Robert Milkins beat former world champion Shaun Murphy 9-7 to win the Welsh Open and pocket a £230,000 payday in Llandudno.
Robert Milkins beat former world champion Shaun Murphy 9-7 to win the Welsh Open and pocket a £230,000 payday in Llandudno.
The 46-year-old from Gloucester claimed the first prize of £80,000 and a £150,000 bonus for topping the BetVictor Series ranking list, which has run across eight events since last July.
“I can’t even speak, it’s unreal really,” Milkins, who won his first ranking title in 27 years as a professional in the Gibraltar Open 11 months ago, said on Eurosport.
“All through the day I was struggling a bit, same as Shaun. Obviously I had a lot of reason to struggle, it’s a lot of money to me that is.
“I tried to not think about it and to be fair I played all right in the evening (session), but to start off with it was really hard work and if Shaun had been at 20 per cent of his game I’m sure he would have took a lead going into tonight.
“Obviously Gibraltar was brilliant, but beating somebody like Shaun in a best-of-17 in a final, even if he didn’t play well, is just the icing on the cake.”
