Relive Thorburn's historic Crucible 147. People didnt do it because the prize was so high, but I managed to do it. At the same venue 14 years later, Ronnie OSullivan completed a 147 in less than a third of that time. Video, 00:01:00No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini, Whoops! Legendary Joe Davis made his first 147 in 1955. 2023 BBC. 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. Obvious answers come to mind: Ronnie's fastest 147, Cliff Thorburn's first WC 147, Steve Davis first televised 147. His 148 came in the qualifying rounds of the 2004 UK Championship. [26][29] The first official maximum break in professional competition was made by Steve Davis in the 1982 Lada Classic against Spencer. The 2008 World Snooker Championship was the first event where two maximum breaks were televised. 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. 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. pic.twitter.com/PoE9RBEcNh. '- press officer interrupts Guardiola. Carter's maximum, which he celebrated wildly, helped him move 8-7 up in a match he'd win 13-9 on his way to his maiden final, which he'd lose to O'Sullivan. An interesting side note to mention, and to make things even more controvertial, is that the score 147 is not actually the highest break! Un-Nooh is renowned as one of the fastest players on the circuit. 2012 Crucible Maximum Break! Scroll down to watch the 147 breaks in multiscreen, The First World Championship 147 [1983] | Cliff Thorburn vs Terry Griffiths, Jimmy White's Stunning 147 vs Tony Drago | 1992 World Championship, Stephen Hendry's Maiden Crucible 147 | 1995 World Championship [vs Jimmy White], The Fastest 147 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 1997 World Championship, Ronnie O'Sullivan's 6th 147 Break vs Marco Fu in 2003 World Snooker Championship, Ronnie's 147 v Williams at the 2008 World Championship, Stephen Hendry's 147 at the 2009 World Championship. So, due to the extensive BBC TV coverage it is widely thought that Cliff Thorburn made either the first ever 147 or indeed the first televised 147. Simon Thomson PLUS look out for special ticket offers and priority booking windows for the big events. Thorburn fluked a pot on the green ball in the deciding frame, to leave White requiring penalty points from Thorburn to win. Obviously not a race but here's how all the Crucible 147s - now including Neil Robertson - looked after 5 minutes and 8 seconds. The 2022 World Snooker Championship offered a bonus of 40,000 for a maximum break made at the Crucible and 10,000 for a maximum made in the qualifying rounds, in addition to the 15,000 highest break 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. Apr 25, 2007 #1 Cliff Thorburn, or Steve Davis? [58], Thorburn won over one million pounds in prize money during the course of his professional career. Cliff Thorburn of Canada made the first televised 147 in the World Championships at the Crucible Theatre on April 23 1983. White potted the brown and blue, then laid a snooker on the pink. [6][26] In 2009 Jimmy White and Ronnie O'Sullivan compiled consecutive maximum breaks at an exhibition match in Ireland. 1982 - Lada Classic - Steve Davis vs John Spencer Frame 5 First 147 On TV. Thorburns break lasted 16 minutes and four seconds. Video, 00:00:19Whoops! 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 may not display this or other websites correctly. The event was also called the Thailand Masters (1983/19841986/1987 & 1991/1992) and the Asian Open (1989/19901992/1993). 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! Spencer took the last frame of the session, leading 2220. To add insult to injury the feat was also missed by the TV cameramen, who were on a tea break at the time. [47], He won further Masters titles by defeating Mountjoy 96 in 1985, and White 95 in 1986. Under this convention the break would have been timed at 5 minutes and 15 seconds. I understand that by submitting this form, I will be providing World Snooker Limited with my personal data/information. [63][64] Shortly before turning 74, he announced that the 2022 UK Seniors Championship would be his last competitive event. [66] Following his World Championship victory, he bought a house in England with the intention of spending more time in Britain. The first was Stephen Hendry's in the 1997 Charity Challenge Final against Ronnie O'Sullivan - which remains the only one to clinch a title - and there has been 19 since. 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. In November 1995 Stephen Hendry became the first player to make two televised maximum breaks. [62], Sean Maddocks is recognised by Guinness World Records as the youngest player to have made a maximum break in any recognised competition. [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. Neil Robertson makes maximum 147 break against Jack Lisowski | Eurosport Snooker, Ronnie O'Sullivan on the 'unbreakable' record, CLICK HERE FOR A FULL LIST OF 147 BREAKS IN HISTORY AND THE TOP 10 EVER MADE, World Snooker Championship draw, schedule & results, Neal Foulds' World Championship top-16 verdict, James Cooper's World Championship form guide, Crucible memories: White a People's Champion, April 23, 2nd round v Terry Griffiths (15 mins, 21 secs), April 22, 1st round v Tony Drago (8mins, 47 seconds), April 27, semi-final v Jimmy White (11 mins, 3 seconds), April 21, 1st round v Mick Price (5 mins, 8 seconds), April 22, 1st round v Marco Fu (6 mins, 27 seconds), April 20, 1st round v Robert Milkins (8mins, 49 seconds), April 28, second round v Mark Williams (8mins, 47 seconds), April 29, quarter-final v Peter Ebdon (13 mins, 52 seconds), April 28, quarter-final v Shaun Murphy (9 mins, 41 seconds), April 21, 1st round v Stuart Bingham (9 mins, 46 seconds), August 6, 2nd round v Kurt Maflin (13 mins, 15 seconds). Cliff Thorburn v Terry Griffiths, 1983 World Championship second round Cliff Thorburn's first ever Crucible maximum break 4. [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. I'm sure we all know Ronnie's great clear up in 2012. 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. JavaScript is disabled. The highest break recorded, of which is listed in the Guinness Book of Records, was a score of 149 by Tony Drago in 1998. However, two rushes of blood to the head have cost Un-Nooh dearly in the 147 stakes. [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. Unfortunately for the Scot, he missed out on the maximum break prize which is only awarded for a 147, or if a free ball is used, a 155. Legendary Joe Davis made his first 147 in 1955. 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. [34], More than one official maximum break has been compiled in the same event on more than twenty occasions. 'That' maximum remains as unfathomable now as it was back then and arguably the most unbreakable record in sport. His actual final score was 151. [24] Thorburn won the 19th and 20th frames, Higgins taking the following two to level at 1111. He won the invitational Masters in 1983, 1985, and 1986, making him the first player to win the Masters three times and the first to retain the title. Video, 00:07:07, On this day: 'Rocket' Ronnie O'Sullivan's fastest 147. However this accreditation was later revokedas official,due tothe pockets on the table being wider than the regulation size. I was 9-1 ahead and I saw the chance. Video, 00:01:24Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence, 'Can I finish? A quite incredible career ended at the 2012 World Championship but not before one final crowd-pleasing moment of greatness. [2] The Billiards Association and Control Council initially refused to accept the break since the match was not played under their rules. 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. 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. Maximum breaks have become more frequent in professional snooker. Video, 00:00:58'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag, No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini. Or earliest, depending on how you look at it. [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. He managed to get perfectly on the last black, only to rattle it in the jaws. This was also the first televised 147. He was knocked out of the 1978 World Snooker Championship by Charlton, 1213 in the quarter-finals. pic.twitter.com/RRRHGHVbVa. [49] He was then runner-up in the corresponding event the following two seasons, 912 to Neal Foulds in 1986, and 512 to Davis in 1987. Earlier in that year the Rocket had been on the receiving end of another memorable maximum. The event was also called the Hong Kong Open (1989/1990) and Australian Open (1994/1995). Video, 00:09:20, Can Everton ever be great again? Thorburn's entry for the 1972 World Snooker Championship arrived too late for him to be included in the main draw. [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. Video, 00:00:19Whoops! Video, 00:02:59. [52], Thorburn last qualified for the World Championship in 1994,[12] where he faced Nigel Bond in the first round. Robertson's maximum is the only one to be compiled in the final of a Triple Crown event. Video Unavailable. [13], The 1977 World Snooker Championship was the first to be held at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. [12] He became the first player ever to retain the Masters title, and the first to win it three times. Required fields are marked *. Play briefly stopped on the other table as Anthony McGill and Judd Trump crossed the divide to congratulate Robertson, who pulled level with Lisowski at 10-10 at the mid-session interval. - Ten Hag almost forgets EFL Cup. The Captain achieved the feat just a day after Ronnie O'Sullivan's effort against Mark Williams while his opponent Peter Ebdon had incredibly come agonisingly close in the previous frame by missing the 15th black! His first match was against Mountjoy, Thorburn finishing their first session behind 35. In total there have now been 172 official maximum breaks. This did not count as an official maximum, however, as the break was made on a non-templated table used during the event. [21][22] Jamie Cope compiled a break of 155 points, the highest possible free-ball break, during practice in 2005. Video, 00:01:08Why does who owns Manchester United matter? 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. Potting this red ball followed by the blackresults in an extra 8 points being gained in the breakbefore any of the regulation balls on the table have even been potted. 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. 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. As maximums go, it was straightforward stuff, the balls apparently well-set from an early stage. Up Next. 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