[2] Thorburn was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1984. [47], He won further Masters titles by defeating Mountjoy 96 in 1985, and White 95 in 1986. Thorburn took the first two frames of the third session, and it finished with them level again, at 99. 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. [21][22] Jamie Cope compiled a break of 155 points, the highest possible free-ball break, during practice in 2005. That all changed in 1934 when New Zealander Murt O'Donoghue made a 147 in New South Wales in Australia. I understand that my consent will be asked again before any other use be made of my personal data. ), who passed away either last year or the year before. Video, 00:02:59. Thorburn would later have fortune on his side to sneak through 13-12 during a final session that lasted more than seven hours and finished at 3.51am - still the latest finish in Crucible history. [2] The Billiards Association and Control Council initially refused to accept the break since the match was not played under their rules. 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. In 2005, Jamie Cope made snooker's first highest possible 155 break in a witnessed practice frame. Relive Thorburn's historic Crucible 147. [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. While few players would even have the audacity to attempt it on the practice table - let alone in the pressure cooker of the Crucible - he somehow potted those 36 balls with a prize fund of 147,000 on the line. Spencer, a three-time World Champion, had already made a maximum break three years earlier at the 1979 Holsten Lager International. Davis went on to win that year and proceeded to rack up an incredible 15 consecutive World Championship wins. Video, 00:06:57On 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. [73], In the 201112 season World Snooker introduced a roll-over system for the maximum break prize money, the "rolling 147 prize". 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. [3] In July 1970, he reportedly made a maximum break of 147 in a non-competitive game against Fred Hardwick. The break came during his second-round match against Terry Griffiths in 1983. 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. [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. Painted by the artist Michael Myers, the work is on display at the Macdonald St. Paul's Hotel in Sheffield. [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. 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. [36] Three official maximums at the same WPBSA (World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association) event have been achieved twice. [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. 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. However, when I got backstage a young boy asked for my autograph and I couldnt sign it as my hand was shaking so much.. 'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag. For example, Ronnie O'Sullivan's maximum at the 1997 World Championship earned him 165,000. 2012 Crucible Maximum Break! [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. Video, 00:02:59. In 2003 he also compiled two consecutive maximum breaks against Steve Davis in an exhibition match. [3] Thorburn has aspired to be known by the nickname "Champagne Cliff", but admitted later that it never caught on. Video, 00:03:36Burn hopes to end Newcastle trophy drought, Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence. 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. Even though it is officially recognised by the snooker governing body, it was an exhibition match and not a competitive one. Up against Robert Milkins in the first round, it was a match which the Welshman completely dominated. 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. 6 talking about this. Joe Davis made the first officially recognised maximum break in a 1955 exhibition match in London. [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. There was 44,000 on the line during Un-Noohs maximum attempt against Neil Robertson at the 2015 UK Championship. Video, 00:01:00No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini, Whoops! Years later, Ronnie O'Sullivan did it in only five minutes and twenty seconds. 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. Video, 00:07:07Archive: O'Sullivan's second 147, On this day: 'Rocket' Ronnie O'Sullivan's fastest 147. On the final black I was feeling so good that all I was focussing on was making sure it didnt touch the edges of the pocket. Neil Robertson fired the 12th 147 break in World Snooker Championship history in the 19th frame of his second round match against Jack Lisowski. [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). [72], In professional tournaments there was usually a substantial prize awarded to any player achieving a 147 break. Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? Archive: O'Sullivan's second 147. [15], Thorburn reached the final of the 1978 Masters with wins over Doug Mountjoy and Spencer, losing 57 to Higgins in the final. Thank you. 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". Two days later he'd be celebrating his fifth Crucible crown. 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. [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. In the 1974 World Snooker Championship he defeated Alex McDonald 83 in qualifying then lost 48 to Paddy Morgan in the first round. 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. 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. 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. Thailands Thepchaiya Un-Nooh holds the unwanted record of being the only player to miss on 140 twice. Earlier in that year the Rocket had been on the receiving end of another memorable maximum. He retired from competitive snooker after the 2022 UK Seniors Championship. 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. 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. [1][2] His parents separated when he was eighteen months old. 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. There is a 500 prize in the Players Tour Championship events from the last 128 onwards. The event was also called the Canadian Open (1978/19791980/1981). Strangely, when considering using balls, quicker was better. Video, 00:00:19Whoops! [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. What a moment it must be for Cliff Thorburn! [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. During his first round match against Mick Price, mercurial genius OSullivan defied common understanding of what could be achieved on a snooker table. [44] He reached the final of the Grand Prix, where he lost to Dennis Taylor 210. Video, 00:09:56Archive: O'Sullivan's 'best' maximum, Archive: White's wonderful 147. '- press officer interrupts Guardiola, How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle. [38], Mark Davis became the only player to make two official maximum breaks in professional competition at the same event when he compiled two 147s at the 2017 Championship League. Read about our approach to external linking. [7] This was also the first televised maximum break. Robertson's maximum is the only one to be compiled in the final of a Triple Crown event. [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. Under this convention the break would have been timed at 5 minutes and 15 seconds. Video, 00:02:59Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? While he was completing the break, play stopped on the tournament's second table because his friend and fellow Canadian Bill Werbeniuk wanted to watch. I just thought that whatever happened I was going to go for the black. [6][26] In 2009 Jimmy White and Ronnie O'Sullivan compiled consecutive maximum breaks at an exhibition match in Ireland. At least five breaks in excess of 147 have been recorded. As maximums go, it was straightforward stuff, the balls apparently well-set from an early stage. 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John Higgins Makes Maiden Crucible Maximum Break! The event was also called the Professional Players Tournament (1982/19831983/1984). The noise that greeted this achievement could only have been surpassed had he managed to win any of his six finals. 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. It was first televised as a major sportingevent by the BBC in 1977. The BBC still own coverage rights of the World Championship to this day and their dominance meant that a small tournament held in Oldham shown on ITV in 1982 went almost unnoticed. [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. Or earliest, depending on how you look at it. 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. 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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. [20] He led David Taylor 53 after their first semi-final session, and 114 at the end of the second. 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. [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. 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. [a] A player compiles a maximum break by potting all 15 reds with 15 blacks for 120 points, followed by all six colours for a further 27 points. Sure enough it went straight in. [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. [12] He won the opening ranking event in the 198586 snooker calendar, the Matchroom Trophy, where he beat Jimmy White in the final 1210, having trailed 07. [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. After Rogers fouled, West took the green as his free ball followed by the brown. [10], Before the 199495 season, the maximum break remained a rare feat, with only 15 official maximums compiled altogether. 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. Kirk Stevens - 1984 Masters 4. The event was also called the Matchroom League (1978/19791980/1981). Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? Video, 00:01:16Relive Thorburn's historic Crucible 147. [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. Legendary Joe Davis made his first 147 in 1955. 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, 00:01:24, Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence, 'Can I finish? [63][64] Shortly before turning 74, he announced that the 2022 UK Seniors Championship would be his last competitive event. He then cleared up to make the 151. Video, 00:09:56, Archive: White's wonderful 147. 2023 BBC. [5], John Spencer compiled a maximum break in the 1979 Holsten Lager International. He was placed in the plate competition. [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. 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 largest score possible by a single player in a single break is actually 155. 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. Enjoy. [66] Following his World Championship victory, he bought a house in England with the intention of spending more time in Britain. The following are maximum breaks played in frames that won the match. Thorburns break lasted 16 minutes and four seconds. The highest break recorded, of which is listed in the Guinness Book of Records, was a score of 149 by Tony Drago in 1998. [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. [61] Thorburn competed on the inaugural Snooker Legends Tour in 2010. Incidentally Spencer was playing Davis when he got . In 2018 Liang Wenbo came close to becoming the first player to make two 147s in the same match. Cliff Thorburn won the title in 1980. [13] Englishman Ronnie O'Sullivan has compiled 15 official competitive maximum breaks, the most achieved by any professional player. His 148 came in the qualifying rounds of the 2004 UK Championship. Cliff unfortunately holds neither of these titles. Thorburn last qualified for the World Championship in 1994, where he faced Nigel Bond in the first round. [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. Im able to enjoy the process.. In 1983, Thorburn became the first player to make a maximum break in a World Championship match, achieving the feat in his second-round encounter with Terry Griffiths. [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. 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. Why does who owns Manchester United matter? The event was also called the Goya Matchroom Trophy (1985/1986). Thorburn fluked a pot on the green ball in the deciding frame, to leave White requiring penalty points from Thorburn to win. 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. 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. Greenscreen reworks footage of Cliff Thorburn playing the first televised 147 point 'perfect frame' at the World Snooker Championships in 1983. - Ten Hag almost forgets EFL Cup. 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. Thorburn's entry for the 1972 World Snooker Championship arrived too late for him to be included in the main draw. 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