White potted the brown and blue, then laid a snooker on the pink. A 149 by Tony Drago in West Norwood, London in 1998 is recorded by the Guinness Book of Records as the highest in this category. Legendary Joe Davis made his first 147 in 1955. World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn called the decision "unacceptable" and "disrespectful". [23] Thorburn won the first frame, and Higgins won the next five. 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! Or earliest, depending on how you look at it. Archive: Cliff Thorburn makes first Crucible 147 maximum break. Cliff Thorburn's first ever Crucible maximum break Steve Davis v John Spencer, 1982 Lada Classic quarter-finals Steve Davis scores the first televised 147 in the Lada Classic Jimmy. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Video, 00:00:58, 'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag, No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini. Guinness World Records recorded the time of the break at 5 minutes and 20 seconds. [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. '- press officer interrupts Guardiola, How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle. Tournament games are won when one of the players manages to win more than half of the scheduled frames. Read about our approach to external linking. [42] There have been at least five non-tournament matches where more than one maximum was compiled. Video, 00:07:07Archive: O'Sullivan's second 147, On this day: 'Rocket' Ronnie O'Sullivan's fastest 147. [46] Thorburn was again runner-up in the 1986 Classic, this time losing to Jimmy White in the final 1213. '- press officer interrupts Guardiola, How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle. 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 break came during his second round match against Terry Griffiths in . Video, 00:03:36, Burn hopes to end Newcastle trophy drought, Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence. Steve. Video, 00:00:58, 'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag, No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini. He compiled the perfect break in the tenth frame of his 10-2 win over Rod Lawler at World Championship qualifying. Video, 00:07:26Can Everton ever be great again? During his first round match against Mick Price, mercurial genius OSullivan defied common understanding of what could be achieved on a snooker table. Winning his world title was sweet but he will be best remembered for his televised 147 in . Video, 00:01:08. 'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag. I have acknowledged the privacy policy informing me of how my data will be processed, and the measures in place to guarantee the protection of my rights as a data subject, and the relevant points of contacts should I have any question or query. 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. Video, 00:09:20Archive: White's wonderful 147. [23] Higgins led 63 at the end of the first session, extending this to 95 before Thorburn levelled the match at 99. It was the second time a maximum had completed a Crucible victory - with his opponent Mark Williams being the first to do so three years earlier of course - and also the second time a 147 has been scored by a player who goes on to win that same World Championship. [15] The only timing methodology World Snooker sanctions in its events is the one employed in shot clock events where timing for a player's shot begins when the balls have come to rest from his opponent's previous shot. Play briefly stopped on the other table as Anthony McGill and Judd Trump crossed the divide to congratulate Robertson, who pulled level with Lisowski at 10-10 at the mid-session interval. There was a bit of euphoria in the arena of course. He stated afterwards that the prize money of 10,000 was not worthy of a 147. [11][12] As of March 2022[update], a further 74 maximum breaks have been officially recorded in professional competition. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, the governing body for professional snooker, first published official world rankings for players on the main tour for the 197677 season. 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. In the 1974 World Snooker Championship he defeated Alex McDonald 83 in qualifying then lost 48 to Paddy Morgan in the first round. Thailands Thepchaiya Un-Nooh holds the unwanted record of being the only player to miss on 140 twice. 2023 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. [61] Thorburn competed on the inaugural Snooker Legends Tour in 2010. '- press officer interrupts Guardiola, How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle. 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. [48] Thorburn experienced success in the Scottish Masters, an invitational event which opened the snooker season, in 1985 and 1986. His first match was against Mountjoy, Thorburn finishing their first session behind 35. Even though it is officially recognised by the snooker governing body, it was an exhibition match and not a competitive one. [33] He led Higgins 51 in the semi-final of the 1981 Masters, but lost the match 56. [13] Englishman Ronnie O'Sullivan has compiled 15 official competitive maximum breaks, the most achieved by any professional player. [15], Thorburn reached the final of the 1978 Masters with wins over Doug Mountjoy and Spencer, losing 57 to Higgins in the final. [1], Joe Davis compiled the first officially recognised maximum break on 22January 1955, in a match against Willie Smith at Leicester Square Hall, London. He was runner-up in two other world championships, losing 2125 to John Spencer in the 1977 final and 618 to Steve Davis in the 1983 final, and was ranked world number one during the 198182 season, becoming the first non-British player to top the world rankings. '- press officer interrupts Guardiola. means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. Alain Robidoux - 1988 European Open 7. 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. Enjoy. 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. [18] He won 53 against Virgo in the first round of the 1980 Masters, then lost 35 to Griffiths in the quarter-final. [23] Thorburn went ahead at 1211 and 1312, Higgins levelling the match both times, and the third session ending 1313. Its 40 years to the day since Steve Davis compiled the first officially recognised maximum break. pic.twitter.com/RRRHGHVbVa. 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. 1. 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. A 151 is reported to have been compiled by Wally West against Butch Rogers in West London's Hounslow Luciana snooker club during a club match in 1976. 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. Cliff Thorburn 147 - First ever 147 at the Crucible - 1983 WSC - YouTube 0:00 / 18:50 Cliff Thorburn 147 - First ever 147 at the Crucible - 1983 WSC Johnny S 381 subscribers. He strung together the perfect break at the Lada Classic and for his troubles, the Englishman received a Lada car as his prize. The youngest player to have made a televised 147 is Ding Junhui at the age of 19 years and 9 months in the 2007 Masters. [2] Thorburn was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1984. Some breaks exceeding 147 have been reported in non-tournament settings: Below is a list of maximum breaks by player, as of 16 February 2023.[32][33]. [52] Higgins has made two, at the 2003 LG Cup,[46] and the second at the 2012 Shanghai Masters. He potted brown, brown, 13 blacks, pink and blue. [6][26] In 2009 Jimmy White and Ronnie O'Sullivan compiled consecutive maximum breaks at an exhibition match in Ireland. In November 1995 Stephen Hendry became the first player to make two televised maximum breaks. It was here that Steve Davis completed a 147 against John Spencer a year earlier, but went under the radar for many and is barely remembered. Required fields are marked *. ), who passed away either last year or the year before. [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. [78], In October 2004, during qualifying for the UK Championship, Jamie Burnett became the only player to record a break of more than 147 in tournament play, when he scored 148 against Leo Fernandez. Who has the first Televised 147? [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. In 2005, Jamie Cope made snooker's first highest possible 155 break in a witnessed practice frame. 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. 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. Sign up to get exclusive content with players, features and news about tournaments. Davis went on to win that year and proceeded to rack up an incredible 15 consecutive World Championship wins. [3] Thorburn had been number two in the 1980/1981 world rankings, and reached number one in the 1981/1982 rankings. The event was also called the Thailand Masters (1983/19841986/1987 & 1991/1992) and the Asian Open (1989/19901992/1993). 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. 'That' maximum remains as unfathomable now as it was back then and arguably the most unbreakable record in sport. 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'- press officer interrupts Guardiola. [34], More than one official maximum break has been compiled in the same event on more than twenty occasions. Video, 00:03:36Burn hopes to end Newcastle trophy drought, Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence. Im a much more confident player now and take my time a bit more. 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[39] The 2012 FFB Snooker Open, 2017 German Masters and 2018 Paul Hunter Classic are the only WPBSA events where two maximums were made on the same day. [104][105] Thorburn's record in non-ranking tournament finals is shown below. Thorburn led by 92 but eventually lost 910. In total there have now been 172 official maximum breaks. Maximum breaks have become more frequent in professional snooker. Steve Davis made the first ever official 147 at the 1982 Lada Classic. Hendry has made three: the first at the 1997 Charity Challenge,[50] the second at the 1999 British Open[51] and the third at the 2001 Malta Grand Prix. [36] Three official maximums at the same WPBSA (World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association) event have been achieved twice. 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. [74] A maximum break is worth 5,000 in the televised stages and 500 in qualifying stages of major ranking events. 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. In the 34th frame, leading 459 in points, he laid a snooker for Higgins, and made a 51 break after that to win the title. The noise that greeted this achievement could only have been surpassed had he managed to win any of his six finals. Ronnie O'Sullivan soared to superstar status in five minutes and eight seconds of breathtaking snooker from the gods at a time when he'd won just two of his record 19 Triple Crown titles. His actual final score was 151. Kirk Stevens hits a 147 against Jimmy White in 1984 3. This would arise if theopposing player was to foul, leaving all of the 15red balls obscured from the cue ball, making the next shot a free ball. At the same venue 14 years later, Ronnie OSullivan completed a 147 in less than a third of that time. After Rogers fouled, West took the green as his free ball followed by the brown. [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. [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. [23] With a break of 119, Thorburn moved within a frame of victory at 1716. 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