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. [72], In professional tournaments there was usually a substantial prize awarded to any player achieving a 147 break. Video, 00:16:43, Up Next. Its 40 years to the day since Steve Davis compiled the first officially recognised maximum break. Stephen Hendry 147! The break came during his second-round match against Terry Griffiths in 1983. 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. [6][26] In 2009 Jimmy White and Ronnie O'Sullivan compiled consecutive maximum breaks at an exhibition match in Ireland. Spencer took the last frame of the session, leading 2220. The Rocket, who was just 21 and four years away from his first of five Crucible crowns, compiled his break during a 10-6 first-round victory over Mick Price and it won him a whopping 147,000. Video, 00:01:08. O'Sullivan also holds the record for the fastest competitive maximum break at just over five minutes, which he set at the 1997 World Championship. [20] Breaks above 147 are possible when an opponent fouls and leaves a free ball with all 15 reds still remaining on the table. He took around eleven minutes. PLUS look out for special ticket offers and priority booking windows for the big events. Canada's Cliff Thorburn makes snooker history by completing the first maximum 147 break at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre. The following year, Cliff Thorburn became the first player to make a maximum at the World Snooker Championship. Cliff Thorburn - 1983 World Championship 3. 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. [34], More than one official maximum break has been compiled in the same event on more than twenty occasions. Video, 00:16:43Archive: The first Crucible 147, Up Next. He strung together the perfect break at the Lada Classic and for his troubles, the Englishman received a Lada car as his prize. At the 2013 UK Championship, Mark Selby fired in the 100th in snooker history in his semi-final win over Ricky Walden. Tony Meo - 1988 Matchroom League 6. I'm sure we all know Ronnie's great clear up in 2012. Video, 00:00:26'Can I finish? [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. '- press officer interrupts Guardiola, How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle. Why does who owns Manchester United matter? 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! Video Unavailable. So in your opinion what was the best snooker break of all time? [6] The first official maximum break in professional competition was compiled by Steve Davis in the 1982 Classic at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in Oldham, against John Spencer. [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. First 147 at the Crucible - Cliff Thorburn - YouTube World Snooker Official brings you interviews, highlights, exclusive footage and much more from the World of Snooker!Subscribe here to. Thorburn was born on 16 January 1948 in Victoria, British Columbia. There have been 12 maximum breaks in World Championship history, including three each from Ronnie O'Sullivan and Stephen Hendry. [23], His opponent in the final was Higgins, the 1972 champion. It was witnessed by 133 people. The . This was also the first televised 147. [14] He overcame Taylor 1816 in the semi-final, and twelve hours later was facing Spencer in the final. This however is incorrect on 2 counts. [25], In the final session, Higgins won the first frame then Thorburn won the next two, before Higgins equalized at 1515. [36] Three official maximums at the same WPBSA (World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association) event have been achieved twice. I understand that my consent will be asked again before any other use be made of my personal data. Video, 00:00:58'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag, No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini. Video, 00:00:58'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag, No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini. Willie Thorne - 1987 UK Championship 5. [13], The 1977 World Snooker Championship was the first to be held at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. 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. I'm also partial to Martin Gould's clearance against Ding 5 years ago. 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. Cliff Thorburn 147 - First ever 147 at the Crucible - 1983 WSC - YouTube 0:00 / 18:50 Cliff Thorburn 147 - First ever 147 at the Crucible - 1983 WSC Johnny S 381 subscribers. [7] This was also the first televised maximum break. 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. I understand that by submitting this form, I will be providing World Snooker Limited with my personal data/information. Cliff unfortunately holds neither of these titles. '- press officer interrupts Guardiola, How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle. 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. Joe Davis made the first officially recognised maximum break in a 1955 exhibition match in London. [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. Thorburn last qualified for the World Championship in 1994, where he faced Nigel Bond in the first round. Thorburns break lasted 16 minutes and four seconds. Read about our approach to external linking. His second indelible mark on the Crucible. Video, 00:01:24Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence, 'Can I finish? After fluking the first ball, he meticulously picked off the remaining reds with blacks. 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. Not many people have made a 147 at the Crucible and the prize money at that time was so high that there was a lot of pressure, Williams recalls. Sure enough it went straight in. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Archive: O'Sullivan's second 147. Neil Robertson fired the 12th 147 break in World Snooker Championship history in the 19th frame of his second round match against Jack Lisowski. 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. [75] If a maximum is not made then the prize rolls over to the next event until somebody wins it. Watch as Cliff Thorburn makes World Snooker Championship history by scoring the first maximum 147 break at the Crucible. 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. [26][28], 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 ratified due to oversized pockets. 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. "[57] He played for Canada in the 1996 World Cup, where his team reached the quarter-finals. [26][29] The first official maximum break in professional competition was made by Steve Davis in the 1982 Lada Classic against Spencer. Thread starter X Breaker; Start date Apr 25, 2007; X Breaker AzB Silver Member. 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. 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. He was placed in the plate competition. At the same venue 14 years later, Ronnie OSullivan completed a 147 in less than a third of that time. '- press officer interrupts Guardiola. Regarding the first ever 147 maximum break; Playing an exhibition match against Willie Smith in 1955 at Leicester Hall in London, Joe Davis was the first person to achieve an accredited 147 break. The break came during his second round match against Terry Griffiths in . The event was also called the Dubai Masters (1988/1989) and Dubai Classic (1989/19901994/1995). Ironically it was actually John Spencer who had the first 147 in a televised tournament a few years earlier. Video, 00:02:59. In 2003 he also compiled two consecutive maximum breaks against Steve Davis in an exhibition match. Alain Robidoux - 1988 European Open 7. Firstly, there were 147s made before this as I shall explain in a moment. To add insult to injury the feat was also missed by the TV cameramen, who were on a tea break at the time. One of snookers founding fathers, Davis was already a ground-breaking individual in the history of the sport. Jimmy White was already a People's Champion by the time he was attempting to reach his fourth Crucible final and his third in a row back in 1992 but the way he conjured up this maximum against Tony Drago further enhanced that status. Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? Video, 00:03:36Burn hopes to end Newcastle trophy drought, Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence. Video, 00:02:59. "[43], Thorburn enjoyed a resurgence in form during the 198485 season. [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. Who has the first Televised 147? [104][105] Thorburn's record in non-ranking tournament finals is shown below. [23] Thorburn won the first frame, and Higgins won the next five. Spencer won three frames in a row to lead 2118, and Thorburn took the next two to trail by a single frame. It may have been the polar opposite to how Ronnie O'Sullivan managed it 15 years later - and started with a huge slice of luck as you'll see from the video below - but as Cliff Thorburn ground his way to perfection against Terry Griffiths, play on the other table was halted, allowing fellow Canadian Bill Werbeniuk to peep his head round the screen during the closing stages. 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. Classics Snooker 147 #02 | Cliff Thorburn 4,530 views Dec 23, 2020 Classics Snooker 147 #02 | Cliff Thorburn Cliff Thorburn became the first snooker player to compile a maximum. 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! Thorburn led 1615, and missed an easy brown ball that let Higgins in to make it 1616. Video, 00:09:56, Archive: White's wonderful 147. Video, 00:07:26Can Everton ever be great again? 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. [15], Thorburn reached the final of the 1978 Masters with wins over Doug Mountjoy and Spencer, losing 57 to Higgins in the final. The 2008 World Snooker Championship was the first event where two maximum breaks were televised. Cliff unfortunately holds neither of these titles. As of 2023, Ronnie O'Sullivan holds the record for the most maximum breaks in professional competition, with 15. [18] He won 53 against Virgo in the first round of the 1980 Masters, then lost 35 to Griffiths in the quarter-final. There was 44,000 on the line during Un-Noohs maximum attempt against Neil Robertson at the 2015 UK Championship. 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. [58], Thorburn won over one million pounds in prize money during the course of his professional career. ), who passed away either last year or the year before. 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. [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". Un-Nooh is renowned as one of the fastest players on the circuit. It had been on TV before this, however in 1977 the World Championships from Sheffield were first shown on the small screen. [23] Alex Higgins is said to have attained the same feat by some players. His first match was against Mountjoy, Thorburn finishing their first session behind 35. [70][71] Aged 56, former professional Darren Morgan made a maximum break against Gareth Edwards in an amateur Seniors event in 2023; this possibly makes him the oldest player to achieve a maximum break in competition. Cliff Thorburn won the title in 1980. 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. [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. Spencer, a three-time World Champion, had already made a maximum break three years earlier at the 1979 Holsten Lager International. Ronnie O'Sullivan soared to superstar status in five minutes and eight seconds of breathtaking snooker from the gods at a time when he'd won just two of his record 19 Triple Crown titles. 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The event was also called the Canadian Open (1978/19791980/1981). 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. 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. 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. - Ten Hag almost forgets EFL Cup, '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. [17] He retained his Canadian Open title in 1979, taking a 103 lead over Terry Griffiths before winning the match in the deciding frame, at 1716. Apr 25, 2007 #1 Cliff Thorburn, or Steve Davis? 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? Kirk Stevens hits a 147 against Jimmy White in 1984 3. [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. Your email address will not be published. [10] Thorburn travelled to England in 1973, and on the day of his arrival, the reigning world snooker champion Alex Higgins offered to play him for 5 a frame. It was the first time he had reached this stage of a major event since the 1991 European Open. [54][55] He lost the semi-final 05 to Ronnie O'Sullivan. 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. Kirk Stevens - 1984 Masters 4. He compiled the perfect break in the tenth frame of his 10-2 win over Rod Lawler at World Championship qualifying. Video, 00:02:59Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? Strangely, when considering using balls, quicker was better. 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]. Only one previous televised 147 break had been made in the sport's history before Thorburn - helped by a fluked opening red . [65], Thorburn is the father of two children. White potted the brown and blue, then laid a snooker on the pink. He started the 197475 snooker season with a victory in the 1974 Canadian Open, knocking out Willie Thorne and Graham Miles to reach the final, where he won 86 against Taylor. Obvious answers come to mind: Ronnie's fastest 147, Cliff Thorburn's first WC 147, Steve Davis first televised 147. 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. 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. I believe the gentleman in a pale brown suit greeting Cliff after he finished his run was Bill Werbernik (spelling? Cliff Thorburn v Terry Griffiths, 1983 World Championship second round Cliff Thorburn's first ever Crucible maximum break 4. [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). [45] He also reached the final of the Classic in January 1985, where he met Thorne, the latter winning five frames in a row to win 138 after the pair had been tied at 88. [52], Thorburn last qualified for the World Championship in 1994,[12] where he faced Nigel Bond in the first round. 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. Video, 00:01:00, No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini, Whoops! He also made a maximum at this seasons German Masters qualifiers. 1982 - Lada Classic - Steve Davis vs John Spencer Frame 5 First 147 On TV. Earlier in that year the Rocket had been on the receiving end of another memorable maximum. Enjoy. Video, 00:02:59Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? Years later, Ronnie O'Sullivan did it in only five minutes and twenty seconds. 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. 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. ", "Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge 1997", "Bank of Communication Shanghai Masters (2012)", "Ronnie O'Sullivan's fastest maximum in history was faster than official time", "Youngest snooker player to score a 147 break", "Maddocks Recognised as Guinness World Record Holder", "Ronnie O'Sullivan youngest 147 record beaten by amateur Sean Maddocks", "Neil Robertson Makes Semi-Final Of English Open Despite Mark Williams' 147", "English Open: Neil Robertson wins epic quarter-final against Mark Williams who makes 147 history in defeat", "Darren Morgan finally hits a competitive 147 at the age of 56", "Ronnie O'Sullivan criticised after turning down 'too cheap' 147 at Welsh Open", "19 More Maximums Required For 1 Million Bonus! Maddocks was 15 years and 90 days old when he achieved the feat at the LiteTask Pro-Am series in Leeds on 9 July 2017. [74] A maximum break is worth 5,000 in the televised stages and 500 in qualifying stages of major ranking events. Two frames later, Liang agonisingly missed the final black on 140. 147! The youngest player to have made a televised 147 is Ding Junhui at the age of 19 years and 9 months in the 2007 Masters. Legendary Joe Davis made his first 147 in 1955. pic.twitter.com/RRRHGHVbVa. Greenscreen reworks footage of Cliff Thorburn playing the first televised 147 point 'perfect frame' at the World Snooker Championships in 1983. 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. [8][27] Rex Williams made the first maximum break in a competitive match against Manuel Francisco, Professionals v. Amateurs, on 23 December 1965 in Cape Town. [3] In July 1970, he reportedly made a maximum break of 147 in a non-competitive game against Fred Hardwick. 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. However, two rushes of blood to the head have cost Un-Nooh dearly in the 147 stakes. [6] This was also the first televised 147. [2] The Billiards Association and Control Council initially refused to accept the break since the match was not played under their rules. Mark Williams (2005), Ali Carter (2008), John Higgins (2020) and Neil Robertson (2022) are the only other two players to have managed 147s in the World Championship at the Crucible. However, it wasnt officially ratified as the pockets were not templated. Why does who owns Manchester United matter? The Association's disciplinary committee had decided that Thorburn had brought the sport into disrepute, as a drug test that he took at the 1988 British Open showed that he had "minute traces of cocaine in his urine sample". 'That' maximum remains as unfathomable now as it was back then and arguably the most unbreakable record in sport. 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. [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. [73], In the 201112 season World Snooker introduced a roll-over system for the maximum break prize money, the "rolling 147 prize". Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? However this accreditation was later revokedas official,due tothe pockets on the table being wider than the regulation size. 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! Read about our approach to external linking. The Canadian legend then kept ardent snooker fans awake until 2.12am when defeating Kirk Stevens by the same scoreline in the quarter-finals, and then came through another final-frame decider to beat Tony Knowles 16-15 in the semi-finals! [3] Thorburn has aspired to be known by the nickname "Champagne Cliff", but admitted later that it never caught on. After Rogers fouled, West took the green as his free ball followed by the brown. It was the second time a maximum had completed a Crucible victory - with his opponent Mark Williams being the first to do so three years earlier of course - and also the second time a 147 has been scored by a player who goes on to win that same World Championship. 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. I consent to my personal data being processed so that World Snooker Limited, and/or its affiliates may use it to deliver news, promotions, advertising, and ticket information, as well as to improve the quality and relevance of services to me through online surveys. 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. This, of course, was 12 months after that agonising 18-17 defeat and the fourth time he'd lost to the Scotsman in his six Crucible finals. Can Everton ever be great again? The secondreason the mistake arises isdue to the rise in public interest in snooker via the means of television. He also noted that each player had accused the other of distracting them during the match. As maximums go, it was straightforward stuff, the balls apparently well-set from an early stage. 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. Hendry has made three: the first at the 1997 Charity Challenge,[50] the second at the 1999 British Open[51] and the third at the 2001 Malta Grand Prix. For example, Ronnie O'Sullivan's maximum at the 1997 World Championship earned him 165,000. Mark Williams enjoyed this healthy boost to his bank balance at the 2005 World Championship. Winning his world title was sweet but he will be best remembered for his televised 147 in . Thorburn's entry for the 1972 World Snooker Championship arrived too late for him to be included in the main draw. 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