Thorburn last qualified for the World Championship in 1994, where he faced Nigel Bond in the first round. The noise that greeted this achievement could only have been surpassed had he managed to win any of his six finals. [15], Thorburn reached the final of the 1978 Masters with wins over Doug Mountjoy and Spencer, losing 57 to Higgins in the final. 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. [1][2] His parents separated when he was eighteen months old. 2023 BBC. 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, 00:09:20, Can Everton ever be great again? Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? 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. pic.twitter.com/PoE9RBEcNh. [12], In 1988 Thorburn was fined 10,000, had two ranking points deducted, and was banned for two ranking tournaments, by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. [46] Thorburn was again runner-up in the 1986 Classic, this time losing to Jimmy White in the final 1213. Mark Williams (2005), Ali Carter (2008), John Higgins (2020) and Neil Robertson (2022) are the only other two players to have managed 147s in the World Championship at the Crucible. [3] In the quarter-final, he beat Jim Wych 136, having led 53, and 106. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. - Ten Hag almost forgets EFL Cup. [15] The only timing methodology World Snooker sanctions in its events is the one employed in shot clock events where timing for a player's shot begins when the balls have come to rest from his opponent's previous shot. [1] He was added to the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 1995,[67] and inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2001. Read about our approach to external linking. [7] This was also the first televised maximum break. [69][70][71] Thorburn is the head coach for cue sports at the Canadian Billiards and Snooker Association,[72] director of coaching and an ambassador for the Pan American Billiards & Snooker Association,[73] and a member of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association International Expert Coaching Advisory Panel. [74] A maximum break is worth 5,000 in the televised stages and 500 in qualifying stages of major ranking events. This was eleven minutes of wonderful exciting TV. [26] The conclusion of the final was watched by 14.5million television viewers. The 2008 World Snooker Championship was the first event where two maximum breaks were televised. 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. April 25, second round v Jack Lisowski (10 mins 15 seconds). 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. [23], His opponent in the final was Higgins, the 1972 champion. Spencer took the last frame of the session, leading 2220. The largest score possible by a single player in a single break is actually 155. [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). [6][25][26] Joe Davis compiled the first official 147 against Willie Smith in an exhibition match on 22 January 1955 at Leicester Square Hall, London. You must log in or register to reply here. 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. There was 44,000 on the line during Un-Noohs maximum attempt against Neil Robertson at the 2015 UK Championship. [14] He overcame Taylor 1816 in the semi-final, and twelve hours later was facing Spencer in the final. Watch more: Fighting Talk goes Snooker Loopy, Archive: The first Crucible 147. [3] In July 1970, he reportedly made a maximum break of 147 in a non-competitive game against Fred Hardwick. It was on April 23, 1983 that the cue ace made the very first 147 maximum break at the World Snooker Championships at The Crucible Theatre - and all of. He stated afterwards that the prize money of 10,000 was not worthy of a 147. Video, 00:01:00, No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini, Whoops! [50][51] He compiled another maximum break in the 1989 Matchroom League, during a match against White. 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. 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. During his first round match against Mick Price, mercurial genius OSullivan defied common understanding of what could be achieved on a snooker table. [a] A player compiles a maximum break by potting all 15 reds with 15 blacks for 120 points, followed by all six colours for a further 27 points. [34], More than one official maximum break has been compiled in the same event on more than twenty occasions. 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. Thorburn built a 1311 lead during the fourth session, and extended it to 1511 before Spencer won four consecutive frames to make it 1515; the next session again saw them share the frames, finishing at 1818. [65][66] Judd Trump is known to have made a 147 at the Potters Under-16 Tournament in 2004 at the age of 14 years and 206 days; however, this break is not recognised by Guinness World Records. This however is incorrect on 2 counts. 1. [27] Thorburn is generally regarded as the first player from outside the United Kingdom to win the world championship, Horace Lindrum's victory in the 1952 World Snooker Championship usually being disregarded. Why does who owns Manchester United matter? Video, 00:02:59Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? I remember watching Cliff Thorburn make the first televised 147. Only seven of these have come in final-frame deciders, however: Hendry's at the 1997 Charity Challenge, O'Sullivan's at the 2007 UK Championship, both of Davis' at the 2017 Championship League, Gould's at the 2018 Championship League, Ford's at the 2019 English Open and Marco's at the 2022 Hong Kong Masters. It's now been a quarter of century since the iconic moment that catapulted a 21-year-old O'Sullivan to stardom beyond the realms of snooker and, unlike so many other sporting prodigies that promise so much, he's never stopped breaking new boundaries and records in the most breathtaking of styles. In the semi-final, Thorburn had defeated the reigning world champion Steve Davis 97. 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. In the quarter-final, he won in the deciding frame, 1312, against Charlton. A quite incredible career ended at the 2012 World Championship but not before one final crowd-pleasing moment of greatness. [37] The match against Griffiths ended at 3:51am, Thorburn emerging as the winner, 1312. Thorburns break lasted 16 minutes and four seconds. He managed to get perfectly on the last black, only to rattle it in the jaws. [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. Video, 00:03:36, Burn hopes to end Newcastle trophy drought, Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence. Required fields are marked *. Thailands Thepchaiya Un-Nooh holds the unwanted record of being the only player to miss on 140 twice. The 20 maximums were not achieved. [15], At least seven players have missed the final black on a score of 140: Robin Hull, Ken Doherty, Barry Pinches, Mark Selby,[16] Michael White,[17] Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (twice in the 201516 season),[18][19] and Liang Wenbo in a qualifying match at the 2018 World Championship, after he had already made a maximum earlier in the same match. Guinness World Records recorded the time of the break at 5 minutes and 20 seconds. However, when I got backstage a young boy asked for my autograph and I couldnt sign it as my hand was shaking so much.. Video, 00:02:44, How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle, Why does who owns Manchester United matter? I'm also partial to Martin Gould's clearance against Ding 5 years ago. [23] The BBC's television coverage of the final had been interrupted by the broadcast of live footage of the Iranian Embassy Siege. [33] He led Higgins 51 in the semi-final of the 1981 Masters, but lost the match 56. He took the brown as the free ball, then potted the brown again followed by the 15 reds with 12 blacks, two pinks and a blue, then the six colours.[6][21][22]. This, of course, was 12 months after that agonising 18-17 defeat and the fourth time he'd lost to the Scotsman in his six Crucible finals. [53] Bingham at the 2012 Wuxi Classic,[54] O'Sullivan in the final frame of the 2014 Welsh Open,[55] Murphy at the 2014 Ruhr Open,[56] and Robertson at the 2015 UK Championship. Un-Nooh is renowned as one of the fastest players on the circuit. Read about our approach to external linking. 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. Thorburn was born on 16 January 1948 in Victoria, British Columbia. 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, 00:09:56, Archive: White's wonderful 147. He then defeated Kirk Stevens 1312 (from 1012) in the quarter-final, and Tony Knowles 1615 (from 1315) in the semi-final. Thorburn won the match 1310. 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! In total there have now been 172 official maximum breaks. To put that into perspective, that's over a minute quicker than the next fastest by O'Sullivan in 2003. Cliff Thorburn 147 - First ever 147 at the Crucible - 1983 WSC - YouTube 0:00 / 18:50 Cliff Thorburn 147 - First ever 147 at the Crucible - 1983 WSC Johnny S 381 subscribers. Archive: Cliff Thorburn makes first Crucible 147 maximum break. The break came during his second round match against Terry Griffiths in . In the evening, he played cards and drank alcohol with friends until 5:00am, resuming the match the next day by winning the first five frames in succession. 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. 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. Sign up to get exclusive content with players, features and news about tournaments. [52] Higgins has made two, at the 2003 LG Cup,[46] and the second at the 2012 Shanghai Masters. [44] He reached the final of the Grand Prix, where he lost to Dennis Taylor 210. [61] Thorburn competed on the inaugural Snooker Legends Tour in 2010. Obvious answers come to mind: Ronnie's fastest 147, Cliff Thorburn's first WC 147, Steve Davis first televised 147. Unfortunately for John the cameraman was on his teabreak at the time. Video, 00:00:58, 'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag, No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini. After Rogers fouled, West took the green as his free ball followed by the brown. Steve Davis effort 40 years ago, in 1982, was the first to fit the criteria. Two days later he'd be celebrating his fifth Crucible crown. 109 views, 3 likes, 0 loves, 1 comments, 0 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from TV Norte Tocantins: Voc telespectador de Araguana, participe da. Why does who owns Manchester United matter? 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. In 2003 he also compiled two consecutive maximum breaks against Steve Davis in an exhibition match. Archive: O'Sullivan's second 147. A break greater than 147 has happened only once in professional competition, when Jamie Burnett made a break of 148 at the qualifying stage of the 2004 UK Championship. Video, 00:07:26Can Everton ever be great again? [11][12] As of March 2022[update], a further 74 maximum breaks have been officially recorded in professional competition. The event was also called the Hong Kong Open (1989/1990) and Australian Open (1994/1995). [104][105] Thorburn's record in non-ranking tournament finals is shown below. Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? Here is a look back at the history of the 147. [68][69], The youngest player to have made an officially recognised maximum break in professional competition is Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon, who compiled a 147 at the 2010 RheinMain Masters when he was aged 16 years and 312 days. Video, 00:02:59. I understand that my consent will be asked again before any other use be made of my personal data. 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 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! [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. 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. This was also the first televised 147. Your email address will not be published. Cliff Thorburn - 1983 World Championship 3. Of this, 147,000 was for making the 147 break and 18,000 was for achieving the highest break of the tournament. Canada's Cliff Thorburn makes snooker history by completing the first maximum 147 break at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre. [21][22] Jamie Cope compiled a break of 155 points, the highest possible free-ball break, during practice in 2005. [26][29] The first official maximum break in professional competition was made by Steve Davis in the 1982 Lada Classic against Spencer. Video, 00:01:24Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence, 'Can I finish? [13] Englishman Ronnie O'Sullivan has compiled 15 official competitive maximum breaks, the most achieved by any professional player. He started the 197475 snooker season with a victory in the 1974 Canadian Open, knocking out Willie Thorne and Graham Miles to reach the final, where he won 86 against Taylor. [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. [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. Peter Ebdon compiled two maximum breaks during an 11-frame exhibition match at Eastbourne Police Club on 15 April 1996. Thorburn took the first two frames of the third session, and it finished with them level again, at 99. You'd have thought Jimmy White had already suffered enough punishment at the hands of Stephen Hendry by the time they locked horns in the 1995 semi-finals. While few players would even have the audacity to attempt it on the practice table - let alone in the pressure cooker of the Crucible - he somehow potted those 36 balls with a prize fund of 147,000 on the line. 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. His prize? - 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. Video, 00:06:57, On this day: 'Rocket' Ronnie O'Sullivan's fastest 147, Archive: O'Sullivan's 'best' maximum. He strung together the perfect break at the Lada Classic and for his troubles, the Englishman received a Lada car as his prize. Archive: O'Sullivan's second 147. He whitewashed Chris Ross 110 in qualifying, then recorded a 136 win over Williams. [32][33] Thai female snooker player Nutcharut Wongharuthai made a 147 break during a practice match in March 2019, which is believed to be the first maximum break achieved by a woman in any match. However, beginning in the 199495 season, at least one maximum break has been achieved every season thereafter; the 13 maximums scored in the 201617 season is the highest number to date. [3] His manager Darryl McKerrow was killed in a hunting accident during the 198485 season, and Thorburn was subsequently managed by Robert Windsor, until joining Barry Hearn's Matchroom Sport in January 1988. [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. The event was also called the Goya Matchroom Trophy (1985/1986). A 149 by Tony Drago in West Norwood, London in 1998 is recorded by the Guinness Book of Records as the highest in this category. 2023 BBC. He also holds the record for the fastest competitive maximum break, at 5minutes and 8seconds, which he achieved at the 1997 World Championship. Years later, Ronnie O'Sullivan did it in only five minutes and twenty seconds. The event was also called the Benson & Hedges Ireland Tournament (1974/19751976/1977). '- press officer interrupts Guardiola, How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle. For example, if a match is scheduled to have a maximum of seven frames, a player wins the game when winning a fourth frame, regardless of how many frames the other player has. Only one previous televised 147 break had been made in the sport's history before Thorburn - helped by a fluked opening red . In years gone by, when 147s happened rarely, there was a bonus of 147,000 on offer at the Crucible. [68], His instruction book, Cliff Thorburn's Snooker Skills, was published in 1987 by Hamlyn, and his autobiography, Playing for Keeps, co-written with Everton, was published by Partridge Press in the same year. [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. He'd later bow out in the quarter-finals and subsequently announce his retirement with immediate but there's only one thing his last appearance here will be remembered for. Joe Davis made the first officially recognised maximum break in a 1955 exhibition match in London. I understand that by submitting this form, I will be providing World Snooker Limited with my personal data/information. Video, 00:00:26'Can I finish? John Higgins Makes Maiden Crucible Maximum Break! In the 1980s, Thorburn experienced tremendous success. - Ten Hag almost forgets EFL Cup. Only Hendry, John Higgins, Stuart Bingham, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Shaun Murphy, Neil Robertson and Judd Trump have made maximums in finals of tournaments. This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 14:03. [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. 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. 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. Alain Robidoux - 1988 European Open 7. [41] He played Steve Davis in the final. 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. http://youtube.com/watch?v=2CSJZ_arJcU&mode=related&search=, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh2NOS9HH-w, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlKn9fDI_eo, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AXE5YqJgaE. NB. Video, 00:01:00, No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini, Whoops! Video, 00:01:08. 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. 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. Earlier in that year the Rocket had been on the receiving end of another memorable maximum. A maximum break (also known as a maximum, a 147, or orally, a one-four-seven) is the highest possible break in a single frame of snooker. [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. An interesting side note to mention, and to make things even more controvertial, is that the score 147 is not actually the highest break! Thank you. Some breaks exceeding 147 have been reported in non-tournament settings: Below is a list of maximum breaks by player, as of 16 February 2023.[32][33]. pic.twitter.com/RRRHGHVbVa. [49] He was then runner-up in the corresponding event the following two seasons, 912 to Neal Foulds in 1986, and 512 to Davis in 1987. [6] This was also the first televised 147. 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. There is a 500 prize in the Players Tour Championship events from the last 128 onwards. It was here that Steve Davis completed a 147 against John Spencer a year earlier, but went under the radar for many and is barely remembered. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Video, 00:07:26, 'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag. Cliff Thorburn famously entered the record books by grinding his way to the iconic first World Championship 147 - and second ever in any tournament behind Steve Davis' frame of perfection at the 1982 Lada Classic - but it would be a nine-year wait before the next when Jimmy White thrilled the crowd en route to his third of six finals. [19] In advance of the 1980 World Championship, he practiced at a club near the Crucible that was owned by a friend, and gave up smoking and drinking alcohol for a week before the tournament. Video, 00:01:16Relive Thorburn's historic Crucible 147. 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