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. [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. [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. Cliff Thorburn won the title in 1980. The following year, Cliff Thorburn became the first player to make a maximum at the World Snooker Championship. Video Unavailable. Video, 00:00:26'Can I finish? Video, 00:07:07Archive: O'Sullivan's second 147, On this day: 'Rocket' Ronnie O'Sullivan's fastest 147. 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. He defeated Thorne 97 in the 1985 final, and Alex Higgins 98 the following year. Cliff had the first televised during the World Championships. [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. 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. In the semi-final, Thorburn had defeated the reigning world champion Steve Davis 97. [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. Obvious answers come to mind: Ronnie's fastest 147, Cliff Thorburn's first WC 147, Steve Davis first televised 147. People didnt do it because the prize was so high, but I managed to do it. Canada's Cliff Thorburn makes snooker history by completing the first maximum 147 break at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre. Following a dispute over money between professional players and the. Davis maximum break came during a series of exhibition matches with Willie Smith at the Leicester Square Hall. Alain Robidoux - 1988 European Open 7. "Produzir contedo de qualidade voltado para um pblico que no tem a internet como principal fonte de informao". [1] He was added to the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 1995,[67] and inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2001. 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 . This was also the first televised 147. '- press officer interrupts Guardiola, How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle. Thorburn played his last competitive match on 5 January 2022 against Kuldesh Johal, losing 03. 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. 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. [23], His opponent in the final was Higgins, the 1972 champion. [15], Thorburn reached the final of the 1978 Masters with wins over Doug Mountjoy and Spencer, losing 57 to Higgins in the final. means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. [52] Higgins has made two, at the 2003 LG Cup,[46] and the second at the 2012 Shanghai Masters. Video, 00:00:19Whoops! [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. Here's every 147 in Crucible history, and you'll notice only three of them came in defeat, including the most recent by Higgins against Kurt Maflin in 2020. Only one previous televised 147 break had been made in the sport's history before Thorburn - helped by a fluked opening red . Thorburn was born on 16 January 1948 in Victoria, British Columbia. Tournament games are won when one of the players manages to win more than half of the scheduled frames. Video, 00:00:19Whoops! Thorburn took the first two frames of the third session, and it finished with them level again, at 99. 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. It was witnessed by 133 people. [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. Required fields are marked *. Steve. He managed to get perfectly on the last black, only to rattle it in the jaws. 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. [7] This was also the first televised maximum break. [23] Thorburn won the first frame, and Higgins won the next five. 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. 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. In total there have now been 172 official maximum breaks. 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. [a][29][3] After the match, Higgins said of Thorburn "he's a grinder",[30] and the nickname "The Grinder" was subsequently associated with Thorburn, seen as apt for his slow, determined style of play. The break came during his second round match against Terry Griffiths. [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. It was five minutes and eight seconds of pure snooker majesty. 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. Cliff Thorburn - 1983 World Championship 3. [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). Why does who owns Manchester United matter? [74], Thorburn's record in ranking tournament finals is shown below.[12]. 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. [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. [12] He became the first player ever to retain the Masters title, and the first to win it three times. [10], Before the 199495 season, the maximum break remained a rare feat, with only 15 official maximums compiled altogether. An interesting side note to mention, and to make things even more controvertial, is that the score 147 is not actually the highest break! 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. [20] Breaks above 147 are possible when an opponent fouls and leaves a free ball with all 15 reds still remaining on the table. Video, 00:02:44How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle. 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. 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. 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. That all changed in 1934 when New Zealander Murt ODonoghue made a 147 in New South Wales in Australia. 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. Unfortunately for John the cameraman was on his teabreak at the time. [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. The . [23] Thorburn went ahead at 1211 and 1312, Higgins levelling the match both times, and the third session ending 1313. One of snookers founding fathers, Davis was already a ground-breaking individual in the history of the sport. Years later, Ronnie O'Sullivan did it in only five minutes and twenty seconds. [1], Joe Davis compiled the first officially recognised maximum break on 22January 1955, in a match against Willie Smith at Leicester Square Hall, London. 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. 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. [26] The conclusion of the final was watched by 14.5million television viewers. 9) The first officially recognised maximum 147 break in snooker was made by Joe Davis in 1955. (1983, 1985, 1986), first ever 147 at the Crucible . [14] He overcame Taylor 1816 in the semi-final, and twelve hours later was facing Spencer in the final. 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. Video, 00:02:44How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle. [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. This effort also goes into the history books for being the first 147 to seal a victory at the Crucible and the second to win a match anywhere. 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. - Ten Hag almost forgets EFL Cup. What a moment it must be for Cliff Thorburn! [37] The match against Griffiths ended at 3:51am, Thorburn emerging as the winner, 1312. Winning his world title was sweet but he will be best remembered for his televised 147 in . 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]. Video, 00:06:57On this day: 'Rocket' Ronnie O'Sullivan's fastest 147, Archive: O'Sullivan's 'best' maximum. [62], Sean Maddocks is recognised by Guinness World Records as the youngest player to have made a maximum break in any recognised competition. [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. [23] With a break of 119, Thorburn moved within a frame of victory at 1716. At least five breaks in excess of 147 have been recorded. 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! [21][22] Jamie Cope compiled a break of 155 points, the highest possible free-ball break, during practice in 2005. Of this, 147,000 was for making the 147 break and 18,000 was for achieving the highest break of the tournament. [56], Thorburn effectively retired from the professional tournament circuit after the 199596 season. 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. It may not display this or other websites correctly. [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. He was told that his mother had died, but, aged twenty, learnt that she was still alive. [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. 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. That all changed in 1934 when New Zealander Murt O'Donoghue made a 147 in New South Wales in Australia. The event was also called the Dubai Masters (1988/1989) and Dubai Classic (1989/19901994/1995). 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. Steve Davis made the first ever official 147 at the 1982 Lada Classic. 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. 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. He compiled the perfect break in the tenth frame of his 10-2 win over Rod Lawler at World Championship qualifying. [50][51] He compiled another maximum break in the 1989 Matchroom League, during a match against White. Can Everton ever be great again? ", "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! He was placed in the plate competition. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [23] Alex Higgins is said to have attained the same feat by some players. The break came during his second round match against Terry Griffiths in . One of snooker's founding fathers, Davis was already a ground-breaking individual in the history of the sport. His prize? '- press officer interrupts Guardiola. [47], He won further Masters titles by defeating Mountjoy 96 in 1985, and White 95 in 1986. 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. However, it wasnt officially ratified as the pockets were not templated. 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. '- press officer interrupts Guardiola. Archive: Cliff Thorburn makes first Crucible 147 maximum break, Archive: The first Crucible 147. You are using an out of date browser. NB. White potted the brown and blue, then laid a snooker on the pink. [46][47] O'Sullivan made one at the Northern Ireland Trophy and another at the UK Championship in 2007.[48][49]. The largest score possible by a single player in a single break is actually 155. 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. [33] He led Higgins 51 in the semi-final of the 1981 Masters, but lost the match 56. Even though it is officially recognised by the snooker governing body, it was an exhibition match and not a competitive one. Steve Davis - 1982 Lada Classic 2. Spencer, a three-time World Champion, had already made a maximum break three years earlier at the 1979 Holsten Lager International. Un-Nooh is renowned as one of the fastest players on the circuit. 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. 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. Relive them all here. He won the 1983 Masters, recovering from 25 against Charlton to win 65 in the semi-final, and defeating Ray Reardon 97 in the final. 2012 Crucible Maximum Break! Read about our approach to external linking. Video, 00:01:00No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini, Whoops! The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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? Its 40 years to the day since Steve Davis compiled the first officially recognised maximum break. [5], John Spencer compiled a maximum break in the 1979 Holsten Lager International. John Higgins ended an eight-year stretch without a Crucible maximum by making his first, against Norway's Kurt Maflin. [63][64] Shortly before turning 74, he announced that the 2022 UK Seniors Championship would be his last competitive event. [3] Thorburn had been number two in the 1980/1981 world rankings, and reached number one in the 1981/1982 rankings. 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. 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 Canadian Open (1978/19791980/1981). Another milestone came at the 1983 World Championship when Cliff Thorburn compiled the first 147 break to be made at the Crucible. 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. 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. [74], At the 2016 Welsh Open, Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Barry Pinches 41 in the first round. Video, 00:03:36Burn hopes to end Newcastle trophy drought, Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence. [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. 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. [48] Thorburn experienced success in the Scottish Masters, an invitational event which opened the snooker season, in 1985 and 1986. Im able to enjoy the process.. He then took 14 reds and blacks and a pink off the last red. A simple Google search will quickly show that it is often quoted by many that Cliff Thorburn made the first 147 break in 1983. [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 in your opinion what was the best snooker break of all time? Steve Davis effort 40 years ago, in 1982, was the first to fit the criteria. 147! I just thought that whatever happened I was going to go for the black. Canada's Cliff Thorburn makes snooker history by completing the first maximum 147 break at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre. [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 event was also called the Benson & Hedges Ireland Tournament (1974/19751976/1977). pic.twitter.com/RRRHGHVbVa. Cliff unfortunately holds neither of these titles. Video, 00:00:26, 'Can I finish? [20] He led David Taylor 53 after their first semi-final session, and 114 at the end of the second. Read about our approach to external linking. Video, 00:01:00, No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini, Whoops! "[43], Thorburn enjoyed a resurgence in form during the 198485 season. 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. Video, 00:00:58, 'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag, No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini. 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. [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. 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. In the 1974 World Snooker Championship he defeated Alex McDonald 83 in qualifying then lost 48 to Paddy Morgan in the first round. [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. In 1968 he entered his first tournaments, and won the Toronto City Championship. Thorburns break lasted 16 minutes and four seconds. At the same venue 14 years later, Ronnie OSullivan completed a 147 in less than a third of that time. In years gone by, when 147s happened rarely, there was a bonus of 147,000 on offer at the Crucible. Incidentally Spencer was playing Davis when he got . Thorburn last qualified for the World Championship in 1994, where he faced Nigel Bond in the first round. Video, 00:02:44, How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle, Why does who owns Manchester United matter? Joe Davis made the first officially recognised maximum break in a 1955 exhibition match in London. I was so quick was because I was really nervous to get it over and done with, said OSullivan. 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. '- press officer interrupts Guardiola, How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle. 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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