Maximum break

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, 47 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 his achievement.[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

Table legend
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
1 11 January 1982 England Davis, SteveSteve Davis 24 years, 142 days England Spencer, JohnJohn Spencer ClassicTV [video 1]
2 23 April 1983 Canada Thorburn, CliffCliff Thorburn 35 years, 97 days Wales Griffiths, TerryTerry Griffiths World ChampionshipTV [video 2]
3 28 January 1984 Canada Stevens, KirkKirk Stevens 25 years, 164 days England White, JimmyJimmy White MastersTV [video 3]
4 17 November 1987 England Thorne, WillieWillie Thorne 33 years, 258 days Northern Ireland Murphy, TommyTommy Murphy UK Championship
5 20 February 1988 England Meo, TonyTony Meo 28 years, 139 days Scotland Hendry, StephenStephen Hendry Matchroom League
6 24 September 1988 Canada Robidoux, AlainAlain Robidoux 28 years, 61 days England Meadowcroft, JimJim Meadowcroft European Open (Q)
7 18 February 1989 Scotland Rea, JohnJohn Rea 37 years, 75 days Scotland Black, IanIan Black Scottish Professional Championship
8 8 March 1989 Canada Thorburn, CliffCliff Thorburn (2) 41 years, 51 days England White, JimmyJimmy White Matchroom League
9 16 January 1991 Thailand Wattana, JamesJames Wattana 20 years, 364 days Wales Dawkins, PaulPaul Dawkins World Masters
10 5 June 1991 England Ebdon, PeterPeter Ebdon 20 years, 282 days England Martin, WayneWayne Martin Strachan Open (Q)[26]
11[27] 25 February 1992 Thailand Wattana, JamesJames Wattana (2) 22 years, 39 days Malta Drago, TonyTony Drago British OpenTV [video 4]
12 22 April 1992 England White, JimmyJimmy White 29 years, 356 days Malta Drago, TonyTony Drago World ChampionshipTV [video 5]
13 9 May 1992 England Parrott, JohnJohn Parrott 27 years, 364 days England Meo, TonyTony Meo Matchroom League
14 24 May 1992 Scotland Hendry, StephenStephen Hendry 23 years, 132 days England Thorne, WillieWillie Thorne Matchroom League
15[28] 14 November 1992 England Ebdon, PeterPeter Ebdon (2) 22 years, 79 days Republic of Ireland Doherty, KenKen Doherty UK Championship
16[29] 7 September 1994 Republic of Ireland McDonnell, DavidDavid McDonnell 22 years, 331 days England Barrow, NicNic Barrow British Open (Q)
17 27 April 1995 Scotland Hendry, StephenStephen Hendry (2) 26 years, 104 days England White, JimmyJimmy White World ChampionshipTV [video 6]
18 25 November 1995 Scotland Hendry, StephenStephen Hendry (3) 26 years, 316 days England Wilkinson, GaryGary Wilkinson UK ChampionshipTV [video 7]
19 5 January 1997 Scotland Hendry, StephenStephen Hendry (4) 27 years, 358 days England O'Sullivan, RonnieRonnie O'Sullivan Charity ChallengeTV [video 8]
20 21 April 1997 England O'Sullivan, RonnieRonnie O'Sullivan 21 years, 137 days England Price, MickMick Price World ChampionshipTV [video 9]
21 18 September 1997 Thailand Wattana, JamesJames Wattana (3) 27 years, 244 days China Pang Wei Guo China International
22 16 May 1998 Scotland Hendry, StephenStephen Hendry (5) 29 years, 123 days Republic of Ireland Doherty, KenKen Doherty Premier LeagueTV [video 10]
23 10 August 1998 England Gunnell, AdrianAdrian Gunnell 25 years, 351 days Netherlands Wehrmann, MarioMario Wehrmann Thailand Masters (Q)
24 13 August 1998 Cyprus Husnu, MehmetMehmet Husnu 26 years, 19 days England Barker, EddieEddie Barker China International (Q)
25 13 January 1999 Northern Ireland Prince, JasonJason Prince 28 years, 210 days England Brumby, IanIan Brumby British Open (Q)
26 29 January 1999 England O'Sullivan, RonnieRonnie O'Sullivan (2) 23 years, 55 days Thailand Wattana, JamesJames Wattana Welsh OpenTV [video 11]
27 4 February 1999 England Bingham, StuartStuart Bingham 22 years, 259 days England Hawkins, BarryBarry Hawkins UK Tour – Event 3
28 22 March 1999 England Dyson, NickNick Dyson 29 years, 93 days England Gunnell, AdrianAdrian Gunnell UK Tour – Event 4
29 6 April 1999 Scotland Dott, GraemeGraeme Dott 21 years, 329 days England Roe, DavidDavid Roe British OpenTV
30 19 September 1999 Scotland Hendry, StephenStephen Hendry (6) 30 years, 249 days England Ebdon, PeterPeter Ebdon British OpenTV [video 12]
31 21 September 1999 England Pinches, BarryBarry Pinches 29 years, 70 days England Joe Johnson Welsh Open (Q)
32 13 October 1999 England O'Sullivan, RonnieRonnie O'Sullivan (3) 23 years, 312 days Scotland Dott, GraemeGraeme Dott Grand PrixTV [video 13]
33 4 November 1999 England Burrows, KarlKarl Burrows 31 years, 322 days[30] England Rosa, AdrianAdrian Rosa Benson & Hedges Championship
34 22 November 1999 Scotland Hendry, StephenStephen Hendry (7) 30 years, 313 days England Wykes, PaulPaul Wykes UK ChampionshipTV [video 14]
35 21 January 2000 Scotland Higgins, JohnJohn Higgins 24 years, 248 days Northern Ireland Taylor, DennisDennis Taylor Nations CupTV [video 15]
36 24 March 2000 Scotland Higgins, JohnJohn Higgins (2) 24 years, 311 days England White, JimmyJimmy White Irish MastersTV [video 16]
37 28 March 2000 Scotland Maguire, StephenStephen Maguire 19 years, 15 days Thailand Phonbun, PhaitoonPhaitoon Phonbun Scottish Open (Q)
38 5 April 2000 England O'Sullivan, RonnieRonnie O'Sullivan (4) 24 years, 122 days Australia Hann, QuintenQuinten Hann Scottish OpenTV [video 17]
39 25 October 2000 Hong Kong Fu, MarcoMarco Fu 22 years, 291 days Republic of Ireland Doherty, KenKen Doherty Scottish MastersTV [video 18]
40 7 November 2000 Scotland McLellan, DavidDavid McLellan 30 years, 302 days England Meakin, SteveSteve Meakin Benson & Hedges Championship
41 19 November 2000 England Dyson, NickNick Dyson (2) 30 years, 336 days England Milkins, RobertRobert Milkins UK Championship
42 25 February 2001 Scotland Hendry, StephenStephen Hendry (8) 32 years, 43 days Wales Williams, MarkMark Williams Malta Grand PrixTV [video 19]
43 17 October 2001 England O'Sullivan, RonnieRonnie O'Sullivan (5) 25 years, 316 days Scotland Henry, DrewDrew Henry LG CupTV [video 20]
44 12 November 2001 England Murphy, ShaunShaun Murphy 19 years, 94 days England Rosa, AdrianAdrian Rosa Benson & Hedges Championship
45 28 October 2002 Malta Drago, TonyTony Drago 37 years, 36 days England Bingham, StuartStuart Bingham Benson & Hedges Championship
46 22 April 2003 England O'Sullivan, RonnieRonnie O'Sullivan (6) 27 years, 138 days Hong Kong Fu, MarcoMarco Fu World ChampionshipTV [video 21]
47 12 October 2003 Scotland Higgins, JohnJohn Higgins (3) 28 years, 147 days Wales Williams, MarkMark Williams LG CupTV [video 22]
48 12 November 2003 Scotland Higgins, JohnJohn Higgins (4) 28 years, 178 days Republic of Ireland Judge, MichaelMichael Judge British OpenTV [video 23]
49 4 October 2004 Scotland Higgins, JohnJohn Higgins (5) 29 years, 139 days England Walden, RickyRicky Walden Grand PrixTV [video 24]
50 17 November 2004 England David Gray 25 years, 282 days England Selby, MarkMark Selby UK Championship
51 20 April 2005 Wales Williams, MarkMark Williams 30 years, 30 days England Milkins, RobertRobert Milkins World ChampionshipTV [video 25]
52 22 November 2005 England Bingham, StuartStuart Bingham (2) 29 years, 185 days Scotland Campbell, MarcusMarcus Campbell Masters Qualifying Event
53 14 March 2006 England Milkins, RobertRobert Milkins 30 years, 8 days England Selby, MarkMark Selby World Championship (Q)
54 23 October 2006 England Cope, JamieJamie Cope 21 years, 41 days England Holt, MichaelMichael Holt Grand Prix
55 14 January 2007 China Ding Junhui 19 years, 288 days England Hamilton, AnthonyAnthony Hamilton MastersTV [video 26]
56 15 February 2007 England Higginson, AndrewAndrew Higginson 29 years, 64 days England Carter, AliAli Carter Welsh OpenTV [video 27]
57 19 September 2007 Scotland Burnett, JamieJamie Burnett 32 years, 3 days China Liu Song Grand Prix (Q)
58 14 October 2007 England Ford, TomTom Ford 24 years, 58 days England Davis, SteveSteve Davis Grand Prix
59 8 November 2007 England O'Sullivan, RonnieRonnie O'Sullivan (7) 31 years, 338 days England Carter, AliAli Carter Northern Ireland TrophyTV [video 28]
60 15 December 2007 England O'Sullivan, RonnieRonnie O'Sullivan (8) 32 years, 10 days England Selby, MarkMark Selby UK ChampionshipTV [video 29]
61 29 March 2008 Scotland Maguire, StephenStephen Maguire (2) 27 years, 16 days Wales Day, RyanRyan Day China OpenTV [video 30]
62 28 April 2008 England O'Sullivan, RonnieRonnie O'Sullivan (9) 32 years, 145 days Wales Williams, MarkMark Williams World ChampionshipTV [video 31]
63 29 April 2008 England Carter, AliAli Carter 28 years, 279 days England Ebdon, PeterPeter Ebdon World ChampionshipTV [video 32]
64 2 October 2008 England Cope, JamieJamie Cope (2) 23 years, 20 days Wales Williams, MarkMark Williams Shanghai MastersTV [video 33]
65 29 October 2008 China Liang Wenbo 21 years, 238 days England Gould, MartinMartin Gould Bahrain Championship (Q)
66 8 November 2008 Scotland Campbell, MarcusMarcus Campbell 36 years, 47 days Oman Al-Khusaibi, Ahmed BasheerAhmed Basheer Al-Khusaibi Bahrain ChampionshipTV
67 16 December 2008 China Ding Junhui (2) 21 years, 259 days Scotland Higgins, JohnJohn Higgins UK ChampionshipTV [video 34]
68 28 April 2009 Scotland Hendry, StephenStephen Hendry (9) 40 years, 105 days England Murphy, ShaunShaun Murphy World ChampionshipTV [video 35]
69 5 June 2009 England Selby, MarkMark Selby 25 years, 351 days England Perry, JoeJoe Perry Jiangsu ClassicTV
70 1 April 2010 Australia Robertson, NeilNeil Robertson 28 years, 49 days England Ebdon, PeterPeter Ebdon China OpenTV [video 36]
71 25 June 2010 Norway Maflin, KurtKurt Maflin 26 years, 321 days Poland Zielinski, MichalMichal Zielinski Players Tour Championship – Event 1
72 6 August 2010 England Hawkins, BarryBarry Hawkins 31 years, 105 days England McGouran, JamesJames McGouran Players Tour Championship – Event 3
73 20 September 2010 England O'Sullivan, RonnieRonnie O'Sullivan (10) 34 years, 289 days England King, MarkMark King World OpenTV (Q) [video 37]
74 22 October 2010 Thailand Thirapongpaiboon, ThanawatThanawat Thirapongpaiboon 16 years, 312 days England Hawkins, BarryBarry Hawkins Rhein–Main Masters
75 23 October 2010 Wales Williams, MarkMark Williams (2) 35 years, 216 days Germany Schuler, DianaDiana Schuler Rhein–Main Masters [video 38]
76 19 November 2010 England McLeod, RoryRory McLeod 39 years, 238 days Thailand Kachaiwong, IssaraIssara Kachaiwong Prague Classic
77 17 February 2011 Scotland Hendry, StephenStephen Hendry (10) 42 years, 35 days Scotland Maguire, StephenStephen Maguire Welsh OpenTV [video 39]
78 26 August 2011 England O'Sullivan, RonnieRonnie O'Sullivan (11) 35 years, 264 days England Duffy, AdamAdam Duffy Paul Hunter ClassicTV [video 40]
79[31] 22 November 2011 England Dunn, MikeMike Dunn 40 years, 2 days Norway Maflin, KurtKurt Maflin German Masters (Q)
80[32] 27 November 2011 England Gray, DavidDavid Gray (2) 32 years, 291 days England Williams, RobbieRobbie Williams Players Tour Championship – Event 10 (Q)
81[33] 29 November 2011 England Walden, RickyRicky Walden 29 years, 18 days Wales Allen, GarethGareth Allen Players Tour Championship – Event 10
82[34] 15 December 2011 Wales Stevens, MatthewMatthew Stevens 32 years, 95 days England Wasley, MichaelMichael Wasley FFB Snooker Open
83[34] 15 December 2011 China Ding Junhui (3) 24 years, 258 days England Winstone, BrandonBrandon Winstone FFB Snooker Open
84[35] 17 December 2011 China Ding Junhui (4) 24 years, 260 days England Cahill, JamesJames Cahill Players Tour Championship – Event 11TV [video 41]
85[36] 18 December 2011 England Cope, JamieJamie Cope (3) 26 years, 97 days Norway Maflin, KurtKurt Maflin Players Tour Championship – Event 11
86[37] 14 January 2012 Hong Kong Fu, MarcoMarco Fu (2) 34 years, 6 days England Selt, MatthewMatthew Selt World Open (Q) [video 42]
87[38] 11 April 2012 England Milkins, RobertRobert Milkins (2) 36 years, 36 days China Xiao Guodong World Championship (Q) [video 43]
88[39] 21 April 2012 Scotland Hendry, StephenStephen Hendry (11) 43 years, 99 days England Bingham, StuartStuart Bingham World ChampionshipTV [video 44]
89[40] 1 July 2012 England Bingham, StuartStuart Bingham (3) 36 years, 41 days England Walden, RickyRicky Walden Wuxi ClassicTV [video 45]
90[41] 24 August 2012 Republic of Ireland Doherty, KenKen Doherty 42 years, 342 days Germany Treiber, JulianJulian Treiber Paul Hunter Classic
91[42] 23 September 2012 Scotland Higgins, JohnJohn Higgins (6) 37 years, 128 days England Trump, JuddJudd Trump Shanghai MastersTV [video 46]
92[43] 16 November 2012 England Ford, TomTom Ford (2) 29 years, 91 days Wales Stevens, MatthewMatthew Stevens Bulgarian OpenTV [video 47]
93[44] 21 November 2012 England Hicks, AndyAndy Hicks 39 years, 103 days Wales Wells, DanielDaniel Wells UK Championship (Q)
94[45] 22 November 2012 England Lisowski, JackJack Lisowski 21 years, 150 days China Chen Zhe UK Championship (Q)
95[46] 5 December 2012 Scotland Higgins, JohnJohn Higgins (7) 37 years, 201 days England Davis, MarkMark Davis UK ChampionshipTV [video 48]
96[47] 14 December 2012 Norway Maflin, KurtKurt Maflin (2) 29 years, 128 days England Carrington, StuartStuart Carrington Scottish Open
97[48] 16 March 2013 China Ding Junhui (5) 25 years, 349 days Northern Ireland Allen, MarkMark Allen Players Tour Championship – FinalsTV [video 49]
98[49] 28 May 2013 Australia Robertson, NeilNeil Robertson (2) 31 years, 106 days Egypt Khairy, MohamedMohamed Khairy Wuxi Classic (Q) [video 50]
99[50] 15 November 2013 England Trump, JuddJudd Trump 24 years, 87 days England Selby, MarkMark Selby Antwerp Open
100[11] 7 December 2013 England Selby, MarkMark Selby (2) 30 years, 171 days England Walden, RickyRicky Walden UK ChampionshipTV [video 51]
101[51] 11 December 2013 Thailand Poomjaeng, DechawatDechawat Poomjaeng 35 years, 153 days England Surety, ZakZak Surety German Masters (Q)
102[52] 12 December 2013 England Wilson, GaryGary Wilson 28 years, 123 days England Walden, RickyRicky Walden German Masters (Q)
103[53] 8 January 2014 England Murphy, ShaunShaun Murphy (2) 31 years, 151 days England Davis, MarkMark Davis Championship League [video 52]
104[54] 9 February 2014 England Murphy, ShaunShaun Murphy (3) 31 years, 183 days Wales Jones, JamieJamie Jones Gdynia Open [video 53]
105[55] 2 March 2014 England O'Sullivan, RonnieRonnie O'Sullivan (12) 38 years, 87 days China Ding Junhui Welsh OpenTV [video 54]
106[56] 22 August 2014 India Mehta, AdityaAditya Mehta 28 years, 295 days Scotland Maguire, StephenStephen Maguire Paul Hunter Classic
107[57] 23 October 2014 Wales Day, RyanRyan Day 34 years, 214 days China Yupeng, CaoCao Yupeng Haining Open [video 55]
108[58] 23 November 2014 England Murphy, ShaunShaun Murphy (4) 32 years, 105 days England Milkins, RobertRobert Milkins Ruhr OpenTV [video 56]
109[59] 4 December 2014 England O'Sullivan, RonnieRonnie O'Sullivan (13) 38 years, 364 days England Selt, MatthewMatthew Selt UK ChampionshipTV [video 57]
110[60] 12 December 2014 England Woollaston, BenBen Woollaston 27 years, 212 days England Steele, JoeJoe Steele Lisbon Open
111[61] 5 January 2015 England Hawkins, BarryBarry Hawkins (2) 35 years, 257 days Scotland Maguire, StephenStephen Maguire Championship League [video 58]
112[62] 11 January 2015 Hong Kong Fu, MarcoMarco Fu (3) 37 years, 3 days England Bingham, StuartStuart Bingham MastersTV [video 59]
113[63] 6 February 2015 England Trump, JuddJudd Trump (2) 25 years, 170 days England Selby, MarkMark Selby German Masters [video 60]
114[64] 10 February 2015 England Gilbert, DavidDavid Gilbert 33 years, 243 days China Guodong, XiaoXiao Guodong Championship League [video 61]
115[65] 6 December 2015 Australia Robertson, NeilNeil Robertson (3) 33 years, 298 days China Wenbo, LiangLiang Wenbo UK ChampionshipTV [video 62]
116[12] 11 December 2015 Hong Kong Fu, MarcoMarco Fu (4) 37 years, 337 days England Baird, SamSam Baird Gibraltar Open [video 63]

Statistics

Players with multiple maximum breaks
No. Player Number Most recent 147
1 England O'Sullivan, RonnieRonnie O'Sullivan 13 2014
2 Scotland Hendry, StephenStephen Hendry 11 2012
3 Scotland Higgins, JohnJohn Higgins 7 2012
4 China Junhui, DingDing Junhui 5 2013
5 England Murphy, ShaunShaun Murphy 4 2014
Hong Kong Fu, MarcoMarco Fu 4 2015
7 Thailand Wattana, JamesJames Wattana 3 1997
England Cope, JamieJamie Cope 3 2011
England Bingham, StuartStuart Bingham 3 2012
Australia Robertson, NeilNeil Robertson 3 2015
11 Canada Thorburn, CliffCliff Thorburn 2 1989
England Ebdon, PeterPeter Ebdon 2 1992
England Dyson, NickNick Dyson 2 2000
Scotland Maguire, StephenStephen Maguire 2 2008
Wales Williams, MarkMark Williams 2 2010
England Gray, DavidDavid Gray 2 2011
England Milkins, RobertRobert Milkins 2 2012
England Ford, TomTom Ford 2 2012
Norway Maflin, KurtKurt Maflin 2 2012
England Selby, MarkMark Selby 2 2013
England Hawkins, BarryBarry Hawkins 2 2015
England Trump, JuddJudd Trump 2 2015
Maximum breaks by country
No. Country Players Total 147s Most recent 147
1  England 31 58 2015
2  Scotland 8 25 2012
3  China 2 6 2013
4  Thailand 3 5 2013
5  Canada 3 4 1989
 Wales 3 4 2014
 Hong Kong 1 4 2015
8  Australia 1 3 2015
9  Norway 1 2 2012
10  Cyprus 1 1 1998
 Northern Ireland 1 1 1999
 Malta 1 1 2002
 Ireland 1 1 2012
 India 1 1 2014

Players with multiple televised maximum breaks
No. Player Number Most recent 147
1 England O'Sullivan, RonnieRonnie O'Sullivan 13 2014
2 Scotland Hendry, StephenStephen Hendry 10 2012
3 Scotland Higgins, JohnJohn Higgins 7 2012
4 China Junhui, DingDing Junhui 4 2013
5 England Selby, MarkMark Selby 2 2013
Hong Kong Fu, MarcoMarco Fu 2 2015
Australia Robertson, NeilNeil Robertson 2 2015
Televised maximum breaks by country
No. Country Players Total 147s Most recent 147
1  England 10 23 2014
2  Scotland 5 20 2012
3  China 1 4 2013
4  Canada 2 2 1984
 Hong Kong 1 2 2015
 Australia 1 2 2015
7  Thailand 1 1 1992
 Wales 1 1 2005

Table legend
TV Televised
(Q) Qualifying rounds

Multiple maximum breaks in tournaments
No. Tournament Player(s) Venue(s) Year
1 Matchroom League England Parrott, JohnJohn Parrott Jimmy White Snooker Lodge, Aldershot 1992
Scotland Hendry, StephenStephen Hendry Rhondda Sports Centre, Rhondda
2 British Open Northern Ireland Prince, JasonJason Prince (Q) Hazel Grove Snooker Club, Stockport 1999
(Spring)
Scotland Dott, GraemeGraeme DottTV Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth
3 Scottish Open Scotland Maguire, StephenStephen Maguire (Q) A.E.C.C, Aberdeen 2000
England O'Sullivan, RonnieRonnie O'SullivanTV
4 Grand Prix Scotland Burnett, JamieJamie Burnett (Q) World Snooker Centre, Prestatyn 2007
England Ford, TomTom Ford A.E.C.C, Aberdeen
5 World Snooker Championship England Carter, AliAli CarterTV Crucible Theatre, Sheffield 2008
England O'Sullivan, RonnieRonnie O'SullivanTV
6 Bahrain Championship China Liang Wenbo (Q) World Snooker Centre, Prestatyn 2008
Scotland Campbell, MarcusMarcus CampbellTV Bahrain International Exhibition Centre, Manama
7 Rhein–Main Masters Thailand Thirapongpaiboon, ThanawatThanawat Thirapongpaiboon Walter Kobel Sporthalle, Rüsselsheim 2010
Wales Williams, MarkMark Williams
8[66] Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 10 England Gray, DavidDavid Gray (Q) World Snooker Academy, Sheffield 2011
England Walden, RickyRicky Walden
9[67] 2012 FFB Snooker Open Wales Stevens, MatthewMatthew Stevens World Snooker Academy, Sheffield 2011
China Junhui, DingDing Junhui
10[68] Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 11 China Junhui, DingDing JunhuiTV English Institute of Sport, Sheffield 2011
England Cope, JamieJamie Cope
11[69] World Snooker Championship England Milkins, RobertRobert Milkins (Q) English Institute of Sport, Sheffield 2012
Scotland Hendry, StephenStephen HendryTV Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
12[70] UK Championship England Hicks, AndyAndy Hicks (Q) World Snooker Academy, Sheffield 2012
England Lisowski, JackJack Lisowski (Q)
Scotland Higgins, JohnJohn HigginsTV Barbican Centre, York
13[71] 2014 German Masters Thailand Poomjaeng, DechawatDechawat Poomjaeng (Q) Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley 2013
England Wilson, GaryGary Wilson (Q)
Table legend
TV Televised
(Q) Qualifying rounds
(D) Deciding frame

Match-winning maximum breaks
No. Player Tournament Year Round
1[72] Scotland Hendry, StephenStephen Hendry Charity Challenge 1997 FinalTV (D)
2[73] Wales Williams, MarkMark Williams World Championship 2005 Last 32TV
3[74] England O'Sullivan, RonnieRonnie O'Sullivan UK Championship 2007 Semi-finalTV (D)
4[75] England O'Sullivan, RonnieRonnie O'Sullivan World Championship 2008 Last 16TV
5[76] England Hawkins, BarryBarry Hawkins Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 3 2010 Last 32
6[77] England O'Sullivan, RonnieRonnie O'Sullivan World Open 2010 Last 64TV (Q)
7[34] Wales Stevens, MatthewMatthew Stevens Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 12 2011 Last 128
8[35] China Junhui, DingDing Junhui Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 11 2011 Last 128TV
9[44] England Hicks, AndyAndy Hicks UK Championship 2012 Last 80 (Q)
10[54] England Murphy, ShaunShaun Murphy European Tour 2013/2014 – Event 8 2014 Last 16
11[78] England O'Sullivan, RonnieRonnie O'Sullivan Welsh Open 2014 FinalTV
12[57] Wales Day, RyanRyan Day Asian Tour 2014/2015 – Event 2 2014 Last 32
13[59] England O'Sullivan, RonnieRonnie O'Sullivan UK Championship 2014 Last 16TV

Records

Firsts
Multiple maximums
Final frames and matches
Chronometrical

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]

Ronnie O'Sullivan deems the rolling 147 prize insufficiently generous and declined to pot a pottable final black in tournament in February 2016, saying that "I knew it was £10,000. I could have done it, but I didn't think the prize was worthy of a 147. So I've tried to let it build up until it's worthy and then go for it,"[107]

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][108]

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

See also

Look up maximum break in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

References

  1. 1 2 Bartsch-Parker, Elizabeth; O'Maolalaigh, Roibeard; Burger, Stephen (1999). British Phrasebook (1st ed.). Hawthorn, Vic.: Lonely Planet. p. 146. ISBN 0-86442-484-1. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  2. ↑ "UK Snooker Championship 2013: Selby makes 100th 147 break". BBC Sport. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Maximum Snooker Record". The Times. 24 January 1955. p. 12.
  4. ↑ "J Davis's Record Recognized". The Times. 21 March 1957. p. 4.
  5. ↑ "Billiards and Snooker". The Times. 18 September 1947. p. 6.
  6. ↑ "Farewell Leicester Square - Hall of Memories lost to Billiards". The Times. 17 January 1955. p. 3.
  7. ↑ Wilson, Jeremy (28 April 2009). "Stephen Hendry progress in balance despite 147 maximum break". The Daily Telegraph (UK). Archived from the original on 2 June 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  8. ↑ "Snooker's historic maximum breaks". SportingLife. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  9. 1 2 3 "First Official 147 Break in Snooker". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  10. ↑ "Snooker's historic maximum breaks". Sporting Life. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  11. 1 2 "Selby Makes Historic 147". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  12. 1 2 "Fu Makes 147 In Gibraltar". World Snooker. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 11 December 2015. Archived from the original on 12 December 2015.
  13. ↑ "Rocket Flies To Magical Maximum". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  14. ↑ "Various Snooker Records". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
  15. ↑ Near-miss for Mark Selby in easy win over Mark King in China
  16. ↑ http://www.love-snooker.com/2253-doherty-secures-austalian-open-place.html
  17. ↑ "Un-Nooh misses black for 147". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  18. 1 2 Everton, Clive (18 October 2004). "Burnett's break goes one better". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  19. ↑ Everton, Clive (12 October 2005). "Murphy shows the form and confidence of a champion". The Guardian.
  20. ↑ "Scot Burnett compiles 148 break". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  21. ↑ "Alex Higgins: A 155 break impossible? Not for Higgy". Belfast Telegraph. 26 July 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  22. ↑ Morrison, Ian. "Unlucky break for Snooker Plus". Daily Mail. Retrieved 27 May 2012.(subscription required)
  23. 1 2 3 Turner, Chris. "Maximum Breaks". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  24. 1 2 3 "Cuefacts – The 'Max' Files". Global-Snooker.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  25. ↑ Kastner, Hugo. "SNOOKER – Spieler, Regeln & Rekorde (July 2012 Update)". Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  26. ↑ Turner, Chris. "Strachan Open, Strachan Challenges". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  27. ↑ "Tragedy mars Wattana triumph". The Times. 26 February 1992. p. 28.
  28. ↑ "Snooker - Determined White wins handsomely (Phil Yates)". The Times. 16 November 1992. p. 25.
  29. ↑ "McDonnell enjoys dream break (Phil Yates)". The Times. 8 September 1994. p. 38.
  30. ↑ "Karl Burrows". CueTracker - Snooker Results and Statistics Database. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  31. ↑ "Dunn Joins 147 Club". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 27 November 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  32. ↑ "Gray Lights Up PTC10". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 29 November 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  33. ↑ "Wonderful Walden". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  34. 1 2 3 4 "Maximum Madness". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 9 January 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  35. 1 2 "Ding Makes Another 147". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
  36. ↑ "Cope keeps 147 run going in Sheffield". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 22 December 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  37. ↑ "Fu Through With A 147". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  38. ↑ "Maximum Glory For Milkins". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 13 April 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  39. 1 2 "Sensational Hendry Scores 147". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  40. ↑ "Bingham Makes Maximum in Wuxi". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  41. ↑ Glennon, Micil (24 August 2012). "Ken Doherty makes first tournament 147 break at the Arcaden Paul Hunter Classic". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  42. ↑ "Higgins Makes Maximum in Shanghai". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 23 September 2012. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  43. ↑ "Maximum Man Ford Into Last 16". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 16 November 2012. Archived from the original on 19 November 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  44. 1 2 "Handy Andy Makes UK Maximum". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 29 November 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  45. ↑ Kalb, Rolf. "UK Championship – Auch Lisowski gelingt ein Maximum-Break" (in German). Eurosport DE. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  46. ↑ "John Higgins racks up maximum break at UK Championship". RTÉ.ie. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  47. ↑ "Maflin Scores Maximum In Ravenscraig". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  48. ↑ "Maximum Man Ding Beats Allen In Classic". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 19 March 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  49. ↑ "Robertson Fires 147". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  50. ↑ "Trump Makes 147 In Antwerp". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 18 November 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  51. ↑ "Poomjaeng Joins 147 Club". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 11 December 2013. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  52. ↑ "Wilson Makes 147 in Barnsley". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 12 December 2013. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  53. ↑ "Murphy produces maximum magic at Championship League". ESPN. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  54. 1 2 "Murphy Makes 147 In Gdynia". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 9 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  55. ↑ "Magical Maximum Seals Rocket Triumph". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 2 March 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  56. ↑ "Mehta 147/O'Sullivan In Form". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  57. 1 2 "Day makes first 147". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  58. 1 2 3 "Murphy Wins In Mulheim – And Makes 147". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 23 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  59. 1 2 "BBC Sport - UK Championship 2014: Ronnie O'Sullivan makes 147 break". bbc.com. BBC. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  60. ↑ "Woollaston Joins 147 Club". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  61. ↑ "Hawkins Makes 147 At CLS". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  62. ↑ "Marco Fu's 147: Watch Fu's maximum break at the Masters". BBC Sport. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  63. ↑ "Trump Makes 147 In Berlin". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  64. ↑ "Xiao Wins CLS7 / Gilbert Makes 147". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 11 February 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  65. 1 2 "Robertson Makes 147 and Leads UK Final". World Snooker. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 6 December 2015. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015.
  66. ↑ "Players Tour Championship Event Ten (2011)". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 22 December 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  67. ↑ "Players Tour Championship Event Twelve (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  68. ↑ "Players Tour Championship Event Eleven (2011)". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 22 December 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  69. ↑ "Betfred.com World Championship (2012)". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  70. 1 2 "williamhill.com UK Championship (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  71. ↑ "German Masters (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  72. 1 2 "Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge 1997". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 22 December 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  73. ↑ "2005 Embassy World Championship: The Crucible Match Notes Last 32". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 19 November 2005. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  74. 1 2 "2007 Maplin UK Championship". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 19 April 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  75. ↑ "2008 888.com World Championship". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 23 October 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  76. ↑ Hendon, David (7 August 2010). "Hawkins Makes 147 at Sheffield". Snooker Scene Blog. Archived from the original on 22 December 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  77. ↑ "Ronnie O'Sullivan hits cheeky 147 break in World Open". BBC Sport. 20 September 2010. Archived from the original on 22 December 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  78. 1 2 "BetVictor Welsh Open (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  79. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Snooker World Records". Snooker.org. 28 April 2009. Archived from the original on 22 December 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
  80. 1 2 3 4 "The 147 Club". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 19 January 2009.
  81. ↑ Davis, Joe (2002) [First published 1976]. "Chapter 20 : The elusive 147". The Breaks Came My Way. English Amateur Billiards Association. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  82. ↑ "Williams Achieves Break of 147". The Times. 24 December 1965. p. 3.
  83. ↑ "A legend makes his first mark – The sporting events of January 13 down the years". ESPN. Archived from the original on 22 December 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  84. ↑ "Crucible Tickets Countdown". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
  85. ↑ "Carter hits historic Crucible 147". BBC Sport. 29 April 2008. Archived from the original on 22 December 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
  86. ↑ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: White becomes Brown". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 2 June 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  87. ↑ "Ron and Jim have 147 Fun". The Sun (London). 30 January 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2007.
  88. ↑ Adrew Dillon (1 October 2009). "Potting History". The Sun. p. 64.
  89. ↑ "Adrian Gunnell". World Snooker. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 30 November 2010. Archived from the original on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  90. ↑ "Murphy grateful for Gunnell help". BBC Sport. 27 November 2009. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
  91. 1 2 "LG Cup 2003". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 22 December 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  92. ↑ "British Open 2003". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 22 December 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  93. ↑ "Northern Ireland Trophy 2007". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 22 December 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  94. ↑ Turner, Chris. "Professional Players Tournament, Grand Prix, LG Cup". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  95. ↑ "British Open 1999 (autumn)". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 22 December 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  96. ↑ Turner, Chris. "Malta Grand Prix, Malta Cup". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  97. ↑ "Bank of Communication Shanghai Masters (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  98. ↑ "Wuxi Classic (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  99. 1 2 3 4 "Various Snooker Records". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  100. ↑ Whitaker's Britain. Bloomsbury Publishing. 2013. p. 180. ISBN 1472903056. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  101. ↑ "Davis makes his Mark in Killarney". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 22 December 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
  102. ↑ "Ding Junhui hits rare Wembley maximum". China Daily. 15 January 2007. Archived from the original on 22 December 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  103. ↑ "Ding compiles maximum at Masters". BBC Sport. 14 January 2007. Archived from the original on 22 December 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  104. ↑ "Embassy World Championship 1997". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 22 December 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  105. 1 2 "Rolling 147 Totals". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 28 September 2011. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  106. ↑ "147 Rolling Prizes". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 28 September 2011. Archived from the original on 3 December 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  107. ↑ "Ronnie O'Sullivan criticised after turning down 'too cheap' 147 at Welsh Open". bbc.co.uk/sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 16 Feb 2016. Retrieved 16 Feb 2016.
  108. ↑ "Scot Burnett compiles 148 break". BBC Sport. 16 October 2004. Archived from the original on 22 December 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2007.
  109. ↑ "Snooker's big break; Two big potters". Daily Mail (London). 15 April 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
  110. ↑ "So Farewell Wally West". The Independent. 2 November 2002. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
  111. 1 2 "The tide turns at St Helen's". The Independent (London). 15 June 1995. Archived from the original on 22 December 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
  112. ↑ Everton, Clive (12 October 2005). "Murphy shows the form and confidence of a champion". The Guardian (London). Retrieved 21 January 2007.
  113. ↑ Smith, Nick. "Hot-shot Sam's top 151 frame is not just down to spot of pot luck". Bedfordshire on Sunday. Archived from the original on 22 December 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2011.

Videos

  1. ↑ Steve Davis, Classic, 1982 on YouTube
  2. ↑ Cliff Thorburn, World Championship, 1983 on YouTube
  3. ↑ Kirk Stevens, Masters, 1984 on YouTube
  4. ↑ James Wattana, British Open, 1992 on YouTube
  5. ↑ Jimmy White, World Championship 1992 on YouTube
  6. ↑ Stephen Hendry, World Championship, 1995 on YouTube
  7. ↑ Stephen Hendry, UK Championship, 1995 on YouTube
  8. ↑ Stephen Hendry, Charity Challenge, 1997 on YouTube
  9. ↑ Ronnie O'Sullivan, World Championship, 1997 on YouTube
  10. ↑ Stephen Hendry, Premier League, 1998 on YouTube
  11. ↑ Ronnie O'Sullivan, Welsh Open, 1999 on YouTube
  12. ↑ Stephen Hendry, British Open, 1999 on YouTube
  13. ↑ Ronnie O'Sullivan, Grand Prix, 1999 on YouTube
  14. ↑ Stephen Hendry, UK Championship, 1999 on YouTube
  15. ↑ John Higgins, Nations Cup, 2000 on YouTube
  16. ↑ John Higgins, Irish Masters, 2000 on YouTube
  17. ↑ Ronnie O'Sullivan, Scottish Open, 2000 on YouTube
  18. ↑ Marco Fu, Scottish Masters, 2000 on YouTube
  19. ↑ Stephen Hendry, Malta Grand Prix, 2001 on YouTube
  20. ↑ Ronnie O'Sullivan, LG Cup, 2001 on YouTube
  21. ↑ Ronnie O'Sullivan, World Championship, 2003 on YouTube
  22. ↑ John Higgins, LG Cup, 2003 on YouTube
  23. ↑ John Higgins, British Open, 2003 on YouTube
  24. ↑ John Higgins, Grand Prix, 2004 on YouTube
  25. ↑ Mark Williams, World Championship, 2005 on YouTube
  26. ↑ Ding Junhui, Masters, 2007 on YouTube
  27. ↑ Andrew Higginson, Welsh Open, 2007 on YouTube
  28. ↑ Ronnie O'Sullivan, Northern Ireland Trophy, 2007 on YouTube
  29. ↑ Ronnie O'Sullivan, UK Championship, 2007 on YouTube
  30. ↑ Stephen Maguire, China Open, 2008 on YouTube
  31. ↑ Ronnie O'Sullivan, World Championship, 2008 on YouTube
  32. ↑ Ali Carter, World Championship, 2008 on YouTube
  33. ↑ Jamie Cope, Shanghai Masters, 2008 on YouTube
  34. ↑ Ding Junhui, UK Championship, 2008 on YouTube
  35. ↑ Stephen Hendry, World Championship, 2009 on YouTube
  36. ↑ Neil Robertson, China Open, 2010 on YouTube
  37. ↑ Ronnie O'Sullivan, World Open, 2010 on YouTube
  38. ↑ Mark Williams, Rhein-Main Masters, 2010 on YouTube
  39. ↑ Stephen Hendry, Welsh Open, 2011 on YouTube
  40. ↑ Ronnie O'Sullivan, Paul Hunter Classic, 2011 on YouTube
  41. ↑ Ding Junhui, PTC Event 1, 2011 on YouTube
  42. ↑ Marco Fu, World Open Qualifying, 2012 on YouTube
  43. ↑ Robert Milkins, World Championship Qualifying, 2012 on YouTube
  44. ↑ Stephen Hendry, World Championship, 2012 on YouTube
  45. ↑ Stuart Bingham, Wuxi Classic, 2012 on YouTube
  46. ↑ John Higgins, Shanghai Masters, 2012 on YouTube
  47. ↑ Tom Ford, Bulgarian Open, 2012 on YouTube
  48. ↑ John Higgins, UK Championship, 2012 on YouTube
  49. ↑ Ding Junhui, PTC Finals, 2013 on YouTube
  50. ↑ Neil Robertson, Wuxi Classic Qualifying, 2013 on YouTube
  51. ↑ Mark Selby, UK Championship, 2013 on YouTube
  52. ↑ Shaun Murphy, Championship League, 2014 on YouTube
  53. ↑ Shaun Murphy, Gdynia Open, 2014 on YouTube
  54. ↑ Ronnie O'Sullivan, Welsh Open, 2014 on YouTube
  55. ↑ Ryan Day, Haining Open, 2014 on YouTube
  56. ↑ Shaun Murphy, Ruhr Open, 2014 on YouTube
  57. ↑ Ronnie O'Sullivan, UK Championship, 2014 on YouTube
  58. ↑ Barry Hawkins, Championship League, 2015 on YouTube
  59. ↑ Marco Fu, Masters, 2015 on YouTube
  60. ↑ Judd Trump, German Masters, 2015 on YouTube
  61. ↑ David Gilbert, Championship League, 2015 on YouTube
  62. ↑ Neil Robertson, UK Championship, 2015 on YouTube
  63. ↑ Marco Fu, Gibraltar Open, 2015 on YouTube
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, February 16, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.