9) The first officially recognised maximum 147 break in snooker was made by Joe Davis in 1955. [40][41] Three maximum breaks were compiled on 8 February 1998 during the Buckley's Bitter Challenge, an unofficial event, by Matthew Stevens, Ryan Day and Tony Chappel. I remember watching Cliff Thorburn make the first televised 147. [1][2] His parents separated when he was eighteen months old. The first 147 to be made in a professional competitiveranking tournament came several decades later in 1979 by John Spencer. Video, 00:09:20, Can Everton ever be great again? 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. [20] Breaks above 147 are possible when an opponent fouls and leaves a free ball with all 15 reds still remaining on the table. Im a much more confident player now and take my time a bit more. - 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. NB. Therefore, depending on how picky you want to be the title can go to either Joe Davis (First Officially Recognised 147), John Spencer (First Competitive 147)or Steve Davis (First Televised 147). [59], O'Sullivan's first 147 break against Mick Price in their second round tie at the 1997 World Snooker Championship set the record for the fastest maximum in the history of the game. Video, 00:06:57, On this day: 'Rocket' Ronnie O'Sullivan's fastest 147, Archive: O'Sullivan's 'best' maximum. The break came during his second round match against Terry Griffiths. [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. Of this, 147,000 was for making the 147 break and 18,000 was for achieving the highest break of the tournament. [61] Breaks are not officially timed in snooker and the official rules of snooker do not specify how they should be timed, instead leaving the timing to the discretion of the broadcaster. Not content with becoming the first world champion outside the United Kingdom in the modern era, the Crucible king of 1980 brought the crowd to their feet - not to mention the millions glued to their TV sets - with another history-making feat in the fourth frame of a match he was leading 2-1. That all changed in 1934 when New Zealander Murt ODonoghue made a 147 in New South Wales in Australia. [6][26] In 2009 Jimmy White and Ronnie O'Sullivan compiled consecutive maximum breaks at an exhibition match in Ireland. In 2003 he also compiled two consecutive maximum breaks against Steve Davis in an exhibition match. [52] Higgins has made two, at the 2003 LG Cup,[46] and the second at the 2012 Shanghai Masters. [10] Thorburn travelled to England in 1973, and on the day of his arrival, the reigning world snooker champion Alex Higgins offered to play him for 5 a frame. It was the first time he had reached this stage of a major event since the 1991 European Open. [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. (1983, 1985, 1986), first ever 147 at the Crucible . 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. Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? Can Everton ever be great again? April 25, second round v Jack Lisowski (10 mins 15 seconds). Simon Thomson Why does who owns Manchester United matter? Painted by the artist Michael Myers, the work is on display at the Macdonald St. Paul's Hotel in Sheffield. Steve Davis made the first ever official 147 at the 1982 Lada Classic. 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This did not count as an official maximum, however, as the break was made on a non-templated table used during the event. Archive: O'Sullivan's second 147. Thorburn last qualified for the World Championship in 1994, where he faced Nigel Bond in the first round. 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. Can Everton ever be great again? [a][29][3] After the match, Higgins said of Thorburn "he's a grinder",[30] and the nickname "The Grinder" was subsequently associated with Thorburn, seen as apt for his slow, determined style of play. Mark Williams enjoyed this healthy boost to his bank balance at the 2005 World Championship. [77], A break higher than 147 can be achieved when an opponent fouls before any reds are potted, and leaves the incoming player snookered on all 15 reds. 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. [75] If a maximum is not made then the prize rolls over to the next event until somebody wins it. An interesting side note to mention, and to make things even more controvertial, is that the score 147 is not actually the highest break! However, the definition of an official 147 is that it is made in a professional tournament with templated pockets. [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. 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. [30] [31] [12] He became the first player ever to retain the Masters title, and the first to win it three times. That all changed in 1934 when New Zealander Murt O'Donoghue made a 147 in New South Wales in Australia. [26] The conclusion of the final was watched by 14.5million television viewers. I'm sure we all know Ronnie's great clear up in 2012. [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. The event was also called the Hong Kong Open (1989/1990) and Australian Open (1994/1995). 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. 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. 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? Stephen Hendry 147! Spencer took the last frame of the session, leading 2220. - Ten Hag almost forgets EFL Cup. Two frames later, Liang agonisingly missed the final black on 140. 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Another milestone came at the 1983 World Championship when Cliff Thorburn compiled the first 147 break to be made at the Crucible. In years gone by, when 147s happened rarely, there was a bonus of 147,000 on offer at the Crucible. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. 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. This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 14:03. [74], At the 2016 Welsh Open, Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Barry Pinches 41 in the first round. 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. [23] Alex Higgins is said to have attained the same feat by some players. 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. The event was also called the Professional Players Tournament (1982/19831983/1984). [24], The first known maximum break in practice was made by Murt O'Donoghue at Griffith, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, on 26 September 1934. [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. [56], Thorburn effectively retired from the professional tournament circuit after the 199596 season. 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. Greenscreen reworks footage of Cliff Thorburn playing the first televised 147 point 'perfect frame' at the World Snooker Championships in 1983. 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. This effort also goes into the history books for being the first 147 to seal a victory at the Crucible and the second to win a match anywhere. '- press officer interrupts Guardiola. 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The seven-time champion, who still remains at the top of the all-time list of most Crucible crowns, produced an array of stunning shots during his perfect break, particularly in the latter stages amidst an atmosphere of high tension. 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. Video, 00:00:26'Can I finish? 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. [7][8] He made six century breaks in winning the North American championship in 1971, equalling the record, jointly held by Joe Davis and George Chenier, for most century breaks in a single tournament. Up Next. Video, 00:03:36, Burn hopes to end Newcastle trophy drought, Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence. 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. Only Hendry, John Higgins, Stuart Bingham, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Shaun Murphy, Neil Robertson and Judd Trump have made maximums in finals of tournaments. Davis went on to win that year and proceeded to rack up an incredible 15 consecutive World Championship wins. A Lada car. First 147 at the Crucible - Cliff Thorburn - YouTube World Snooker Official brings you interviews, highlights, exclusive footage and much more from the World of Snooker!Subscribe here to. Its 40 years to the day since Steve Davis compiled the first officially recognised maximum 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, 00:03:36Burn hopes to end Newcastle trophy drought, Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence. TV O Norte | Araguana TO Video, 00:07:07, On this day: 'Rocket' Ronnie O'Sullivan's fastest 147. [5], John Spencer compiled a maximum break in the 1979 Holsten Lager International. Thorburn played his last competitive match on 5 January 2022 against Kuldesh Johal, losing 03. 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. So we've finally got a 147 on the 25th anniversary year of Ronnie O'Sullivan's record maximum. Over the 40-year history of official 147s, a small handful of players have missed the final black on 140. [74] A maximum break is worth 5,000 in the televised stages and 500 in qualifying stages of major ranking events. 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. The player could then nominate a colour to act as a red ball. [6] The first official maximum break in professional competition was compiled by Steve Davis in the 1982 Classic at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in Oldham, against John Spencer. He was knocked out of the 1978 World Snooker Championship by Charlton, 1213 in the quarter-finals. Here is a look back at the history of the 147. There was 44,000 on the line during Un-Noohs maximum attempt against Neil Robertson at the 2015 UK Championship. 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. As of 2023, Ronnie O'Sullivan holds the record for the most maximum breaks in professional competition, with 15. As maximums go, it was straightforward stuff, the balls apparently well-set from an early stage. Neil Robertson fired the 12th 147 break in World Snooker Championship history in the 19th frame of his second round match against Jack Lisowski. Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? Video, 00:00:26, 'Can I finish? [47], He won further Masters titles by defeating Mountjoy 96 in 1985, and White 95 in 1986. 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. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Relive them all here. [13], The 1977 World Snooker Championship was the first to be held at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. He also noted that each player had accused the other of distracting them during the match. pic.twitter.com/PoE9RBEcNh. 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. [19] In advance of the 1980 World Championship, he practiced at a club near the Crucible that was owned by a friend, and gave up smoking and drinking alcohol for a week before the tournament. Relive Thorburn's historic Crucible 147. As Canadas Thorburn lined up the final black, commentator Jack Karnehm simply uttered the words Good luck mate. 6 talking about this. [3] His manager Darryl McKerrow was killed in a hunting accident during the 198485 season, and Thorburn was subsequently managed by Robert Windsor, until joining Barry Hearn's Matchroom Sport in January 1988. He'd later lose a thrilling match 13-11, which is just the third time a 147 has been in vain. Davis maximum break came during a series of exhibition matches with Willie Smith at the Leicester Square Hall. [65][66] Judd Trump is known to have made a 147 at the Potters Under-16 Tournament in 2004 at the age of 14 years and 206 days; however, this break is not recognised by Guinness World Records. 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. The secondreason the mistake arises isdue to the rise in public interest in snooker via the means of television. 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! The event was also called the Dubai Masters (1988/1989) and Dubai Classic (1989/19901994/1995). [3] In July 1970, he reportedly made a maximum break of 147 in a non-competitive game against Fred Hardwick. 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. [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. [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. 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. [52], Thorburn last qualified for the World Championship in 1994,[12] where he faced Nigel Bond in the first round. Video, 00:03:36, Burn hopes to end Newcastle trophy drought, Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence. PLUS look out for special ticket offers and priority booking windows for the big events. The break came during his second round match against Terry Griffiths in . He compiled the perfect break in the tenth frame of his 10-2 win over Rod Lawler at World Championship qualifying. 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. Read about our approach to external linking. World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn called the decision "unacceptable" and "disrespectful". Enjoy. [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. They were already open when I came to the table against Terry Griffiths and I felt pretty good about things. Thorburn fluked a pot on the green ball in the deciding frame, to leave White requiring penalty points from Thorburn to win. Up against Robert Milkins in the first round, it was a match which the Welshman completely dominated. [60] During the 2006 World Championship, he flew to Sheffield to unveil a life-size painting of the maximum break that he made at the tournament in 1983. The event was also called the Benson & Hedges Ireland Tournament (1974/19751976/1977). Richard . Following a dispute over money between professional players and the. By this point, having never lost a World Championship match, Davis had stopped playing in snookers biggest event so not to risk damaging his reputation with any potential defeats. 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. This however is incorrect on 2 counts. [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. In total there have now been 172 official maximum breaks. The following are maximum breaks played in frames that won the match. In November 1995 Stephen Hendry became the first player to make two televised maximum breaks. He also holds the record for the fastest competitive maximum break, at 5minutes and 8seconds, which he achieved at the 1997 World Championship. The highest break recorded, of which is listed in the Guinness Book of Records, was a score of 149 by Tony Drago in 1998. To add insult to injury the feat was also missed by the TV cameramen, who were on a tea break at the time. You are using an out of date browser. 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. Video, 00:02:44, How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle, Why does who owns Manchester United matter? [3] Thorburn has aspired to be known by the nickname "Champagne Cliff", but admitted later that it never caught on. Spencer won three frames in a row to lead 2118, and Thorburn took the next two to trail by a single frame. 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. [48] Thorburn experienced success in the Scottish Masters, an invitational event which opened the snooker season, in 1985 and 1986. It had been on TV before this, however in 1977 the World Championships from Sheffield were first shown on the small screen. At the same venue 14 years later, Ronnie OSullivan completed a 147 in less than a third of that time. Legendary Joe Davis made his first 147 in 1955. [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. [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. 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. [104][105] Thorburn's record in non-ranking tournament finals is shown below. [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. I consent to my personal data being processed so that World Snooker Limited, and/or its affiliates may use it to deliver news, promotions, advertising, and ticket information, as well as to improve the quality and relevance of services to me through online surveys. 109 views, 3 likes, 0 loves, 1 comments, 0 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from TV Norte Tocantins: Voc telespectador de Araguana, participe da. 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