Swail bows out in China

Snooker : Robert Milkins qualified for today’s first round proper of the China Open, upsetting Joe Swail with a 5-4 victory…

Snooker: Robert Milkins qualified for today's first round proper of the China Open, upsetting Joe Swail with a 5-4 victory.

Swail came back from 3-1 and 4-3 down, bagging a 127 break in frame eight, but Milkins produced a well-constructed 78 to snatch the final frame.

Earlier, Stuart Pettman had an easier time against Cao Yupeng, claiming three frames in a row to progress with a 5-2 win.

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