15 Facts About Robert Milkins

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Robert Milkins was born on 6 March 1976 and is an English professional snooker player.

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Robert Milkins reached a career high rank of 12 in 2014 and has been in and around the worlds top 32 for two decades.

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Robert Milkins made history in qualifying for the 2006 World Snooker Championship by making a 147 break in his match against Mark Selby.

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Robert Milkins became only the sixth player to achieve a maximum in the tournament, and the first to do so in qualifying.

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Robert Milkins had a strong run at the 2008 Bahrain Championship.

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In 2009, Robert Milkins joined player management company on Q Promotions.

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Robert Milkins' walk on music for the main stages of events is I Am a Cider Drinker by The Wurzels, and after his defeat in the 2014 Ruhr Open Final, performed a verse of the song in his post-match interview to the crowd.

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8.

Robert Milkins reached the second ranking event semi-final of his career in the 2012 World Open.

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Robert Milkins followed this up by reaching the second round of both the World Open and the China Open, losing to Mark Allen and Stuart Bingham respectively.

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Robert Milkins finished 41st on the Players Tour Championship Order of Merit, outside of the top 26 who secured berths into the Finals.

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Robert Milkins' season finished in disappointment as he lost in qualifying for the German Masters and China Open, the first round of the Welsh Open and second round of the World Open.

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Robert Milkins dropped out of the top 16 by the end of the season to finish it as the world number 20.

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Robert Milkins said ahead of his match with Ricky Walden that he had to forget it was a semi-final and focus on his game in an attempt to reach his first ranking event final.

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Robert Milkins finished the season inside the top 16 for the first time in his career as he was 16th.

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Robert Milkins has spoken openly about problems with debt, lack of motivation and over-dependence on alcohol consumption.