Maximum break

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Ronnie O'Sullivan's maximum at the 1997 World Championship

The maximum break in snooker under normal circumstances is 147.[1] This is often known as a maximum, a 147, or verbally a one-four-seven, and is amassed by potting all fifteen reds with fifteen blacks for 120 points, followed by all six colours for a further 27 points.[1]

Joe Davis compiled the first officially recognised maximum break in a 1955 exhibition match in London. In 1982 Steve Davis achieved the first official maximum in professional competition, which was also the first televised one. The following year, Cliff Thorburn became the first player to make a maximum in the World Championship. In total, only 58 snooker players have achieved maximums in professional competitions, totaling 116 such breaks. Ronnie O'Sullivan holds the record of thirteen competitive maximum breaks and he also has the record for the fastest competitive maximum break at 5 minutes 20 seconds, set at the 1997 World Championship.

Maximum breaks have gradually become more commonplace in professional snooker. Only 8 maximums were achieved in the 1980s, but 26 were attained in the 1990s and 35 in the 2000s. Thus far in the 2010s, 46 maximums have been achieved. The landmark 100th official maximum break in professional competition was achieved by Mark Selby at the UK Championship on 7 December 2013.[2]

Breaks greater than 147 are possible in a free ball situation. This has been achieved only once in professional competition, when Jamie Burnett made a 148 break in the qualifying stages of the 2004 UK Championship.

Milestones

Joe Davis compiled the first officially recognised maximum break on Saturday 22 January 1955 in a match against 68-year-old fellow Englishman Willie Smith at Leicester Square Hall, London.[3] The Billiards Association and Control Council initially refused to accept the break since the match was not played under their rules. At the time the professionals played using a rule (now standard) whereby after a foul a player could compel the offender to play the next stroke. It was only at a meeting on 20 March 1957 that they recognised the break. Davis was presented with a certificate to commemorate the event.[4] The match between Davis and Smith was played as part of a series of events marking the closure of Leicester Square Hall. The hall, known as Thurston's Hall until 1947,[5] had hosted many important billiards and snooker matches since its opening in 1901, including 12 World Snooker Championship finals.[6] The final match was a snooker contest, played on level terms, between Joe and Fred Davis from 24 to 29 January but from 17 to 22 January Joe Davis played Willie Smith at both billiards and snooker. In the snooker match Smith received 28 points in each frame but, despite this handicap, Davis won the match by 23 frames to 13.[3]

The first official maximum break in professional competition was by Steve Davis in the 1982 Classic at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Oldham, against fellow Englishman John Spencer[7] winning a car for the achievement.[8] This was also the first televised maximum.[9] The following year, Canada's Cliff Thorburn became the first player to make a maximum at the World Championship, during in the fourth frame of his second round match against Welsh player Terry Griffiths.[10]

For the next 11 seasons, only 14 other official maximum breaks were scored. Starting with 1994/1995, a maximum break has been achieved every single season, with a peak of twelve maximums during the 2011/2012 season. The 100th officially recognised maximum break in professional competition was made on 7 December 2013 by Mark Selby in the 7th frame of his semi-final match at the UK Championship against Ricky Walden.[11] The maximum break has now been officially achieved 116 times in professional competition, half of which were achieved by English players.[12] England's Ronnie O'Sullivan has compiled thirteen ratified competitive maximum breaks, the most by any professional player.[13] Following him are Scotsmen Stephen Hendry and John Higgins with eleven, respectively seven maximums, and China's Ding Junhui with five. O'Sullivan also holds the record for the fastest competitive maximum break at 5 minutes 20 seconds, which he set at the 1997 World Championship.[14]

At least six players have missed the final black on 140: Robin Hull, Ken Doherty, Barry Pinches, Mark Selby,[15] Michael White[16] and Thepchaiya Un-Nooh.[17]

Breaks above 147 are possible when an opponent fouls and leaves a free ball with all fifteen reds still remaining on the table. A break greater than 147 has happened only once in professional competition, when Scotland's Jamie Burnett made a 148 at the qualifying stage of the 2004 UK Championship.[18] England's Jamie Cope attained a break of 155, the highest possible break including a free ball, in a practice frame in 2005.[19][20] Alex Higgins was said to have attained the same feat.[21]

In other variants of snooker the value of the maximum break is different. In six-red snooker, the maximum is only 75 points, as there are fewer reds and thus fewer black-scoring opportunities. In snooker plus the maximum is 210 due to the additional, two high point-value colours, but this has never been achieved due to the distance between the highest value ball and the reds.[22]

Official list

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TV Televised
(Q) Qualifying rounds

A total of 116 official maximum breaks have been achieved in professional competition by December 2015.[23][24][25]

Ratified maximum breaks in professional competition
No. Date Player Age Opponent Event Video
001 11 January 1982 England Steve Davis Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England John Spencer ClassicTV [video 1]
002 23 April 1983 Canada Cliff Thorburn Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Wales Terry Griffiths World ChampionshipTV [video 2]
003 28 January 1984 Canada Kirk Stevens Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Jimmy White MastersTV [video 3]
004 17 November 1987 England Willie Thorne Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Northern Ireland Tommy Murphy UK Championship
005 20 February 1988 England Tony Meo Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Scotland Stephen Hendry Matchroom League
006 24 September 1988 Canada Alain Robidoux Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Jim Meadowcroft European Open (Q)
007 18 February 1989 Scotland John Rea Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Scotland Ian Black Scottish Professional Championship
008 8 March 1989 Canada Cliff Thorburn (2) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Jimmy White Matchroom League
009 16 January 1991 Thailand James Wattana Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Wales Paul Dawkins World Masters
010 5 June 1991 England Peter Ebdon Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Wayne Martin Strachan Open (Q)[26]
011[27] 25 February 1992 Thailand James Wattana (2) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Malta Tony Drago British OpenTV [video 4]
012 22 April 1992 England Jimmy White Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Malta Tony Drago World ChampionshipTV [video 5]
013 9 May 1992 England John Parrott Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Tony Meo Matchroom League
014 24 May 1992 Scotland Stephen Hendry Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Willie Thorne Matchroom League
015[28] 14 November 1992 England Peter Ebdon (2) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty UK Championship
016[29] 7 September 1994 Republic of Ireland David McDonnell Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Nic Barrow British Open (Q)
017 27 April 1995 Scotland Stephen Hendry (2) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Jimmy White World ChampionshipTV [video 6]
018 25 November 1995 Scotland Stephen Hendry (3) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Gary Wilkinson UK ChampionshipTV [video 7]
019 5 January 1997 Scotland Stephen Hendry (4) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Ronnie O'Sullivan Charity ChallengeTV [video 8]
020 21 April 1997 England Ronnie O'Sullivan Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Mick Price World ChampionshipTV [video 9]
021 18 September 1997 Thailand James Wattana (3) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). China Pang Wei Guo China International
022 16 May 1998 Scotland Stephen Hendry (5) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty Premier LeagueTV [video 10]
023 10 August 1998 England Adrian Gunnell Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Netherlands Mario Wehrmann Thailand Masters (Q)
024 13 August 1998 Cyprus Mehmet Husnu Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Eddie Barker China International (Q)
025 13 January 1999 Northern Ireland Jason Prince Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Ian Brumby British Open (Q)
026 29 January 1999 England Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Thailand James Wattana Welsh OpenTV [video 11]
027 4 February 1999 England Stuart Bingham Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Barry Hawkins UK Tour – Event 3
028 22 March 1999 England Nick Dyson Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Adrian Gunnell UK Tour – Event 4
029 6 April 1999 Scotland Graeme Dott Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England David Roe British OpenTV
030 19 September 1999 Scotland Stephen Hendry (6) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Peter Ebdon British OpenTV [video 12]
031 21 September 1999 England Barry Pinches Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Joe Johnson Welsh Open (Q)
032 13 October 1999 England Ronnie O'Sullivan (3) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Scotland Graeme Dott Grand PrixTV [video 13]
033 4 November 1999 England Karl Burrows Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value).[30] England Adrian Rosa Benson & Hedges Championship
034 22 November 1999 Scotland Stephen Hendry (7) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Paul Wykes UK ChampionshipTV [video 14]
035 21 January 2000 Scotland John Higgins Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor Nations CupTV [video 15]
036 24 March 2000 Scotland John Higgins (2) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Jimmy White Irish MastersTV [video 16]
037 28 March 2000 Scotland Stephen Maguire Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Thailand Phaitoon Phonbun Scottish Open (Q)
038 5 April 2000 England Ronnie O'Sullivan (4) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Australia Quinten Hann Scottish OpenTV [video 17]
039 25 October 2000 Hong Kong Marco Fu Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty Scottish MastersTV [video 18]
040 7 November 2000 Scotland David McLellan Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Steve Meakin Benson & Hedges Championship
041 19 November 2000 England Nick Dyson (2) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Robert Milkins UK Championship
042 25 February 2001 Scotland Stephen Hendry (8) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Wales Mark Williams Malta Grand PrixTV [video 19]
043 17 October 2001 England Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Scotland Drew Henry LG CupTV [video 20]
044 12 November 2001 England Shaun Murphy Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Adrian Rosa Benson & Hedges Championship
045 28 October 2002 Malta Tony Drago Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Stuart Bingham Benson & Hedges Championship
046 22 April 2003 England Ronnie O'Sullivan (6) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Hong Kong Marco Fu World ChampionshipTV [video 21]
047 12 October 2003 Scotland John Higgins (3) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Wales Mark Williams LG CupTV [video 22]
048 12 November 2003 Scotland John Higgins (4) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Republic of Ireland Michael Judge British OpenTV [video 23]
049 4 October 2004 Scotland John Higgins (5) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Ricky Walden Grand PrixTV [video 24]
050 17 November 2004 England David Gray Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Mark Selby UK Championship
051 20 April 2005 Wales Mark Williams Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Robert Milkins World ChampionshipTV [video 25]
052 22 November 2005 England Stuart Bingham (2) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Scotland Marcus Campbell Masters Qualifying Event
053 14 March 2006 England Robert Milkins Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Mark Selby World Championship (Q)
054 23 October 2006 England Jamie Cope Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Michael Holt Grand Prix
055 14 January 2007 China Ding Junhui Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Anthony Hamilton MastersTV [video 26]
056 15 February 2007 England Andrew Higginson Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Ali Carter Welsh OpenTV [video 27]
057 19 September 2007 Scotland Jamie Burnett Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). China Liu Song Grand Prix (Q)
058 14 October 2007 England Tom Ford Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Steve Davis Grand Prix
059 8 November 2007 England Ronnie O'Sullivan (7) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Ali Carter Northern Ireland TrophyTV [video 28]
060 15 December 2007 England Ronnie O'Sullivan (8) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Mark Selby UK ChampionshipTV [video 29]
061 29 March 2008 Scotland Stephen Maguire (2) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Wales Ryan Day China OpenTV [video 30]
062 28 April 2008 England Ronnie O'Sullivan (9) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Wales Mark Williams World ChampionshipTV [video 31]
063 29 April 2008 England Ali Carter Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Peter Ebdon World ChampionshipTV [video 32]
064 2 October 2008 England Jamie Cope (2) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Wales Mark Williams Shanghai MastersTV [video 33]
065 29 October 2008 China Liang Wenbo Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Martin Gould Bahrain Championship (Q)
066 8 November 2008 Scotland Marcus Campbell Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Oman Ahmed Basheer Al-Khusaibi Bahrain ChampionshipTV
067 16 December 2008 China Ding Junhui (2) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Scotland John Higgins UK ChampionshipTV [video 34]
068 28 April 2009 Scotland Stephen Hendry (9) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Shaun Murphy World ChampionshipTV [video 35]
069 5 June 2009 England Mark Selby Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Joe Perry Jiangsu ClassicTV
070 1 April 2010 Australia Neil Robertson Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Peter Ebdon China OpenTV [video 36]
071 25 June 2010 Norway Kurt Maflin Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Poland Michal Zielinski Players Tour Championship – Event 1
072 6 August 2010 England Barry Hawkins Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England James McGouran Players Tour Championship – Event 3
073 20 September 2010 England Ronnie O'Sullivan (10) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Mark King World OpenTV (Q) [video 37]
074 22 October 2010 Thailand Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Barry Hawkins Rhein–Main Masters
075 23 October 2010 Wales Mark Williams (2) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Germany Diana Schuler Rhein–Main Masters [video 38]
076 19 November 2010 England Rory McLeod Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Thailand Issara Kachaiwong Prague Classic
077 17 February 2011 Scotland Stephen Hendry (10) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Scotland Stephen Maguire Welsh OpenTV [video 39]
078 26 August 2011 England Ronnie O'Sullivan (11) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Adam Duffy Paul Hunter ClassicTV [video 40]
079[31] 22 November 2011 England Mike Dunn Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Norway Kurt Maflin German Masters (Q)
080[32] 27 November 2011 England David Gray (2) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Robbie Williams Players Tour Championship – Event 10 (Q)
081[33] 29 November 2011 England Ricky Walden Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Wales Gareth Allen Players Tour Championship – Event 10
082[34] 15 December 2011 Wales Matthew Stevens Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Michael Wasley FFB Snooker Open
083[34] 15 December 2011 China Ding Junhui (3) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Brandon Winstone FFB Snooker Open
084[35] 17 December 2011 China Ding Junhui (4) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England James Cahill Players Tour Championship – Event 11TV [video 41]
085[36] 18 December 2011 England Jamie Cope (3) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Norway Kurt Maflin Players Tour Championship – Event 11
086[37] 14 January 2012 Hong Kong Marco Fu (2) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Matthew Selt World Open (Q) [video 42]
087[38] 11 April 2012 England Robert Milkins (2) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). China Xiao Guodong World Championship (Q) [video 43]
088[39] 21 April 2012 Scotland Stephen Hendry (11) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Stuart Bingham World ChampionshipTV [video 44]
089[40] 1 July 2012 England Stuart Bingham (3) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Ricky Walden Wuxi ClassicTV [video 45]
090[41] 24 August 2012 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Germany Julian Treiber Paul Hunter Classic
091[42] 23 September 2012 Scotland John Higgins (6) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Judd Trump Shanghai MastersTV [video 46]
092[43] 16 November 2012 England Tom Ford (2) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Wales Matthew Stevens Bulgarian OpenTV [video 47]
093[44] 21 November 2012 England Andy Hicks Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Wales Daniel Wells UK Championship (Q)
094[45] 22 November 2012 England Jack Lisowski Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). China Chen Zhe UK Championship (Q)
095[46] 5 December 2012 Scotland John Higgins (7) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Mark Davis UK ChampionshipTV [video 48]
096[47] 14 December 2012 Norway Kurt Maflin (2) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Stuart Carrington Scottish Open
097[48] 16 March 2013 China Ding Junhui (5) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Northern Ireland Mark Allen Players Tour Championship – FinalsTV [video 49]
098[49] 28 May 2013 Australia Neil Robertson (2) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Egypt Mohamed Khairy Wuxi Classic (Q) [video 50]
099[50] 15 November 2013 England Judd Trump Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Mark Selby Antwerp Open
100[11] 7 December 2013 England Mark Selby (2) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Ricky Walden UK ChampionshipTV [video 51]
101[51] 11 December 2013 Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Zak Surety German Masters (Q)
102[52] 12 December 2013 England Gary Wilson Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Ricky Walden German Masters (Q)
103[53] 8 January 2014 England Shaun Murphy (2) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Mark Davis Championship League [video 52]
104[54] 9 February 2014 England Shaun Murphy (3) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Wales Jamie Jones Gdynia Open [video 53]
105[55] 2 March 2014 England Ronnie O'Sullivan (12) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). China Ding Junhui Welsh OpenTV [video 54]
106[56] 22 August 2014 India Aditya Mehta Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Scotland Stephen Maguire Paul Hunter Classic
107[57] 23 October 2014 Wales Ryan Day Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). China Cao Yupeng Haining Open [video 55]
108[58] 23 November 2014 England Shaun Murphy (4) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Robert Milkins Ruhr OpenTV [video 56]
109[59] 4 December 2014 England Ronnie O'Sullivan (13) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Matthew Selt UK ChampionshipTV [video 57]
110[60] 12 December 2014 England Ben Woollaston Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Joe Steele Lisbon Open
111[61] 5 January 2015 England Barry Hawkins (2) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). Scotland Stephen Maguire Championship League [video 58]
112[62] 11 January 2015 Hong Kong Marco Fu (3) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Stuart Bingham MastersTV [video 59]
113[63] 6 February 2015 England Judd Trump (2) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Mark Selby German Masters [video 60]
114[64] 10 February 2015 England David Gilbert Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). China Xiao Guodong Championship League [video 61]
115[65] 6 December 2015 Australia Neil Robertson (3) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). China Liang Wenbo UK ChampionshipTV [video 62]
116[12] 11 December 2015 Hong Kong Marco Fu (4) Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). England Sam Baird Gibraltar Open [video 63]

Statistics

Table legend
TV Televised
(Q) Qualifying rounds

Multiple maximum breaks in tournaments
No. Tournament Player(s) Venue(s) Year
1 Matchroom League England John Parrott Jimmy White Snooker Lodge, Aldershot 1992
Scotland Stephen Hendry Rhondda Sports Centre, Rhondda
2 British Open Northern Ireland Jason Prince (Q) Hazel Grove Snooker Club, Stockport 1999
(Spring)
Scotland Graeme DottTV Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth
3 Scottish Open Scotland Stephen Maguire (Q) A.E.C.C, Aberdeen 2000
England Ronnie O'SullivanTV
4 Grand Prix Scotland Jamie Burnett (Q) World Snooker Centre, Prestatyn 2007
England Tom Ford A.E.C.C, Aberdeen
5 World Snooker Championship England Ali CarterTV Crucible Theatre, Sheffield 2008
England Ronnie O'SullivanTV
6 Bahrain Championship China Liang Wenbo (Q) World Snooker Centre, Prestatyn 2008
Scotland Marcus CampbellTV Bahrain International Exhibition Centre, Manama
7 Rhein–Main Masters Thailand Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon Walter Kobel Sporthalle, Rüsselsheim 2010
Wales Mark Williams
8[66] Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 10 England David Gray (Q) World Snooker Academy, Sheffield 2011
England Ricky Walden
9[67] 2012 FFB Snooker Open Wales Matthew Stevens World Snooker Academy, Sheffield 2011
China Ding Junhui
10[68] Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 11 China Ding JunhuiTV English Institute of Sport, Sheffield 2011
England Jamie Cope
11[69] World Snooker Championship England Robert Milkins (Q) English Institute of Sport, Sheffield 2012
Scotland Stephen HendryTV Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
12[70] UK Championship England Andy Hicks (Q) World Snooker Academy, Sheffield 2012
England Jack Lisowski (Q)
Scotland John HigginsTV Barbican Centre, York
13[71] 2014 German Masters Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng (Q) Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley 2013
England Gary Wilson (Q)
Table legend
TV Televised
(Q) Qualifying rounds
(D) Deciding frame

Match-winning maximum breaks
No. Player Tournament Year Round
01[72] Scotland Stephen Hendry Charity Challenge 1997 FinalTV (D)
02[73] Wales Mark Williams World Championship 2005 Last 32TV
03[74] England Ronnie O'Sullivan UK Championship 2007 Semi-finalTV (D)
04[75] England Ronnie O'Sullivan World Championship 2008 Last 16TV
05[76] England Barry Hawkins Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 3 2010 Last 32
06[77] England Ronnie O'Sullivan World Open 2010 Last 64TV (Q)
07[34] Wales Matthew Stevens Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 12 2011 Last 128
08[35] China Ding Junhui Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 11 2011 Last 128TV
09[44] England Andy Hicks UK Championship 2012 Last 80 (Q)
10[54] England Shaun Murphy European Tour 2013/2014 – Event 8 2014 Last 16
11[78] England Ronnie O'Sullivan Welsh Open 2014 FinalTV
12[57] Wales Ryan Day Asian Tour 2014/2015 – Event 2 2014 Last 32
13[59] England Ronnie O'Sullivan UK Championship 2014 Last 16TV

Records

Firsts
Multiple maximums
  • More than one official maximum break has been made in the same event on thirteen occasions. However, the 2008 World Snooker Championship is the only event where both maximum breaks were televised,[85] and the 2012 FFB Snooker Open is the only WPBSA (World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association) event where two maximums were made on the same day.[34] Three maximum breaks were compiled on 8 February 1998 during the Buckley's Bitter Challenge, by Matthew Stevens, Ryan Day and Tony Chappell.[86] The only time this has been achieved during a WPBSA event was at the 2012 UK Championship, when Andy Hicks and Jack Lisowski compiled one each in qualifying, and John Higgins compiled one at the last 16 of the televised stages.[70]
  • There have been at least four matches where more than one maximum was compiled. Peter Ebdon compiled two maximum breaks during an 11-frame exhibition match at Eastbourne Police Club on 15 April 1996. In 2003 he also compiled two consecutive maximum breaks against Steve Davis in an exhibition match.[79][80] In 2009 Jimmy White and Ronnie O'Sullivan compiled consecutive maximum breaks at an exhibition match in Ireland.[87] Mark King and Joe Jogia achieved the same feat at the Grove Open later in the same year.[88] 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.[89][90]
  • Higgins and O'Sullivan are the only players to record maximum breaks in consecutive ranking events. Higgins made one during his defeat by Mark Williams in the LG Cup final, and then one in his second round match at the British Open in 2003.[91][92] O'Sullivan made one at the Northern Ireland Trophy and another at the UK Championship in 2007.[74][93] Since top 16 players were seeded through to the second round at the 2003 British Open, Higgins' maximums also came in consecutive ranking matches, albeit not in the same tournament.
  • Higgins' maximum breaks at the 2003 LG Cup and 2004 Grand Prix made him the first and only player to record maximums in the same tournament in successive years (the LG Cup being the sponsor's name for that year's Grand Prix). Since Higgins made the maximums in the 2003 final and the 2004 first round, he made maximums in successive rounds of the same tournament but not at the same event.[94]
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Prize money

In professional tournaments there was usually a substantial prize awarded to any player achieving a 147 break. For example, Ronnie O'Sullivan's maximum at the 1997 World Championship earned him £165,000. Of this, £147,000 was for making the 147 break and £18,000 was for achieving the highest break of the tournament.[104] This was however abolished in the 2010/2011 season.

In the 2011/2012 season World Snooker introduced a roll-over system for the maximum break prize money, the "rolling 147 prize".[105] A maximum break is worth £5,000 in the televised stages and £500 in qualifying stages of major ranking events. There is a £500 prize in the Players Tour Championship events from the last 128 onwards.[106] If a maximum is not made then the prize rolls over to the next event until somebody wins it.[105]

Breaks exceeding 147

A break higher than 147 can be achieved when an opponent fouls 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. By potting the free ball followed by a colour, then the reds with colours and the colours up to the pink or black, the player can compile a break of more than 147. If the free ball is followed by a black, and the player goes on to clear the table taking all reds with blacks and then all six colours, the total score for the break is 155. In six-red snooker this is 83 and in snooker plus 221.

In October 2004, during qualifying for the UK Championship, Jamie Burnett became the first player to record a break of more than 147 in tournament play, when he scored 148 against Leo Fernandez. He took the brown as the free ball, then potted the brown again followed by the 15 reds with 12 blacks, two pinks and a blue, then the six colours.[18][79][107]

There are also at least eight breaks exceeding 147 that have been recorded in non-tournament settings:

  • 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. After Rogers fouled, West took the green as his free ball followed by the brown. He then took 14 reds and blacks and a pink off the last red. He then cleared up to make the 151.[79][108][109]
  • In April 1988 Steve Duggan made a 148 in a practice frame against Mark Rowing in Doncaster.[79][110]
  • In 1993 Stephen Hendry made a 148 in a practice match against Alfie Burden.[79]
  • In 1995 Tony Drago made a 149 in practice against Nick Manning in West Norwood, London, that was recorded by the Guinness Book of Records as the highest in this category. In that match Drago nominated the brown as the free ball, to score one point. He then potted the brown again, for four more points, before potting the 15 reds with 13 blacks, a pink and a blue, then all the colours.[79][110]
  • In 1997 Eddie Manning achieved a 149 break in a practice match against Kam Pandya at Willie Thorne's Snooker Club in Leicester. Like Drago he took brown, brown, 13 blacks, pink and blue.[79]
  • In April 2003 Jamie Cope made a 151 break at The Reardon Snooker Club during a practice game with David Fomm-Ward. After a foul by his opponent, Cope was snookered behind the brown ball. He took the brown as the free ball and then potted the blue, 13 reds with blacks and two with pinks, then the six colours.[79]
  • In the summer of 2005, Jamie Cope made snooker's first maximum 155 break in a witnessed practice frame.[111]
  • In November 2010 Sam Harvey made a 151 break in a practice match against Kyren Wilson at his home club in Bedford. Harvey potted the brown as the free ball and then the black, 12 reds with blacks, two with pinks and one with blue, then the six colours.[79][112]

See also

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