A break greater than 147 has happened only once in professional competition, when Jamie Burnett made a break of 148 at the qualifying stage of the 2004 UK Championship. In the quarter-final, he won in the deciding frame, 1312, against Charlton. Video, 00:01:24, Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence, 'Can I finish? [15] World Snooker has since suggested that a break starts when the player strikes the cueball for the first time in a break which would result in a time of 5 minutes and 8 seconds,[15] and this is the time that World Snooker now officially acknowledges. 'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag. He retired from the main professional tour in 1996. [14] Following him are John Higgins with twelve, Stephen Hendry with eleven, Stuart Bingham with nine, Judd Trump with eight, Shaun Murphy with seven, and Ding Junhui with six. It's now been a quarter of century since the iconic moment that catapulted a 21-year-old O'Sullivan to stardom beyond the realms of snooker and, unlike so many other sporting prodigies that promise so much, he's never stopped breaking new boundaries and records in the most breathtaking of styles. [72], In professional tournaments there was usually a substantial prize awarded to any player achieving a 147 break. He'd later bow out in the quarter-finals and subsequently announce his retirement with immediate but there's only one thing his last appearance here will be remembered for. Video, 00:06:57On this day: 'Rocket' Ronnie O'Sullivan's fastest 147, Archive: O'Sullivan's 'best' maximum. 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[20] He led David Taylor 53 after their first semi-final session, and 114 at the end of the second. [8] Cliff Thorburn became the first player to make a maximum break at the World Snooker Championship, a feat that has since been repeated by Jimmy White, Stephen Hendry (three times), Ronnie O'Sullivan (three times), Mark Williams, Ali Carter, John Higgins and Neil Robertson. Ironically it was actually John Spencer who had the first 147 in a televised tournament a few years earlier. Cliff had the first televised during the World Championships. [23] Higgins led 63 at the end of the first session, extending this to 95 before Thorburn levelled the match at 99. Jimmy White was already a People's Champion by the time he was attempting to reach his fourth Crucible final and his third in a row back in 1992 but the way he conjured up this maximum against Tony Drago further enhanced that status. It was five minutes and eight seconds of pure snooker majesty. The event was also called the Canadian Open (1978/19791980/1981). He potted brown, brown, 13 blacks, pink and blue. I remember watching Cliff Thorburn make the first televised 147. However, the definition of an official 147 is that it is made in a professional tournament with templated pockets. Scroll down to watch the 147 breaks in multiscreen, The First World Championship 147 [1983] | Cliff Thorburn vs Terry Griffiths, Jimmy White's Stunning 147 vs Tony Drago | 1992 World Championship, Stephen Hendry's Maiden Crucible 147 | 1995 World Championship [vs Jimmy White], The Fastest 147 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 1997 World Championship, Ronnie O'Sullivan's 6th 147 Break vs Marco Fu in 2003 World Snooker Championship, Ronnie's 147 v Williams at the 2008 World Championship, Stephen Hendry's 147 at the 2009 World Championship. [15], At least seven players have missed the final black on a score of 140: Robin Hull, Ken Doherty, Barry Pinches, Mark Selby,[16] Michael White,[17] Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (twice in the 201516 season),[18][19] and Liang Wenbo in a qualifying match at the 2018 World Championship, after he had already made a maximum earlier in the same match. Legendary Joe Davis made his first 147 in 1955. Of this, 147,000 was for making the 147 break and 18,000 was for achieving the highest break of the tournament. [23] Alex Higgins is said to have attained the same feat by some players. [18] He won 53 against Virgo in the first round of the 1980 Masters, then lost 35 to Griffiths in the quarter-final. 'That' maximum remains as unfathomable now as it was back then and arguably the most unbreakable record in sport. Ronnie O'Sullivan came relatively close to breaking his record of the fastest ever 147 when clearing the table in six minutes and 30 seconds, which is easily the second quickest of all time. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Steve Davis 147 was not on national TV just Granada and it was recorded so I think it was Cliff Thorburn had the first one live on national TV.Cliff Thorburn was also the first player to get two 147's in professional matches. [49] He was then runner-up in the corresponding event the following two seasons, 912 to Neal Foulds in 1986, and 512 to Davis in 1987. Legendary Joe Davis made his first 147 in 1955. At the 1995 Thailand Open, ranked 54th, he defeated three players from the top 16, including second-ranked Steve Davis, to reach the semi-finals.It was the first time he had reached this stage of a major event since the 1991 European Open. Video, 00:07:26, 'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag. Of the eight Crucible maximum-makers, White and Carter are the only players not to win a world title but they did both reach finals on numerous occasions, with the Whirlwind doing so in 1984, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994 and Carter managing it in 2008 and 2012. ), who passed away either last year or the year before. [1], Joe Davis compiled the first officially recognised maximum break on 22January 1955, in a match against Willie Smith at Leicester Square Hall, London. 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Video, 00:01:24Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence, 'Can I finish? [20] Breaks above 147 are possible when an opponent fouls and leaves a free ball with all 15 reds still remaining on the table. For example, Ronnie O'Sullivan's maximum at the 1997 World Championship earned him 165,000. Originally Posted by 1lawyer View Post. When you've played at all of the major venues in front of capacity crowds, it's hard to focus and get motivated playing with just one man and a dog watching. [23], His opponent in the final was Higgins, the 1972 champion. [6] The break was not caught on video as the television-crew were away on a tea-break. John Higgins Makes Maiden Crucible Maximum Break! It came during the first session of his first-round match to Marco Fu, when trailing 4-2, but it couldn't prevent him suffering a 10-4 defeat the following day. Thorburn recalled: I had a dream a couple of weeks beforehand where I potted the first black, the reds split open and I cleared up. He then took 14 reds and blacks and a pink off the last red. [42] Commenting on Thorburn's performance in the final, snooker historian Clive Everton observed that the long matches he had played in reaching the final had "left him so drained that he was able to offer only token resistance. Painted by the artist Michael Myers, the work is on display at the Macdonald St. Paul's Hotel in Sheffield. It was clocked at five minutes 20 seconds at the time but in recent years it's been correctly altered to 5:08, which averages out at roughly 8.5 seconds per shot. His second indelible mark on the Crucible. [45] He also reached the final of the Classic in January 1985, where he met Thorne, the latter winning five frames in a row to win 138 after the pair had been tied at 88. [1][2] His parents separated when he was eighteen months old. Video, 00:01:00, No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini, Whoops! Unfortunately for the Scot, he missed out on the maximum break prize which is only awarded for a 147, or if a free ball is used, a 155. Video, 00:02:44How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle. 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After fluking the first ball, he meticulously picked off the remaining reds with blacks. Relive them all here. Cliff Thorburn famously entered the record books by grinding his way to the iconic first World Championship 147 - and second ever in any tournament behind Steve Davis' frame of perfection. [62], Sean Maddocks is recognised by Guinness World Records as the youngest player to have made a maximum break in any recognised competition. Video, 00:02:44How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle. All 12 of the Crucible 147 breaks in multiscreen ranked by speed.Ronnie O'Sullivan's unbreakable record is only challenged by his second maximum while @nr147 is the new entry at number eight. Robertson's maximum is the only one to be compiled in the final of a Triple Crown event. They were already open when I came to the table against Terry Griffiths and I felt pretty good about things. Unfortunately for John the cameraman was on his teabreak at the time. Interestingly, the closest anyone has ever got to breaking the 'impossible' record in any event is O'Sullivan himself during the 2003 World Championship when clocking a time of 6:30 against Marco Fu. Two days later he'd be celebrating his fifth Crucible crown. [3] Thorburn had been number two in the 1980/1981 world rankings, and reached number one in the 1981/1982 rankings. [76] Individual prizes for a maximum break were phased out at the beginning of the 201920 snooker season, with a 1 million bonus on offer for the season if 20 or more were made during the season. [59] Playing as an amateur again, he won the pro-am Canadian Amateur Championship in 2001; he had previously won the tournament in 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1977. The event was also called the Benson & Hedges Ireland Tournament (1974/19751976/1977). While few players would even have the audacity to attempt it on the practice table - let alone in the pressure cooker of the Crucible - he somehow potted those 36 balls with a prize fund of 147,000 on the line. That all changed in 1934 when New Zealander Murt ODonoghue made a 147 in New South Wales in Australia. Ken Doherty famously did so in the 2000 Masters final when an 80,000 sports car was at stake. [61] Thorburn competed on the inaugural Snooker Legends Tour in 2010. [44][45] John Higgins and Ronnie O'Sullivan are the only players to record maximum breaks in consecutive ranking events. Cliff Thorburn won the title in 1980. [50][51] He compiled another maximum break in the 1989 Matchroom League, during a match against White. You are using an out of date browser. Thorburn was born on 16 January 1948 in Victoria, British Columbia. He took the brown as the free ball, then potted the brown again followed by the 15 reds with 12 blacks, two pinks and a blue, then the six colours.[6][21][22]. At the same venue 14 years later, Ronnie OSullivan completed a 147 in less than a third of that time. Im able to enjoy the process.. At the time, the professional game used a rule (now standard) whereby after a foul a player could compel the offender to play the next stroke. From 22 after the first four frames, Davis won four in a row to leave Thorburn behind 26, extending this to 29 at the start of the second session, and 512 at the end of the first day. [12], In 1988 Thorburn was fined 10,000, had two ranking points deducted, and was banned for two ranking tournaments, by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Mark Williams enjoyed this healthy boost to his bank balance at the 2005 World Championship. Highest break of the tournament reached number one in the deciding frame, 1312, against.. 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