It uses 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. Tony Meo - 1988 Matchroom League 6. '- press officer interrupts Guardiola. Read about our approach to external linking. There was 44,000 on the line during Un-Noohs maximum attempt against Neil Robertson at the 2015 UK Championship. [58], Thorburn won over one million pounds in prize money during the course of his professional career. Video, 00:01:00, No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini, Whoops! One of snooker's founding fathers, Davis was already a ground-breaking individual in the history of the sport. - Ten Hag almost forgets EFL Cup. [12] He reached the quarter-finals of the 1975 World Snooker Championship with wins over Morgan and Miles, losing the quarter-final 1219 to Eddie Charlton, and, the following year, was eliminated 1415 by Higgins in the first round of the 1976 World Snooker Championship. [67] The youngest player to have made a televised maximum is Ding Junhui, who was aged 19 years and 288 days when he achieved a 147 at the 2007 Masters. Thorburn became the first Canadian world snooker championship finalist. Relive them all here. 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! Can Everton ever be great again? Steve Davis made the first ever official 147 at the 1982 Lada Classic. [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. [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. However, the definition of an official 147 is that it is made in a professional tournament with templated pockets. The event was also called the Benson & Hedges Ireland Tournament (1974/19751976/1977). In years gone by, when 147s happened rarely, there was a bonus of 147,000 on offer at the Crucible. Read about our approach to external linking. The largest score possible by a single player in a single break is actually 155. [33] He led Higgins 51 in the semi-final of the 1981 Masters, but lost the match 56. 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). [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. Stephen Hendry 147! John Higgins ended an eight-year stretch without a Crucible maximum by making his first, against Norway's Kurt Maflin. 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. Why does who owns Manchester United matter? He stated afterwards that the prize money of 10,000 was not worthy of a 147. Thorburn last qualified for the World Championship in 1994, where he faced Nigel Bond in the first round. [53] 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. Archive: O'Sullivan's second 147. Over the 40-year history of official 147s, a small handful of players have missed the final black on 140. In 2003 he also compiled two consecutive maximum breaks against Steve Davis in an exhibition match. [23] Higgins led 63 at the end of the first session, extending this to 95 before Thorburn levelled the match at 99. [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. 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. Since then Stephen Hendry (1995, 2009, 2012) and Ronnie O'Sullivan (1997, 2003, 2008) have bagged three apiece, including the Rocket's mesmerising clearance in just five minute and eight seconds in 1997 which is not only the quickest of all time, by some distance, but almost unanimously regarded as the greatest. [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. Winning his world title was sweet but he will be best remembered for his televised 147 in . In 1968 he entered his first tournaments, and won the Toronto City Championship. [66] Following his World Championship victory, he bought a house in England with the intention of spending more time in Britain. [21][22] Jamie Cope compiled a break of 155 points, the highest possible free-ball break, during practice in 2005. They were already open when I came to the table against Terry Griffiths and I felt pretty good about things. Thorburn took the first two frames of the third session, and it finished with them level again, at 99. [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. [50][51] He compiled another maximum break in the 1989 Matchroom League, during a match against White. Originally Posted by 1lawyer View Post. A simple Google search will quickly show that it is often quoted by many that Cliff Thorburn made the first 147 break in 1983. His first match was against Mountjoy, Thorburn finishing their first session behind 35. After Rogers fouled, West took the green as his free ball followed by the brown. 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. [62], At the age of 70, Thorburn won the 2018 Seniors Masters at the Crucible Theatre, defeating Jonathan Bagley 20 in the final. One of snookers founding fathers, Davis was already a ground-breaking individual in the history of the sport. [46] Thorburn was again runner-up in the 1986 Classic, this time losing to Jimmy White in the final 1213. The event was also called the Professional Players Tournament (1982/19831983/1984). "Produzir contedo de qualidade voltado para um pblico que no tem a internet como principal fonte de informao". [73], In the 201112 season World Snooker introduced a roll-over system for the maximum break prize money, the "rolling 147 prize". Still, Higgins' composure was the difference after Maflin himself had missed out on a similar chance in round one, and the 14th red, to middle, was a delight. Guinness World Records recorded the time of the break at 5 minutes and 20 seconds. [11][12] As of March 2022[update], a further 74 maximum breaks have been officially recorded in professional competition. He was knocked out of the 1978 World Snooker Championship by Charlton, 1213 in the quarter-finals. Can Everton ever be great again? A maximum break (also known as a maximum, a 147, or orally, a one-four-seven) is the highest possible break in a single frame of snooker. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [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. The first 147 to be made in a professional competitiveranking tournament came several decades later in 1979 by John Spencer. [18], Thorburn had defeated Virgo 61 in the round robin phase of the 1980 Bombay International, but lost 713 to him in the final. [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. Video, 00:01:24, Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence, 'Can I finish? He compiled the perfect break in the tenth frame of his 10-2 win over Rod Lawler at World Championship qualifying. [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. [54][55] He lost the semi-final 05 to Ronnie O'Sullivan. His prize? [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. [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). This score has not been officially achieved to date. 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. PLUS look out for special ticket offers and priority booking windows for the big events. 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. [12] He became the first player ever to retain the Masters title, and the first to win it three times. His second indelible mark on the Crucible. 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. Thailands Thepchaiya Un-Nooh holds the unwanted record of being the only player to miss on 140 twice. 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. [12] In the 197879 snooker season he defeated Tony Meo 1715 in the final to win the 1978 Canadian Open after having trailed 610 at the end of the first day of the final,[16] but lost his opening matches in both the Masters (45 to Perrie Mans) and the World Championship (1013 to John Virgo). The Canadian legend then kept ardent snooker fans awake until 2.12am when defeating Kirk Stevens by the same scoreline in the quarter-finals, and then came through another final-frame decider to beat Tony Knowles 16-15 in the semi-finals! 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. - Ten Hag almost forgets EFL Cup. [74], Thorburn's record in ranking tournament finals is shown below.[12]. The first was by Wally West, who was reported to have made a 151 break in the final of a club competition in Hounslow in 1976. In the last session, Thorburn again narrowed the gap to one frame, but then Spencer won three in a row to achieve victory at 2521. John Higgins Makes Maiden Crucible Maximum Break! 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. [1][2] His parents separated when he was eighteen months old. Video, 00:09:56, Archive: White's wonderful 147. 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. pic.twitter.com/RRRHGHVbVa. White potted the brown and blue, then laid a snooker on the pink. [17] He retained his Canadian Open title in 1979, taking a 103 lead over Terry Griffiths before winning the match in the deciding frame, at 1716. Video, 00:00:26, 'Can I finish? Video, 00:09:20Archive: White's wonderful 147. Video, 00:03:36, Burn hopes to end Newcastle trophy drought, Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence. [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. Read about our approach to external linking. He defeated Thorne 97 in the 1985 final, and Alex Higgins 98 the following year. There was a bit of euphoria in the arena of course. [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. 9) The first officially recognised maximum 147 break in snooker was made by Joe Davis in 1955. 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? 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. Thorburn failed to hit the pink, which gave White the penalty points he needed, and White then potted the pink and black to win the title. Two days later he'd be celebrating his fifth Crucible crown. He'd later lose a thrilling match 13-11, which is just the third time a 147 has been in vain. Archive: O'Sullivan's second 147. The event was also called the British Gold Cup (1979/1980), Yamaha Organs Trophy (1980/1981) and International Masters (1981/19821983/1984). means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. He potted brown, brown, 13 blacks, pink and blue. The 2008 World Snooker Championship was the first event where two maximum breaks were televised. 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. [1] He was added to the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 1995,[67] and inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2001. [3] Thorburn had been number two in the 1980/1981 world rankings, and reached number one in the 1981/1982 rankings. It was the first time he had reached this stage of a major event since the 1991 European Open. 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