It may have been the polar opposite to how Ronnie O'Sullivan managed it 15 years later - and started with a huge slice of luck as you'll see from the video below - but as Cliff Thorburn ground his way to perfection against Terry Griffiths, play on the other table was halted, allowing fellow Canadian Bill Werbeniuk to peep his head round the screen during the closing stages. Thorburn led by 92 but eventually lost 910. Thorburn last qualified for the World Championship in 1994, where he faced Nigel Bond in the first round. [12] He became the first player ever to retain the Masters title, and the first to win it three times. Video, 00:07:26, 'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag. 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. That all changed in 1934 when New Zealander Murt ODonoghue made a 147 in New South Wales in Australia. John Higgins Makes Maiden Crucible Maximum Break! [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. Relive Thorburn's historic Crucible 147. 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. Cliff Thorburn - 1983 World Championship 3. Greenscreen reworks footage of Cliff Thorburn playing the first televised 147 point 'perfect frame' at the World Snooker Championships in 1983. He stated afterwards that the prize money of 10,000 was not worthy of a 147. Video, 00:07:26Can Everton ever be great again? He potted brown, brown, 13 blacks, pink and blue. 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. The break came during his second-round match against Terry Griffiths in 1983. 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. Thorburn led by 9-2 but eventually lost 9-10. Only Hendry, John Higgins, Stuart Bingham, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Shaun Murphy, Neil Robertson and Judd Trump have made maximums in finals of tournaments. [20] Breaks above 147 are possible when an opponent fouls and leaves a free ball with all 15 reds still remaining on the table. His second indelible mark on the Crucible. Video, 00:01:00No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini, Whoops! - Ten Hag almost forgets EFL Cup. His first match was against Mountjoy, Thorburn finishing their first session behind 35. 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.. The event was also called the Hong Kong Open (1989/1990) and Australian Open (1994/1995). 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. Thailands Thepchaiya Un-Nooh holds the unwanted record of being the only player to miss on 140 twice. He strung together the perfect break at the Lada Classic and for his troubles, the Englishman received a Lada car as his prize. Video, 00:01:00, No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini, Whoops! Can Everton ever be great again? 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. Video, 00:03:36Burn hopes to end Newcastle trophy drought, Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence. Obvious answers come to mind: Ronnie's fastest 147, Cliff Thorburn's first WC 147, Steve Davis first televised 147. The following are maximum breaks played in frames that won the match. [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. Video, 00:02:59Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? Spencer won three frames in a row to lead 2118, and Thorburn took the next two to trail by a single frame. Thorburn failed to hit the pink, which gave White the penalty points he needed, and White then potted the pink and black to win the title. 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Enjoy. [34], More than one official maximum break has been compiled in the same event on more than twenty occasions. '- press officer interrupts Guardiola, How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle. Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? 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! Video, 00:00:58, 'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag, No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini. I was so quick was because I was really nervous to get it over and done with, said OSullivan. It was witnessed by 133 people. 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. Ali Carter's first competitive 147 break was also the first time there had been two maximum breaks in a single tournament, let alone at the same World Championship. 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. Read about our approach to external linking. [65], Thorburn is the father of two children. [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. Another milestone came at the 1983 World Championship when Cliff Thorburn compiled the first 147 break to be made at the Crucible. Sure enough it went straight in. [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. Two frames later, Liang agonisingly missed the final black on 140. [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. 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. 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! Tony Meo - 1988 Matchroom League 6. - Ten Hag almost forgets EFL Cup, '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. [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. 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. At the same venue 14 years later, Ronnie OSullivan completed a 147 in less than a third of that time. [18], Thorburn had defeated Virgo 61 in the round robin phase of the 1980 Bombay International, but lost 713 to him in the final. Video, 00:03:36, Burn hopes to end Newcastle trophy drought, Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence. 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. To add insult to injury the feat was also missed by the TV cameramen, who were on a tea break at the time. 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. 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. Video, 00:06:57, On this day: 'Rocket' Ronnie O'Sullivan's fastest 147, Archive: O'Sullivan's 'best' maximum. In 2003 he also compiled two consecutive maximum breaks against Steve Davis in an exhibition match. The . 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 was told that his mother had died, but, aged twenty, learnt that she was still alive. Steve Davis made the first ever official 147 at the 1982 Lada Classic. Video, 00:00:19Whoops! 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. Required fields are marked *. This was also the first televised 147. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Pull up a stool, grab a packet of nuts and enjoy the pint sized bits of triva on offer! I understand that my consent will be asked again before any other use be made of my personal data. At least five breaks in excess of 147 have been recorded. Video Unavailable. 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. 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. Of the eight Crucible maximum-makers, White and Carter are the only players not to win a world title but they did both reach finals on numerous occasions, with the Whirlwind doing so in 1984, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994 and Carter managing it in 2008 and 2012. 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. 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. Watch as Cliff Thorburn makes World Snooker Championship history by scoring the first maximum 147 break at the Crucible. [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. Thorburn took the first two frames of the third session, and it finished with them level again, at 99. [10], Before the 199495 season, the maximum break remained a rare feat, with only 15 official maximums compiled altogether. 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. [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. In 2005, Jamie Cope made snooker's first highest possible 155 break in a witnessed practice frame. [21][22] Jamie Cope compiled a break of 155 points, the highest possible free-ball break, during practice in 2005. 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 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. Thorburn fluked a pot on the green ball in the deciding frame, to leave White requiring penalty points from Thorburn to win. 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. [36] Three official maximums at the same WPBSA (World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association) event have been achieved twice. [23] Thorburn won the first frame, and Higgins won the next five. 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. Video, 00:01:08. It was the first time he had reached this stage of a major event since the 1991 European Open. pic.twitter.com/PoE9RBEcNh. [46][47] O'Sullivan made one at the Northern Ireland Trophy and another at the UK Championship in 2007.[48][49]. The event was also called the Professional Players Tournament (1982/19831983/1984). Davis opponent for that momentous break was John Spencer, who would have been forgiven for feeling it should have been him making snooker history. [23] With a break of 119, Thorburn moved within a frame of victory at 1716. 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. Video, 00:02:44, How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle, Why does who owns Manchester United matter? Read about our approach to external linking. 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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). [59], O'Sullivan's first 147 break against Mick Price in their second round tie at the 1997 World Snooker Championship set the record for the fastest maximum in the history of the game. The break came during his second round match against Terry Griffiths. (1983, 1985, 1986), first ever 147 at the Crucible . [33] He led Higgins 51 in the semi-final of the 1981 Masters, but lost the match 56. He was placed in the plate competition. This score has not been officially achieved to date. [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. [50][51] He compiled another maximum break in the 1989 Matchroom League, during a match against White. However, it wasnt officially ratified as the pockets were not templated. Video, 00:01:08Why does who owns Manchester United matter? [104][105] Thorburn's record in non-ranking tournament finals is shown below. The event was also called the Goya Matchroom Trophy (1985/1986). Relive them all here. Painted by the artist Michael Myers, the work is on display at the Macdonald St. Paul's Hotel in Sheffield. 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[37] The match against Griffiths ended at 3:51am, Thorburn emerging as the winner, 1312. [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. Neil Robertson fired the 12th 147 break in World Snooker Championship history in the 19th frame of his second round match against Jack Lisowski. He managed to get perfectly on the last black, only to rattle it in the jaws. The following year, Cliff Thorburn became the first player to make a maximum at the World Snooker Championship. [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. [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. [67] The youngest player to have made a televised maximum is Ding Junhui, who was aged 19 years and 288 days when he achieved a 147 at the 2007 Masters. [26][29] The first official maximum break in professional competition was made by Steve Davis in the 1982 Lada Classic against Spencer. 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. [34] At the 1981 World Championship, as defending champion, he reached the semi-final where he lost 1016 to Steve Davis. Video, 00:00:58'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag, No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini. Davis maximum break came during a series of exhibition matches with Willie Smith at the Leicester Square Hall. In 1968 he entered his first tournaments, and won the Toronto City Championship. Video, 00:02:59Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? [14] He overcame Taylor 1816 in the semi-final, and twelve hours later was facing Spencer in the final. 'That' maximum remains as unfathomable now as it was back then and arguably the most unbreakable record in sport. 6 talking about this. He was knocked out of the 1978 World Snooker Championship by Charlton, 1213 in the quarter-finals. [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. It was first televised as a major sportingevent by the BBC in 1977. - Ten Hag almost forgets EFL Cup. [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. I was 9-1 ahead and I saw the chance. [20] He led David Taylor 53 after their first semi-final session, and 114 at the end of the second. [11][12] As of March 2022[update], a further 74 maximum breaks have been officially recorded in professional competition. 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. However this accreditation was later revokedas official,due tothe pockets on the table being wider than the regulation size. Video, 00:16:43Archive: The first Crucible 147, Up Next. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. 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. [66] Following his World Championship victory, he bought a house in England with the intention of spending more time in Britain. 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. [38][39] Thorburn started the break by fluking a red. - Ten Hag almost forgets EFL Cup. Video, 00:00:19Whoops! If the free ball is potted, the referee places this coloured ball back on its original location, de facto creating a setup as if there were 16 reds in total, thus creating a potential maximum break of 155 if a player starts from a free ball position. "[43], Thorburn enjoyed a resurgence in form during the 198485 season. 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. [3] In the quarter-final, he beat Jim Wych 136, having led 53, and 106. World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn called the decision "unacceptable" and "disrespectful". The break came during his second round match against Terry Griffiths in 1983, and its construction brought play on the adjoining table to a halt. To put that into perspective, that's over a minute quicker than the next fastest by O'Sullivan in 2003. Two days later he'd be celebrating his fifth Crucible crown. Video, 00:02:59. [18] He won 53 against Virgo in the first round of the 1980 Masters, then lost 35 to Griffiths in the quarter-final. [13] Englishman Ronnie O'Sullivan has compiled 15 official competitive maximum breaks, the most achieved by any professional player. 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. Video, 00:01:24, Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence, 'Can I finish? Cliff unfortunately holds neither of these titles. [56], Thorburn effectively retired from the professional tournament circuit after the 199596 season. It was witnessed by 133 people. 1. He then took 14 reds and blacks and a pink off the last red. He retired from the main professional tour in 1996. Why does who owns Manchester United matter? [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. Video, 00:09:20, Can Everton ever be great again? Thorburns break lasted 16 minutes and four seconds. He took around eleven minutes. pic.twitter.com/RRRHGHVbVa. 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. [1], Joe Davis compiled the first officially recognised maximum break on 22January 1955, in a match against Willie Smith at Leicester Square Hall, London. Video, 00:00:26'Can I finish? [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. What a moment it must be for Cliff Thorburn! 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. [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. Under this convention the break would have been timed at 5 minutes and 15 seconds. means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [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. [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 event was also called the Thailand Masters (1983/19841986/1987 & 1991/1992) and the Asian Open (1989/19901992/1993). [62], At the age of 70, Thorburn won the 2018 Seniors Masters at the Crucible Theatre, defeating Jonathan Bagley 20 in the final. 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. Video, 00:01:16, Up Next. 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. 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. Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? Video, 00:16:43, Up Next. He'd later lose a thrilling match 13-11, which is just the third time a 147 has been in vain. [63][64] Shortly before turning 74, he announced that the 2022 UK Seniors Championship would be his last competitive event. 2023 BBC. [2] Thorburn was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1984. [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. 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. It was the second time a maximum had completed a Crucible victory - with his opponent Mark Williams being the first to do so three years earlier of course - and also the second time a 147 has been scored by a player who goes on to win that same World Championship. They were already open when I came to the table against Terry Griffiths and I felt pretty good about things. However, the definition of an official 147 is that it is made in a professional tournament with templated pockets. [47], He won further Masters titles by defeating Mountjoy 96 in 1985, and White 95 in 1986. Following a dispute over money between professional players and the. Thread starter X Breaker; Start date Apr 25, 2007; X Breaker AzB Silver Member. [57] Trump made a maximum in the finals of the 2022 Turkish Masters[58] and the 2022 Champion of Champions. 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. [77] The prize would be split among all players who had made at least one qualifying break, with each player receiving an equal share for every break made. 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? 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