Why does who owns Manchester United matter? Video, 00:01:00No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini, Whoops! [23] Thorburn went ahead at 1211 and 1312, Higgins levelling the match both times, and the third session ending 1313. Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? During his first round match against Mick Price, mercurial genius OSullivan defied common understanding of what could be achieved on a snooker table. The following year, Cliff Thorburn became the first player to make a maximum at the World Snooker Championship. In 2005, Jamie Cope made snooker's first highest possible 155 break in a witnessed practice frame. [23] Alex Higgins is said to have attained the same feat by some players. His actual final score was 151. Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? 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. Cliff Thorburn of Canada made the first televised 147 in the World Championships at the Crucible Theatre on April 23 1983. [52], Thorburn last qualified for the World Championship in 1994,[12] where he faced Nigel Bond in the first round. [57] Trump made a maximum in the finals of the 2022 Turkish Masters[58] and the 2022 Champion of Champions. 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. The break came during his second round match against Terry Griffiths in . 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. [30][31], In March 1989, Cliff Thorburn also became the first player to make two competitive maximum breaks. "Produzir contedo de qualidade voltado para um pblico que no tem a internet como principal fonte de informao". It was clocked at five minutes 20 seconds at the time but in recent years it's been correctly altered to 5:08, which averages out at roughly 8.5 seconds per shot. 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. [15] World Snooker has since suggested that a break starts when the player strikes the cueball for the first time in a break which would result in a time of 5 minutes and 8 seconds,[15] and this is the time that World Snooker now officially acknowledges. 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. 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. Over the 40-year history of official 147s, a small handful of players have missed the final black on 140. '- press officer interrupts Guardiola, How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle. Of this, 147,000 was for making the 147 break and 18,000 was for achieving the highest break of the tournament. [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. However, it wasnt officially ratified as the pockets were not templated. 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 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. [36] Three official maximums at the same WPBSA (World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association) event have been achieved twice. Read about our approach to external linking. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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. Canada's Cliff Thorburn makes snooker history by completing the first maximum 147 break at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre. Video, 00:02:59. [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. [5], John Spencer compiled a maximum break in the 1979 Holsten Lager International. The player could then nominate a colour to act as a red ball. Cliff Thorburn - 1983 World Championship 3. Only Hendry, John Higgins, Stuart Bingham, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Shaun Murphy, Neil Robertson and Judd Trump have made maximums in finals of tournaments. He strung together the perfect break at the Lada Classic and for his troubles, the Englishman received a Lada car as his prize. Video, 00:07:26, 'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag. 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. Video, 00:01:24, Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence, 'Can I finish? It was the first time he had reached this stage of a major event since the 1991 European Open. As maximums go, it was straightforward stuff, the balls apparently well-set from an early stage. [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. Thorburn led by 9-2 but eventually lost 9-10. 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. By this point, having never lost a World Championship match, Davis had stopped playing in snookers biggest event so not to risk damaging his reputation with any potential defeats. Archive: Cliff Thorburn makes first Crucible 147 maximum break. [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. Thorburn played his last competitive match on 5 January 2022 against Kuldesh Johal, losing 03. [59] Playing as an amateur again, he won the pro-am Canadian Amateur Championship in 2001; he had previously won the tournament in 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1977. Steve Davis made the first ever official 147 at the 1982 Lada Classic. 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! The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Thorburns break lasted 16 minutes and four seconds. Unfortunately for John the cameraman was on his teabreak at the time. 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. [34], More than one official maximum break has been compiled in the same event on more than twenty occasions. [76] Individual prizes for a maximum break were phased out at the beginning of the 201920 snooker season, with a 1 million bonus on offer for the season if 20 or more were made during the season. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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. 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. [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. On the final black I was feeling so good that all I was focussing on was making sure it didnt touch the edges of the pocket. In fact the highest possible break is not 147, it is 155 if a free ball is available before a red is potted, effectively meaning there are 16 reds on the table. Under this convention the break would have been timed at 5 minutes and 15 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. I was so quick was because I was really nervous to get it over and done with, said OSullivan. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, the governing body for professional snooker, first published official world rankings for players on the main tour for the 197677 season. However, when I got backstage a young boy asked for my autograph and I couldnt sign it as my hand was shaking so much.. Canada's Cliff Thorburn makes snooker history by completing the first maximum 147 break at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre. 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. 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. Thorburn last qualified for the World Championship in 1994, where he faced Nigel Bond in the first round. As the Grinder leant over for the final black, commentator Jack Karnehm whispered: "Oh good luck, mate!". Cliff unfortunately holds neither of these titles. [1][2] His parents separated when he was eighteen months old. He stated afterwards that the prize money of 10,000 was not worthy of a 147. He was knocked out of the 1978 World Snooker Championship by Charlton, 1213 in the quarter-finals. It had been on TV before this, however in 1977 the World Championships from Sheffield were first shown on the small screen. This was also the first televised 147. 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. April 25, second round v Jack Lisowski (10 mins 15 seconds). It was witnessed by 133 people. The event was also called the Hong Kong Open (1989/1990) and Australian Open (1994/1995). [75] If a maximum is not made then the prize rolls over to the next event until somebody wins it. Video, 00:01:16, Up Next. [38][39] Thorburn started the break by fluking a red. [78], In October 2004, during qualifying for the UK Championship, Jamie Burnett became the only player to record a break of more than 147 in tournament play, when he scored 148 against Leo Fernandez. Snooker legend Cliff Thorburn is set to retire from the game following a career of ups, downs, guns, drugs, and glory. His first match was against Mountjoy, Thorburn finishing their first session behind 35. In 2003 he also compiled two consecutive maximum breaks against Steve Davis in an exhibition match. 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. Im a much more confident player now and take my time a bit more. He then cleared up to make the 151. He compiled the perfect break in the tenth frame of his 10-2 win over Rod Lawler at World Championship qualifying. 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He was told that his mother had died, but, aged twenty, learnt that she was still alive. The highest break recorded, of which is listed in the Guinness Book of Records, was a score of 149 by Tony Drago in 1998. 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. [21][22] Jamie Cope compiled a break of 155 points, the highest possible free-ball break, during practice in 2005. Or earliest, depending on how you look at it. 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. He potted brown, brown, 13 blacks, pink and blue. However, two rushes of blood to the head have cost Un-Nooh dearly in the 147 stakes. I remember watching Cliff Thorburn make the first televised 147. His prize? Winning his world title was sweet but he will be best remembered for his televised 147 in . Alex Higgins: The Man Who Changed Snooker, Sport Resolutions have appointed Ian Mill KC to chair the Independent Disciplinary Hearing for the ten snooker play, Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement. Video, 00:01:08. Can Everton ever be great again? [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. [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). Mark Williams enjoyed this healthy boost to his bank balance at the 2005 World Championship. 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. Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? Robertson's maximum is the only one to be compiled in the final of a Triple Crown event. Even though it is officially recognised by the snooker governing body, it was an exhibition match and not a competitive one. I just thought that whatever happened I was going to go for the black. Thorburn deposited the ball and sunk to his knees in celebration. Later that year, he had a 40 win over Pat Houlihan at the 1973 Norwich Union Open before losing 24 to Higgins in the quarter-final. 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. At the same venue 14 years later, Ronnie OSullivan completed a 147 in less than a third of that time. Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? He also holds the record for the fastest competitive maximum break, at 5minutes and 8seconds, which he achieved at the 1997 World Championship. A quite incredible career ended at the 2012 World Championship but not before one final crowd-pleasing moment of greatness. 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. As of 2023, Ronnie O'Sullivan holds the record for the most maximum breaks in professional competition, with 15. [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. Classics Snooker 147 #02 | Cliff Thorburn 4,530 views Dec 23, 2020 Classics Snooker 147 #02 | Cliff Thorburn Cliff Thorburn became the first snooker player to compile a maximum. [65], Thorburn is the father of two children. [3] In the quarter-final, he beat Jim Wych 136, having led 53, and 106. - 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. 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. Read about our approach to external linking. Cliff unfortunately holds neither of these titles. [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". John Higgins ended an eight-year stretch without a Crucible maximum by making his first, against Norway's Kurt Maflin. There is a 500 prize in the Players Tour Championship events from the last 128 onwards. The following are maximum breaks played in frames that won the match. 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! Earlier in that year the Rocket had been on the receiving end of another memorable maximum. Video, 00:02:59Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? Video, 00:00:26'Can I finish? 1982 - Lada Classic - Steve Davis vs John Spencer Frame 5 First 147 On TV. Cliff Thorburn won the title in 1980. Video, 00:00:19Whoops! 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. 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