However, beginning in the 199495 season, at least one maximum break has been achieved every season thereafter; the 13 maximums scored in the 201617 season is the highest number to date. 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. [32][33] Thai female snooker player Nutcharut Wongharuthai made a 147 break during a practice match in March 2019, which is believed to be the first maximum break achieved by a woman in any match. Video, 00:02:44How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle. The noise that greeted this achievement could only have been surpassed had he managed to win any of his six finals. As of 2023, Ronnie O'Sullivan holds the record for the most maximum breaks in professional competition, with 15. Thank you. [23] Thorburn won the first frame, and Higgins won the next five. [2] The Billiards Association and Control Council initially refused to accept the break since the match was not played under their rules. However, two rushes of blood to the head have cost Un-Nooh dearly in the 147 stakes. Willie Thorne - 1987 UK Championship 5. In the quarter-final, he won in the deciding frame, 1312, against Charlton. He managed to get perfectly on the last black, only to rattle it in the jaws. Neil Robertson fired the 12th 147 break in World Snooker Championship history in the 19th frame of his second round match against Jack Lisowski. [44] He reached the final of the Grand Prix, where he lost to Dennis Taylor 210. Here's every 147 in Crucible history, and you'll notice only three of them came in defeat, including the most recent by Higgins against Kurt Maflin in 2020. Strangely, when considering using balls, quicker was better. In 1983, Thorburn became the first player to make a maximum break in a World Championship match, achieving the feat in his second-round encounter with Terry Griffiths. In the 1980s, Thorburn experienced tremendous success. It was five minutes and eight seconds of pure snooker majesty. http://youtube.com/watch?v=2CSJZ_arJcU&mode=related&search=, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh2NOS9HH-w, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlKn9fDI_eo, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AXE5YqJgaE. Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? [3] Thorburn had been number two in the 1980/1981 world rankings, and reached number one in the 1981/1982 rankings. 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. Can Everton ever be great again? [70][71] Aged 56, former professional Darren Morgan made a maximum break against Gareth Edwards in an amateur Seniors event in 2023; this possibly makes him the oldest player to achieve a maximum break in competition. [44][45] John Higgins and Ronnie O'Sullivan are the only players to record maximum breaks in consecutive ranking events. 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Mark Selby made the 100th officially recognised maximum break in professional competition on 7December 2013 in the seventh frame of his semi-final match against Ricky Walden at the UK Championship. This, of course, was 12 months after that agonising 18-17 defeat and the fourth time he'd lost to the Scotsman in his six Crucible finals. This however is incorrect on 2 counts. 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. Another milestone came at the 1983 World Championship when Cliff Thorburn compiled the first 147 break to be made at the Crucible. The event was also called the Hong Kong Open (1989/1990) and Australian Open (1994/1995). Video, 00:02:44, How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle, Why does who owns Manchester United matter? Thereafter, players who made a maximum would win or share a tournament's highest break prize, although some events still offer a separate bonus for a 147. Video, 00:06:57On this day: 'Rocket' Ronnie O'Sullivan's fastest 147, Archive: O'Sullivan's 'best' maximum. 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. [56], Thorburn effectively retired from the professional tournament circuit after the 199596 season. He took around eleven minutes. One of snooker's founding fathers, Davis was already a ground-breaking individual in the history of the sport. 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 at the 1982 Lada Classic - but it would be a nine-year wait before the next when Jimmy White thrilled the crowd en route to his third of six finals. To put that into perspective, that's over a minute quicker than the next fastest by O'Sullivan in 2003. However this accreditation was later revokedas official,due tothe pockets on the table being wider than the regulation size. Firstly, there were 147s made before this as I shall explain in a moment. The secondreason the mistake arises isdue to the rise in public interest in snooker via the means of television. Video, 00:01:00, No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini, Whoops! '- press officer interrupts Guardiola, How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle. With colours on their spots the job was all but done and Higgins held his nerve for a famous addition to his list of extraordinary World Championship achievements. Video, 00:00:58, 'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag, No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini. Robertson's maximum is the only one to be compiled in the final of a Triple Crown event. It was first televised as a major sportingevent by the BBC in 1977. [41] He played Steve Davis in the final. [36], In 1983, Thorburn became the first player to make a maximum break at the World Championship,[37] during the fourth frame of his second-round match against Griffiths,[3] and only the second player to make an official maximum in professional competition (after Davis at the 1982 Classic). Video, 00:09:56Archive: O'Sullivan's 'best' maximum, Archive: White's wonderful 147. Richard . [38][39] Thorburn started the break by fluking a red. "Produzir contedo de qualidade voltado para um pblico que no tem a internet como principal fonte de informao". Of the 176 maximum breaks in professional snooker history, 'only' 12 have occurred on the hallowed baize of the Crucible tables, with just eight different players achieving the feat across four decades. The player can nominate one of the other colours as a red, known as a free ball, which carries the same value as a red for just that shot. Clifford Charles Devlin Thorburn CM (born 16 January 1948) is a Canadian retired professional snooker player. [26] The conclusion of the final was watched by 14.5million television viewers. 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. [46] Thorburn was again runner-up in the 1986 Classic, this time losing to Jimmy White in the final 1213. O'Sullivan also holds the record for the fastest competitive maximum break at just over five minutes, which he set at the 1997 World Championship. Enjoy. [12] He became the first player ever to retain the Masters title, and the first to win it three times. [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. The Rocket, who was just 21 and four years away from his first of five Crucible crowns, compiled his break during a 10-6 first-round victory over Mick Price and it won him a whopping 147,000. He averaged just 8.6 seconds a shot during the 147, which was the first of a record 15 maximums he has made so far in his career. Ali Carter's first competitive 147 break was also the first time there had been two maximum breaks in a single tournament, let alone at the same World Championship. It was witnessed by 133 people. [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. Video, 00:16:43Archive: The first Crucible 147, Up Next. 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. Regarding the first ever 147 maximum break; Playing an exhibition match against Willie Smith in 1955 at Leicester Hall in London, Joe Davis was the first person to achieve an accredited 147 break. [77] The prize would be split among all players who had made at least one qualifying break, with each player receiving an equal share for every break made. Video, 00:03:36, Burn hopes to end Newcastle trophy drought, Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence. Steve. There were a few shots where if it wasnt for that sort of money I would never have went for it, but Im glad I did.. Spencer, a three-time World Champion, had already made a maximum break three years earlier at the 1979 Holsten Lager International. Video, 00:01:24, Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence, 'Can I finish? Thorburn led 1615, and missed an easy brown ball that let Higgins in to make it 1616. Video, 00:00:26, 'Can I finish? (1983, 1985, 1986), first ever 147 at the Crucible . Read about our approach to external linking. [10] The following year, Cliff Thorburn became the first player to make a maximum at the World Championship in the fourth frame of his second round match against Terry Griffiths. [a] A player compiles a maximum break by potting all 15 reds with 15 blacks for 120 points, followed by all six colours for a further 27 points. [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. Obvious answers come to mind: Ronnie's fastest 147, Cliff Thorburn's first WC 147, Steve Davis first televised 147. I understand that by submitting this form, I will be providing World Snooker Limited with my personal data/information. Alain Robidoux - 1988 European Open 7. Relive Thorburn's historic Crucible 147. There have been 12 maximum breaks in World Championship history, including three each from Ronnie O'Sullivan and Stephen Hendry. However, the definition of an official 147 is that it is made in a professional tournament with templated pockets. Video, 00:02:59Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? The event was also called the Benson & Hedges Ireland Tournament (1974/19751976/1977). Sign up to get exclusive content with players, features and news about tournaments. White was always gracious in defeat no matter how he felt inside and was again quick to give Hendry a warm smile and handshake after he sunk a tricky final black from a tight angle that moved him 8-4 ahead in a match he'd win 16-12. means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. Video, 00:01:24Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence, 'Can I finish? The following year, Cliff Thorburn became the first player to make a maximum at the World Snooker Championship. He retired from the main professional tour in 1996. [3] In the quarter-final, he beat Jim Wych 136, having led 53, and 106. [36] Three official maximums at the same WPBSA (World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association) event have been achieved twice. '- press officer interrupts Guardiola. Thailands Thepchaiya Un-Nooh holds the unwanted record of being the only player to miss on 140 twice. Cliff Thorburn remains the only ever overseas player to win the World Championship, a feat he achieved in 1980 when he beat Alex Higgins in the final. [37] Similarly, at the 2017 German Masters, Ali Carter and Ross Muir both compiled one each during qualifying and Tom Ford during the televised stages. Inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2001 and the Snooker Hall of Fame in 2014, he competed in Snooker Legends events and on the World Seniors Tour, winning the 2018 Seniors Masters at the Crucible Theatre at age 70. Just a few months later Un-Nooh amazingly missed the final black again, this time in World Championship qualifying against Anthony McGill, costing him a further 9,500. So in your opinion what was the best snooker break of all time? He whitewashed Chris Ross 110 in qualifying, then recorded a 136 win over Williams. '- press officer interrupts Guardiola, How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle. Video, 00:01:24, Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence, 'Can I finish? It was on April 23, 1983 that the cue ace made the very first 147 maximum break at the World Snooker Championships at The Crucible Theatre - and all of. Steve Davis made the first ever official 147 at the 1982 Lada Classic. [74], Thorburn's record in ranking tournament finals is shown below.[12]. Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? The break came during his second round match against Terry Griffiths. [8][9] Davis won a Lada car (provided by the event's sponsors) for his achievement. Thorburn built a 1311 lead during the fourth session, and extended it to 1511 before Spencer won four consecutive frames to make it 1515; the next session again saw them share the frames, finishing at 1818. NB. Required fields are marked *. Who has the first Televised 147? You'd have thought Jimmy White had already suffered enough punishment at the hands of Stephen Hendry by the time they locked horns in the 1995 semi-finals. 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He was knocked out of the 1978 World Snooker Championship by Charlton, 1213 in the quarter-finals. Archive: O'Sullivan's second 147. [53] Bingham at the 2012 Wuxi Classic,[54] O'Sullivan in the final frame of the 2014 Welsh Open,[55] Murphy at the 2014 Ruhr Open,[56] and Robertson at the 2015 UK Championship. Hendry (seven titles), O'Sullivan (five titles), Higgins (four titles) and Williams (three titles) are the only four who have won multiple world titles and managed a Crucible maximum. Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? Canada's Cliff Thorburn makes snooker history by completing the first maximum 147 break at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre. [18] He won 53 against Virgo in the first round of the 1980 Masters, then lost 35 to Griffiths in the quarter-final. There was a bit of euphoria in the arena of course. Archive: O'Sullivan's second 147. However, when I got backstage a young boy asked for my autograph and I couldnt sign it as my hand was shaking so much.. [66] Following his World Championship victory, he bought a house in England with the intention of spending more time in Britain. Video, 00:06:57, On this day: 'Rocket' Ronnie O'Sullivan's fastest 147, Archive: O'Sullivan's 'best' maximum. [23] With a break of 119, Thorburn moved within a frame of victory at 1716. He started the 197475 snooker season with a victory in the 1974 Canadian Open, knocking out Willie Thorne and Graham Miles to reach the final, where he won 86 against Taylor. 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Video, 00:03:36, Burn hopes to end Newcastle trophy drought, Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence. [75] If a maximum is not made then the prize rolls over to the next event until somebody wins it. Your email address will not be published. [26][28], John Spencer made the first maximum compiled in professional competition on 13 January 1979 at the Holsten Lager Tournament against Cliff Thorburn, but it was not officially ratified due to oversized pockets. Cliff had the first televised during the World Championships. In years gone by, when 147s happened rarely, there was a bonus of 147,000 on offer at the Crucible. It came in the fourth frame of his second round clash with Terry Griffiths. There is a 500 prize in the Players Tour Championship events from the last 128 onwards. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Pull up a stool, grab a packet of nuts and enjoy the pint sized bits of triva on offer! I was so quick was because I was really nervous to get it over and done with, said OSullivan. I'm also partial to Martin Gould's clearance against Ding 5 years ago. PLUS look out for special ticket offers and priority booking windows for the big events. Two days later he'd be celebrating his fifth Crucible crown. [6][25][26] Joe Davis compiled the first official 147 against Willie Smith in an exhibition match on 22 January 1955 at Leicester Square Hall, London. His 148 came in the qualifying rounds of the 2004 UK Championship. [11], At the 1973 World Snooker Championship, his first major tournament on the professional snooker circuit, Thorburn defeated Dennis Taylor 98 in the first round then lost 1516 to Williams in the second round. Guinness World Records recorded the time of the break at 5 minutes and 20 seconds. Cliff unfortunately holds neither of these titles. Ironically it was actually John Spencer who had the first 147 in a televised tournament a few years earlier. Im a much more confident player now and take my time a bit more. Higgins made one during his defeat by Mark Williams in the LG Cup final, and then one in his second round match at the 2003 British Open. Maddocks was 15 years and 90 days old when he achieved the feat at the LiteTask Pro-Am series in Leeds on 9 July 2017. [72], In professional tournaments there was usually a substantial prize awarded to any player achieving a 147 break. Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? [21] In the last session of the match, Thorburn extended his lead to 157 by the mid-session interval, then won 167 with a break of 114 in the 23rd frame,[22] becoming the first player to reach a second final at the Crucible. Video, 00:02:59. The break came during his second round match against Terry Griffiths in 1983, and its construction brought play on the adjoining table to a halt. Its 40 years to the day since Steve Davis compiled the first officially recognised maximum break. Video, 00:01:00No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini, Whoops! I believe the gentleman in a pale brown suit greeting Cliff after he finished his run was Bill Werbernik (spelling? 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. In the fifth frame of the match, O'Sullivan declined the opportunity to make a maximum break, potting the pink off the penultimate red and completing a break of 146. [8][27] Rex Williams made the first maximum break in a competitive match against Manuel Francisco, Professionals v. Amateurs, on 23 December 1965 in Cape Town. The BBC still own coverage rights of the World Championship to this day and their dominance meant that a small tournament held in Oldham shown on ITV in 1982 went almost unnoticed. There was 44,000 on the line during Un-Noohs maximum attempt against Neil Robertson at the 2015 UK Championship. 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. [6] This was also the first televised 147. His actual final score was 151. Video, 00:01:08. [27] Thorburn is generally regarded as the first player from outside the United Kingdom to win the world championship, Horace Lindrum's victory in the 1952 World Snooker Championship usually being disregarded. In 2018 Liang Wenbo came close to becoming the first player to make two 147s in the same match. Thorburn was born on 16 January 1948 in Victoria, British Columbia. pic.twitter.com/PoE9RBEcNh. While players including Jamie Cope have made a 155 in practice matches, the only player to make a break above 147 in a professional tournament is Jamie Burnett. - Ten Hag almost forgets EFL Cup. Cliff Thorburn World Snooker Championship 2007. . [26][29] The first official maximum break in professional competition was made by Steve Davis in the 1982 Lada Classic against Spencer. The event was also called the Goya Matchroom Trophy (1985/1986). Un-Nooh is renowned as one of the fastest players on the circuit. So we've finally got a 147 on the 25th anniversary year of Ronnie O'Sullivan's record maximum. Spencer built a 42 lead at the end of the first session, but Thorburn won four of the next six frames and they finished the second session level at 66. If the free ball is potted, the referee places this coloured ball back on its original location, de facto creating a setup as if there were 16 reds in total, thus creating a potential maximum break of 155 if a player starts from a free ball position. Video, 00:02:59. The Captain achieved the feat just a day after Ronnie O'Sullivan's effort against Mark Williams while his opponent Peter Ebdon had incredibly come agonisingly close in the previous frame by missing the 15th black! Thorburn would later have fortune on his side to sneak through 13-12 during a final session that lasted more than seven hours and finished at 3.51am - still the latest finish in Crucible history. He had already established a 9-1 advantage and with only one frame required for victory, Williams set about what was the first maximum of his career. [68], His instruction book, Cliff Thorburn's Snooker Skills, was published in 1987 by Hamlyn, and his autobiography, Playing for Keeps, co-written with Everton, was published by Partridge Press in the same year. He stated afterwards that the prize money of 10,000 was not worthy of a 147. 2012 Crucible Maximum Break! 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. Davis went on to win that year and proceeded to rack up an incredible 15 consecutive World Championship wins. Compiling a maximum break is regarded as a highly significant achievement in the game of snooker, and may be compared to a nine-dart finish in darts or a 300 game in ten-pin bowling. Kirk Stevens hits a 147 against Jimmy White in 1984 3. In the evening, he played cards and drank alcohol with friends until 5:00am, resuming the match the next day by winning the first five frames in succession. At the same venue 14 years later, Ronnie OSullivan completed a 147 in less than a third of that time. [52], Thorburn last qualified for the World Championship in 1994,[12] where he faced Nigel Bond in the first round. Can Everton ever be great again? [63][64] This broke the record previously held by O'Sullivan, who made a maximum at the 1991 English Amateur Championship when he was 15 years and 98 days old. Stephen Hendry 147! The 2008 World Snooker Championship was the first event where two maximum breaks were televised. Not many people have made a 147 at the Crucible and the prize money at that time was so high that there was a lot of pressure, Williams recalls. Video, 00:03:36Burn hopes to end Newcastle trophy drought, Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence. Video, 00:00:58'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag, No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini. Of this, 147,000 was for making the 147 break and 18,000 was for achieving the highest break of the tournament. As the Grinder leant over for the final black, commentator Jack Karnehm whispered: "Oh good luck, mate!". [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. [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. So, due to the extensive BBC TV coverage it is widely thought that Cliff Thorburn made either the first ever 147 or indeed the first televised 147. [3] The match between Davis and Smith was played as part of a series of events marking the closure of Leicester Square Hall; known as Thurston's Hall until 1947,[4] the venue had hosted many important billiards and snooker matches since its opening in 1901, including twelve World Snooker Championship finals. Legendary Joe Davis made his first 147 in 1955. Nearly 10m viewers tuned in to watch Davis beat finalist Cliff Thorburn, who had entertained the public with his 147 break Steve Davis and Cliff Thorburn pose for the cameras before the. 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. [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. [67] The oldest player to have done so is Mark Williams, who made the third maximum of his career at the 2022 English Open, aged 47 years and 270 days. Potting this red ball followed by the blackresults in an extra 8 points being gained in the breakbefore any of the regulation balls on the table have even been potted. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. John Higgins Makes Maiden Crucible Maximum Break! His prize? He potted brown, brown, 13 blacks, pink and blue. [43], The only player known to compile more than two maximum breaks on a single occasion is Adrian Gunnell, who compiled three maximums in four frames at a club in Telford in 2003 while practising against Ian Duffy. 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