It was five minutes and eight seconds of pure snooker majesty. 1982 - Lada Classic - Steve Davis vs John Spencer Frame 5 First 147 On TV. Its 40 years to the day since Steve Davis compiled the first officially recognised maximum break. Thread starter X Breaker; Start date Apr 25, 2007; X Breaker AzB Silver Member. At the 2013 UK Championship, Mark Selby fired in the 100th in snooker history in his semi-final win over Ricky Walden. [1], Joe Davis compiled the first officially recognised maximum break on 22January 1955, in a match against Willie Smith at Leicester Square Hall, London. 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. 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. - Ten Hag almost forgets EFL Cup. Video, 00:07:26, 'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag. [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. [2] Thorburn was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1984. [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. [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. Video, 00:00:58'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag, No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini. Video, 00:01:16Relive Thorburn's historic Crucible 147. Video, 00:02:44How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Ken Doherty famously did so in the 2000 Masters final when an 80,000 sports car was at stake. [65], Thorburn is the father of two children. Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? I'm sure we all know Ronnie's great clear up in 2012. That all changed in 1934 when New Zealander Murt ODonoghue made a 147 in New South Wales in Australia. Video, 00:09:20Archive: White's wonderful 147. What a moment it must be for Cliff Thorburn! A Lada car. His actual final score was 151. 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. The . Video, 00:00:58, 'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag, No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini. Video, 00:07:26Can Everton ever be great again? He potted brown, brown, 13 blacks, pink and blue. [2] The Billiards Association and Control Council initially refused to accept the break since the match was not played under their rules. [23] Writing in The Times, Sydney Friskin described the match to this point as a contrast of styles: "the shrewd cumulative processes of Thorburn against the explosive break-building of Higgins". 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. [34], More than one official maximum break has been compiled in the same event on more than twenty occasions. Archive: Cliff Thorburn makes first Crucible 147 maximum break, Archive: The first Crucible 147. Video, 00:16:43, Up Next. Richard . Video, 00:01:08. Can Everton ever be great again? 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. 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. One of snookers founding fathers, Davis was already a ground-breaking individual in the history of the sport. He took around eleven minutes. 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.It was the first time he had reached this stage of a major event since the 1991 European Open. His second indelible mark on the Crucible. Video, 00:01:00No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini, Whoops! Video, 00:01:08Why does who owns Manchester United matter? - Ten Hag almost forgets EFL Cup. [23] Alex Higgins is said to have attained the same feat by some players. 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. 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. I'm also partial to Martin Gould's clearance against Ding 5 years ago. Why does who owns Manchester United matter? [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. 'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag. [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. Your email address will not be published. [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 2005, Jamie Cope made snooker's first highest possible 155 break in a witnessed practice frame. [41] He played Steve Davis in the final. 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. This was eleven minutes of wonderful exciting TV. The noise that greeted this achievement could only have been surpassed had he managed to win any of his six finals. 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. Spencer won three frames in a row to lead 2118, and Thorburn took the next two to trail by a single frame. 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! '- press officer interrupts Guardiola. [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). [104][105] Thorburn's record in non-ranking tournament finals is shown below. 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. pic.twitter.com/RRRHGHVbVa. As of 2023, Ronnie O'Sullivan holds the record for the most maximum breaks in professional competition, with 15. 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. World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn called the decision "unacceptable" and "disrespectful". 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. Thorburn's entry for the 1972 World Snooker Championship arrived too late for him to be included in the main draw. Video, 00:02:44, How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle, Why does who owns Manchester United matter? [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. 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. [23] Higgins led 63 at the end of the first session, extending this to 95 before Thorburn levelled the match at 99. It came in the fourth frame of his second round clash with Terry Griffiths. Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? 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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. [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. The 20 maximums were not achieved. Thorburn played his last competitive match on 5 January 2022 against Kuldesh Johal, losing 03. However, when I got backstage a young boy asked for my autograph and I couldnt sign it as my hand was shaking so much.. Thorburn won the match 1310. He retired from the main professional tour in 1996. Video, 00:06:57, On this day: 'Rocket' Ronnie O'Sullivan's fastest 147, Archive: O'Sullivan's 'best' maximum. The 2022 World Snooker Championship offered a bonus of 40,000 for a maximum break made at the Crucible and 10,000 for a maximum made in the qualifying rounds, in addition to the 15,000 highest break prize. Video, 00:03:36, Burn hopes to end Newcastle trophy drought, Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence. During his first round match against Mick Price, mercurial genius OSullivan defied common understanding of what could be achieved on a snooker table. However this accreditation was later revokedas official,due tothe pockets on the table being wider than the regulation size. 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. 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. [35] Two maximum breaks were also televised at the 2019 Welsh Open. Who has the first Televised 147? ), who passed away either last year or the year before. Steve. - Ten Hag almost forgets EFL Cup. 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. He helped to organise the first World Championship in 1927 and bought the trophy with half of the entry fees. Thorburn became the first Canadian world snooker championship finalist. 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. There was a bit of euphoria in the arena of course. I understand that my consent will be asked again before any other use be made of my personal data. [21][22] Jamie Cope compiled a break of 155 points, the highest possible free-ball break, during practice in 2005. He was placed in the plate competition. After fluking the first ball, he meticulously picked off the remaining reds with blacks. When you've played at all of the major venues in front of capacity crowds, it's hard to focus and get motivated playing with just one man and a dog watching. 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. [61] Breaks are not officially timed in snooker and the official rules of snooker do not specify how they should be timed, instead leaving the timing to the discretion of the broadcaster. 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. 6 talking about this. [54][55] He lost the semi-final 05 to Ronnie O'Sullivan. [44] He reached the final of the Grand Prix, where he lost to Dennis Taylor 210. [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. He was told that his mother had died, but, aged twenty, learnt that she was still alive. It's now been a quarter of century since the iconic moment that catapulted a 21-year-old O'Sullivan to stardom beyond the realms of snooker and, unlike so many other sporting prodigies that promise so much, he's never stopped breaking new boundaries and records in the most breathtaking of styles. Joe Davis made the first officially recognised maximum break in a 1955 exhibition match in London. 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. 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. Archive: O'Sullivan's second 147. 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. I understand that by submitting this form, I will be providing World Snooker Limited with my personal data/information. He'd later lose a thrilling match 13-11, which is just the third time a 147 has been in vain. 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. [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, 00:01:24, Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence, 'Can I finish? [18], Thorburn had defeated Virgo 61 in the round robin phase of the 1980 Bombay International, but lost 713 to him in the final. Of this, 147,000 was for making the 147 break and 18,000 was for achieving the highest break of the tournament. [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. Relive them all here. 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! Spencer, a three-time World Champion, had already made a maximum break three years earlier at the 1979 Holsten Lager International. [52], Thorburn last qualified for the World Championship in 1994,[12] where he faced Nigel Bond in the first round. The event was also called the Canadian Open (1978/19791980/1981). Steve Davis made the first ever official 147 at the 1982 Lada Classic. For example, Ronnie O'Sullivan's maximum at the 1997 World Championship earned him 165,000. At the same venue 14 years later, Ronnie OSullivan completed a 147 in less than a third of that time. [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. John Higgins Makes Maiden Crucible Maximum Break! 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. [7] This was also the first televised maximum break. Thorburn won the seventh to make it 52, Higgins complaining after the frame that Thorburn had been standing in his line of sight, a claim that author and sports statistician Ian Morrison called "unfounded". The seven-time champion, who still remains at the top of the all-time list of most Crucible crowns, produced an array of stunning shots during his perfect break, particularly in the latter stages amidst an atmosphere of high tension. [58], Thorburn won over one million pounds in prize money during the course of his professional career. Peter Ebdon compiled two maximum breaks during an 11-frame exhibition match at Eastbourne Police Club on 15 April 1996. Video, 00:01:24Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence, 'Can I finish? Video, 00:02:44, How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle, Why does who owns Manchester United matter? [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. April 25, second round v Jack Lisowski (10 mins 15 seconds). 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. Can Everton ever be great again? [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. [6] This was also the first televised 147. He whitewashed Chris Ross 110 in qualifying, then recorded a 136 win over Williams. 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. [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. [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. 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. A simple Google search will quickly show that it is often quoted by many that Cliff Thorburn made the first 147 break in 1983. He also holds the record for the fastest competitive maximum break, at 5minutes and 8seconds, which he achieved at the 1997 World Championship. Cliff unfortunately holds neither of these titles. 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! Thorburn led 1615, and missed an easy brown ball that let Higgins in to make it 1616. [70][71] Aged 56, former professional Darren Morgan made a maximum break against Gareth Edwards in an amateur Seniors event in 2023; this possibly makes him the oldest player to achieve a maximum break in competition. I believe the gentleman in a pale brown suit greeting Cliff after he finished his run was Bill Werbernik (spelling? 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. Canada's Cliff Thorburn makes snooker history by completing the first maximum 147 break at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre. The event was also called the Goya Matchroom Trophy (1985/1986). 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. 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. [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. [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). [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. This however is incorrect on 2 counts. From 22 after the first four frames, Davis won four in a row to leave Thorburn behind 26, extending this to 29 at the start of the second session, and 512 at the end of the first day. [3] Thorburn has aspired to be known by the nickname "Champagne Cliff", but admitted later that it never caught on. [13] Englishman Ronnie O'Sullivan has compiled 15 official competitive maximum breaks, the most achieved by any professional player. [10], Before the 199495 season, the maximum break remained a rare feat, with only 15 official maximums compiled altogether. 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. At least five breaks in excess of 147 have been recorded. This did not count as an official maximum, however, as the break was made on a non-templated table used during the event. 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. 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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. [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. 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. Thorburn last qualified for the World Championship in 1994, where he faced Nigel Bond in the first round. Relive Thorburn's historic Crucible 147. The event was also called the Thailand Masters (1983/19841986/1987 & 1991/1992) and the Asian Open (1989/19901992/1993). [52] Higgins has made two, at the 2003 LG Cup,[46] and the second at the 2012 Shanghai Masters. [12] He became the first player ever to retain the Masters title, and the first to win it three times. 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). 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. 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. In total there have now been 172 official maximum breaks. [5], John Spencer compiled a maximum break in the 1979 Holsten Lager International. 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. The following are maximum breaks played in frames that won the match. 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