Rob Milkins speaks out on career uncertainty after losing professional status

Rob Milkins is fighting to save his career at 50 (Picture: Getty Images)

Rob Milkins is bidding for World Seniors glory and then to return to the professional tour after losing his pro status for the first time since 1997.

The Milkman first turned pro in 1995 and, other than a brief hiatus two years later, has been on tour ever since and achieved his greatest successes in recent times.

He downed Kyren Wilson to win the Gibraltar Open in 2022 and then beat Shaun Murphy in the final of the Welsh Open in 2023, winning the £150,000 BetVictor Bonus in doing so.

It was only in April 2024 that Milkins was a top 16 seed at the Crucible and won his opening round game, but two years on, he lost to amateur player Patrick Whelan 10-3 in World Championship qualifying and d...