mal]

Yeah convincing performance from 4-0 down. Very unusual that a player has that lead and loses and when you look at it, even more unusual as Michael didn't really have any good frame-winning chances. The most he scored in a frame was 28.

Milkins does have a chance against Hendry, but Hendry will be favourite and it is one of those strange games for Hendry where it could be his tactical game see him through.

[MalJackson]

watch dunn shock barry now

[littleminx147]

watch dunn shock barry now

hahaha I would love Mike to win but i dont think its going to happen somehow..

[João]

The draw is looking very good for Hendry. What a great chance of reaching the final.