[23] With a break of 119, Thorburn moved within a frame of victory at 1716. 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]. 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. [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. Thorburn's entry for the 1972 World Snooker Championship arrived too late for him to be included in the main draw. 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. [12] He reached the quarter-finals of the 1975 World Snooker Championship with wins over Morgan and Miles, losing the quarter-final 1219 to Eddie Charlton, and, the following year, was eliminated 1415 by Higgins in the first round of the 1976 World Snooker Championship. [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. [42] There have been at least five non-tournament matches where more than one maximum was compiled. Ronnie O'Sullivan came relatively close to breaking his record of the fastest ever 147 when clearing the table in six minutes and 30 seconds, which is easily the second quickest of all time. '- press officer interrupts Guardiola. There were a few shots where if it wasnt for that sort of money I would never have went for it, but Im glad I did.. JavaScript is disabled. [74], Thorburn's record in ranking tournament finals is shown below.[12]. 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. Video, 00:07:07Archive: O'Sullivan's second 147, On this day: 'Rocket' Ronnie O'Sullivan's fastest 147. [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. This however is incorrect on 2 counts. 2023 BBC. "Produzir contedo de qualidade voltado para um pblico que no tem a internet como principal fonte de informao". [26] The conclusion of the final was watched by 14.5million television viewers. 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. However, it wasnt officially ratified as the pockets were not templated. Over the 40-year history of official 147s, a small handful of players have missed the final black on 140. '- press officer interrupts Guardiola, How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle. Video, 00:07:26, 'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag. An interesting side note to mention, and to make things even more controvertial, is that the score 147 is not actually the highest break! 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. 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". 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. 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. Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? The 20 maximums were not achieved. [12] He became the first player ever to retain the Masters title, and the first to win it three times. Davis maximum break came during a series of exhibition matches with Willie Smith at the Leicester Square Hall. 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. I just thought that whatever happened I was going to go for the black. 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. [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). [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. While players including Jamie Cope have made a 155 in practice matches, the only player to make a break above 147 in a professional tournament is Jamie Burnett. 'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag. Un-Nooh is renowned as one of the fastest players on the circuit. In the semi-final, Thorburn had defeated the reigning world champion Steve Davis 97. In 1997 Eddie Manning achieved a 149 break in a practice match against Kam Pandya at Willie Thorne's Snooker Club in Leicester. This was also the first televised 147. This was also the first televised 147. Maximum breaks have become more frequent in professional snooker. Originally Posted by 1lawyer View Post. It was witnessed by 133 people. [72], In professional tournaments there was usually a substantial prize awarded to any player achieving a 147 break. Mark Williams enjoyed this healthy boost to his bank balance at the 2005 World Championship. [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, 00:00:26'Can I finish? Relive Thorburn's historic Crucible 147. 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. Video, 00:16:43, Up Next. 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. Legendary Joe Davis made his first 147 in 1955. [57] Trump made a maximum in the finals of the 2022 Turkish Masters[58] and the 2022 Champion of Champions. [68], His instruction book, Cliff Thorburn's Snooker Skills, was published in 1987 by Hamlyn, and his autobiography, Playing for Keeps, co-written with Everton, was published by Partridge Press in the same year. Kirk Stevens hits a 147 against Jimmy White in 1984 3. 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. This score has not been officially achieved to date. Cliff had the first televised during the World Championships. [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. [34] At the 1981 World Championship, as defending champion, he reached the semi-final where he lost 1016 to Steve Davis. Its 40 years to the day since Steve Davis compiled the first officially recognised maximum break. 1. Obvious answers come to mind: Ronnie's fastest 147, Cliff Thorburn's first WC 147, Steve Davis first televised 147. Or earliest, depending on how you look at it. 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. [63][64] Shortly before turning 74, he announced that the 2022 UK Seniors Championship would be his last competitive event. Unfortunately for the Scot, he missed out on the maximum break prize which is only awarded for a 147, or if a free ball is used, a 155. 'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag. That all changed in 1934 when New Zealander Murt ODonoghue made a 147 in New South Wales in Australia. [3] In July 1970, he reportedly made a maximum break of 147 in a non-competitive game against Fred Hardwick. Early in the 20th century, the maximum break was little more than a folk tale, with discredited rumours of sightings floating around cue sport establishments akin to talk of Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster. 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! They were already open when I came to the table against Terry Griffiths and I felt pretty good about things. 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. Greenscreen reworks footage of Cliff Thorburn playing the first televised 147 point 'perfect frame' at the World Snooker Championships in 1983. White potted the brown and blue, then laid a snooker on the pink. Thailands Thepchaiya Un-Nooh holds the unwanted record of being the only player to miss on 140 twice. Video Unavailable. Video, 00:01:00, No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini, Whoops! Ronnie O'Sullivan became the first person to record a third Crucible maximum in 2008 although at that time nobody else had managed more than one! 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. Of this, 147,000 was for making the 147 break and 18,000 was for achieving the highest break of the tournament. The following are maximum breaks played in frames that won the match. 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. [18] He won 53 against Virgo in the first round of the 1980 Masters, then lost 35 to Griffiths in the quarter-final. Ironically it was actually John Spencer who had the first 147 in a televised tournament a few years earlier. Canada's Cliff Thorburn makes snooker history by completing the first maximum 147 break at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre. Video, 00:01:24, Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence, 'Can I finish? 1982 - Lada Classic - Steve Davis vs John Spencer Frame 5 First 147 On TV. Archive: O'Sullivan's second 147. [14] He overcame Taylor 1816 in the semi-final, and twelve hours later was facing Spencer in the final. 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. Cliff unfortunately holds neither of these titles. It may not display this or other websites correctly. 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. Thorburn took the first two frames of the third session, and it finished with them level again, at 99. Spencer took the last frame of the session, leading 2220. [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. 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. He also made a maximum at this seasons German Masters qualifiers. Only one previous televised 147 break had been made in the sport's history before Thorburn - helped by a fluked opening red . 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. [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, 00:16:43Archive: The first Crucible 147, Up Next. '- press officer interrupts Guardiola, How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle. [50][51] He compiled another maximum break in the 1989 Matchroom League, during a match against White. In total there have now been 172 official maximum breaks. 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. This was eleven minutes of wonderful exciting TV. Who has the first Televised 147? Video, 00:01:00, No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini, Whoops! The following year, Cliff Thorburn became the first player to make a maximum at the World Snooker Championship. He compiled the perfect break in the tenth frame of his 10-2 win over Rod Lawler at World Championship qualifying. At the Classic in January 1982, Steve Davis achieved the first recognised maximum in professional competition, which was also the first in a televised match. 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. 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. He retired from competitive snooker after the 2022 UK Seniors Championship. World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn called the decision "unacceptable" and "disrespectful". [34], More than one official maximum break has been compiled in the same event on more than twenty occasions. [13] Englishman Ronnie O'Sullivan has compiled 15 official competitive maximum breaks, the most achieved by any professional player. Clifford Charles Devlin Thorburn CM (born 16 January 1948) is a Canadian retired professional snooker player. Canada's Cliff Thorburn makes snooker history by completing the first maximum 147 break at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre. [61] Thorburn competed on the inaugural Snooker Legends Tour in 2010. 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. In 1968 he entered his first tournaments, and won the Toronto City Championship. Archive: O'Sullivan's second 147. 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. He also holds the record for the fastest competitive maximum break, at 5minutes and 8seconds, which he achieved at the 1997 World Championship. Can Everton ever be great again? 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. Watch as Cliff Thorburn makes World Snooker Championship history by scoring the first maximum 147 break at the Crucible. 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. Thereafter, players who made a maximum would win or share a tournament's highest break prize, although some events still offer a separate bonus for a 147. 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[2] Thorburn was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1984. [47], He won further Masters titles by defeating Mountjoy 96 in 1985, and White 95 in 1986. 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. Video, 00:09:20Archive: White's wonderful 147. Video, 00:00:19Whoops! It had been on TV before this, however in 1977 the World Championships from Sheffield were first shown on the small screen. Video, 00:02:44How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle. 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 (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. 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. You'd have thought Jimmy White had already suffered enough punishment at the hands of Stephen Hendry by the time they locked horns in the 1995 semi-finals. - Ten Hag almost forgets EFL Cup. As Canadas Thorburn lined up the final black, commentator Jack Karnehm simply uttered the words Good luck mate. [35] Two maximum breaks were also televised at the 2019 Welsh Open. In November 2010 Sam Harvey made a 151 break in a practice match against, This page was last edited on 16 February 2023, at 23:58. [30] [31] [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, 00:07:07, On this day: 'Rocket' Ronnie O'Sullivan's fastest 147. Thorburn led 1615, and missed an easy brown ball that let Higgins in to make it 1616. Video, 00:01:24Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence, 'Can I finish? '- press officer interrupts Guardiola, How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle. Thorburn led by 9-2 but eventually lost 9-10. 2023 BBC. [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. 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. I was so quick was because I was really nervous to get it over and done with, said OSullivan. Cliff Thorburn World Snooker Championship 2007. . He stated afterwards that the prize money of 10,000 was not worthy of a 147. http://youtube.com/watch?v=2CSJZ_arJcU&mode=related&search=, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh2NOS9HH-w, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlKn9fDI_eo, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AXE5YqJgaE. Video, 00:09:56, Archive: White's wonderful 147. Can Everton ever be great again? He then took 14 reds and blacks and a pink off the last red. Here is a look back at the history of the 147. 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. It uses [44][45] John Higgins and Ronnie O'Sullivan are the only players to record maximum breaks in consecutive ranking events. Following a dispute over money between professional players and the. Steve Davis - 1982 Lada Classic 2. [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. "[57] He played for Canada in the 1996 World Cup, where his team reached the quarter-finals. Read about our approach to external linking. [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. Video, 00:01:16Relive Thorburn's historic Crucible 147. 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. 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. (1983, 1985, 1986), first ever 147 at the Crucible . This did not count as an official maximum, however, as the break was made on a non-templated table used during the event. I understand that my consent will be asked again before any other use be made of my personal data. [52], Thorburn last qualified for the World Championship in 1994,[12] where he faced Nigel Bond in the first round. Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? The event was also called the Matchroom League (1978/19791980/1981). 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. The event was also called the Hong Kong Open (1989/1990) and Australian Open (1994/1995). I was 9-1 ahead and I saw the chance. You are using an out of date browser. The break came during his second round match against Terry Griffiths in . 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. It was five minutes and eight seconds of pure snooker majesty. [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. [6] The break was not caught on video as the television-crew were away on a tea-break. Up Next. 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! The event was also called the British Gold Cup (1979/1980), Yamaha Organs Trophy (1980/1981) and International Masters (1981/19821983/1984). At the 2013 UK Championship, Mark Selby fired in the 100th in snooker history in his semi-final win over Ricky Walden. 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