Peter Ebdon compiled two maximum breaks during an 11-frame exhibition match at Eastbourne Police Club on 15 April 1996. Under this convention the break would have been timed at 5 minutes and 15 seconds. 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. However, it wasnt officially ratified as the pockets were not templated. For the 201920 snooker season, World Snooker Tour chairman Barry Hearn replaced the rolling prize with a conditional 1million bonus, to be awarded if 20 or more maximum breaks were attained in the season. Ironically it was actually John Spencer who had the first 147 in a televised tournament a few years earlier. Why does who owns Manchester United matter? [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. Thorburn won the match 1310. The event was also called the Hong Kong Open (1989/1990) and Australian Open (1994/1995). Video, 00:01:16, Up Next. A quite incredible career ended at the 2012 World Championship but not before one final crowd-pleasing moment of greatness. [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. There was 44,000 on the line during Un-Noohs maximum attempt against Neil Robertson at the 2015 UK Championship. [23], His opponent in the final was Higgins, the 1972 champion. [74] A maximum break is worth 5,000 in the televised stages and 500 in qualifying stages of major ranking events. 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. There was a bit of euphoria in the arena of course. Why does who owns Manchester United matter? [46][47] O'Sullivan made one at the Northern Ireland Trophy and another at the UK Championship in 2007.[48][49]. Thorburn fluked a pot on the green ball in the deciding frame, to leave White requiring penalty points from Thorburn to win. Why does who owns Manchester United matter? Years later, Ronnie O'Sullivan did it in only five minutes and twenty seconds. The break came during his second round match against Terry Griffiths in 1983, and its construction brought play on the adjoining table to a halt. Thailands Thepchaiya Un-Nooh holds the unwanted record of being the only player to miss on 140 twice. Guinness World Records recorded the time of the break at 5 minutes and 20 seconds. Up against Robert Milkins in the first round, it was a match which the Welshman completely dominated. Thread starter X Breaker; Start date Apr 25, 2007; X Breaker AzB Silver Member. [74], At the 2016 Welsh Open, Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Barry Pinches 41 in the first round. Video, 00:03:36, Burn hopes to end Newcastle trophy drought, Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence. Video, 00:01:08. Up Next. 'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag. He then cleared up to make the 151. Alain Robidoux - 1988 European Open 7. [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. Thorburn played his last competitive match on 5 January 2022 against Kuldesh Johal, losing 03. Video, 00:01:24, Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence, 'Can I finish? The first 147 to be made in a professional competitiveranking tournament came several decades later in 1979 by John Spencer. Thorburn led by 92 but eventually lost 910. 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. 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. [24] Thorburn won the 19th and 20th frames, Higgins taking the following two to level at 1111. Cliff unfortunately holds neither of these titles. He is generally recognised as the sport's first world champion from outside the United Kingdom (since the title won by Australian Horace Lindrum in 1952 is usually disregarded) and remains the only world champion from the Americas. Video, 00:07:07Archive: O'Sullivan's second 147, On this day: 'Rocket' Ronnie O'Sullivan's fastest 147. [50][51] He compiled another maximum break in the 1989 Matchroom League, during a match against White. To put that into perspective, that's over a minute quicker than the next fastest by O'Sullivan in 2003. Hendry, Mark Williams, O'Sullivan (on six occasions), Barry Hawkins, Matthew Stevens, Ding Junhui, Andy Hicks, Shaun Murphy, Ryan Day, John Higgins, Mark Davis (on two occasions), Martin Gould, Luca Brecel, Tom Ford (on two occasions) and Marco Fu have all made maximums to win matches. [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. , WHAT A MOMENT! I believe the gentleman in a pale brown suit greeting Cliff after he finished his run was Bill Werbernik (spelling? [23] Higgins led 63 at the end of the first session, extending this to 95 before Thorburn levelled the match at 99. Kirk Stevens - 1984 Masters 4. Silver Member. Archive: O'Sullivan's second 147. During his first round match against Mick Price, mercurial genius OSullivan defied common understanding of what could be achieved on a snooker table. The event was also called the Dubai Masters (1988/1989) and Dubai Classic (1989/19901994/1995). [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. As the Grinder leant over for the final black, commentator Jack Karnehm whispered: "Oh good luck, mate!". [41] He played Steve Davis in the final. Cliff Thorburn - 1983 World Championship 3. [23] Writing in The Times, Sydney Friskin described the match to this point as a contrast of styles: "the shrewd cumulative processes of Thorburn against the explosive break-building of Higgins". I understand that by submitting this form, I will be providing World Snooker Limited with my personal data/information. - 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. [63][64] Shortly before turning 74, he announced that the 2022 UK Seniors Championship would be his last competitive event. 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. Another milestone came at the 1983 World Championship when Cliff Thorburn compiled the first 147 break to be made at the Crucible. Video, 00:00:19Whoops! Relive Thorburn's historic Crucible 147. Davis opponent for that momentous break was John Spencer, who would have been forgiven for feeling it should have been him making snooker history. The event was also called the British Gold Cup (1979/1980), Yamaha Organs Trophy (1980/1981) and International Masters (1981/19821983/1984). Why does who owns Manchester United matter? That all changed in 1934 when New Zealander Murt O'Donoghue made a 147 in New South Wales in Australia. [18] He won 53 against Virgo in the first round of the 1980 Masters, then lost 35 to Griffiths in the quarter-final. April 25, second round v Jack Lisowski (10 mins 15 seconds). Obviously not a race but here's how all the Crucible 147s - now including Neil Robertson - looked after 5 minutes and 8 seconds. 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. [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. [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. [4][5], He played pool and lacrosse in his youth,[2] and set a one-game scoring record of ten goals in the Greater Victoria Minor Lacrosse Association "midget division" in 1958. In November 2010 Sam Harvey made a 151 break in a practice match against, This page was last edited on 16 February 2023, at 23:58. Thorburn led 1615, and missed an easy brown ball that let Higgins in to make it 1616. 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. [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, 00:06:57, On this day: 'Rocket' Ronnie O'Sullivan's fastest 147, Archive: O'Sullivan's 'best' maximum. He then took 14 reds and blacks and a pink off the last red. However, the first televised 147, in any ratified tournament, was by Steve Davis of England at the Lada Classic in Oldham, UK, on 11 January 1982. [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. Video, 00:01:08Why does who owns Manchester United matter? Thorburn won the seventh to make it 52, Higgins complaining after the frame that Thorburn had been standing in his line of sight, a claim that author and sports statistician Ian Morrison called "unfounded". John Higgins ended an eight-year stretch without a Crucible maximum by making his first, against Norway's Kurt Maflin. [47], He won further Masters titles by defeating Mountjoy 96 in 1985, and White 95 in 1986. Can Everton ever be great again? The "Rest of the World" team was Thorburn, World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, Billiards Association and Control Council, 1952 World Professional Match-play Championship, "Snooker: Three players fail drug tests but remain anonymous", "Artist puts a perfect frame on the map ", "Assetereum World Seniors Masters 2018 Cliff Thorburn is your Champion! Video, 00:09:56, Archive: White's wonderful 147. [65], Thorburn is the father of two children. However, two rushes of blood to the head have cost Un-Nooh dearly in the 147 stakes. The break came during his second round match against Terry Griffiths. Tony Meo - 1988 Matchroom League 6. [6] This was also the first televised 147. [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. - 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. In the 1980s, Thorburn experienced tremendous success. '- press officer interrupts Guardiola. The break came during his second-round match against Terry Griffiths in 1983. - Ten Hag almost forgets EFL Cup. [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. Compiling a maximum break is regarded as a highly significant achievement in the game of snooker, and may be compared to a nine-dart finish in darts or a 300 game in ten-pin bowling. The secondreason the mistake arises isdue to the rise in public interest in snooker via the means of television. The Australian punched the air after pulling off the feat, which will net him a share of the 15,000 break prize with Graeme Dott, who scored a 147 in qualifying, as well as 40,000 for achieving it in the tournaments final stages. [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). The noise that greeted this achievement could only have been surpassed had he managed to win any of his six finals. [7] This was also the first televised maximum break. His first match was against Mountjoy, Thorburn finishing their first session behind 35. [23] Alex Higgins is said to have attained the same feat by some players. 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. Canada's Cliff Thorburn makes snooker history by completing the first maximum 147 break at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre. 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. Not many people have made a 147 at the Crucible and the prize money at that time was so high that there was a lot of pressure, Williams recalls. Maximum breaks have become more frequent in professional snooker. 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[26][29] The first official maximum break in professional competition was made by Steve Davis in the 1982 Lada Classic against Spencer. 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. In 1968 he entered his first tournaments, and won the Toronto City Championship. pic.twitter.com/PoE9RBEcNh. [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. [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. Father of two children that let Higgins in to make it 1616 in. Entered his first televised 147 cliff thorburn tournaments, and missed an easy brown ball that Higgins. 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