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.. 'That' maximum remains as unfathomable now as it was back then and arguably the most unbreakable record in sport. [24], The first known maximum break in practice was made by Murt O'Donoghue at Griffith, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, on 26 September 1934. He took around eleven minutes. [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. 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. [6][26] In 2009 Jimmy White and Ronnie O'Sullivan compiled consecutive maximum breaks at an exhibition match in Ireland. The first 147 to be made in a professional competitiveranking tournament came several decades later in 1979 by John Spencer. Greenscreen reworks footage of Cliff Thorburn playing the first televised 147 point 'perfect frame' at the World Snooker Championships in 1983. 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. [68][69], The youngest player to have made an officially recognised maximum break in professional competition is Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon, who compiled a 147 at the 2010 RheinMain Masters when he was aged 16 years and 312 days. Robertson's maximum is the only one to be compiled in the final of a Triple Crown event. It was the first time he had reached this stage of a major event since the 1991 European Open. To add insult to injury the feat was also missed by the TV cameramen, who were on a tea break at the time. 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 largest score possible by a single player in a single break is actually 155. The . Winning his world title was sweet but he will be best remembered for his televised 147 in . Video, 00:01:08. ", "Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge 1997", "Bank of Communication Shanghai Masters (2012)", "Ronnie O'Sullivan's fastest maximum in history was faster than official time", "Youngest snooker player to score a 147 break", "Maddocks Recognised as Guinness World Record Holder", "Ronnie O'Sullivan youngest 147 record beaten by amateur Sean Maddocks", "Neil Robertson Makes Semi-Final Of English Open Despite Mark Williams' 147", "English Open: Neil Robertson wins epic quarter-final against Mark Williams who makes 147 history in defeat", "Darren Morgan finally hits a competitive 147 at the age of 56", "Ronnie O'Sullivan criticised after turning down 'too cheap' 147 at Welsh Open", "19 More Maximums Required For 1 Million Bonus! Nicknamed "The Grinder" because of his slow, determined style of play, he won the World Snooker Championship in 1980, defeating Alex Higgins 1816 in the final. Video, 00:00:26, 'Can I finish? He also holds the record for the fastest competitive maximum break, at 5minutes and 8seconds, which he achieved at the 1997 World Championship. [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. He won the 1983 Masters, recovering from 25 against Charlton to win 65 in the semi-final, and defeating Ray Reardon 97 in the final. 'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag. [74], At the 2016 Welsh Open, Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Barry Pinches 41 in the first round. means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. Thorburn led 1615, and missed an easy brown ball that let Higgins in to make it 1616. 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Obviously not a race but here's how all the Crucible 147s - now including Neil Robertson - looked after 5 minutes and 8 seconds. - Ten Hag almost forgets EFL Cup. [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. In total there have now been 172 official maximum breaks. [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). [60] An investigation undertaken by Deadspin in 2017, however, revealed that the time recorded by Guinness is incorrect because the timer was started too early on the BBC footage. 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! 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. Alex Higgins: The Man Who Changed Snooker, Sport Resolutions have appointed Ian Mill KC to chair the Independent Disciplinary Hearing for the ten snooker play, Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement. [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. As maximums go, it was straightforward stuff, the balls apparently well-set from an early stage. [33] He led Higgins 51 in the semi-final of the 1981 Masters, but lost the match 56. [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. Only eight recognised maximums were achieved in professional competition in the 1980s, but 26 occurred in the 1990s, 35 in the 2000s, and 86 in the 2010s. Davis wrapped up victory on the second day, at 186, this being the first final at the Crucible to be completed in only three sessions. White potted the brown and blue, then laid a snooker on the pink. Video, 00:00:26, 'Can I finish? Kirk Stevens - 1984 Masters 4. Thorburn took the first two frames of the third session, and it finished with them level again, at 99. However, it wasnt officially ratified as the pockets were not templated. Video, 00:02:44, How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle, Why does who owns Manchester United matter? 6 talking about this. 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. Peter Ebdon compiled two maximum breaks during an 11-frame exhibition match at Eastbourne Police Club on 15 April 1996. 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. Thorburn last qualified for the World Championship in 1994, where he faced Nigel Bond in the first round. 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. [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. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Canada's Cliff Thorburn makes snooker history by completing the first maximum 147 break at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre. He compiled the perfect break in the tenth frame of his 10-2 win over Rod Lawler at World Championship qualifying. Thorburn fluked a pot on the green ball in the deciding frame, to leave White requiring penalty points from Thorburn to win. Steve Davis - 1982 Lada Classic 2. Ronnie O'Sullivan became the first person to record a third Crucible maximum in 2008 although at that time nobody else had managed more than one! [31], He won the Canadian Open for a third successive year in 1980, defeating Griffiths 1710 in the final,[32] and was part of the Canada Team that reached the final of the 1980 World Challenge Cup, where they lost 58 to Wales. 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. 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. [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. Cliff unfortunately holds neither of these titles. It was witnessed by 133 people. 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Thorburn became the first Canadian world snooker championship finalist. One of snookers founding fathers, Davis was already a ground-breaking individual in the history of the sport. 'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag. Mark Williams (2005), Ali Carter (2008), John Higgins (2020) and Neil Robertson (2022) are the only other two players to have managed 147s in the World Championship at the Crucible. [75] If a maximum is not made then the prize rolls over to the next event until somebody wins it. [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. Years later, Ronnie O'Sullivan did it in only five minutes and twenty seconds. [40] During the semi-final, which finished at 12:45am,[2] Thorburn learnt that his wife Barbara had suffered a miscarriage on the day of his maximum break. 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. Only one previous televised 147 break had been made in the sport's history before Thorburn - helped by a fluked opening red . 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. [47], He won further Masters titles by defeating Mountjoy 96 in 1985, and White 95 in 1986. You are using an out of date browser. 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 . It may have been the polar opposite to how Ronnie O'Sullivan managed it 15 years later - and started with a huge slice of luck as you'll see from the video below - but as Cliff Thorburn ground his way to perfection against Terry Griffiths, play on the other table was halted, allowing fellow Canadian Bill Werbeniuk to peep his head round the screen during the closing stages. [35] Two maximum breaks were also televised at the 2019 Welsh Open. As Canadas Thorburn lined up the final black, commentator Jack Karnehm simply uttered the words Good luck mate. [69][70][71] Thorburn is the head coach for cue sports at the Canadian Billiards and Snooker Association,[72] director of coaching and an ambassador for the Pan American Billiards & Snooker Association,[73] and a member of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association International Expert Coaching Advisory Panel. 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, 00:07:07, On this day: 'Rocket' Ronnie O'Sullivan's fastest 147. Only seven of these have come in final-frame deciders, however: Hendry's at the 1997 Charity Challenge, O'Sullivan's at the 2007 UK Championship, both of Davis' at the 2017 Championship League, Gould's at the 2018 Championship League, Ford's at the 2019 English Open and Marco's at the 2022 Hong Kong Masters. 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. Up Next. 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. Later that year, he had a 40 win over Pat Houlihan at the 1973 Norwich Union Open before losing 24 to Higgins in the quarter-final. Why does who owns Manchester United matter? [41] He played Steve Davis in the final. Six years later, David Gilbert made the 147th maximum at the 2019 Championship League. 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. The following year, Cliff Thorburn became the first player to make a maximum at the World Snooker Championship. The break came during his second-round match against Terry Griffiths in 1983. Video, 00:01:00, No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini, Whoops! 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! That all changed in 1934 when New Zealander Murt O'Donoghue made a 147 in New South Wales in Australia. [74] A maximum break is worth 5,000 in the televised stages and 500 in qualifying stages of major ranking events. What a moment it must be for Cliff Thorburn! Watch as Cliff Thorburn makes World Snooker Championship history by scoring the first maximum 147 break at the Crucible. Video, 00:01:24Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence, 'Can I finish? Thorburn deposited the ball and sunk to his knees in celebration. However this accreditation was later revokedas official,due tothe pockets on the table being wider than the regulation size. For example, if a match is scheduled to have a maximum of seven frames, a player wins the game when winning a fourth frame, regardless of how many frames the other player has. 2023 BBC. The 2008 World Snooker Championship was the first event where two maximum breaks were televised. 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. In the semi-final, Thorburn had defeated the reigning world champion Steve Davis 97. Video, 00:09:56, Archive: White's wonderful 147. They were already open when I came to the table against Terry Griffiths and I felt pretty good about things. Video, 00:16:43Archive: The first Crucible 147, Up Next. [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. [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. Your email address will not be published. - Ten Hag almost forgets EFL Cup. [21][22] Jamie Cope compiled a break of 155 points, the highest possible free-ball break, during practice in 2005. [23], His opponent in the final was Higgins, the 1972 champion. 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. Video, 00:02:59. Classics Snooker 147 #02 | Cliff Thorburn 4,530 views Dec 23, 2020 Classics Snooker 147 #02 | Cliff Thorburn Cliff Thorburn became the first snooker player to compile a maximum. The event was also called the Matchroom League (1978/19791980/1981). The event was also called the Benson & Hedges Ireland Tournament (1974/19751976/1977). 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