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. At the Classic in January 1982, Steve Davis achieved the first recognised maximum in professional competition, which was also the first in a televised match. This was at the 2012 UK Championship, when Andy Hicks and Jack Lisowski both compiled one each in qualifying and John Higgins compiled one in the televised stages. 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Kirk Stevens hits a 147 against Jimmy White in 1984 3. pic.twitter.com/RRRHGHVbVa. '- press officer interrupts Guardiola. I just thought that whatever happened I was going to go for the black. 'That' maximum remains as unfathomable now as it was back then and arguably the most unbreakable record in sport. [14] He overcame Taylor 1816 in the semi-final, and twelve hours later was facing Spencer in the final. Firstly, there were 147s made before this as I shall explain in a moment. In the 1980s and 1990s, some players received 147,000 for making a maximum break, but as the frequency of maximums increased, the reward was changed to a rolling prize pot that began at 5,000, leading to discontent among players. One of snookers founding fathers, Davis was already a ground-breaking individual in the history of the sport. 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. But this tale has a happy ending as the charismatic Thai went on to make 147s at the 2016 Paul Hunter Classic and 2018 English Open, earning a total of 48,500. Cliff Thorburn v Terry Griffiths, 1983 World Championship second round Cliff Thorburn's first ever Crucible maximum break 4. Canada's Cliff Thorburn makes snooker history by completing the first maximum 147 break at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre. Video, 00:07:26Can Everton ever be great again? Peter Ebdon compiled two maximum breaks during an 11-frame exhibition match at Eastbourne Police Club on 15 April 1996. Simon Thomson Video, 00:01:00No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini, Whoops! Obviously not a race but here's how all the Crucible 147s - now including Neil Robertson - looked after 5 minutes and 8 seconds. [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. [12] He became the first player ever to retain the Masters title, and the first to win it three times. 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. Relive Thorburn's historic Crucible 147. NB. [58], Thorburn won over one million pounds in prize money during the course of his professional career. [20] Breaks above 147 are possible when an opponent fouls and leaves a free ball with all 15 reds still remaining on the table. [1][2] His parents separated when he was eighteen months old. 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. One of snooker's founding fathers, Davis was already a ground-breaking individual in the history of the sport. [23] Thorburn won the first frame, and Higgins won the next five. Video, 00:07:26Can Everton ever be great again? [36] Three official maximums at the same WPBSA (World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association) event have been achieved twice. [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. Early in the 20th century, the maximum break was little more than a folk tale, with discredited rumours of sightings floating around cue sport establishments akin to talk of Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster. [46][47] O'Sullivan made one at the Northern Ireland Trophy and another at the UK Championship in 2007.[48][49]. '- press officer interrupts Guardiola. [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. [3]:104 He was abandoned by his mother, and after spending about two years in an orphanage during a custody dispute, was raised by his father and his paternal grandmother. His 148 came in the qualifying rounds of the 2004 UK Championship. ), who passed away either last year or the year before. He retired from competitive snooker after the 2022 UK Seniors Championship. 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[6] He left school at the age of 16, and travelled across Canada playing pool and snooker money matches, taking jobs as a dishwasher and working on a garbage truck to help earn money for his stakes. 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! Video, 00:00:19, '22m followers doesn't make it a 50-50 fight' Video, 00:00:57, '22m followers doesn't make it a 50-50 fight', Burn hopes to end Newcastle trophy drought. His first match was against Mountjoy, Thorburn finishing their first session behind 35. 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. Video, 00:02:44, How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle, Why does who owns Manchester United matter? Stephen Hendry's second Crucible maximum helped him surge into a 5-2 lead over Shaun Murphy during the first session of their quarter-finals but he was unable to go on and keep alive his quest for a first world title of the Millennium, losing 13-11. - Ten Hag almost forgets EFL Cup. However, it wasnt officially ratified as the pockets were not templated. [41] He played Steve Davis in the final. Apr 25, 2007 #1 Cliff Thorburn, or Steve Davis? Video, 00:16:43, Up Next. Richard . 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. Two days later he'd be celebrating his fifth Crucible crown. 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. Archive: O'Sullivan's second 147. Tournament games are won when one of the players manages to win more than half of the scheduled frames. 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. Thorburn played his last competitive match on 5 January 2022 against Kuldesh Johal, losing 03. means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. 1. 1982 - Lada Classic - Steve Davis vs John Spencer Frame 5 First 147 On TV. He spent time with Fred Davis and Rex Williams when they toured Canada in 1970, and afterwards became a resident professional at the House of Champions club in Toronto. Video, 00:00:58, 'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag, No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini. - Ten Hag almost forgets EFL Cup, '22m followers doesn't make it a 50-50 fight' Video, 00:00:57'22m followers doesn't make it a 50-50 fight', Burn hopes to end Newcastle trophy drought. [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. [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. [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. Steve Davis - 1982 Lada Classic 2. Stephen Hendry 147! 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. 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.. Earlier in that year the Rocket had been on the receiving end of another memorable maximum. Up against Robert Milkins in the first round, it was a match which the Welshman completely dominated. 147! [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. Strangely, when considering using balls, quicker was better. On the final black I was feeling so good that all I was focussing on was making sure it didnt touch the edges of the pocket. 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. Video, 00:00:19Whoops! The following year, Cliff Thorburn became the first player to make a maximum at the World Snooker Championship. [9], Thorburn played John Spencer in a series of three exhibition matches in 1971; although he lost all three,[2] he was recommended by Spencer to the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association,[3] and he was accepted as a professional in 1972. In the 1974 World Snooker Championship he defeated Alex McDonald 83 in qualifying then lost 48 to Paddy Morgan in the first round. [48] Thorburn experienced success in the Scottish Masters, an invitational event which opened the snooker season, in 1985 and 1986. You are using an out of date browser. Video, 00:03:36Burn hopes to end Newcastle trophy drought, Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence. [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. 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. However, two rushes of blood to the head have cost Un-Nooh dearly in the 147 stakes. Video, 00:06:57, On this day: 'Rocket' Ronnie O'Sullivan's fastest 147, Archive: O'Sullivan's 'best' maximum. In 2003 he also compiled two consecutive maximum breaks against Steve Davis in an exhibition match. The first was Stephen Hendry's in the 1997 Charity Challenge Final against Ronnie O'Sullivan - which remains the only one to clinch a title - and there has been 19 since. [63][64] Shortly before turning 74, he announced that the 2022 UK Seniors Championship would be his last competitive event. Video, 00:07:26, 'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag. [30] [31] [62], Sean Maddocks is recognised by Guinness World Records as the youngest player to have made a maximum break in any recognised competition. [46] Thorburn was again runner-up in the 1986 Classic, this time losing to Jimmy White in the final 1213. Archive: Cliff Thorburn makes first Crucible 147 maximum break. 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