He was knocked out of the 1978 World Snooker Championship by Charlton, 1213 in the quarter-finals. Watch as Cliff Thorburn makes World Snooker Championship history by scoring the first maximum 147 break at the Crucible. Ali Carter's first competitive 147 break was also the first time there had been two maximum breaks in a single tournament, let alone at the same World Championship. This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 14:03. [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). Not for Higgy", "A legend makes his first mark The sporting events of January 13 down the years", "Higgins takes Championship League in double Ricoh joy", "How many 147 breaks in snooker have been made and who made them? 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. He had already established a 9-1 advantage and with only one frame required for victory, Williams set about what was the first maximum of his career. Read about our approach to external linking. Video, 00:07:26, 'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag. You are using an out of date browser. [6] He left school at the age of 16, and travelled across Canada playing pool and snooker money matches, taking jobs as a dishwasher and working on a garbage truck to help earn money for his stakes. 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. Davis opponent for that momentous break was John Spencer, who would have been forgiven for feeling it should have been him making snooker history. [36] Three official maximums at the same WPBSA (World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association) event have been achieved twice. Interestingly, the closest anyone has ever got to breaking the 'impossible' record in any event is O'Sullivan himself during the 2003 World Championship when clocking a time of 6:30 against Marco Fu. I'm also partial to Martin Gould's clearance against Ding 5 years ago. Neil Robertson fired the 12th 147 break in World Snooker Championship history in the 19th frame of his second round match against Jack Lisowski. In the 1980s, Thorburn experienced tremendous success. At the time, the professional game used a rule (now standard) whereby after a foul a player could compel the offender to play the next stroke. Your email address will not be published. 9 February 2010, 01:12 AM. Painted by the artist Michael Myers, the work is on display at the Macdonald St. Paul's Hotel in Sheffield. [43], The only player known to compile more than two maximum breaks on a single occasion is Adrian Gunnell, who compiled three maximums in four frames at a club in Telford in 2003 while practising against Ian Duffy. '- press officer interrupts Guardiola, How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle. White was always gracious in defeat no matter how he felt inside and was again quick to give Hendry a warm smile and handshake after he sunk a tricky final black from a tight angle that moved him 8-4 ahead in a match he'd win 16-12. [a] A player compiles a maximum break by potting all 15 reds with 15 blacks for 120 points, followed by all six colours for a further 27 points. [14] He overcame Taylor 1816 in the semi-final, and twelve hours later was facing Spencer in the final. The break came during his second round match against Terry Griffiths in . This was at the 2012 UK Championship, when Andy Hicks and Jack Lisowski both compiled one each in qualifying and John Higgins compiled one in the televised stages. Strangely, when considering using balls, quicker was better. The break came during his second round match against Terry Griffiths in 1983, and its construction brought play on the adjoining table to a halt. Video, 00:00:26, 'Can I finish? [32][33] Thai female snooker player Nutcharut Wongharuthai made a 147 break during a practice match in March 2019, which is believed to be the first maximum break achieved by a woman in any match. '- press officer interrupts Guardiola, How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle. '- press officer interrupts Guardiola. After Rogers fouled, West took the green as his free ball followed by the brown. , WHAT A MOMENT! 2023 BBC. Enjoy. Video, 00:00:58, 'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag, No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini. Canada's Cliff Thorburn makes snooker history by completing the first maximum 147 break at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre. 147! Archive: O'Sullivan's second 147. All 12 of the Crucible 147 breaks in multiscreen ranked by speed.Ronnie O'Sullivan's unbreakable record is only challenged by his second maximum while @nr147 is the new entry at number eight. Legendary Joe Davis made his first 147 in 1955. Video, 00:07:26Can Everton ever be great again? [35] Two maximum breaks were also televised at the 2019 Welsh Open. [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. 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.[6][21][22]. [6][25][26] Joe Davis compiled the first official 147 against Willie Smith in an exhibition match on 22 January 1955 at Leicester Square Hall, London. [3] Thorburn has aspired to be known by the nickname "Champagne Cliff", but admitted later that it never caught on. 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. [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. Sign up to get exclusive content with players, features and news about tournaments. This score has not been officially achieved to date. [78], In October 2004, during qualifying for the UK Championship, Jamie Burnett became the only player to record a break of more than 147 in tournament play, when he scored 148 against Leo Fernandez. Video, 00:02:59Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? [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. From 22 after the first four frames, Davis won four in a row to leave Thorburn behind 26, extending this to 29 at the start of the second session, and 512 at the end of the first day. pic.twitter.com/PoE9RBEcNh. 109 views, 3 likes, 0 loves, 1 comments, 0 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from TV Norte Tocantins: Voc telespectador de Araguana, participe da. [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. '- press officer interrupts Guardiola, How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle. Kirk Stevens - 1984 Masters 4. Alain Robidoux - 1988 European Open 7. A break greater than 147 has happened only once in professional competition, when Jamie Burnett made a break of 148 at the qualifying stage of the 2004 UK Championship. [44][45] John Higgins and Ronnie O'Sullivan are the only players to record maximum breaks in consecutive ranking events. It uses Thorburn led by 9-2 but eventually lost 9-10. The seven-time champion, who still remains at the top of the all-time list of most Crucible crowns, produced an array of stunning shots during his perfect break, particularly in the latter stages amidst an atmosphere of high tension. - 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. [25], In the final session, Higgins won the first frame then Thorburn won the next two, before Higgins equalized at 1515. To put that into perspective, that's over a minute quicker than the next fastest by O'Sullivan in 2003. The footage went viral and Un-Nooh was invited on to Chris Evans show TFI Friday on Channel 4 to recreate the shot, which he sportingly potted before being handed a pint of lager by Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe. 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. [23] Higgins led 63 at the end of the first session, extending this to 95 before Thorburn levelled the match at 99. Thorburn recalled: I had a dream a couple of weeks beforehand where I potted the first black, the reds split open and I cleared up. At the 1995 Thailand Open, ranked 54th, he defeated three players from the top 16, including second-ranked Steve Davis, to reach the semi-finals.It was the first time he had reached this stage of a major event since the 1991 European Open. As the Grinder leant over for the final black, commentator Jack Karnehm whispered: "Oh good luck, mate!". Video, 00:03:36, Burn hopes to end Newcastle trophy drought, Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence. [61] Thorburn competed on the inaugural Snooker Legends Tour in 2010. In 1968 he entered his first tournaments, and won the Toronto City Championship. Why does who owns Manchester United matter? Steve Davis effort 40 years ago, in 1982, was the first to fit the criteria. I have acknowledged the privacy policy informing me of how my data will be processed, and the measures in place to guarantee the protection of my rights as a data subject, and the relevant points of contacts should I have any question or query. In the quarter-final, he won in the deciding frame, 1312, against Charlton. It was witnessed by 133 people. The event was also called the Benson & Hedges Ireland Tournament (1974/19751976/1977). I believe the gentleman in a pale brown suit greeting Cliff after he finished his run was Bill Werbernik (spelling? Nearly 10m viewers tuned in to watch Davis beat finalist Cliff Thorburn, who had entertained the public with his 147 break Steve Davis and Cliff Thorburn pose for the cameras before the. [8][9] Davis won a Lada car (provided by the event's sponsors) for his achievement. 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. The following are maximum breaks played in frames that won the match. pic.twitter.com/RRRHGHVbVa. Video, 00:01:24, Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence, 'Can I finish? Thorburn won the seventh to make it 52, Higgins complaining after the frame that Thorburn had been standing in his line of sight, a claim that author and sports statistician Ian Morrison called "unfounded". 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. [3] His manager Darryl McKerrow was killed in a hunting accident during the 198485 season, and Thorburn was subsequently managed by Robert Windsor, until joining Barry Hearn's Matchroom Sport in January 1988. Video, 00:01:24Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence, 'Can I finish? This however is incorrect on 2 counts. He was placed in the plate competition. 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. He defeated Thorne 97 in the 1985 final, and Alex Higgins 98 the following year. In fact the highest possible break is not 147, it is 155 if a free ball is available before a red is potted, effectively meaning there are 16 reds on the table. Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? [39] The 2012 FFB Snooker Open, 2017 German Masters and 2018 Paul Hunter Classic are the only WPBSA events where two maximums were made on the same day. [74] A maximum break is worth 5,000 in the televised stages and 500 in qualifying stages of major ranking events. [54][55] He lost the semi-final 05 to Ronnie O'Sullivan. As maximums go, it was straightforward stuff, the balls apparently well-set from an early stage. Some breaks exceeding 147 have been reported in non-tournament settings: Below is a list of maximum breaks by player, as of 16 February 2023.[32][33]. This was also the first televised 147. [42] There have been at least five non-tournament matches where more than one maximum was compiled. 6 talking about this. PLUS look out for special ticket offers and priority booking windows for the big events. I just thought that whatever happened I was going to go for the black. Silver Member. It was witnessed by 133 people. On the final black I was feeling so good that all I was focussing on was making sure it didnt touch the edges of the pocket. At the 2013 UK Championship, Mark Selby fired in the 100th in snooker history in his semi-final win over Ricky Walden. Hendry (seven titles), O'Sullivan (five titles), Higgins (four titles) and Williams (three titles) are the only four who have won multiple world titles and managed a Crucible maximum. 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 . Can Everton ever be great again? [27] Thorburn is generally regarded as the first player from outside the United Kingdom to win the world championship, Horace Lindrum's victory in the 1952 World Snooker Championship usually being disregarded. Snooker legend Cliff Thorburn is set to retire from the game following a career of ups, downs, guns, drugs, and glory. [34] At the 1981 World Championship, as defending champion, he reached the semi-final where he lost 1016 to Steve Davis. Only seven of these have come in final-frame deciders, however: Hendry's at the 1997 Charity Challenge, O'Sullivan's at the 2007 UK Championship, both of Davis' at the 2017 Championship League, Gould's at the 2018 Championship League, Ford's at the 2019 English Open and Marco's at the 2022 Hong Kong Masters. However, the definition of an official 147 is that it is made in a professional tournament with templated pockets. It came during the first session of his first-round match to Marco Fu, when trailing 4-2, but it couldn't prevent him suffering a 10-4 defeat the following day. The event was also called the Professional Players Tournament (1982/19831983/1984). 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. He spent time with Fred Davis and Rex Williams when they toured Canada in 1970, and afterwards became a resident professional at the House of Champions club in Toronto. It was on April 23, 1983 that the cue ace made the very first 147 maximum break at the World Snooker Championships at The Crucible Theatre - and all of. 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! Spencer won three frames in a row to lead 2118, and Thorburn took the next two to trail by a single frame. Hendry, Mark Williams, O'Sullivan (on six occasions), Barry Hawkins, Matthew Stevens, Ding Junhui, Andy Hicks, Shaun Murphy, Ryan Day, John Higgins, Mark Davis (on two occasions), Martin Gould, Luca Brecel, Tom Ford (on two occasions) and Marco Fu have all made maximums to win matches. Up Next. Tournament games are won when one of the players manages to win more than half of the scheduled frames. To add insult to injury the feat was also missed by the TV cameramen, who were on a tea break at the time. 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. Richard . 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. Kirk Stevens hits a 147 against Jimmy White in 1984 3. As of 2023, Ronnie O'Sullivan holds the record for the most maximum breaks in professional competition, with 15. So we've finally got a 147 on the 25th anniversary year of Ronnie O'Sullivan's record maximum. The event was also called the Dubai Masters (1988/1989) and Dubai Classic (1989/19901994/1995). [34], More than one official maximum break has been compiled in the same event on more than twenty occasions. [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. The . Years later, Ronnie O'Sullivan did it in only five minutes and twenty seconds. Read about our approach to external linking. [30] [31] Two frames later, Liang agonisingly missed the final black on 140. Video, 00:00:58'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag, No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini. Im a much more confident player now and take my time a bit more. "[57] He played for Canada in the 1996 World Cup, where his team reached the quarter-finals. The event was also called the Matchroom League (1978/19791980/1981). Video, 00:00:19, '22m followers doesn't make it a 50-50 fight' Video, 00:00:57, '22m followers doesn't make it a 50-50 fight', Burn hopes to end Newcastle trophy drought. '- press officer interrupts Guardiola. Another milestone came at the 1983 World Championship when Cliff Thorburn compiled the first 147 break to be made at the Crucible. [6][26] In 2009 Jimmy White and Ronnie O'Sullivan compiled consecutive maximum breaks at an exhibition match in Ireland. - Ten Hag almost forgets EFL Cup. [31], He won the Canadian Open for a third successive year in 1980, defeating Griffiths 1710 in the final,[32] and was part of the Canada Team that reached the final of the 1980 World Challenge Cup, where they lost 58 to Wales. There was 44,000 on the line during Un-Noohs maximum attempt against Neil Robertson at the 2015 UK Championship. Clifford Charles Devlin Thorburn CM (born 16 January 1948) is a Canadian retired professional snooker player. During his first round match against Mick Price, mercurial genius OSullivan defied common understanding of what could be achieved on a snooker table. Relive Thorburn's historic Crucible 147. With colours on their spots the job was all but done and Higgins held his nerve for a famous addition to his list of extraordinary World Championship achievements. His actual final score was 151. 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. [59] Playing as an amateur again, he won the pro-am Canadian Amateur Championship in 2001; he had previously won the tournament in 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1977. Video, 00:00:19Whoops! Cliff Thorburn's first ever Crucible maximum break Steve Davis v John Spencer, 1982 Lada Classic quarter-finals Steve Davis scores the first televised 147 in the Lada Classic Jimmy. [3] In the quarter-final, he beat Jim Wych 136, having led 53, and 106. Even though it is officially recognised by the snooker governing body, it was an exhibition match and not a competitive one. I was so quick was because I was really nervous to get it over and done with, said OSullivan. 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. Canada's Cliff Thorburn makes snooker history by completing the first maximum 147 break at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre. A quite incredible career ended at the 2012 World Championship but not before one final crowd-pleasing moment of greatness. Video, 00:02:44How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle. [53] At the 1995 Thailand Open, ranked 54th, he defeated three players from the top 16, including second-ranked Steve Davis, to reach the semi-finals. 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