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The maximum in snooker

Snooker

Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a green baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. A regular table is . It is played using a cue and snooker balls: one white , 15 worth one point each, and six balls of different :...

under normal circumstances is 147. This is often known as a maximum, a 147, or orally a one-four-seven. The 147 is amassed by potting all 15 with 15 for 120 points, then all six for a further 27 points. The maximum break has been achieved 81 times in professional competition. Ronnie O'Sullivan

Ronnie O'Sullivan

Ronald Antonio "Ronnie" O'Sullivan , is an English professional snooker player known for his rapid playing style and nicknamed "The Rocket". He has been World Champion on three occasions , and is second on the all-time prize-money list, with career earnings of over £6 million, behind only Stephen...

has compiled 11 official maximum breaks, the most ever by any professional player. Scores above 147 are possible in the case of due to fouling by the opponent.

In six-red snooker, the maximum break is 75 points (83 with free ball), as there are fewer reds and thus fewer black-scoring opportunities. In snooker plus

Snooker Plus

Snooker plus is a cue sport based on snooker. The variant was created by Joe Davis, who added an orange ball and a purple ball to the set. The idea was that this would increase the maximum break from 147 to 210, and so help to attract a greater audience...

, the maximum is 210 (221 with free ball) due to the additional, high point-value colours.

Prizes

In professional tournaments, there was usually a substantial prize awarded to any player achieving a 147 break until 2010, typically an amount contained "147", e.g. £

Pound sterling

The pound sterling , commonly called the pound, is the official currency of the United Kingdom, its Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, British Antarctic Territory and Tristan da Cunha. It is subdivided into 100 pence...

147, £1,470, £14,700 or £147,000 depending on the prestige of the tournament. As an extreme case, Ronnie O'Sullivan

Ronnie O'Sullivan

's 1997 maximum earned him £165,000 (£147,000 of this was for making the 147 break and another £18,000 was for achieving the highest break of the tournament). This was however abolished in the 2010/2011 season

Snooker season 2010/2011

The 2010/11 snooker season is a series of snooker tournaments played during 2010 and 2011. The following table outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events.- Calendar :-New professional players:...

. For the 2011/2012 season

Snooker season 2011/2012

The 2011/12 snooker season is a series of snooker tournaments played during 2011 and 2012. The following table outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events.- Calendar :-New professional players:...

World Snooker has introduced a roll-over system for the maximum break prize money. A maximum break is worth £5000 in the televised stages and £500 in qualifying stages of major ranking events. There is a £500 prize money in Players Tour Championship events from the last 128 onwards. If a maximum isn't made, than the prize will roll-over to the next event until somebody wins it. In six-red snooker only the fastest maximum earns prize money.

List of official maximum breaks

A total of 81 official maximum breaks have been achieved in professional competition.

Table Legend
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	Event	Video
1	Classic Classic (snooker) The Classic was a professional snooker tournament, which began in 1980 and ended in 1992. It was originally a non-ranking event, but became ranking in 1984. Steve Davis has won the event six times and was the last champion.-History:...	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o7z6_nws_A
2	World Championship	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASwdzduAMxo
3	Masters	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SBxUIb0OXg
4	UK Championship
5	Matchroom League
6	European Open Malta Cup The Malta Cup was a professional snooker tournament that has been on the World Snooker calendar since the 1988/89 season. It was previously known as the European Open as the sole ranking tournament in Europe, outside the British Isles.- History :Prior to the 1988/89 season, there were no ranking... (Q)
7	Scottish Professional Championship Scottish Professional Championship The Scottish Professional Championship is a professional snooker tournament which is open only for Scottish players.-History:The tournament was first held in 1980. In 1981 six Scottish players turned professional, and the event was held as an eight-man knock-out tournament, with Ian Black defeating...
8	Matchroom League
9	World Masters World Masters The World Masters, known for sponsorship reasons as the Mita/Sky World Masters, was a snooker tournament held in January 1991. Conceived by promoter Barry Hearn, the tournament had a similar format to the Grand Slam events in tennis, with men's singles, men's doubles, women's singles, women's...
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British Open (snooker)

The British Open was a professional snooker tournament. It was a ranking tournament from 1985. The tournament has not been held since the 2004/2005 season....

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| British Open

British Open (snooker)

The British Open was a professional snooker tournament. It was a ranking tournament from 1985. The tournament has not been held since the 2004/2005 season....

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| Charity Challenge

Champions Cup (snooker)

The Champions Cup was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament held in England that ran for eight seasons starting in the 1994/1995 season and was originally known as the Charity Challenge.-History:...

Pang Wei Guo
| China International

China Open (snooker)

The China Open is a professional snooker tournament. It is one of a number of ranking tournaments and began in 1997.-History:The first international snooker tournament in China was the China International in September 1997, a non-ranking tournament for the top 16 players and local players. The...

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China Open (snooker)

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| British Open

British Open (snooker)

The British Open was a professional snooker tournament. It was a ranking tournament from 1985. The tournament has not been held since the 2004/2005 season....

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| Welsh Open

Welsh Open (snooker)

The Welsh Open is a professional ranking snooker tournament. It replaced the Welsh Professional Championship, which started in 1980 and was only open to Welsh players.- History :...

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| UK Tour – Event 3

Challenge Tour (snooker)

The Challenge Tour was a series of professional snooker tournaments that ran from the 1997/1998 season until the 2004/2005 season. The tour was immediately below the level of the WPBSA Main Tour...

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| UK Tour – Event 4

Challenge Tour (snooker)

The Challenge Tour was a series of professional snooker tournaments that ran from the 1997/1998 season until the 2004/2005 season. The tour was immediately below the level of the WPBSA Main Tour...

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| British Open

British Open (snooker)

The British Open was a professional snooker tournament. It was a ranking tournament from 1985. The tournament has not been held since the 2004/2005 season....

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| British Open

British Open (snooker)

The British Open was a professional snooker tournament. It was a ranking tournament from 1985. The tournament has not been held since the 2004/2005 season....

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Joe Johnson

Joe Johnson (snooker player)

Joe Johnson is an English former professional snooker player. He is best known as the surprise winner of the 1986 World Championship.- Career :...

| Welsh Open

Welsh Open (snooker)

The Welsh Open is a professional ranking snooker tournament. It replaced the Welsh Professional Championship, which started in 1980 and was only open to Welsh players.- History :...

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| Nations Cup

Nations Cup (snooker)

The Nations Cup was an invitational snooker tournament created in 1999, and the second team tournament after the World Cup. The annual contests featured team of four players representing their country against other such teams.-History:...

| Scottish Open

Players Championship (snooker)

The Players Championship was a professional snooker tournament. It is the most recent name of the ranking tournament held in Scotland every year. The tournament has had a bewildering number of name changes in its history. Until recently it was commonly known as the Scottish Open, and prior to that...

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Players Championship (snooker)

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| British Open

British Open (snooker)

The British Open was a professional snooker tournament. It was a ranking tournament from 1985. The tournament has not been held since the 2004/2005 season....

| Grand Prix

2004 Grand Prix (snooker)

The 2004 Totesport Grand Prix was the 2004 edition of the Grand Prix snooker tournament, held from 2 to 10 October 2004 at the Guild Hall, Preston, England. World number one Ronnie O'Sullivan won the tournament, defeating Ian McCulloch by nine frames to five in the final. In the semi-finals,...

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David Gray
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Ding Junhui

Ding Junhui is a Chinese professional snooker player. Ding Junhui is China's most successful player ever, having become only the second teenager, after John Higgins, to win three ranking titles...

Liu Song
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| Shanghai Masters

2008 Shanghai Masters

The 2008Roewe Shanghai Masters professional ranking snooker tournament took place between 29 September and 5 October 2008 at the Shanghai Grand Stage, Shanghai, China...

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Liang Wenbo

Liang Wenbo is a Chinese professional snooker player. He is left-handed and ranked as China's number 2 player, after Ding Junhui. Liang is based at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England, United Kingdom.-Career:...

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| Bahrain Championship

2008 Bahrain Championship

The 2008 Bahrain Championship professional ranking snooker tournament took place between 8 November and 15 November 2008 at the Bahrain International Exhibition Centre, Manama, Bahrain...

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Ding Junhui

Ding Junhui is a Chinese professional snooker player. Ding Junhui is China's most successful player ever, having become only the second teenager, after John Higgins, to win three ranking titles...

| Jiangsu Classic

2009 Jiangsu Classic

* 76–51, 0–63, 125–0, 128–1, -0, -0 ** 4–110 , 64–55, 25–66 , 83–1, 16–78 , 4–124 , 47–76-Final:-Century breaks:* 147 Mark Selby* 132 Ryan Day* 124, 117, 104 Ding Junhui* 114 Shaun Murphy...

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| Players Tour Championship – Event 1

Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 1

-Section 2:-Section 3:-Section 4:-Section 5:-Section 6:-Section 7:-Section 8:-Finals:-Century breaks:*147 Kurt Maflin*141, 129 Mark Selby*138, 118 Tony Drago*137, 129, 124, 124, 114 Stephen Maguire*136 Jordan Brown*136 Dave Harold...

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| Rhein–Main Masters

Euro Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 3

-Section 2:-Section 3:-Section 4:-Section 5:-Section 6:-Section 7:-Section 8:-Finals:-Century breaks:*147 Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon*147 Mark Williams*142 Andrew Higginson*135, 116 Anthony Hamilton*133, 119, 107 Ken Doherty...

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Euro Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 3

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| Prague Classic

Euro Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 6

-Section 2:-Section 3:-Section 4:-Section 5:-Section 6:-Section 7:-Section 8:-Finals:-Century breaks:* 147 Rory McLeod* 136, 117, 106 Ryan Day* 135, 116 Joe Perry* 132, 120, 100 Mark Allen* 132 Joe Jogia* 132 Mark Selby...

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| Welsh Open

2011 Welsh Open (snooker)

The 2011 Wyldecrest Park Homes Welsh Open professional ranking snooker tournament took place between 14–20 February 2011 in the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales. This was the first time that the Welsh Open was sponsored by Wyldecrest Park Homes....

| Paul Hunter Classic

Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 4

The Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 4 minor-ranking snooker tournament took place between 25–28 August 2011 in Fürth, Germany. Some of the preliminary round matches were held in Nürnberg...

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Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 10

The Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 10 minor-ranking snooker tournament took place over 27–30 November 2011, at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England....

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Players with multiple maximum breaks

	Player	Number	Most recent 147
1		11	2011
2		10	2011
3		5	2004
4		3	1997
5=		2	1989
5=		2	1992
5=		2	2000
5=		2	2005
5=		2	2008
5=		2	2008
5=	Ding Junhui Ding Junhui Ding Junhui is a Chinese professional snooker player. Ding Junhui is China's most successful player ever, having become only the second teenager, after John Higgins, to win three ranking titles...	2	2008
5=		2	2010
5=		2	2011

Maximum breaks by country

	Country	Players	Total 147s
1	Kingdom of England	25	40
2	Kingdom of Scotland	8	22
3	Thailand	2	4
4	Canada	3	4
5	Mainland China	2	3
6	Wales	1	2
7=	Australia	1	1
7=	Northern Ireland	1	1
7=	Hong Kong	1	1
7=	Malta	1	1
7=	Cyprus	1	1
7=	Norway	1	1

Players with multiple televised maximum breaks

	Player	Number	Most recent 147
1		11	2011
2		9	2011
3		5	2004
4	Ding Junhui Ding Junhui Ding Junhui is a Chinese professional snooker player. Ding Junhui is China's most successful player ever, having become only the second teenager, after John Higgins, to win three ranking titles...	2	2008

Televised maximum breaks by country

	Country	Players	Total 147s
1	Kingdom of Scotland	5	17
2	Kingdom of England	7	17
3	Mainland China	1	2
4	Canada	2	2
5=	Australia	1	1
5=	Hong Kong	1	1
5=	Thailand	1	1
5=	Wales	1	1

Records

The first maximum break was made by Murt O'Donoghue at Griffith
Griffith, Australian Capital Territory
Griffith is an early inner-south suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Griffith is named after Sir Samuel Griffith, who was chosen in 1903 as the first Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia and retained his position until retirement in 1919...

, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

on 26 September 1934.
Joe Davis
Joe Davis
Joe Davis, OBE was a British professional player of snooker and English billiards....

compiled the first officially recognised 147 against Willie Smith in an exhibition match on 22 January 1955 at Leicester Square Hall, London.
The first officially ratified maximum in competition was made by Rex Williams
Rex Williams
Rex Williams , son of Minnie Roberts and William Williams, is a retired English professional snooker and billiards player.Williams was an excellent junior player in both snooker and billiards. His professional career began in 1951, during a period of decline in snooker...

in the match, Professionals v. Amateurs, on 23 December 1966 in Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...

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The first maximum compiled in professional competition was made by John Spencer
John Spencer (snooker player)
John Spencer was an English professional snooker player who won the World Professional title at his first attempt, was the first winner at the Crucible Theatre, was the inaugural winner of the Masters and Irish Masters and was the first player to make a 147 break in competition...

in 1979, but it was not officially ratified
Ratification
Ratification is a principal's approval of an act of its agent where the agent lacked authority to legally bind the principal. The term applies to private contract law, international treaties, and constitutionals in federations such as the United States and Canada.- Private law :In contract law, the...

due to oversized pockets. His achievement also wasn't recorded, as the TV-crew were away on a tea-break.
The first televised 147 was made by Steve Davis
Steve Davis
Steve Davis, OBE is an English professional snooker player. He has won more professional titles in the sport than any other player, including six World Championships during the 1980s, when he was the world number one for seven years and became the sport's first millionaire...

in the 1982 Classic
Classic (snooker)
The Classic was a professional snooker tournament, which began in 1980 and ended in 1992. It was originally a non-ranking event, but became ranking in 1984. Steve Davis has won the event six times and was the last champion.-History:...

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In 1983, Cliff Thorburn
Cliff Thorburn
Clifford Charles Devlin Thorburn CM, known as Cliff Thorburn is a retired professional Canadian snooker player...

became the first player to make a maximum break at the World Championships, a feat that has since been repeated by Jimmy White
Jimmy White
James Warren "Jimmy" White MBE is an English professional snooker player. Nicknamed the "Whirlwind" and popularly referred to as the "People's Champion", White is a multiple World Championship finalist renowned for losing each of the six finals he contested.White's extensive list of achievements,...

, Stephen Hendry
Stephen Hendry
Stephen Gordon Hendry, MBE is a Scottish professional snooker player. In 1990, he was the youngest-ever snooker World Champion, at the age of 21. He has won the World Championship a record seven times and was snooker's world number one for eight consecutive years between 1990 and 1998, and again...

(twice), Ronnie O'Sullivan
Ronnie O'Sullivan
Ronald Antonio "Ronnie" O'Sullivan , is an English professional snooker player known for his rapid playing style and nicknamed "The Rocket". He has been World Champion on three occasions , and is second on the all-time prize-money list, with career earnings of over £6 million, behind only Stephen...

(three times), Mark Williams
Mark Williams (snooker player)
Mark James Williams, MBE is a Welsh professional snooker player who has been World Champion twice, in 2000 and 2003. Often noted for his single-ball potting, he has earned the nickname, The Welsh Potting Machine...

and Ali Carter
Allister Carter
Allister "Ali" Carter is an English professional snooker player, who lives in Tiptree. He reached the final of the 2008 World Championship, his first major final. Although he lost heavily to Ronnie O'Sullivan, this run allowed him to reach the top 8 of the rankings for the first time...

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O'Sullivan compiled the fastest maximum break in snooker, which took 5 minutes and 20 seconds recorded in the first round of the 1997 World Championship. Michael White
Michael White (snooker player)
Michael White is a Welsh professional snooker player from Neath. He is the resident professional at the Whitez Snooker Club in the Uplands, Swansea.-Early career:...

compiled the fastest maximum break in six-red snooker, it took 2 minutes and 28 seconds in the group stage of the 2009 Six-red World Championship
2009 Six-red World Championship
The 2009 Six-red World Championship was a six-red snooker tournament, held 14 to 18 December 2009 at the INEC, Killarney, Republic of Ireland....

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Hendry, O'Sullivan, Mark Williams and Barry Hawkins
Barry Hawkins
Barry Hawkins is an English professional snooker player. He has reached three ranking semi-finals, and spent five seasons inside the top 32 of the rankings. He has also played in the World Championship the last six years running.-Early career:Before taking up snooker professionally he was an...

are the only players who have made maximums to win matches. Hendry compiled a maximum in the final at the 1997 Charity Challenge
Champions Cup (snooker)
The Champions Cup was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament held in England that ran for eight seasons starting in the 1994/1995 season and was originally known as the Charity Challenge.-History:...

winning him the title, Williams in the first round at the 2005 World Championship, O'Sullivan in the semi-finals at the 2007 UK Championship, in the first round at the 2008 World Championship and in the last 64 at the 2010 World Open
2010 World Open (snooker)
The 2010 12bet.com World Open professional ranking snooker tournament was held at the S.E.C.C., Glasgow between 18–26 September 2010. This was the first time that the World Open was sponsored by 12bet.com....

, and Hawkins in the last 32 at the Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 3
Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 3
The Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 3 minor-ranking snooker tournament took place between 6–8 August 2010, at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England...

. Two of these were made in the deciding frame of the match: Hendry's at the 1997 Charity Challenge and O'Sullivan's at the 2007 UK Championship.
Only Hendry and John Higgins have made maximums in finals of tournaments. Hendry has made three, the first in the final of the 1997 Charity Challenge, the second at the 1999 British Open
British Open (snooker)
The British Open was a professional snooker tournament. It was a ranking tournament from 1985. The tournament has not been held since the 2004/2005 season....

and the third at the 2001 Malta Grand Prix. Higgins made a maximum in the final of the 2003 LG Cup.
Higgins and O'Sullivan are the only players to record maximum breaks in consecutive ranking events. Higgins made one during his defeat by Mark Williams in the LG Cup final, and then one in his second round match at the British Open
British Open (snooker)
The British Open was a professional snooker tournament. It was a ranking tournament from 1985. The tournament has not been held since the 2004/2005 season....

, in 2003. O'Sullivan made one at the Northern Ireland Trophy and another at the UK Championship, in 2007. Since top 16 players were seeded through to the second round at the 2003 British Open, Higgins' maximums also came in consecutive ranking matches, albeit not in the same tournament.
Higgins' maximum breaks at the 2003 LG Cup and 2004 Grand Prix
2004 Grand Prix (snooker)
The 2004 Totesport Grand Prix was the 2004 edition of the Grand Prix snooker tournament, held from 2 to 10 October 2004 at the Guild Hall, Preston, England. World number one Ronnie O'Sullivan won the tournament, defeating Ian McCulloch by nine frames to five in the final. In the semi-finals,...

made him the first and only player to record maximums in the same tournament in successive years (the LG Cup being the sponsor's name for that year's Grand Prix). Since Higgins made the maximums in the 2003 final and the 2004 first round, he made maximums in successive rounds of the same tournament but not at the same event.
The youngest player to make an 147 in any competition is Judd Trump
Judd Trump
Judd Trump is an English professional snooker player from Bristol. He enjoyed considerable success in youth tournaments before turning professional in 2005. On 3 April 2011, Trump won his first ranking title, beating Mark Selby 10–8 in the final of the China Open...

at the Potters Under-16 Tournament at the age of 14 years and 206 days. The youngest player to make an official 147 in professional competition is Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon
Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon
Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon is a Thai professional snooker player. He turned professional in 2010 as the Asian nomination following his run to the semi-finals of the 2010 Asian Championship...

at the Euro Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 3
Euro Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 3
-Section 2:-Section 3:-Section 4:-Section 5:-Section 6:-Section 7:-Section 8:-Finals:-Century breaks:*147 Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon*147 Mark Williams*142 Andrew Higginson*135, 116 Anthony Hamilton*133, 119, 107 Ken Doherty...

at the age of 16 years and 312 days. The youngest player to have made a televised 147 is Ding Junhui
Ding Junhui
Ding Junhui is a Chinese professional snooker player. Ding Junhui is China's most successful player ever, having become only the second teenager, after John Higgins, to win three ranking titles...

, who was 19 years and 7 months at the time, in the 2007 Masters.
The oldest player to make a maximum in professional competition is Stephen Hendry, who made his maximum break at the 2011 Welsh Open
2011 Welsh Open (snooker)
The 2011 Wyldecrest Park Homes Welsh Open professional ranking snooker tournament took place between 14–20 February 2011 in the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales. This was the first time that the Welsh Open was sponsored by Wyldecrest Park Homes....

at the age of 42 years and 35 days.
More than one official maximum break has been made in the same event on eight occasions: two maximums were compiled during the 1992 Matchroom League,, the 1999 British Open
British Open (snooker)
The British Open was a professional snooker tournament. It was a ranking tournament from 1985. The tournament has not been held since the 2004/2005 season....

in April, the 2000 Scottish Open
Players Championship (snooker)
The Players Championship was a professional snooker tournament. It is the most recent name of the ranking tournament held in Scotland every year. The tournament has had a bewildering number of name changes in its history. Until recently it was commonly known as the Scottish Open, and prior to that...

, the 2007 Grand Prix, the 2008 World Championship, the 2008 Bahrain Championship
2008 Bahrain Championship
The 2008 Bahrain Championship professional ranking snooker tournament took place between 8 November and 15 November 2008 at the Bahrain International Exhibition Centre, Manama, Bahrain...

, the 2010 Rhein–Main Masters
Euro Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 3
-Section 2:-Section 3:-Section 4:-Section 5:-Section 6:-Section 7:-Section 8:-Finals:-Century breaks:*147 Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon*147 Mark Williams*142 Andrew Higginson*135, 116 Anthony Hamilton*133, 119, 107 Ken Doherty...

, and the Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 10
Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 10
The Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 10 minor-ranking snooker tournament took place over 27–30 November 2011, at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England....

. Of these, only the maximums compiled at the 2008 World Championship, the 2010 Rhein–Main Masters and the PTC 2011/2012 – Event 10 were made at the same venue. The 2008 World Championship is the only event where both maximum breaks (made by Ronnie O'Sullivan and Ali Carter
Allister Carter
Allister "Ali" Carter is an English professional snooker player, who lives in Tiptree. He reached the final of the 2008 World Championship, his first major final. Although he lost heavily to Ronnie O'Sullivan, this run allowed him to reach the top 8 of the rankings for the first time...

just a day apart) were televised.
Cliff Thorburn is the first player to have made more than one competitive maximum break and Stephen Hendry is the first player to have made more than one televised maximum break.
Mark Williams became the first person to compile an official maximum break against a woman at the Rhein–Main Masters
Euro Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 3
-Section 2:-Section 3:-Section 4:-Section 5:-Section 6:-Section 7:-Section 8:-Finals:-Century breaks:*147 Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon*147 Mark Williams*142 Andrew Higginson*135, 116 Anthony Hamilton*133, 119, 107 Ken Doherty...

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There have been at least three matches where more than one maximum was compiled. Peter Ebdon compiled two maximum breaks during an 11-frame exhibition match at Eastbourne Police Club on April 15, 1996. In 2003 he also compiled two consecutive maximum breaks against Steve Davis in an exhibition match. Jimmy White and Ronnie O'Sullivan compiled consecutive maximum breaks at an exhibition match in Ireland. Mark King
Mark King (snooker player)
Mark King is an English professional snooker player. He has not yet won a ranking tournament, but came close when he was a beaten finalist in the 1997 Regal Welsh Open and the 2004 Irish Masters.- Career :...

and Joe Jogia
Shailesh Jogia
Shailesh Jogia, commonly known as "Joe", is a British professional snooker player of Indian extraction, born in Leicester, England on 13 November 1975. He lives in the Hertfordshire town of Letchworth.he now lives back in leicester...

made consecutive maximum breaks at the Grove Open.

Highest break following a foul

The highest possible is 155. This can occur when an opponent but leaves the player on all 15 reds. The player can nominate one of the other colours as a red, known as a "", which carries the same value as a red for just that shot. By potting the free ball followed by a colour, then all the reds with colours, and then the colours up to the pink or black, the player can compile a break of more than 147. If the free ball is followed by a black, and the player goes on to clear the table taking all reds with blacks and then all six colours, the total score for the break is 155.

Breaks exceeding 147

At least nine breaks in excess of 147 have been recorded.

A 151 is reported to have been compiled by Wally West against Butch Rogers in West London's Hounslow Luciana snooker club during a club match in 1976. After Rogers fouled, Wally took the green as his free ball followed by the brown. He then took 14 red and blacks and a pink off the last red. He then cleared up to make the 151.
In April 1988 Steve Duggan made a 148 in a practice frame against Mark Rowing in Doncaster
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In 1993 Stephen Hendry
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made a 148 in a practice match against Alfie Burden
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In 1995 Tony Drago
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made a 149 in practice against Nick Manning in West Norwood, London
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, that was recorded by the Guinness Book of Records
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as the highest in this category. In that Drago nominated the as the free ball, to score one point. He then potted the brown again, for four more points, before potting the 15 reds with 13 blacks, a and a , then all the colours.
In 1997 Eddie Manning achieved a 149 in a practice match against Kam Pandya at Willie Thorne's Snooker Club in Leicester. Like Drago he took brown, brown, 13 blacks, pink and blue.
In April 2003 Jamie Cope
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made a 151 break at The Reardon Snooker Club during a practice game with David Fomm-Ward. After a foul by his opponent, Cope was snookered behind the brown ball. He took the brown as the free ball and then potted blue, 13 reds with blacks and two with pinks, then the six colours.
In October 2004, during qualifying for the UK Championship, Jamie Burnett
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achieved a 148 against Leo Fernandez
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, becoming the first player to achieve a break of more than 147 in professional competition. He took the brown as the free ball and then potted the brown again, followed by the 15 reds with 12 blacks, two pinks and a blue, then the six colours.
Jamie Cope was reported to have made a break of 155 in a practice frame in 2005.
In November 2010 Sam Harvey made a 151 in a practice match against Kyren Wilson
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at his home club in Bedford
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. Harvey potted the brown as the free ball and then the black, 12 reds with blacks, two with pinks and one with blue, then the six colours.

External links

BBC Sport: World Championship 147s video archive
Non-official 155 break by Jimmy White
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Prizes

List of official maximum breaks

Players with multiple maximum breaks

Maximum breaks by country

Players with multiple televised maximum breaks

Televised maximum breaks by country

Records

Highest break following a foul

Breaks exceeding 147

See also

External links