In the 34th frame, leading 459 in points, he laid a snooker for Higgins, and made a 51 break after that to win the title. [3] In the quarter-final, he beat Jim Wych 136, having led 53, and 106. Therefore, depending on how picky you want to be the title can go to either Joe Davis (First Officially Recognised 147), John Spencer (First Competitive 147)or Steve Davis (First Televised 147). 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. Video, 00:00:26'Can I finish? Over the 40-year history of official 147s, a small handful of players have missed the final black on 140. [19] In advance of the 1980 World Championship, he practiced at a club near the Crucible that was owned by a friend, and gave up smoking and drinking alcohol for a week before the tournament. 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. Cliff Thorburn World Snooker Championship 2007. . [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. In 1997 Eddie Manning achieved a 149 break in a practice match against Kam Pandya at Willie Thorne's Snooker Club in Leicester. Why does who owns Manchester United matter? [60] An investigation undertaken by Deadspin in 2017, however, revealed that the time recorded by Guinness is incorrect because the timer was started too early on the BBC footage. [23] Higgins led 63 at the end of the first session, extending this to 95 before Thorburn levelled the match at 99. 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! [77], A break higher than 147 can be achieved when an opponent fouls before any reds are potted, and leaves the incoming player snookered on all 15 reds. Obviously not a race but here's how all the Crucible 147s - now including Neil Robertson - looked after 5 minutes and 8 seconds. '- press officer interrupts Guardiola. Video, 00:01:00, No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini, Whoops! You are using an out of date browser. Read about our approach to external linking. Video, 00:09:20Archive: White's wonderful 147. Video, 00:07:07Archive: O'Sullivan's second 147, On this day: 'Rocket' Ronnie O'Sullivan's fastest 147. [18], Thorburn had defeated Virgo 61 in the round robin phase of the 1980 Bombay International, but lost 713 to him in the final. [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. ), who passed away either last year or the year before. Thorburn took the first two frames of the third session, and it finished with them level again, at 99. [63][64] This broke the record previously held by O'Sullivan, who made a maximum at the 1991 English Amateur Championship when he was 15 years and 98 days old. [9], Thorburn played John Spencer in a series of three exhibition matches in 1971; although he lost all three,[2] he was recommended by Spencer to the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association,[3] and he was accepted as a professional in 1972. Video, 00:03:36Burn hopes to end Newcastle trophy drought, Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence. 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[37] The match against Griffiths ended at 3:51am, Thorburn emerging as the winner, 1312. 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. [40][41] Three maximum breaks were compiled on 8 February 1998 during the Buckley's Bitter Challenge, an unofficial event, by Matthew Stevens, Ryan Day and Tony Chappel. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Sure enough it went straight in. '- press officer interrupts Guardiola, How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle. 1. The event was also called the Matchroom League (1978/19791980/1981). However, two rushes of blood to the head have cost Un-Nooh dearly in the 147 stakes. Cliff Thorburn of Canada made the first televised 147 in the World Championships at the Crucible Theatre on April 23 1983. The event was also called the Benson & Hedges Ireland Tournament (1974/19751976/1977). However, beginning in the 199495 season, at least one maximum break has been achieved every season thereafter; the 13 maximums scored in the 201617 season is the highest number to date. I was so quick was because I was really nervous to get it over and done with, said OSullivan. Davis opponent for that momentous break was John Spencer, who would have been forgiven for feeling it should have been him making snooker history. The break came during his second round match against Terry Griffiths in . '- press officer interrupts Guardiola, How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle. 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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. In 2003 he also compiled two consecutive maximum breaks against Steve Davis in an exhibition match. At the same venue 14 years later, Ronnie OSullivan completed a 147 in less than a third of that time. Tony Meo - 1988 Matchroom League 6. 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. 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. However, when I got backstage a young boy asked for my autograph and I couldnt sign it as my hand was shaking so much.. [2] Thorburn was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1984. The 20 maximums were not achieved. 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! In 1968 he entered his first tournaments, and won the Toronto City Championship. He also noted that each player had accused the other of distracting them during the match. Willie Thorne - 1987 UK Championship 5. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [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. [10] The following year, Cliff Thorburn became the first player to make a maximum at the World Championship in the fourth frame of his second round match against Terry Griffiths. Video, 00:01:00No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini, Whoops! Why does who owns Manchester United matter? - 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. Cliff Thorburn remains the only ever overseas player to win the World Championship, a feat he achieved in 1980 when he beat Alex Higgins in the final. 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! Davis maximum break came during a series of exhibition matches with Willie Smith at the Leicester Square Hall. However, the first televised 147, in any ratified tournament, was by Steve Davis of England at the Lada Classic in Oldham, UK, on 11 January 1982. April 25, second round v Jack Lisowski (10 mins 15 seconds). However this accreditation was later revokedas official,due tothe pockets on the table being wider than the regulation size. 6 talking about this. Apr 25, 2007 #1 Cliff Thorburn, or Steve Davis? - Ten Hag almost forgets EFL Cup. [13] Englishman Ronnie O'Sullivan has compiled 15 official competitive maximum breaks, the most achieved by any professional player. Video, 00:07:07, On this day: 'Rocket' Ronnie O'Sullivan's fastest 147. Video, 00:00:58'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag, No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini. [24], The first known maximum break in practice was made by Murt O'Donoghue at Griffith, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, on 26 September 1934. [15], Thorburn reached the final of the 1978 Masters with wins over Doug Mountjoy and Spencer, losing 57 to Higgins in the final. [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. [49] He was then runner-up in the corresponding event the following two seasons, 912 to Neal Foulds in 1986, and 512 to Davis in 1987. Mark Williams became the first Welshman to join the elite maximum club during a 10-1 demolition job over Robert Milkins, although he'd get knocked out in the very next round. Video, 00:06:57, On this day: 'Rocket' Ronnie O'Sullivan's fastest 147, Archive: O'Sullivan's 'best' maximum. Later that year, he had a 40 win over Pat Houlihan at the 1973 Norwich Union Open before losing 24 to Higgins in the quarter-final. Thorburn played his last competitive match on 5 January 2022 against Kuldesh Johal, losing 03. Video, 00:00:26'Can I finish? Spencer, a three-time World Champion, had already made a maximum break three years earlier at the 1979 Holsten Lager International. [76] Individual prizes for a maximum break were phased out at the beginning of the 201920 snooker season, with a 1 million bonus on offer for the season if 20 or more were made during the season. 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. Video, 00:02:59Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? [3] The match between Davis and Smith was played as part of a series of events marking the closure of Leicester Square Hall; known as Thurston's Hall until 1947,[4] the venue had hosted many important billiards and snooker matches since its opening in 1901, including twelve World Snooker Championship finals. [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. He averaged just 8.6 seconds a shot during the 147, which was the first of a record 15 maximums he has made so far in his career. [44] He reached the final of the Grand Prix, where he lost to Dennis Taylor 210. 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. This did not count as an official maximum, however, as the break was made on a non-templated table used during the event. The break came during his second round match against Terry Griffiths. 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. Cliff unfortunately holds neither of these titles. In years gone by, when 147s happened rarely, there was a bonus of 147,000 on offer at the Crucible. 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. "[43], Thorburn enjoyed a resurgence in form during the 198485 season. [56], Thorburn effectively retired from the professional tournament circuit after the 199596 season. Obvious answers come to mind: Ronnie's fastest 147, Cliff Thorburn's first WC 147, Steve Davis first televised 147. He stated afterwards that the prize money of 10,000 was not worthy of a 147. Firstly, there were 147s made before this as I shall explain in a moment. He also holds the record for the fastest competitive maximum break, at 5minutes and 8seconds, which he achieved at the 1997 World Championship. This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 14:03. Nicknamed "The Grinder" because of his slow, determined style of play, he won the World Snooker Championship in 1980, defeating Alex Higgins 1816 in the final. Video, 00:02:59Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? [52] Higgins has made two, at the 2003 LG Cup,[46] and the second at the 2012 Shanghai Masters. They were already open when I came to the table against Terry Griffiths and I felt pretty good about things. [12], In 1988 Thorburn was fined 10,000, had two ranking points deducted, and was banned for two ranking tournaments, by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Video, 00:02:44How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle. 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. Thorburns break lasted 16 minutes and four seconds. pic.twitter.com/PoE9RBEcNh. Video, 00:09:20, Can Everton ever be great again? Guinness World Records recorded the time of the break at 5 minutes and 20 seconds. Davis wrapped up victory on the second day, at 186, this being the first final at the Crucible to be completed in only three sessions. Simon Thomson I understand that my consent will be asked again before any other use be made of my personal data. Steve Davis had played 14 hours less in reaching the final and his superior mental energy was clearly a difference with the title on the line, running out an 18-6 winner. As maximums go, it was straightforward stuff, the balls apparently well-set from an early stage. While few players would even have the audacity to attempt it on the practice table - let alone in the pressure cooker of the Crucible - he somehow potted those 36 balls with a prize fund of 147,000 on the line. 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. [54][55] He lost the semi-final 05 to Ronnie O'Sullivan. Video, 00:01:08Why does who owns Manchester United matter? [7] This was also the first televised maximum break. The Australian punched the air after pulling off the feat, which will net him a share of the 15,000 break prize with Graeme Dott, who scored a 147 in qualifying, as well as 40,000 for achieving it in the tournaments final stages. The highest break recorded, of which is listed in the Guinness Book of Records, was a score of 149 by Tony Drago in 1998. 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? [18] He won 53 against Virgo in the first round of the 1980 Masters, then lost 35 to Griffiths in the quarter-final. Video, 00:07:26, 'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag. [24] Thorburn won the 19th and 20th frames, Higgins taking the following two to level at 1111. Inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2001 and the Snooker Hall of Fame in 2014, he competed in Snooker Legends events and on the World Seniors Tour, winning the 2018 Seniors Masters at the Crucible Theatre at age 70. [21] In the last session of the match, Thorburn extended his lead to 157 by the mid-session interval, then won 167 with a break of 114 in the 23rd frame,[22] becoming the first player to reach a second final at the Crucible. Under this convention the break would have been timed at 5 minutes and 15 seconds. [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. TV O Norte | Araguana TO Two frames later, Liang agonisingly missed the final black on 140. '- press officer interrupts Guardiola. [30] [31] John Higgins ended an eight-year stretch without a Crucible maximum by making his first, against Norway's Kurt Maflin. 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. Thorburn, receiving 28 points start in each frame, claims to have beaten Higgins in every frame they played, and that Higgins refused to pay up. [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. Video, 00:02:59. [38], Mark Davis became the only player to make two official maximum breaks in professional competition at the same event when he compiled two 147s at the 2017 Championship League. He then took 14 reds and blacks and a pink off the last red. Thailands Thepchaiya Un-Nooh holds the unwanted record of being the only player to miss on 140 twice. The event was also called the Professional Players Tournament (1982/19831983/1984). 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. Stephen Hendry 147! 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. [42] Commenting on Thorburn's performance in the final, snooker historian Clive Everton observed that the long matches he had played in reaching the final had "left him so drained that he was able to offer only token resistance. Robertson's maximum is the only one to be compiled in the final of a Triple Crown event. [30][31], In March 1989, Cliff Thorburn also became the first player to make two competitive maximum breaks. Kirk Stevens hits a 147 against Jimmy White in 1984 3. [3]:104 He was abandoned by his mother, and after spending about two years in an orphanage during a custody dispute, was raised by his father and his paternal grandmother. Thorburn fluked a pot on the green ball in the deciding frame, to leave White requiring penalty points from Thorburn to win. Steve Davis - 1982 Lada Classic 2. Another milestone came at the 1983 World Championship when Cliff Thorburn compiled the first 147 break to be made at the Crucible. The following are maximum breaks played in frames that won the match. [41] He played Steve Davis in the final. 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It was here that Steve Davis completed a 147 against John Spencer a year earlier, but went under the radar for many and is barely remembered. This would arise if theopposing player was to foul, leaving all of the 15red balls obscured from the cue ball, making the next shot a free ball. Video, 00:01:24Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence, 'Can I finish? Thorburn led 1615, and missed an easy brown ball that let Higgins in to make it 1616. Winning his world title was sweet but he will be best remembered for his televised 147 in . The event was also called the British Gold Cup (1979/1980), Yamaha Organs Trophy (1980/1981) and International Masters (1981/19821983/1984). Earlier in that year the Rocket had been on the receiving end of another memorable maximum. As Canadas Thorburn lined up the final black, commentator Jack Karnehm simply uttered the words Good luck mate. He is generally recognised as the sport's first world champion from outside the United Kingdom (since the title won by Australian Horace Lindrum in 1952 is usually disregarded) and remains the only world champion from the Americas. One of snookers founding fathers, Davis was already a ground-breaking individual in the history of the sport. [44][45] John Higgins and Ronnie O'Sullivan are the only players to record maximum breaks in consecutive ranking events. Read about our approach to external linking. 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. John Higgins Makes Maiden Crucible Maximum Break! He was knocked out of the 1978 World Snooker Championship by Charlton, 1213 in the quarter-finals. People didnt do it because the prize was so high, but I managed to do it. 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. Legendary Joe Davis made his first 147 in 1955. ", "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! [15] The only timing methodology World Snooker sanctions in its events is the one employed in shot clock events where timing for a player's shot begins when the balls have come to rest from his opponent's previous shot. Greenscreen reworks footage of Cliff Thorburn playing the first televised 147 point 'perfect frame' at the World Snooker Championships in 1983. 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. [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. Canada's Cliff Thorburn makes snooker history by completing the first maximum 147 break at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre. "[57] He played for Canada in the 1996 World Cup, where his team reached the quarter-finals. For example, if a match is scheduled to have a maximum of seven frames, a player wins the game when winning a fourth frame, regardless of how many frames the other player has. [1], Joe Davis compiled the first officially recognised maximum break on 22January 1955, in a match against Willie Smith at Leicester Square Hall, London. [74], At the 2016 Welsh Open, Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Barry Pinches 41 in the first round. [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. [67] The oldest player to have done so is Mark Williams, who made the third maximum of his career at the 2022 English Open, aged 47 years and 270 days. [62], Sean Maddocks is recognised by Guinness World Records as the youngest player to have made a maximum break in any recognised competition. There have been 12 maximum breaks in World Championship history, including three each from Ronnie O'Sullivan and Stephen Hendry. 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. [23], His opponent in the final was Higgins, the 1972 champion. [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. Of the 176 maximum breaks in professional snooker history, 'only' 12 have occurred on the hallowed baize of the Crucible tables, with just eight different players achieving the feat across four decades. Its 40 years to the day since Steve Davis compiled the first officially recognised maximum break. 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