Chinese Jin ousted in World Snooker Haikou Open

 　　HAIKOU, China, March 1 (Xinhua) --- Chinese Jin Long lost to Robert Henry Milkins 5-2 on Thursday as the English player made it to the quarter-finals of the World Snooker Haikou Open.

　　Jin Long made a break of 48 points to win the first frame 68-21 before Milkins pulled one back.

　　Milkins got 67 points with two hits in the third frame and continued to grab the fourth frame, taking a 3-1 lead into the mid-session interval¹.

　　However, Jin made a break of 71 points to win the fifth frame before Milkins snatched the sixth with a run of 106 points.

　　During the seventh frame, which featured solid defence from both sides, Milkins made a late attack with a break of 39 points to claim the victory.

　　"I didn't play as well as I had expected," said Jin.

　　"We played quite slowly at the beginning, and I hadn't expected to win," Milkins said.

　　In Thursday's other action, John Higgins from Scotland swept away English Jamie JohnAshley Cope 5-0.

1 interval   

n.间隔，间距；幕间休息，中场休息

参考例句：

• The interval between the two trees measures 40 feet.这两棵树的间隔是40英尺。
• There was a long interval before he anwsered the telephone.隔了好久他才回了电话。