[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. 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. Archive: O'Sullivan's second 147. Thorburn led by 9-2 but eventually lost 9-10. [72], In professional tournaments there was usually a substantial prize awarded to any player achieving a 147 break. [74], At the 2016 Welsh Open, Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Barry Pinches 41 in the first round. 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. However, two rushes of blood to the head have cost Un-Nooh dearly in the 147 stakes. JavaScript is disabled. Thorburn played his last competitive match on 5 January 2022 against Kuldesh Johal, losing 03. Cliff Thorburn v Terry Griffiths, 1983 World Championship second round Cliff Thorburn's first ever Crucible maximum break 4. Canada's Cliff Thorburn makes snooker history by completing the first maximum 147 break at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre. [23] The BBC's television coverage of the final had been interrupted by the broadcast of live footage of the Iranian Embassy Siege. The secondreason the mistake arises isdue to the rise in public interest in snooker via the means of television. [18] He won 53 against Virgo in the first round of the 1980 Masters, then lost 35 to Griffiths in the quarter-final. Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? He stated afterwards that the prize money of 10,000 was not worthy of a 147. Cliff unfortunately holds neither of these titles. Earlier in that year the Rocket had been on the receiving end of another memorable maximum. '- press officer interrupts Guardiola, How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle. Relive them all here. One of snooker's founding fathers, Davis was already a ground-breaking individual in the history of the sport. [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. 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. [63][64] Shortly before turning 74, he announced that the 2022 UK Seniors Championship would be his last competitive event. 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. The event was also called the Professional Players Tournament (1982/19831983/1984). Canada's Cliff Thorburn makes snooker history by completing the first maximum 147 break at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre. Video, 00:01:16, Up Next. [2] Thorburn was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1984. They were already open when I came to the table against Terry Griffiths and I felt pretty good about things. [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. He defeated Thorne 97 in the 1985 final, and Alex Higgins 98 the following year. [75] If a maximum is not made then the prize rolls over to the next event until somebody wins it. It uses Strangely, when considering using balls, quicker was better. He retired from competitive snooker after the 2022 UK Seniors Championship. 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, 00:01:08. [3] Thorburn has aspired to be known by the nickname "Champagne Cliff", but admitted later that it never caught on. April 25, second round v Jack Lisowski (10 mins 15 seconds). Watch as Cliff Thorburn makes World Snooker Championship history by scoring the first maximum 147 break at the Crucible. ", "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! 109 views, 3 likes, 0 loves, 1 comments, 0 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from TV Norte Tocantins: Voc telespectador de Araguana, participe da. Spencer took the last frame of the session, leading 2220. His actual final score was 151. Im a much more confident player now and take my time a bit more. To add insult to injury the feat was also missed by the TV cameramen, who were on a tea break at the time. 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. World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn called the decision "unacceptable" and "disrespectful". 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. Video, 00:16:43, Up Next. ), who passed away either last year or the year before. [30] [31] Unfortunately for John the cameraman was on his teabreak at the time. It was five minutes and eight seconds of pure snooker majesty. [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. [34], More than one official maximum break has been compiled in the same event on more than twenty occasions. 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. The first was Stephen Hendry's in the 1997 Charity Challenge Final against Ronnie O'Sullivan - which remains the only one to clinch a title - and there has been 19 since. [21][22] Jamie Cope compiled a break of 155 points, the highest possible free-ball break, during practice in 2005. Cliff Thorburn World Snooker Championship 2007. . Up against Robert Milkins in the first round, it was a match which the Welshman completely dominated. [12] In the 197879 snooker season he defeated Tony Meo 1715 in the final to win the 1978 Canadian Open after having trailed 610 at the end of the first day of the final,[16] but lost his opening matches in both the Masters (45 to Perrie Mans) and the World Championship (1013 to John Virgo). Cliff had the first televised during the World Championships. Thorburn last qualified for the World Championship in 1994, where he faced Nigel Bond in the first round. 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. 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! [6] The break was not caught on video as the television-crew were away on a tea-break. [1][2] His parents separated when he was eighteen months old. Your email address will not be published. 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. [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. Why does who owns Manchester United matter? This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 14:03. One of snookers founding fathers, Davis was already a ground-breaking individual in the history of the sport. He was knocked out of the 1978 World Snooker Championship by Charlton, 1213 in the quarter-finals. Video, 00:00:58, 'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag, No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini. The first was by Wally West, who was reported to have made a 151 break in the final of a club competition in Hounslow in 1976. TV O Norte | Araguana TO 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. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Required fields are marked *. [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. [47], He won further Masters titles by defeating Mountjoy 96 in 1985, and White 95 in 1986. Stephen Hendry composed a point perfect 147 break in the deciding frame of his 1997 Charity Challenge final against OSullivan, to take home the title with a 9-8 victory. However, it wasnt officially ratified as the pockets were not templated. Read about our approach to external linking. As maximums go, it was straightforward stuff, the balls apparently well-set from an early stage. [20] Breaks above 147 are possible when an opponent fouls and leaves a free ball with all 15 reds still remaining on the table. The following are maximum breaks played in frames that won the match. 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. Thank you. [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. Cliff Thorburn - 1983 World Championship 3. 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. 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Cliff unfortunately holds neither of these titles. [11][12] As of March 2022[update], a further 74 maximum breaks have been officially recorded in professional competition. 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. By this point, having never lost a World Championship match, Davis had stopped playing in snookers biggest event so not to risk damaging his reputation with any potential defeats. [77] The prize would be split among all players who had made at least one qualifying break, with each player receiving an equal share for every break made. 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. [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. As the Grinder leant over for the final black, commentator Jack Karnehm whispered: "Oh good luck, mate!". Video, 00:02:44How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle. He was runner-up in two other world championships, losing 2125 to John Spencer in the 1977 final and 618 to Steve Davis in the 1983 final, and was ranked world number one during the 198182 season, becoming the first non-British player to top the world rankings. But this tale has a happy ending as the charismatic Thai went on to make 147s at the 2016 Paul Hunter Classic and 2018 English Open, earning a total of 48,500. Read about our approach to external linking. Video, 00:16:43Archive: The first Crucible 147, Up Next. Video, 00:06:57, On this day: 'Rocket' Ronnie O'Sullivan's fastest 147, Archive: O'Sullivan's 'best' maximum. 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Video, 00:02:59Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? [38][39] Thorburn started the break by fluking a red. 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. 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. 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. Spencer, a three-time World Champion, had already made a maximum break three years earlier at the 1979 Holsten Lager International. [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. [14] Following him are John Higgins with twelve, Stephen Hendry with eleven, Stuart Bingham with nine, Judd Trump with eight, Shaun Murphy with seven, and Ding Junhui with six. Thorburn took the first two frames of the third session, and it finished with them level again, at 99. [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. 6 talking about this. 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. [23] With a break of 119, Thorburn moved within a frame of victory at 1716. 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. Read about our approach to external linking. Video, 00:01:16Relive Thorburn's historic Crucible 147. Guinness World Records recorded the time of the break at 5 minutes and 20 seconds. [12] He became the first player ever to retain the Masters title, and the first to win it three times. [26][29] The first official maximum break in professional competition was made by Steve Davis in the 1982 Lada Classic against Spencer. Relive Thorburn's historic Crucible 147. His second indelible mark on the Crucible. Video, 00:00:26'Can I finish? It may not display this or other websites correctly. 'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag. A 149 by Tony Drago in West Norwood, London in 1998 is recorded by the Guinness Book of Records as the highest in this category. Why does who owns Manchester United matter? 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. I understand that by submitting this form, I will be providing World Snooker Limited with my personal data/information. Legendary Joe Davis made his first 147 in 1955. Video, 00:01:08. He'd later bow out in the quarter-finals and subsequently announce his retirement with immediate but there's only one thing his last appearance here will be remembered for. [23] Alex Higgins is said to have attained the same feat by some players. Sign up to get exclusive content with players, features and news about tournaments. There was 44,000 on the line during Un-Noohs maximum attempt against Neil Robertson at the 2015 UK Championship. 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. Video, 00:01:24Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence, 'Can I finish? Steve. 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. So we've finally got a 147 on the 25th anniversary year of Ronnie O'Sullivan's record maximum. 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. 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. Video, 00:09:56, Archive: White's wonderful 147. [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. - Ten Hag almost forgets EFL Cup. An interesting side note to mention, and to make things even more controvertial, is that the score 147 is not actually the highest break! Video, 00:02:59. [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. 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. 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. 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