Nationality | |
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Date | 20 January 2021 |
Opponent | Liam Highfield |
Event | WST Pro Series |
All 147Breaks | 3 |
Nationality | |
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Date | 04 January 2021 |
Opponent | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh |
Event | Championship League |
All 147Breaks | 8 |
Nationality | |
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Date | 07 December 2020 |
Opponent | Peter Lines |
Event | Scottish Open |
All 147Breaks | 2 |
Nationality | |
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Date | 25 November 2020 |
Opponent | Zak Surety |
Event | UK Championship |
All 147Breaks | 8 |
Nationality | |
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Date | 24 November 2020 |
Opponent | Ashley Hugill |
Event | UK Championship |
All 147Breaks | 3 |
Nationality | |
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Date | 18 November 2020 |
Opponent | Gao Yang |
Event | Northern Ireland Open |
All 147Breaks | 5 |
Nationality | |
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Date | 10 November 2020 |
Opponent | Chen Zifan |
Event | German Masters |
All 147Breaks | 6 |
Nationality | |
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Date | 30 October 2020 |
Opponent | Kyren Wilson |
Event | Championship League |
All 147Breaks | 11 |
Nationality | |
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Date | 13 September 2020 |
Opponent | Rod Lawler |
Event | Championship League |
All 147Breaks | 2 |
Nationality | |
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Date | 06 August 2020 |
Opponent | Kurt Maflin |
Event | World Championship |
All 147Breaks | 11 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 11 February 2020 |
Opponent | Jackson Page |
Event | Welsh Open |
All 147Breaks | 3 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 27 November 2019 |
Opponent | Gerard Greene |
Event | UK Championship |
All 147Breaks | 3 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 12 November 2019 |
Opponent | Lu Ning |
Event | Northern Ireland Open |
All 147Breaks | 8 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 17 October 2019 |
Opponent | Shaun Murphy |
Event | English Open |
All 147Breaks | 5 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 17 June 2019 |
Opponent | Fraser Patrick |
Event | International Championship |
All 147Breaks | 5 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 03 April 2019 |
Opponent | Peter Ebdon |
Event | China Open |
All 147Breaks | 8 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 28 February 2019 |
Opponent | Lyu Haotian |
Event | Indian Open |
All 147Breaks | 2 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 14 February 2019 |
Opponent | Mark Selby |
Event | Welsh Open |
All 147Breaks | 1 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 12 February 2019 |
Opponent | Jordan Brown |
Event | Welsh Open |
All 147Breaks | 4 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 22 January 2019 |
Opponent | Stephen Maguire |
Event | Championship League |
All 147Breaks | 2 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 21 December 2018 |
Opponent | Lukas Kleckers |
Event | German Masters |
All 147Breaks | 5 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 12 December 2018 |
Opponent | Gerard Greene |
Event | Scottish Open |
All 147Breaks | 11 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 08 November 2018 |
Opponent | Neil Robertson |
Event | Champion of Champions |
All 147Breaks | 3 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 17 October 2018 |
Opponent | Allan Taylor |
Event | English Open |
All 147Breaks | 15 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 16 October 2018 |
Opponent | Soheil Vahedi |
Event | English Open |
All 147Breaks | 2 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 24 August 2018 |
Opponent | Lee Walker |
Event | Paul Hunter Classic |
All 147Breaks | 1 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 24 August 2018 |
Opponent | Umut Dikme |
Event | Paul Hunter Classic |
All 147Breaks | 1 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 12 April 2018 |
Opponent | Rod Lawler |
Event | World Championship |
All 147Breaks | 3 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 04 April 2018 |
Opponent | Ricky Walden |
Event | China Open |
All 147Breaks | 8 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 03 April 2018 |
Opponent | Elliot Slessor |
Event | China Open |
All 147Breaks | 15 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 26 March 2018 |
Opponent | John Higgins |
Event | Championship League |
All 147Breaks | 1 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 26 January 2018 |
Opponent | Li Hang |
Event | Championship League |
All 147Breaks | 1 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 12 December 2017 |
Opponent | Andrew Higginson |
Event | Scottish Open |
All 147Breaks | 1 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 31 October 2017 |
Opponent | Martin Gould |
Event | International Championship |
All 147Breaks | 3 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 18 October 2017 |
Opponent | Tom Ford |
Event | English Open |
All 147Breaks | 3 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 06 April 2017 |
Opponent | Josh Boileau |
Event | World Championship |
All 147Breaks | 3 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 30 March 2017 |
Opponent | Tian Pengfei |
Event | China Open |
All 147Breaks | 5 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 02 March 2017 |
Opponent | John Higgins |
Event | Championship League |
All 147Breaks | 2 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 01 February 2017 |
Opponent | Peter Ebdon |
Event | German Masters |
All 147Breaks | 5 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 10 January 2017 |
Opponent | Neil Robertson |
Event | Championship League |
All 147Breaks | 2 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 08 December 2016 |
Opponent | Itaro Santos |
Event | German Masters |
All 147Breaks | 1 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 08 December 2016 |
Opponent | Wang Yuchen |
Event | German Masters |
All 147Breaks | 2 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 27 November 2016 |
Opponent | Rod Lawler |
Event | UK Championship |
All 147Breaks | 1 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 16 November 2016 |
Opponent | Sam Craigie |
Event | Northern Ireland Open |
All 147Breaks | 11 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 11 October 2016 |
Opponent | Daniel Wells |
Event | English Open |
All 147Breaks | 1 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 28 September 2016 |
Opponent | Allan Taylor |
Event | European Masters |
All 147Breaks | 6 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 20 September 2016 |
Opponent | Yi Chen Xu |
Event | Shanghai Masters |
All 147Breaks | 3 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 27 August 2016 |
Opponent | Kurt Maflin |
Event | Paul Hunter Classic |
All 147Breaks | 2 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 25 February 2016 |
Opponent | Mark Davis |
Event | Championship League |
All 147Breaks | 1 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 19 February 2016 |
Opponent | Neil Robertson |
Event | Welsh Open |
All 147Breaks | 6 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 11 December 2015 |
Opponent | Sam Baird |
Event | Gibraltar Open |
All 147Breaks | 4 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 06 December 2015 |
Opponent | Liang Wenbo |
Event | UK Championship |
All 147Breaks | 4 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 10 February 2015 |
Opponent | Xiao Guodong |
Event | Championship League |
All 147Breaks | 2 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 06 February 2015 |
Opponent | Mark Selby |
Event | German Masters |
All 147Breaks | 5 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 11 January 2015 |
Opponent | Stuart Bingham |
Event | Masters |
All 147Breaks | 4 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 05 January 2015 |
Opponent | Stephen Maguire |
Event | Championship League |
All 147Breaks | 3 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 12 December 2014 |
Opponent | Joe Steele |
Event | Lisbon Open |
All 147Breaks | 1 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 04 December 2014 |
Opponent | Matthew Selt |
Event | UK Championship |
All 147Breaks | 15 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 23 November 2014 |
Opponent | Robert Milkins |
Event | Ruhr Open |
All 147Breaks | 6 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 23 October 2014 |
Opponent | Cao Yupeng |
Event | Haining Open |
All 147Breaks | 2 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 22 August 2014 |
Opponent | Stephen Maguire |
Event | Paul Hunter Classic |
All 147Breaks | 1 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 02 March 2014 |
Opponent | Ding Junhui |
Event | Welsh Open |
All 147Breaks | 15 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 09 February 2014 |
Opponent | Jamie Jones |
Event | Gdynia Open |
All 147Breaks | 6 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 08 January 2014 |
Opponent | Mark Davis |
Event | Championship League |
All 147Breaks | 6 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 12 December 2013 |
Opponent | Ricky Walden |
Event | German Masters |
All 147Breaks | 3 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 11 December 2013 |
Opponent | Zak Surety |
Event | German Masters |
All 147Breaks | 1 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 07 December 2013 |
Opponent | Ricky Walden |
Event | UK Championship |
All 147Breaks | 3 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 15 November 2013 |
Opponent | Mark Selby |
Event | Antwerp Open |
All 147Breaks | 5 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 28 May 2013 |
Opponent | Mohamed Khairy |
Event | Wuxi Classic |
All 147Breaks | 4 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 16 March 2013 |
Opponent | Mark Allen |
Event | Players Tour Championship – Finals |
All 147Breaks | 6 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 14 December 2012 |
Opponent | Stuart Carrington |
Event | Scottish Open |
All 147Breaks | 2 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 05 December 2012 |
Opponent | Mark Davis |
Event | UK Championship |
All 147Breaks | 11 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 22 November 2012 |
Opponent | Chen Zhe |
Event | UK Championship |
All 147Breaks | 1 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 21 November 2012 |
Opponent | Daniel Wells |
Event | UK Championship |
All 147Breaks | 1 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 16 November 2012 |
Opponent | Matthew Stevens |
Event | Bulgarian Open |
All 147Breaks | 5 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 23 September 2012 |
Opponent | Judd Trump |
Event | Shanghai Masters |
All 147Breaks | 11 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 24 August 2012 |
Opponent | Julian Treiber |
Event | Paul Hunter Classic |
All 147Breaks | 1 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 01 July 2012 |
Opponent | Ricky Walden |
Event | Wuxi Classic |
All 147Breaks | 8 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 21 April 2012 |
Opponent | Stuart Bingham |
Event | World Championship |
All 147Breaks | 11 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 11 April 2012 |
Opponent | Xiao Guodong |
Event | World Championship |
All 147Breaks | 2 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 14 January 2012 |
Opponent | Matthew Selt |
Event | World Open |
All 147Breaks | 4 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 18 December 2011 |
Opponent | Kurt Maflin |
Event | Players Tour Championship – Event 11 |
All 147Breaks | 3 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 17 December 2011 |
Opponent | James Cahill |
Event | Players Tour Championship – Event 11 |
All 147Breaks | 6 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 15 December 2011 |
Opponent | Brandon Winstone |
Event | FFB Snooker Open |
All 147Breaks | 6 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 15 December 2011 |
Opponent | Michael Wasley |
Event | FFB Snooker Open |
All 147Breaks | 1 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 29 November 2011 |
Opponent | Gareth Allen |
Event | Players Tour Championship – Event 10 |
All 147Breaks | 1 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 27 November 2011 |
Opponent | Robbie Williams |
Event | Players Tour Championship – Event 10 |
All 147Breaks | 2 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 22 November 2011 |
Opponent | Kurt Maflin |
Event | German Masters |
All 147Breaks | 1 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 26 August 2011 |
Opponent | Adam Duffy |
Event | Paul Hunter Classic |
All 147Breaks | 15 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 17 February 2011 |
Opponent | Stephen Maguire |
Event | Welsh Open |
All 147Breaks | 11 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 19 November 2010 |
Opponent | Issara Kachaiwong |
Event | Prague Classic |
All 147Breaks | 1 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 23 October 2010 |
Opponent | Diana Schuler |
Event | Rhein–Main Masters |
All 147Breaks | 2 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 22 October 2010 |
Opponent | Barry Hawkins |
Event | Rhein–Main Masters |
All 147Breaks | 1 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 20 September 2010 |
Opponent | Mark King |
Event | World Open |
All 147Breaks | 15 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 06 August 2010 |
Opponent | James McGouran |
Event | Players Tour Championship – Event 3 |
All 147Breaks | 3 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 25 June 2010 |
Opponent | Michal Zielinski |
Event | Players Tour Championship – Event 1 |
All 147Breaks | 2 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 01 April 2010 |
Opponent | Peter Ebdon |
Event | China Open |
All 147Breaks | 4 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 05 June 2009 |
Opponent | Joe Perry |
Event | Jiangsu Classic |
All 147Breaks | 3 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 28 April 2009 |
Opponent | Shaun Murphy |
Event | World Championship |
All 147Breaks | 11 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 16 December 2008 |
Opponent | John Higgins |
Event | UK Championship |
All 147Breaks | 6 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 08 November 2008 |
Opponent | Ahmed Basheer Al-Khusaibi |
Event | Bahrain Championship |
All 147Breaks | 1 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 29 October 2008 |
Opponent | Martin Gould |
Event | Bahrain Championship |
All 147Breaks | 3 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 02 October 2008 |
Opponent | Mark Williams |
Event | Shanghai Masters |
All 147Breaks | 3 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 29 April 2008 |
Opponent | Peter Ebdon |
Event | World Championship |
All 147Breaks | 2 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 28 April 2008 |
Opponent | Mark Williams |
Event | World Championship |
All 147Breaks | 15 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 29 March 2008 |
Opponent | Ryan Day |
Event | China Open |
All 147Breaks | 3 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 15 December 2007 |
Opponent | Mark Selby |
Event | UK Championship |
All 147Breaks | 15 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 08 November 2007 |
Opponent | Ali Carter |
Event | Northern Ireland Trophy |
All 147Breaks | 15 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 14 October 2007 |
Opponent | Steve Davis |
Event | Grand Prix |
All 147Breaks | 5 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 19 September 2007 |
Opponent | Liu Song |
Event | Grand Prix |
All 147Breaks | 1 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 15 February 2007 |
Opponent | Ali Carter |
Event | Welsh Open |
All 147Breaks | 1 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 14 January 2007 |
Opponent | Anthony Hamilton |
Event | Masters |
All 147Breaks | 6 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 23 October 2006 |
Opponent | Michael Holt |
Event | Grand Prix |
All 147Breaks | 3 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 14 March 2006 |
Opponent | Mark Selby |
Event | World Championship |
All 147Breaks | 2 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 22 November 2005 |
Opponent | Marcus Campbell |
Event | Masters Qualifying Event |
All 147Breaks | 8 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 20 April 2005 |
Opponent | Robert Milkins |
Event | World Championship |
All 147Breaks | 2 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 17 November 2004 |
Opponent | Mark Selby |
Event | UK Championship |
All 147Breaks | 2 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 04 October 2004 |
Opponent | Ricky Walden |
Event | Grand Prix |
All 147Breaks | 11 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 12 November 2003 |
Opponent | Michael Judge |
Event | British Open |
All 147Breaks | 11 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 12 October 2003 |
Opponent | Mark Williams |
Event | LG Cup |
All 147Breaks | 11 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 22 April 2003 |
Opponent | Marco Fu |
Event | World Championship |
All 147Breaks | 15 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 28 October 2002 |
Opponent | Stuart Bingham |
Event | Benson & Hedges Championship |
All 147Breaks | 1 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 12 November 2001 |
Opponent | Adrian Rosa |
Event | Benson & Hedges Championship |
All 147Breaks | 6 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 17 October 2001 |
Opponent | Drew Henry |
Event | LG Cup |
All 147Breaks | 15 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 25 February 2001 |
Opponent | Mark Williams |
Event | Malta Grand Prix |
All 147Breaks | 11 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 19 November 2000 |
Opponent | Robert Milkins |
Event | UK Championship |
All 147Breaks | 2 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 07 November 2000 |
Opponent | Steve Meakin |
Event | Benson & Hedges Championship |
All 147Breaks | 1 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 25 October 2000 |
Opponent | Ken Doherty |
Event | Scottish Masters |
All 147Breaks | 4 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 05 April 2000 |
Opponent | Quinten Hann |
Event | Scottish Open |
All 147Breaks | 15 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 28 March 2000 |
Opponent | Phaitoon Phonbun |
Event | Scottish Open |
All 147Breaks | 3 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 24 March 2000 |
Opponent | Jimmy White |
Event | Irish Masters |
All 147Breaks | 11 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 21 January 2000 |
Opponent | Dennis Taylor |
Event | Nations Cup |
All 147Breaks | 11 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 22 November 1999 |
Opponent | Paul Wykes |
Event | UK Championship |
All 147Breaks | 11 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 04 November 1999 |
Opponent | Adrian Rosa |
Event | Benson & Hedges Championship |
All 147Breaks | 1 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 13 October 1999 |
Opponent | Graeme Dott |
Event | Grand Prix |
All 147Breaks | 15 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 21 September 1999 |
Opponent | Joe Johnson |
Event | Welsh Open |
All 147Breaks | 1 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 19 September 1999 |
Opponent | Peter Ebdon |
Event | British Open |
All 147Breaks | 11 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 06 April 1999 |
Opponent | David Roe |
Event | British Open |
All 147Breaks | 1 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 22 March 1999 |
Opponent | Adrian Gunnell |
Event | UK Tour – Event 4 |
All 147Breaks | 2 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 04 February 1999 |
Opponent | Barry Hawkins |
Event | UK Tour – Event 3 |
All 147Breaks | 8 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 29 January 1999 |
Opponent | James Wattana |
Event | Welsh Open |
All 147Breaks | 15 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 13 January 1999 |
Opponent | Ian Brumby |
Event | British Open |
All 147Breaks | 1 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 13 August 1998 |
Opponent | Eddie Barker |
Event | China International |
All 147Breaks | 1 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 10 August 1998 |
Opponent | Mario Wehrmann |
Event | Thailand Masters |
All 147Breaks | 1 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 16 May 1998 |
Opponent | Ken Doherty |
Event | Premier League |
All 147Breaks | 11 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 18 September 1997 |
Opponent | Pang Weiguo |
Event | China International |
All 147Breaks | 3 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 21 April 1997 |
Opponent | Mick Price |
Event | World Championship |
All 147Breaks | 15 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 05 January 1997 |
Opponent | Ronnie O'Sullivan |
Event | Charity Challenge |
All 147Breaks | 11 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 25 November 1995 |
Opponent | Gary Wilkinson |
Event | UK Championship |
All 147Breaks | 11 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 27 April 1995 |
Opponent | Jimmy White |
Event | World Championship |
All 147Breaks | 11 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 07 September 1994 |
Opponent | Nic Barrow |
Event | British Open |
All 147Breaks | 1 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 14 November 1992 |
Opponent | Ken Doherty |
Event | UK Championship |
All 147Breaks | 2 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 24 May 1992 |
Opponent | Willie Thorne |
Event | Matchroom League |
All 147Breaks | 11 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 09 May 1992 |
Opponent | Tony Meo |
Event | Matchroom League |
All 147Breaks | 1 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 22 April 1992 |
Opponent | Tony Drago |
Event | World Championship |
All 147Breaks | 1 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 25 February 1992 |
Opponent | Tony Drago |
Event | British Open |
All 147Breaks | 3 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 05 June 1991 |
Opponent | Wayne Martin |
Event | Strachan Open |
All 147Breaks | 2 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 16 January 1991 |
Opponent | Paul Dawkins |
Event | World Masters |
All 147Breaks | 3 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 08 March 1989 |
Opponent | Jimmy White |
Event | Matchroom League |
All 147Breaks | 2 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 18 February 1989 |
Opponent | Ian Black |
Event | Scottish Professional Championship |
All 147Breaks | 1 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 24 September 1988 |
Opponent | Jim Meadowcroft |
Event | European Open |
All 147Breaks | 1 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 20 February 1988 |
Opponent | Stephen Hendry |
Event | Matchroom League |
All 147Breaks | 1 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 17 November 1987 |
Opponent | Tommy Murphy |
Event | UK Championship |
All 147Breaks | 1 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 28 January 1984 |
Opponent | Jimmy White |
Event | Masters |
All 147Breaks | 1 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 23 April 1983 |
Opponent | Terry Griffiths |
Event | World Championship |
All 147Breaks | 2 |
Nationality | |
---|---|
Date | 11 January 1982 |
Opponent | John Spencer |
Event | Classic |
All 147Breaks | 1 |
147Break Hub
In snooker, a 147 is the maximum break possible in the game. While there is the slight anomaly provided by the possibility of a free ball at the start of a frame, it’s generally accepted that 147 is the maximum available – 15 reds, 15 blacks and all the colours.
In short, this is perfection and the pinnacle for most players. There is usually an additional prize for a player who hits a 147 in a tournament and, therefore, the maximum is even more desirable.
Once quite rare, the following facts show that 147s are becoming a little more common and that’s a mark as to how well the game has developed. Here’s what we know:
147s by Years
History
First known 147 Break
The first known 147 break is credited to Murt O’Donoghue who notched a maximum in Australia in 1934. O’Donoghue was a renowned cueman who wrote books on the subject of Billiards.
The first maximum break achieved by an amateur player was that of the Canadian Leo Levitt in 1948. It was certified by the the Billiards Association and Control Council. Here is an image of the certificate.
Meanwhile, the first 147break by a female player, Nutcharut Wongharuthai was achieved in 2019. It happened during a training in Thailand, but enough words, here is the full video instead. Enjoy this great achievement and the funny celebration after the last shot 🙂
First Official 147
While O’Donoghue was credited with the first 147 break, it wasn’t considered to be official. That particular accolade goes to the great Joe Davis who completed his maximum in an exhibition match against Willie Smith in London in 1955.
It took until 1957 for the break to be recognised and Davis was given a certificate for his achievement.
First 147 on TV
As snooker grew in popularity during the 1970s and 1980s, speculation started to grow as to who would be the first to ever record a televised maximum. Eventually, the honour went to multiple World Champion Steve Davis in 1982.
Davis recorded his 147 against John Spencer in the Lada Classic.
Players
Top Player
As of June 2020, the player with the most official 147 breaks is Ronnie O’Sullivan. The Rocket has recorded no fewer than 15 maximums in his career and he has plenty of time to add to that tally.
The closest player to that record is Stephen Hendry with 11 but he has officially retired from snooker. Of those who are still active on the circuit, John Higgins is the closest to O’Sullivan’s mark with nine 147s.
Oldest Player
The oldest player to have hit a recognised snooker maximum is Mark Davis. In the 2018 edition of the Championship League, Davis hit a maximum against Neil Robertson at the age of 44 years and 151 days.
Youngest Player
There is a little debate about the youngest player to have ever hit a maximum in competition. 2019 Snooker World Champion Judd Trump is said to have made a 147 in an under-16s tournament at the age of 14 years and 206 days in 2004.
Prior to that, it had been generally recognized that Sean Maddocks was the record holder. Maddocks recorded his maximum 147 break at 15 years and 90 days at a Pro Am tournament in 2017 and he is in the Guinness Book of Records as a result.
What we do know for certain is that the record for the youngest player to hit a 147 in a professional snooker tournament is Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon. His 147 came in the 2010 edition of the Rhein-Main Masters while he was 16 years and 312 days old.
Fastest 147 Break
Perhaps not surprisingly, the record for the fastest maximum break is held by the man known as The Rocket. Ronnie O’Sullivan made a 147 in just five minutes and 20 seconds in the second round of the World Championships in 1997.
Subsequently, this time was changed and shortened to five minutes and eight seconds. The second time is acknowledged as being correct as the clock started from the moment O’Sullivan struck the first shot of the break. Whatever your opinion on the change may be, this is still a staggering mark and it may never be beaten.
147s by Players
Beaten with 147s
Tournaments:
Multiple 147 breaks in the same tournament
The first time that more than one 147 maximum break was recorded at the official televised stages of a single tournament (excluding qualifying) came in 2008. In the World Championships of that year, both Ronnie O’Sullivan and Ali Carter recorded 147s. In fact, the breaks came on consecutive days on that 2008 event.
The feat has since been replicated and, at the time of writing, multiple tournament maximums have occurred on 20 different occasions. The record for most number of 147s in a single tournament is three. This happened at the 2012 UK Championships and again at the 2017 German Masters.