18 Sep 1935) at Slough, Berks on 13 Jan 1979, but the table hadoversized pockets, and by Steve Davis(b.

ak Geet Sethi of India became the first amateur player to make a 147 in competition during the Indian Amateur Snooker Championships on 21.02.1988. For a full list of record titles, please use our Record Application Search.

22 February 2018. The first officially recognised maximum break was made by Maximum breaks have gradually become more frequent in snooker. From the moment that O’Sullivan first strikes the cue ball to pot his first red, the elapsed time is 5 minutes 8 seconds – a time now acknowledged by World Snooker.All records listed on our website are current and up-to-date. By using this site, you agree that we may store and access cookies on your device. Tom Ford – 2019 English Open 154. Murt O'Donoghue (NewZealand) (1901-94) at Griffiths, New South Wales, Australia on 26 Sep 1934. Zhou Yuelong – 2019 Indian Open 151.

Maximum numbers of Maximum Break April 23, 2nd round v Terry Griffiths.

The fastest 147 break in a professional snooker tournament is 5 minutes 8 seconds, achieved by Ronnie O’Sullivan (UK) on 21 April 1997 at the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK. Of this, £147,000 was for making the 147 break and £18,000 was for achieving the highest break of the tournament.A break higher than 147 can be achieved when an opponent 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 Some breaks exceeding 147 have been reported in non-tournament settings: For example, Ronnie O'Sullivan's maximum at the 1997 World Championship earned him £165,000. Rex Williams made the first maximum break in a competitive match against Manuel Francisco, Professionals v. Amateurs, on 23 December 1965 in Cape Town. This change was criticized by some players, including O'Sullivan, who stated that 20 maximums in a single season was unlikely ever to happen. Most competitive 147 breaks in snooker. Noppon Sanegkham – 2019 Welsh Open 150. “The Rocket”’s first 147 was pocketed in the first round of the 1997 World Championship at the Crucible Theatre in … The first to achieve the maximum break of 147 was E.J.

Ronnie O'Sullivan youngest 147 record beaten by amateur Sean Maddocks. The first known maximum break in practice was made by John Spencer made the first maximum compiled in professional competition on 13 January 1979 at the Holsten Lager Tournament against Cliff Thorburn, but it was not officially In March 1989, Cliff Thorburn also became the first player to make two competitive maximum breaks. In 2019, World Snooker Tour chairman Barry Hearn replaced the rolling 147 prize with a £1 million bonus if 20 maximums were made over a single season. (You will need to register / login for access) Comments below may relate to previous holders of this record.Registered Office: South Quay Building, 189 Marsh Wall, London E14 9SH United KingdomWe use cookies on this website. In November 1995 Stephen Hendry became the first player to make two televised maximum breaks.More than one official maximum break has been compiled in the same event on The only player known to compile more than two maximum breaks on a single occasion is Hendry, Mark Williams, O'Sullivan (on six occasions), The youngest player to make an official 147 in professional competition is In professional tournaments there was usually a substantial prize awarded to any player achieving a 147 break. Joe Davis compiled the first official 147 against Willie Smith in an exhibition match on 22 January 1955 at Leicester Square Hall, London.