ROBERT MILKINS' stunning UK Championship pot was so good that the snooker world is torn about whether he meant it or not.<br /><br />Milkins pulled off a sensational shot to pot a red during his last 32 clash with Junhui Ding in York.<br /><br />Milkins found himself backed into a corner and surrounded by two colors in the eighth frame of the intense game.<br /><br />But while it looked like for all the world that he would have to bail himself out and allow Ding to return to the table, the 48-year-old had other ideas.<br /><br />He delicately hit the cue ball off two cushions at the perfect angle to pot the red and continue playing.<br /><br />The otherworldly shot had commentators flabbergasted and fans scratching their heads whether he meant it.<br /><br />The official WST X account labeled the shot as a "craze fluke", while fans thought Milkins meant the whole thing.<br /><br />One wrote: "Not a fluke. Played that red and it was close to the pocket."<br /><br />While another added: "Played for it and got it!"<br /><br />Other snooker fans agreed that The Milkman didn't mean to squeeze the red in from such an impossible angle.<br /><br />One joked, "What a fluke. However, he played it nicely, so it's a well-deserved fluke."<br /><br />And a second posted: "Just call it a fluke, please! With the red so close to the pocket."<br /><br />Unfortunately for Milkins, there wasn't much time to milk his shot as he saw his UK Championship efforts end against Ding.<br /><br />A tightly fought affair ended with the Chinese potter winding up 6-5 victor.<br /><br />Milkins had looked in control until a 135 break by Ding in frame 10 forced a decider, where the 37-year-old won it with a break of 63.<br /><br />Three-time UK Champion Ding will now face Shaun Murphy in the Last 16 on Wednesday.<br /><br />He said after his win, "Winning is all that matters. Whether you are struggling or playing very well, you just have to win.<br /><br />“I have the confidence to compete in matches. Even when I’m just making 30 or 40 breaks and playing some good safety shots, I feel good. It is different from how I have felt at other times.<br /><br />“I always like playing here at the Barbican Centre. I think I have had the most success in my career in this venue.”
