Thorburn fluked a pot on the green ball in the deciding frame, to leave White requiring penalty points from Thorburn to win. He compiled the perfect break in the tenth frame of his 10-2 win over Rod Lawler at World Championship qualifying. There was a bit of euphoria in the arena of course. He retired from competitive snooker after the 2022 UK Seniors Championship. Only eight recognised maximums were achieved in professional competition in the 1980s, but 26 occurred in the 1990s, 35 in the 2000s, and 86 in the 2010s. Video, 00:01:00, No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini, Whoops! [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). Video, 00:07:26, 'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag. [26] The conclusion of the final was watched by 14.5million television viewers. [52], Thorburn last qualified for the World Championship in 1994,[12] where he faced Nigel Bond in the first round. Video, 00:00:26'Can I finish? [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. Required fields are marked *. [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. [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. This was also the first televised 147. There is a 500 prize in the Players Tour Championship events from the last 128 onwards. As maximums go, it was straightforward stuff, the balls apparently well-set from an early stage. Video, 00:16:43, Up Next. Video, 00:02:59Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? Video, 00:00:26'Can I finish? [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. 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. [23] Thorburn went ahead at 1211 and 1312, Higgins levelling the match both times, and the third session ending 1313. [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. Video, 00:16:43Archive: The first Crucible 147, Up Next. 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[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. Thorburn took the first two frames of the third session, and it finished with them level again, at 99. This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 14:03. [37] The match against Griffiths ended at 3:51am, Thorburn emerging as the winner, 1312. In 2003 he also compiled two consecutive maximum breaks against Steve Davis in an exhibition match. Why does who owns Manchester United matter? The break came during his second-round match against Terry Griffiths in 1983. [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. 2012 Crucible Maximum Break! He was placed in the plate competition. Video, 00:01:24Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence, '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. Its 40 years to the day since Steve Davis compiled the first officially recognised maximum break. [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. 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. [5], John Spencer compiled a maximum break in the 1979 Holsten Lager International. In fact the highest possible break is not 147, it is 155 if a free ball is available before a red is potted, effectively meaning there are 16 reds on the table. Willie Thorne - 1987 UK Championship 5. "Produzir contedo de qualidade voltado para um pblico que no tem a internet como principal fonte de informao". [62], Sean Maddocks is recognised by Guinness World Records as the youngest player to have made a maximum break in any recognised competition. 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. He took the brown as the free ball, then potted the brown again followed by the 15 reds with 12 blacks, two pinks and a blue, then the six colours.[6][21][22]. Compiling a maximum break is regarded as a highly significant achievement in the game of snooker, and may be compared to a nine-dart finish in darts or a 300 game in ten-pin bowling. 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. [23], His opponent in the final was Higgins, the 1972 champion. To put that into perspective, that's over a minute quicker than the next fastest by O'Sullivan in 2003. Video, 00:09:56, Archive: White's wonderful 147. [23] Alex Higgins is said to have attained the same feat by some players. He potted brown, brown, 13 blacks, pink and blue. Read about our approach to external linking. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. What a moment it must be for Cliff Thorburn! He strung together the perfect break at the Lada Classic and for his troubles, the Englishman received a Lada car as his prize. It was on April 23, 1983 that the cue ace made the very first 147 maximum break at the World Snooker Championships at The Crucible Theatre - and all of. Video, 00:01:16Relive Thorburn's historic Crucible 147. In 2005, Jamie Cope made snooker's first highest possible 155 break in a witnessed practice frame. There have been 12 maximum breaks in World Championship history, including three each from Ronnie O'Sullivan and Stephen Hendry. - Ten Hag almost forgets EFL Cup. Or earliest, depending on how you look at it. Legendary Joe Davis made his first 147 in 1955. Relive them all here. Who has the 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. White potted the brown and blue, then laid a snooker on the pink. [72], In professional tournaments there was usually a substantial prize awarded to any player achieving a 147 break. In the last session, Thorburn again narrowed the gap to one frame, but then Spencer won three in a row to achieve victory at 2521. People didnt do it because the prize was so high, but I managed to do it. Video, 00:02:59. 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. [37] Similarly, at the 2017 German Masters, Ali Carter and Ross Muir both compiled one each during qualifying and Tom Ford during the televised stages. Video, 00:09:56Archive: O'Sullivan's 'best' maximum, Archive: White's wonderful 147. [23] With a break of 119, Thorburn moved within a frame of victory at 1716. Only one previous televised 147 break had been made in the sport's history before Thorburn - helped by a fluked opening red . 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. 'That' maximum remains as unfathomable now as it was back then and arguably the most unbreakable record in sport. Thorburn became the first Canadian world snooker championship finalist. The break came during his second round match against Terry Griffiths. [60] During the 2006 World Championship, he flew to Sheffield to unveil a life-size painting of the maximum break that he made at the tournament in 1983. 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. In 1997 Eddie Manning achieved a 149 break in a practice match against Kam Pandya at Willie Thorne's Snooker Club in Leicester. So we've finally got a 147 on the 25th anniversary year of Ronnie O'Sullivan's record maximum. Video, 00:03:36Burn hopes to end Newcastle trophy drought, Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence. A simple Google search will quickly show that it is often quoted by many that Cliff Thorburn made the first 147 break in 1983. [8][9] Davis won a Lada car (provided by the event's sponsors) for his achievement. Video, 00:01:24Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence, 'Can I finish? [26][29] The first official maximum break in professional competition was made by Steve Davis in the 1982 Lada Classic against Spencer. Video, 00:00:58, 'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag, No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini. 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. "[57] He played for Canada in the 1996 World Cup, where his team reached the quarter-finals. [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. [36] Three official maximums at the same WPBSA (World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association) event have been achieved twice. Watch more: Fighting Talk goes Snooker Loopy, Archive: The first Crucible 147. It was five minutes and eight seconds of pure snooker majesty. [34] At the 1981 World Championship, as defending champion, he reached the semi-final where he lost 1016 to Steve Davis. Thailands Thepchaiya Un-Nooh holds the unwanted record of being the only player to miss on 140 twice. [62], At the age of 70, Thorburn won the 2018 Seniors Masters at the Crucible Theatre, defeating Jonathan Bagley 20 in the final. I understand that my consent will be asked again before any other use be made of my personal data. 6 talking about this. [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. [104][105] Thorburn's record in non-ranking tournament finals is shown below. 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 event was also called the Hong Kong Open (1989/1990) and Australian Open (1994/1995). In the semi-final, Thorburn had defeated the reigning world champion Steve Davis 97. However, when I got backstage a young boy asked for my autograph and I couldnt sign it as my hand was shaking so much.. Can Everton ever be great again? 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. 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. With colours on their spots the job was all but done and Higgins held his nerve for a famous addition to his list of extraordinary World Championship achievements. In the fifth frame of the match, O'Sullivan declined the opportunity to make a maximum break, potting the pink off the penultimate red and completing a break of 146. [56], Thorburn effectively retired from the professional tournament circuit after the 199596 season. [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. '- press officer interrupts Guardiola, How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle. He helped to organise the first World Championship in 1927 and bought the trophy with half of the entry fees. - Ten Hag almost forgets EFL Cup. [41] He played Steve Davis in the final. Thorburn last qualified for the World Championship in 1994, where he faced Nigel Bond in the first round. [14] He overcame Taylor 1816 in the semi-final, and twelve hours later was facing Spencer in the final. John Higgins ended an eight-year stretch without a Crucible maximum by making his first, against Norway's Kurt Maflin. 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. 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. It was witnessed by 133 people. Why does who owns Manchester United matter? [53] Bingham at the 2012 Wuxi Classic,[54] O'Sullivan in the final frame of the 2014 Welsh Open,[55] Murphy at the 2014 Ruhr Open,[56] and Robertson at the 2015 UK Championship. Video, 00:01:00, No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini, Whoops! He retired from the main professional tour in 1996. [6] This was also the first televised 147. 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. [10], Before the 199495 season, the maximum break remained a rare feat, with only 15 official maximums compiled altogether. A Lada car. Video, 00:00:58, 'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag, No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini. Video, 00:00:19Whoops! Video, 00:06:57, On this day: 'Rocket' Ronnie O'Sullivan's fastest 147, Archive: O'Sullivan's 'best' maximum. [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. Why does who owns Manchester United matter? 147! 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. [1], Joe Davis compiled the first officially recognised maximum break on 22January 1955, in a match against Willie Smith at Leicester Square Hall, London. So in your opinion what was the best snooker break of all time? Archive: O'Sullivan's second 147. Winning his world title was sweet but he will be best remembered for his televised 147 in . 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. 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. Video, 00:07:07, On this day: 'Rocket' Ronnie O'Sullivan's fastest 147. 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. Since then Stephen Hendry (1995, 2009, 2012) and Ronnie O'Sullivan (1997, 2003, 2008) have bagged three apiece, including the Rocket's mesmerising clearance in just five minute and eight seconds in 1997 which is not only the quickest of all time, by some distance, but almost unanimously regarded as the greatest. Can Everton ever be great again? The event was also called the Professional Players Tournament (1982/19831983/1984). Steve. Spencer took the last frame of the session, leading 2220. Simon Thomson - Ten Hag almost forgets EFL Cup. It was witnessed by 133 people. 2023 BBC. 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. It was the first time he had reached this stage of a major event since the 1991 European Open. The secondreason the mistake arises isdue to the rise in public interest in snooker via the means of television. Video, 00:01:24, Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence, 'Can I finish? 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. [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. [20] He led David Taylor 53 after their first semi-final session, and 114 at the end of the second. Legendary Joe Davis made his first 147 in 1955. [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). The first 147 to be made in a professional competitiveranking tournament came several decades later in 1979 by John Spencer. [24] Thorburn won the 19th and 20th frames, Higgins taking the following two to level at 1111. 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. Silver Member. Up Next. [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. [2] The Billiards Association and Control Council initially refused to accept the break since the match was not played under their rules. Cliff had the first televised during the World Championships. Thorburn was born on 16 January 1948 in Victoria, British Columbia. JavaScript is disabled. PLUS look out for special ticket offers and priority booking windows for the big events. [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. [65][66] Judd Trump is known to have made a 147 at the Potters Under-16 Tournament in 2004 at the age of 14 years and 206 days; however, this break is not recognised by Guinness World Records. In the quarter-final, he won in the deciding frame, 1312, against Charlton. Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? 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. [6][26] In 2009 Jimmy White and Ronnie O'Sullivan compiled consecutive maximum breaks at an exhibition match in Ireland. Neil Robertson fired the 12th 147 break in World Snooker Championship history in the 19th frame of his second round match against Jack Lisowski. Video, 00:02:44, How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle, Why does who owns Manchester United matter? [61] Thorburn competed on the inaugural Snooker Legends Tour in 2010. Video, 00:09:20Archive: White's wonderful 147. 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. [46] Thorburn was again runner-up in the 1986 Classic, this time losing to Jimmy White in the final 1213. Following a dispute over money between professional players and the. Thorburns break lasted 16 minutes and four seconds. [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. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 109 views, 3 likes, 0 loves, 1 comments, 0 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from TV Norte Tocantins: Voc telespectador de Araguana, participe da. 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. Spencer, a three-time World Champion, had already made a maximum break three years earlier at the 1979 Holsten Lager International. [65], Thorburn is the father of two children. 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. Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? [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. 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. 2023 BBC. Enjoy. 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. [13] Englishman Ronnie O'Sullivan has compiled 15 official competitive maximum breaks, the most achieved by any professional player. Video, 00:00:26, 'Can I finish? In the 1980s and 1990s, some players received 147,000 for making a maximum break, but as the frequency of maximums increased, the reward was changed to a rolling prize pot that began at 5,000, leading to discontent among players. [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. 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. 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