[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. [30] [31] [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". This score has not been officially achieved to date. So in your opinion what was the best snooker break of all time? In the evening, he played cards and drank alcohol with friends until 5:00am, resuming the match the next day by winning the first five frames in succession. Just a few months later Un-Nooh amazingly missed the final black again, this time in World Championship qualifying against Anthony McGill, costing him a further 9,500. It was not until a meeting on 20March 1957 that the break was officially recognised, and Davis was presented with a certificate to commemorate his achievement. 'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag. - Ten Hag almost forgets EFL Cup. White potted the brown and blue, then laid a snooker on the pink. [62], At the age of 70, Thorburn won the 2018 Seniors Masters at the Crucible Theatre, defeating Jonathan Bagley 20 in the final. [41] He played Steve Davis in the final. In 2005, Jamie Cope made snooker's first highest possible 155 break in a witnessed practice frame. 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. You must log in or register to reply here. [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. [24], The first known maximum break in practice was made by Murt O'Donoghue at Griffith, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, on 26 September 1934. 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! The break came during his second round match against Terry Griffiths. Video, 00:02:44, How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle, Why does who owns Manchester United matter? 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. 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. 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. 109 views, 3 likes, 0 loves, 1 comments, 0 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from TV Norte Tocantins: Voc telespectador de Araguana, participe da. [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. - Ten Hag almost forgets EFL Cup. 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. Can Everton ever be great again? He compiled the perfect break in the tenth frame of his 10-2 win over Rod Lawler at World Championship qualifying. Video, 00:01:00, No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini, Whoops! Video, 00:02:59. Read about our approach to external linking. Video, 00:06:57On this day: 'Rocket' Ronnie O'Sullivan's fastest 147, Archive: O'Sullivan's 'best' maximum. It was witnessed by 133 people. He then defeated Kirk Stevens 1312 (from 1012) in the quarter-final, and Tony Knowles 1615 (from 1315) in the semi-final. Video, 00:01:24Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence, 'Can I finish? [12] He became the first player ever to retain the Masters title, and the first to win it three times. 2012 Crucible Maximum Break! 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. The following year, Cliff Thorburn became the first player to make a maximum at the World Snooker Championship. 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. It came in the fourth frame of his second round clash with Terry Griffiths. [15] World Snooker has since suggested that a break starts when the player strikes the cueball for the first time in a break which would result in a time of 5 minutes and 8 seconds,[15] and this is the time that World Snooker now officially acknowledges. Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? Thorburn led 1615, and missed an easy brown ball that let Higgins in to make it 1616. He'd later lose a thrilling match 13-11, which is just the third time a 147 has been in vain. Tony Meo - 1988 Matchroom League 6. [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. The break came during his second-round match against Terry Griffiths in 1983. Kirk Stevens hits a 147 against Jimmy White in 1984 3. [10], Before the 199495 season, the maximum break remained a rare feat, with only 15 official maximums compiled altogether. I was so quick was because I was really nervous to get it over and done with, said OSullivan. [8][9] Davis won a Lada car (provided by the event's sponsors) for his achievement. [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. Ken Doherty famously did so in the 2000 Masters final when an 80,000 sports car was at stake. [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. Incidentally Spencer was playing Davis when he got . [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. Thorburn led by 9-2 but eventually lost 9-10. 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. Video, 00:02:59Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? 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. , WHAT A MOMENT! Thorburn built a 1311 lead during the fourth session, and extended it to 1511 before Spencer won four consecutive frames to make it 1515; the next session again saw them share the frames, finishing at 1818. Video, 00:00:26, 'Can I finish? [26] The conclusion of the final was watched by 14.5million television viewers. Archive: O'Sullivan's second 147. http://youtube.com/watch?v=2CSJZ_arJcU&mode=related&search=, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh2NOS9HH-w, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlKn9fDI_eo, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AXE5YqJgaE. I'm sure we all know Ronnie's great clear up in 2012. [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. A quite incredible career ended at the 2012 World Championship but not before one final crowd-pleasing moment of greatness. [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, 00:02:44, How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle, Why does who owns Manchester United matter? Canada's Cliff Thorburn makes snooker history by completing the first maximum 147 break at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre. 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. [63][64] Shortly before turning 74, he announced that the 2022 UK Seniors Championship would be his last competitive event. There was a bit of euphoria in the arena of course. [40] During the semi-final, which finished at 12:45am,[2] Thorburn learnt that his wife Barbara had suffered a miscarriage on the day of his maximum break. Relive Thorburn's historic Crucible 147. [1][2] His parents separated when he was eighteen months old. Relive them all here. During his first round match against Mick Price, mercurial genius OSullivan defied common understanding of what could be achieved on a snooker table. 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. This was also the first televised 147. Under this convention the break would have been timed at 5 minutes and 15 seconds. Ronnie O'Sullivan became the first person to record a third Crucible maximum in 2008 although at that time nobody else had managed more than one! [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. Winning his world title was sweet but he will be best remembered for his televised 147 in . It was five minutes and eight seconds of pure snooker majesty. 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However, when I got backstage a young boy asked for my autograph and I couldnt sign it as my hand was shaking so much.. Cliff Thorburn World Snooker Championship 2007. . Not content with becoming the first world champion outside the United Kingdom in the modern era, the Crucible king of 1980 brought the crowd to their feet - not to mention the millions glued to their TV sets - with another history-making feat in the fourth frame of a match he was leading 2-1. 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. 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 . Video, 00:00:19Whoops! In November 1995 Stephen Hendry became the first player to make two televised maximum breaks. [19] In advance of the 1980 World Championship, he practiced at a club near the Crucible that was owned by a friend, and gave up smoking and drinking alcohol for a week before the tournament. Spencer won three frames in a row to lead 2118, and Thorburn took the next two to trail by a single frame. [3] The match between Davis and Smith was played as part of a series of events marking the closure of Leicester Square Hall; known as Thurston's Hall until 1947,[4] the venue had hosted many important billiards and snooker matches since its opening in 1901, including twelve World Snooker Championship finals. Peter Ebdon compiled two maximum breaks during an 11-frame exhibition match at Eastbourne Police Club on 15 April 1996. This did not count as an official maximum, however, as the break was made on a non-templated table used during the event. Read about our approach to external linking. Video, 00:01:16, Up Next. 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. Steve Davis 147 was not on national TV just Granada and it was recorded so I think it was Cliff Thorburn had the first one live on national TV.Cliff Thorburn was also the first player to get two 147's in professional matches. [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). - World Snooker", "Hot-shot Sam's top 151 frame is not just down to spot of pot luck", "Hong Kong's Marco Fu warms up for World Snooker Championships with rare 149 break in practice match", "Ken Doherty makes first tournament 147 break at the Arcaden Paul Hunter Classic", "UK Championship Auch Lisowski gelingt ein Maximum-Break", "John Higgins racks up maximum break at UK Championship", "Maximum Man Ding Beats Allen In Classic", "Murphy produces maximum magic at Championship League", "Ronnie O'Sullivan makes 147 maximum at UK Championship", "Marco Fu's 147: Watch Fu's maximum break at the Masters", "Davis Makes First 147 To Win CLS Group Three", "English Open: Thepchaiya Un-Nooh makes 147, wins for John Higgins & Jimmy White", "Higgins Fires in Magic Crucible Maximum", "Judd Trump hits 'unbelievable' maximum 147 break in opening frame of second-round match at Scottish Open", "2005 Embassy World Championship: The Crucible Match Notes Last 32", "Ronnie O'Sullivan hits cheeky 147 break in World Open", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maximum_break&oldid=1139801128, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles containing potentially dated statements from March 2022, All articles containing potentially dated statements, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. Obviously not a race but here's how all the Crucible 147s - now including Neil Robertson - looked after 5 minutes and 8 seconds. [74], Thorburn's record in ranking tournament finals is shown below.[12]. [3] Thorburn has aspired to be known by the nickname "Champagne Cliff", but admitted later that it never caught on. 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. Of this, 147,000 was for making the 147 break and 18,000 was for achieving the highest break of the tournament. Early in the 20th century, the maximum break was little more than a folk tale, with discredited rumours of sightings floating around cue sport establishments akin to talk of Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster. 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. The event was also called the British Gold Cup (1979/1980), Yamaha Organs Trophy (1980/1981) and International Masters (1981/19821983/1984). However, two rushes of blood to the head have cost Un-Nooh dearly in the 147 stakes. Steve. Video, 00:02:59. [37] The match against Griffiths ended at 3:51am, Thorburn emerging as the winner, 1312. [6][26] In 2009 Jimmy White and Ronnie O'Sullivan compiled consecutive maximum breaks at an exhibition match in Ireland. Video, 00:03:36, Burn hopes to end Newcastle trophy drought, Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence. Six years later, David Gilbert made the 147th maximum at the 2019 Championship League. Video, 00:01:08Why does who owns Manchester United matter? Guinness World Records recorded the time of the break at 5 minutes and 20 seconds. Thorburn played his last competitive match on 5 January 2022 against Kuldesh Johal, losing 03. 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