query: who has the most 147 breaks in snooker

pos: Maximum break 1994–95 season, the maximum break remained a rare feat, with only 15 compiled official maximums. But starting with 1994–95, a maximum break has been achieved every season thereafter; the 13 maximums scored in the 2016–17 season is the highest number to date. The one-hundreth officially recognised maximum break in professional competition was made on 7 December 2013 by Mark Selby in the 7th frame of his semi-final match at the UK Championship against Ricky Walden. Since then, another 39 maximum breaks have been officially recorded in professional competition. Englishman Ronnie O'Sullivan has compiled fifteen ratified competitive maximum breaks, the most

pos: Maximum and Century breaks made by Ronnie O'Sullivan Maximum and Century breaks made by Ronnie O'Sullivan Ronnie O'Sullivan holds both the record for the most amount of competitive century and maximum breaks, as well as the fastest maximum break of all time, in the game of Snooker. Ronnie O'Sullivan has made fifteen maximum breaks in recorded, competitive play. This is the highest number of such maximums completed by any player in the history of the game. Moreover, this total does not account for his controversial decision, mentioned above in the summary of the 2015/2016 season, to deliberately refuse at least one almost guaranteed 147, which he did during

pos: 2007 UK Championship (snooker) maximum, equalling the official record of tournament 147 breaks first set by Stephen Hendry. This was the second consecutive ranking tournament where he made a 147. Ronnie O'Sullivan won his fourth UK Championship title by defeating Stephen Maguire 10–2 in the final. This came one year after O'Sullivan forfeited his quarter-final against Hendry while trailing 4–1. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: Qualifying for the tournament took place between 23 and 30 November 2007 at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales. 2007 UK Championship (snooker) The 2007 Maplin UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that

pos: Scottish Open (snooker) pound bonus. Steve Davis was the tournament's most prolific winner, with a record 6 wins from 8 finals. This included a 9–0 whitewash of Dennis Taylor in the 1981 final. There were three maximum breaks in the history of the tournament, two at the 2000 event. Stephen Maguire at the first qualifying round against Phaitoon Phonbun and Ronnie O'Sullivan in the last 32 against Quinten Hann. In 2012 Kurt Maflin achieved a 147 in the last 32 against Stuart Carrington. Scottish Open (snooker) The Scottish Open is a ranking professional snooker tournament held in Scotland. The tournament had many name

pos: Maximum break the first player to make a maximum at the World Championships. Maximum breaks are rare in snooker, with it taking until 2013 for 100 maximums to be scored in professional competition. However they have gradually become more frequent in the game; with only eight maximums being achieved in the 1980s, however, 35 in the 2000s. The record for the most maximum breaks in professional competition is held by Ronnie O'Sullivan with 15. He also holds the record for the fastest competitive maximum break, at just over five minutes, which he achieved at the 1997 World Championship. Breaks greater than 147

pos: Mick Price (snooker player) Champion Stephen Hendry. He retired in 2004. He is now a maths teacher and plays local league snooker. Mick Price (snooker player) Michael "Mick" Price (born June 2, 1966 in Nuneaton) is a retired English professional snooker player. He turned professional in 1988 and is best known for being Ronnie O'Sullivan's opponent when O'Sullivan scored the fastest 147 break in the game's history, at the 1997 World Championship. O'Sullivan won the match by 10–6. At the 1990 Benson & Hedges Satellite Championships, Mick became only the third player to compile three consecutive century breaks (in professional competition) when making contributions

pos: World Snooker Championship final and setting another record for the latest finish in the final. Shaun Murphy came back from 7–12 down to win his quarter-final match against Matthew Stevens, but lost in the deciding frame of his semi-final to Mark Selby. The 2008 Championship was won by Ronnie O'Sullivan who beat Ali Carter 18–8 in the final. Both O'Sullivan and Carter had made maximum breaks earlier in the tournament, the first time there had been two 147 breaks in the same World Championship. It was O'Sullivan's third maximum in the Championship. John Higgins won his third world title in 2009, beating Shaun

pos: Mick Price (snooker player) Mick Price (snooker player) Michael "Mick" Price (born June 2, 1966 in Nuneaton) is a retired English professional snooker player. He turned professional in 1988 and is best known for being Ronnie O'Sullivan's opponent when O'Sullivan scored the fastest 147 break in the game's history, at the 1997 World Championship. O'Sullivan won the match by 10–6. At the 1990 Benson & Hedges Satellite Championships, Mick became only the third player to compile three consecutive century breaks (in professional competition) when making contributions of 139, 137, 100 in beating former World number 2 Tony Knowles 5-4 in a high quality encounter.

pos: 2006 Premier League Snooker 2006 Premier League Snooker The 2006 Betfred Premier League Snooker was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 14 September to 3 December 2006. Ronnie O'Sullivan won in the final 7–0 against Jimmy White. Top four qualified for the play-offs. If points were level then most frames won determined their positions. If two players had an identical record then the result in their match determined their positions. If that ended 3–3 then the player who got to three first was higher. (Breaks above 50 shown between (parentheses), century breaks are indicated with bold.) 2–3 December – Forum Centre,

pos: 2007 Premier League Snooker 2007 Premier League Snooker The 2007 PartyBets.com Premier League Snooker was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 6 September to 3 December 2007. Ronnie O'Sullivan won in the final 7–4 against John Higgins. Top four qualified for the play-offs. If points were level then most frames won determined their positions. If two players had an identical record then the result in their match determined their positions. If that ended 3–3 then the player who got to three first was higher. (Breaks above 50 shown between (parentheses); century breaks are indicated with bold.) 2–3 December – AECC, Aberdeen,

pos: 2008 Premier League Snooker 2008 Premier League Snooker The 2008 PartyPoker.com Premier League Snooker was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 11 September to 7 December 2008. Ronnie O'Sullivan won in the final 7–2 against Mark Selby. Top four qualified for the play–offs. If points were level then most frames won determined their positions. If two players had an identical record then the result in their match determined their positions. If that ended 3–3 then the player who got to four first was higher. (Breaks above 50 shown between (parentheses); century breaks are indicated with bold.) 6–7 December – Potters Leisure

pos: 2005 Premier League Snooker (2005/06) 2005 Premier League Snooker (2005/06) The 2005 Betfred Premier League Snooker was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 15 September to 4 December 2005. Ronnie O'Sullivan won in the final 6–0 against Stephen Hendry. Top four qualified for the play-offs. If points were level then most frames won determined their positions. If two players had an identical record then the result in their match determined their positions. If that ended 3–3 then the player who got to three first was higher. (Breaks above 50 shown between (parentheses), century breaks shown in bold.) 3–4 December – G-Mex, Manchester,

pos: Stephen Hendry consecutive ranking titles, most century breaks compiled in one match (7), most centuries compiled in one tournament (16), most years ranked world number one, longest unbroken run inside the top 16 of the world rankings (23 seasons) and—at the time of his retirement—highest total prize money. Hendry's World Snooker profile states that he is "generally considered the greatest snooker player ever". However, some former players, such as Ray Reardon (in 2004) and Dennis Taylor (in 2013), have stated that he has been superseded by Ronnie O'Sullivan. In 2005 John Higgins, who competed with both players at their respective peaks, concurred,

pos: 2010 Premier League Snooker 2010 Premier League Snooker The 2010 PartyCasino.com Premier League Snooker was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 2 September to 28 November 2010. Shaun Murphy was the defending champion, but Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated him 7–1 in the final. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: Top four qualified for the play-offs. If points were level then most frames won determined their positions. If two players had an identical record then the result in their match determined their positions. If that ended 3–3 then the player who got to three first was higher. (Breaks

pos: 2005 Premier League Snooker (2004/05) 2005 Premier League Snooker (2004/05) The 2005 Betfred Premier League Snooker was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 6 January to 8 May 2005. This was the first Premier League event to use the shot clock. Ronnie O'Sullivan won in the final 6–0 against Mark Williams. Top four qualified for the play-offs. If points were level then most frames won determined their positions. If two players had an identical record then the result in their match determined their positions. If that ended 3–3 then the player who got to three first was higher. (Breaks above 50 shown

pos: 2009 Premier League Snooker 2009 Premier League Snooker The 2009 PartyCasino.com Premier League Snooker was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 3 September to 29 November 2009. Shaun Murphy won in the final 7–3 against defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: Top four qualified for the play-offs. If points were level then most frames won determined their positions. If two players had an identical record then the result in their match determined their positions. If that ended 3–3 then the player who got to three first was higher. (Breaks above 50 shown

pos: Welsh Open (snooker) 2007 against Ali Carter. The fourth 147 was made in 2011 by Hendry against Stephen Maguire. This was Hendry's 10th 147 break and with this he equalled the record for most maximums with Ronnie O'Sullivan. He also became the oldest player to compile a maximum break at the age of 42 years and 35 days. The fifth was made by O'Sullivan in 2014 against Ding Junhui. This was O'Sullivan's 12th 147 break and with it he set the record for most maximums. The most recent maximum break was made by Ding Junhui at the quarter-finals of the 2016 tournament, against

pos: Maximum and Century breaks made by Ronnie O'Sullivan Since then, O'Sullivan has had the following century tallies per season, leaving his career total at: "Last updated on: 9 December 2018." Maximum and Century breaks made by Ronnie O'Sullivan Ronnie O'Sullivan holds both the record for the most amount of competitive century and maximum breaks, as well as the fastest maximum break of all time, in the game of Snooker. Ronnie O'Sullivan has made fifteen maximum breaks in recorded, competitive play. This is the highest number of such maximums completed by any player in the history of the game. Moreover, this total does not account for his controversial decision,

pos: 2015 Masters (snooker) different result. Marco Fu made the 112th official maximum break during his first-round match against Stuart Bingham. This was Fu's third official 147 and the seventh maximum break in the 2014/2015 season. It was the third maximum break in Masters history, after Kirk Stevens's maximum in 1984 and Ding Junhui's in 2007. Ali Carter played his first match since being given all-clear from lung cancer. He received a standing ovation from the crowd before his first-round encounter with Barry Hawkins, which he won 6–1. Ronnie O'Sullivan equaled Stephen Hendry's career record of 775 competitive century breaks in his first-round match

pos: 2017 Masters (snooker) 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £10,000. Total: 26 2017 Masters (snooker) The 2017 Dafabet Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 15 and 22 January 2017 at the Alexandra Palace in London, England. It was the 43rd staging of the tournament. Ronnie O'Sullivan successfully defended his title by beating Joe Perry 10–7 in the final to win his seventh title. With that, he broke the record of most Masters titles he jointly held with Stephen Hendry before. He also became the first player since Paul Hunter in 2002 to successfully defend a Masters

pos: 2011 Welsh Open (snooker) 2011 Welsh Open (snooker) The 2011 Wyldecrest Park Homes Welsh Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 14–20 February 2011 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales. This was the first time that the Welsh Open was sponsored by Wyldecrest Park Homes. Stephen Hendry made the 77th official maximum break during his second round match against Stephen Maguire. This was Hendry's 10th 147 break and with this equalled the record for most maximums with Ronnie O'Sullivan, and became the oldest player to compile a maximum break at the age of 42 years and 35 days. John

pos: Professional snooker career of Ronnie O'Sullivan record seventh UK Championship title and a record of nineteen Triple Crown titles overall. Less than 24 hours after his win, O'Sullivan withdrew from the Scottish Open. Professional snooker career of Ronnie O'Sullivan Ronnie O'Sullivan started his professional snooker career in 1992. His play and accomplishments are described by some critics as being the greatest in the modern era of snooker. O'Sullivan is a five-time world champion, and holds many records; including the fastest maximum break in professional competition, the highest number of century breaks, and the most Triple Crown event titles (19). O'Sullivan started playing snooker from just seven

pos: Professional snooker career of Ronnie O'Sullivan Professional snooker career of Ronnie O'Sullivan Ronnie O'Sullivan started his professional snooker career in 1992. His play and accomplishments are described by some critics as being the greatest in the modern era of snooker. O'Sullivan is a five-time world champion, and holds many records; including the fastest maximum break in professional competition, the highest number of century breaks, and the most Triple Crown event titles (19). O'Sullivan started playing snooker from just seven years old, and showed a considerable natural talent for the game: winning his first club tournament aged 9 and scoring his first century break (a run of

pos: 2003 World Snooker Championship 2002 UK Championship and the 2003 Masters earlier in the season, and held the Triple Crown championships simultaneously. The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers). There were 53 centuries in this year's championship. The highest break of the tournament was 147 made by Ronnie O'Sullivan. 2003 World Snooker Championship The 2003 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the

pos: Maximum break when winning a 4th frame, regardless of how many frames the other player has. In professional tournaments there was usually a substantial prize awarded to any player achieving a 147 break. For example, Ronnie O'Sullivan's maximum at the 1997 World Championship earned him £165,000. Of this, £147,000 was for making the 147 break and £18,000 was for achieving the highest break of the tournament. This was however abolished in the 2010/2011 season. In the 2011/2012 season World Snooker introduced a roll-over system for the maximum break prize money, the "rolling 147 prize". A maximum break is worth £5,000 in the

pos: 2017/2018 Ronnie O'Sullivan snooker season from ranking results, non-ranking results and high break prizes, therefore bringing his total to £9.8 million (to the nearest £100,000). During the 2017/2018 season, O'Sullivan made the following total number of century breaks: O'Sullivan began the 2017/2018 season with 874 career total century breaks. O'Sullivan ended the 2017/2018 season with 74 additional century breaks, therefore bringing his total to (874+74=) 948. 2017/2018 Ronnie O'Sullivan snooker season The 2017/2018 Ronnie O'Sullivan snooker season began with the Hong Kong Masters in July 2017. His opening match was against John Higgins on 21 July. The season saw O'Sullivan win five world ranking tournaments,

pos: Century break Century break In snooker, a century break (sometimes referred to as a ton) is a score of 100 points or more within one at the table without missing a shot and requires potting at least 25 consecutive balls. The ability to score century is regarded as a mark of the highest skill in snooker, while the first career century has been described by Ronnie O'Sullivan as the "ultimate milestone for any snooker player". Over 20,000 century breaks have been recorded by snooker players throughout professional tournaments. In 2014, Neil Robertson became the first person to have scored over 100 century

pos: Snooker Legends am series was held. This was a competition to allow amateur players to challenge some of the best professionals in the world, receiving a 21 handicap start. The competition as attended by 70 amateurs and won by Daniel Wells who carried off £1200 for beating professional Ben Woollaston 4-3 in the final. More exhibitions were held with the doubles event in Watford being won by Cliff Thorburn and Tony Drago. Also the Snooker Legends Book was published and the legends cup returned to Goffs in Co Kildare. Ronnie O'Sullivan made a 147 break in Scunthorpe, Copenhagan, Leicester and Newry. In

pos: Snooker Legends time Alex Higgins played snooker as he died in July that year. Alex was replaced by Dennis Taylor and the tour also featured guest appearances by Ray Reardon, Tony Knowles and Ken Doherty. The highlight of the tour was a maximum 147 break in Redhill by Jimmy White. In 2011, a further 30 events were held and Ronnie O'Sullivan, Kirk Stevens, Doug Mountjoy, Tony Drago joined the team. In Dundalk Jimmy White again had a maximum break, however this was from the break off without his opponent ever having a shot, the first time this has ever been recorded. In

neg: 2008 World Snooker Championship 1 Rounds 2–5 The highest break received a prize of £10,000, and a 147 break received a prize of £147,000 – a total of £157,000. This prize was shared, as two players made a 147, thus winning £78,500 each. In total there were 63 century breaks made at this year's world championships. 2008 World Snooker Championship The 2008 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2008 888.com World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 19 April and 5 May 2008 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. John

neg: Mark Williams (snooker player) events in 2018, including his third World Championship. Williams has compiled more than 454 century breaks during his career, as well as two maximum breaks in competition. Williams was born in Cwm, Ebbw Vale, in the Welsh county of Blaenau Gwent. He started playing snooker at an early age and won his first junior event when he was eleven years old; it was then that he realised that he wanted to pursue a career as a snooker player. He scored his first century break when he was thirteen, and had achieved his first 147 break by the time he was

neg: Marco Fu As a prolific break-builder, Fu has compiled more than 489 century breaks in professional competition, including four maximum 147 breaks. He currently resides in London. Fu started playing snooker at the age of nine, but did not start playing regularly until he was 15. Fu was born in Hong Kong and migrated to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with his parents at the age of 12. After his high school graduation at age 18, Hong Kong Billiard Sports Control Council Co. Ltd President Joseph Lo invited him to return to Hong Kong to begin his career as a professional snooker player.

neg: Kurt Maflin Kurt Maflin Kurt Graham Maflin (born 8 August 1983 in Southwark, London) is an English-Norwegian professional snooker player. A strong break-builder, Maflin has compiled 150 century breaks during his career and is among 21 players to have made multiple 147 breaks in professional competition. Maflin began playing snooker at the age of four, achieving a high break of 25 by the time he was five. He increased his time spent at the table practising. As a rated top junior player, Maflin represented England in the 1999 Home International series in Prestatyn, North Wales, where England were victorious. After appearing in

neg: 1983 World Snooker Championship 16 qualifiers). There were eighteen century breaks during the championship, a record which stood until 1986. The highest of the event was 147 by Cliff Thorburn. With this record he earned a £5,000 bonus. 1983 World Snooker Championship The 1983 World Snooker Championship (also known as the 1983 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16 April and 2 May 1983 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. Steve Davis won in the final 18–6 against Cliff Thorburn. The tournament was sponsored by Embassy. The breakdown of prize

neg: Professional snooker career of Ronnie O'Sullivan match, O'Sullivan declined the opportunity to make a maximum break, potting the pink off the penultimate red and completing a break of 146. He stated afterward that the prize money of £10,000 was not worthy of a 147. World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn called the decision "unacceptable" and "disrespectful". In the second round, he defeated Tian Pengfei 4–0 in just 39 minutes, with breaks of 110, 90, 112 and 102 in the four frames played. Tian scored only 37 points in the match. In the third round, he defeated Jimmy Robertson 4–0 in 55 minutes, a performance that included breaks

neg: 2012 UK Championship (snooker) 2012 UK Championship (snooker) The 2012 williamhill.com UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 1–9 December 2012 at the Barbican Centre in York, England. It was the fifth ranking event of the 2012/2013 season. For the first time in the history of snooker three maximum breaks were made in a ranking tournament, albeit at different venues. Andy Hicks made the 93rd official maximum break during his round 2 qualifying match against Daniel Wells. This was Hicks' first 147 break. Just one day later Jack Lisowski compiled the 94th official maximum break during his round 3

neg: Luca Brecel Tony Drago. World Snooker chairman, Barry Hearn said the decision was made as it would be a "loss to the sport" if Brecel did not feature. Brecel was awarded the Rookie of the Year Award at the World Snooker Annual Award Ceremony. In July 2012, Brecel made his second 147 break in an amateur tournament. In qualifying for the first ranking event of the season, the 2012 Wuxi Classic, Brecel reached the third qualifying round but ultimately lost 5–4 to Jamie Burnett. He made three century breaks. Next up for Brecel was the first PTC event of the year. The

neg: Adrian Gunnell Adrian Gunnell Adrian Gunnell (born 24 August 1972) is an English former professional snooker player from Telford. He has reached the last-16 in four world ranking events (three in Asia, in three different seasons, and at the 2008 Grand Prix), but has yet to progress beyond that stage. He has yet to qualify for the final stages of the World Championship. While practising in 2003 he pulled off the remarkable feat of compiling three 147 breaks in 4 frames, the only player to do so. He hasn't been able to bring that kind of form to the tournaments, but he

neg: Maximum break creating a potential maximum break of 155 if a player starts from a free ball position. 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. 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. On a few occasions, breaks exceeding 147 have been reported in non-tournament settings: Maximum break In snooker, under normal circumstances, the

neg: 2014 German Masters 2014 German Masters The 2014 German Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 29 January–2 February 2014 at the Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany. It was the seventh ranking event of the 2013/2014 season. Two maximum breaks were compiled during the qualifying stage of the tournament at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England. Dechawat Poomjaeng made the 101st official maximum break during his match against Zak Surety. This was Poomjaeng's first 147 break. Just one day later Gary Wilson made the 102nd official maximum break during the match against Ricky Walden. This was Wilson's first 147 break.

neg: 2012 UK Championship (snooker) qualifying match against Chen Zhe. This was Lisowski's first 147 break. John Higgins made the 95th official maximum break during his last 16 match against Mark Davis. This was Higgins' seventh 147 break. It also took the total number of maximum breaks for the season to seven. Judd Trump was the defending champion, but he lost 5–6 against Mark Joyce in the last 32. Mark Selby won his third ranking title by defeating Shaun Murphy 10–6 in the final. This was the tournament's first all-English final since 1992, when Jimmy White defeated John Parrott 16–9. By reaching the final Selby

neg: Maximum and Century breaks made by Ronnie O'Sullivan the 2016 Welsh Open. O'Sullivan made this decision in protest against what he believed to be the insufficient prize money awarded for the maximum, which in that tournament stood at £10,000 for the 147 in addition to the £2,000 highest break prize. A similar incident occurred six years earlier in a match at the 2010 World Open, listed as number 10 in the table below. However, here O'Sullivan was eventually convinced to pot the final black by the referee Jan Verhaas. O'Sullivan has been criticised for such behaviour, which has been labelled unsportsmanlike and disrespectful to snooker fans, as well

neg: Jonni Fulcher Club in Geneva. He has made countless competitive century breaks in snooker tournaments and scalped many of the top European snooker and pool players along the way, most notably Thomas Engert, Ralf Souquet, Tony Drago, Christian Reimering, Stefan Cohen, Dimitri Jungo, and Jasmin Ouschan. Though his list of snooker victories is longer than his pool merits, his performance in the PoolComps.com Swiss Open will has brought Jonni Fulcher some worthy recognition. In the 2007 European Snooker Championships he triumphed over Alex Borg, the previous champion, 4–0 and ended his 24 Match unbeaten run. He lost narrowly to top snooker players,

neg: Snooker red then a pink, before failing to pot the next red. The traditional maximum break in snooker is achieved by potting all reds with blacks then all colours, yielding 147 points; this is often known as a "147" or a "maximum". The highest possible break is a 155 break, also known as a "super maximum". This is achieved via the opponent leaving a , with the black being potted as the additional colour, and then potting 15 reds and blacks with the colours. Jamie Cope has the distinction of being the first player in snooker history to post a verified

neg: Warren King (snooker player) Warren King (snooker player) Warren King (born 1 April 1955) is a former professional Australian snooker player who was active during the 1980s and 1990s. He reached his highest ranking position, 35th, for the 1985/1986 season, and was the runner-up in the 1990 Classic, where he lost 6–10 to Steve James. In 1994 King made the 1st 147 break in a tournament in Australia and in doing do became the 1st Australian to make a 147 break in a tournament. King turned professional in 1982, but first enjoyed success in the 1983/1984 season, when he qualified for the semi-final group

neg: Geet Sethi National Snooker Championships four times back to back, in the same 1985–1988 span as his national English billiards streak. In the 1989 event, held at Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, though he did not take the title, he did achieve the world's first amateur maximum break of 147 in official competition. He has never placed in the top snooker world rankings, however. Sethi is the only person in the history of cue-sports to have scored a maximum (147) in competitive snooker and a 1000+ break in competitive billiards. In the 1992 World Professional Billiards Championship, Sethi constructed a world-record English billiards of

neg: 1986 World Snooker Championship seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers). There were 20 century breaks in the championship, a record which stood until 1991. The highest breaks were 134 made by Davis in the main events, and 141 made by Hendry in the qualifying event. 1986 World Snooker Championship The 1986 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1986 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 19 April – 5 May 1986 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. Joe Johnson won his only world title by

neg: 2003 Premier League Snooker 2003 Premier League Snooker The 2003 Hasseröder Premier League Snooker was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 11 January to 11 May 2003. Marco Fu won in the final 9–5 against Mark Williams. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: Top four qualified for the play-offs. If points were level then most frames won determined their positions. If two players had an identical record then the result in their match determined their positions. If that ended 4–4 then the player who got to four first was higher. (Breaks above 50 shown between (parentheses);

neg: 2004 Premier League Snooker 2004 Premier League Snooker The 2004 Betfair Premier League Snooker was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 10 January to 14 March 2004. Stephen Hendry won in the final 9–6 against John Higgins. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: Top four qualified for the play-offs. If points were level then most frames won determined their positions. If two players had an identical record then the result in their match determined their positions. If that ended 4–4 then the player who got to four first was higher. (Breaks above 50 shown between (parentheses);

neg: Matthew Stevens Matthew Stevens Matthew Stevens (born 11 September 1977) is a Welsh professional snooker player. Stevens has won two of the game's most prestigious events, the Benson and Hedges Masters in 2000 and the UK Championship in 2003. He has also been the runner-up in the World Snooker Championship on two occasions, in 2000 and 2005. Stevens reached a career high ranking of No. 4 for the 2005/2006 season. As a prolific break-builder, Stevens has compiled more than 250 century breaks during his career. Stevens became a professional snooker player in 1994 and in his second season won the Benson &

neg: John Spencer (snooker player) John Spencer (snooker player) John Spencer (18 September 1935 – 11 July 2006) 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. This is regarded as an unofficial maximum break as the event used non templated tables. Spencer was born in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester. Spencer started his snooker career at the age of 15. Snooker was in decline during his youth, and he

neg: Ding Junhui Ding has compiled more than 450 century breaks in his career including six maximum breaks in professional play. He remains the only Asian player to be ranked world number one, a feat he first achieved in 2014 to become the 11th player to reach the top spot. Away from snooker, Ding enrolled at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2006 to study Business Administration and Management. He is a resident of England during the snooker season and practises at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield. Born in Yixing, Jiangsu in China, Ding began playing snooker at 8 years old after his

neg: 2018 China Open (snooker) Slessor. The following day Stuart Bingham made his fourth maximum break in professional competition in the 7th frame of his last 32 match against Ricky Walden. These were the 137th and 138th official maximum breaks in professional competition. It was only the second time that two 147s were made at the main stage of a professional ranking event, the first time being at the 2008 World Championship. The breakdown of prize money is shown below. The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £35,000. The Round 2 qualifying matches – except for the held over ones – were

neg: Clive Everton scorelines, and breaks of ancient matches etc., which he does frequently in commentary. He also tends towards the use of very formal English, often using words that would not find a place in everyday conversation. Hence, for example, his commentary has included the following statements: Unlike most of the snooker commentators and 'summarisers,' Everton always refers to snooker players by their surnames. Any impression of distance implied by this is misleading, however. He is extremely well-liked and respected by most of the top professionals in the game. A consummate professional, Everton – like all commentators – has nevertheless suffered inevitable

neg: Professional snooker career of Ronnie O'Sullivan Crucible in the first round of the 2005 World Championship. O'Sullivan is also the second player after John Higgins to make breaks of 147 in two consecutive ranking tournaments (2007 Northern Ireland Trophy and 2007 Maplin UK Championship). He then went on to win the tournament, beating Stephen Maguire 10–2 in the final (from 8–0 up), thereby receiving a £100,000 cheque for winning his first ranking tournament in almost three years. At the Masters on 12 January, Stephen Maguire edged out O'Sullivan in a final frame to win their first-round match at Wembley. In a battle of the top two

neg: John Higgins (snooker player) after the first session, but returned to take six of the next eight frames and win his second title in a week. In the second round of the Northern Ireland Open he made the eighth 147 of his career and also scored breaks of 137 and 130 in a 4–1 victory over Sam Craigie. Higgins forced a deciding frame in the quarter-finals of the UK Championship after having trailed Selby 3–0, but lost it. He closed out 2016 by beating O'Sullivan 5–2 in the quarter-finals of the Scottish Open and then came back from 5–1 down to Judd Trump to

neg: 2014 Championship League 2014 Championship League The 2014 Championship League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 6 January to 6 March 2014 at the Crondon Park Golf Club in Stock, England. Shaun Murphy made the 103rd official maximum break during his league stage match against Mark Davis in group two. This was Murphy's second official 147 break and the sixth in the 2013/2014 season. It was also the first maximum break in the history of the tournament. During the same day Neil Robertson defeated Joe Perry 3–0. During the match he made three century breaks, which took the number

neg: 2014 German Masters December 2013 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England. All matches were best of 9 frames. 2014 German Masters The 2014 German Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 29 January–2 February 2014 at the Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany. It was the seventh ranking event of the 2013/2014 season. Two maximum breaks were compiled during the qualifying stage of the tournament at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England. Dechawat Poomjaeng made the 101st official maximum break during his match against Zak Surety. This was Poomjaeng's first 147 break. Just one day later Gary Wilson made the

neg: Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 12 Ding Junhui made the 83rd official maximum break during his last 128 match against Brandon Winstone. This was Ding's third 147 break. This was the first time that two official maximum breaks have been compiled on the same day. Stephen Maguire won his seventh professional title by defeating Joe Perry 4–2 in the final. The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below: Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 12 The Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 12 (also known as the 2012 FFB Snooker Open and the 2012 Arcaden Shopping Open for sponsorship purposes.)

neg: Jamie Jones (snooker player) Jamie Jones (snooker player) Jamie Jones (born 14 February 1988) is a Welsh professional snooker player, from Neath. He was the youngest ever player, at age 14, to make a maximum 147 break in competition, a record that has since been beaten by Judd Trump. At the 2012 World Snooker Championship he reached his first ranking quarter-final. He made his second appearance in the quarter-finals of a Triple Crown tournament at the 2016 UK Championship. Jamie Jones made the 141st official maximum break in the third frame of his last 64 match against Lee Walker at the 2018 Paul Hunter

neg: 2012 Premier League Snooker determined their positions. If two players had an identical record then the result in their match determined their positions. If their match was a 3–3 draw then the player who got to three first was higher. (Breaks above 50 shown between (parentheses); century breaks are indicated with bold.) The top two qualified for the play-offs. If points were level then most frames won determined their positions. If two players had an identical record then the result in their match determined their positions. If their match was a 3–3 draw then the player who got to three first was higher. (Breaks

neg: Tom Ford (snooker player) of his career and he beat Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4–2, closing the match with a 136 break.<ref name="2016/17"></ref> In Ford's first ranking event final he was 2–2 with Mark Selby, before his fellow Leicester player knocked in two 50 plus breaks to defeat Ford 4–2. At the English Open he beat Rory McLeod, Marco Fu and Joe Swail all by 4–2 scorelines, before losing 4–1 to John Higgins. Ford qualified for the German Masters by ousting Judd Trump 5–1 and then made a 147 in a first round 5–2 win over Peter Ebdon. He saw off Mark King 5–2, but then

neg: 2013 World Snooker Championship Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 The qualifying rounds 1–3 for the tournament took place between 6 and 11 April 2013 at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield, England. The final round of qualifying took place between 13 and 14 April 2013 at the same venue. There were 55 century breaks in the televised stage of the World Championship. Neil Robertson, the player who compiled the highest break of the tournament, received a Golden Cue. There were 63 century breaks in the qualifying stage of the World Championship: 2013 World Snooker Championship The 2013 World Snooker Championship

neg: Maximum and Century breaks made by Ronnie O'Sullivan the history of the game. "Guinness World Records" recorded the time of the break at 5 minutes and 20 seconds. However, an investigation undertaken by "Deadspin" in 2017 revealed that the time recorded by Guinness is incorrect, as a result of the timer being started too early on the BBC footage. 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. World Snooker has since suggested that a break starts when the player strikes the cueball for the first

neg: Joe Davis future world champion John Pulman who each both won it on two occasions. He made history in 1955 by achieving the first officially recognised maximum break of 147 in snooker in an exhibition match at Leicester Square Hall. He had previously made the game's first official in 1930. In 1959 Davis attempted to popularise a new version of the game called snooker plus. This game had two extra , an orange and a purple and was used for the 1959 News of the World Snooker Plus Tournament but it never took off. In 1962, when over 60 years of age,

neg: 2002 World Snooker Championship in 2007 and superseded in 2009. The highest break of the tournament was 145, made by Matthew Stevens during his quarter-final match against Higgins. This was just the second time that the highest break of the tournament was 145, after Doug Mountjoy's in 1981. Hendry made 16 century breaks during the tournament, the record for most centuries at a ranking event. 2002 World Snooker Championship The 2002 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2002 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 20 April and 6 May

neg: John Spencer (snooker player) from his position in November 1996, he had been a member of the governing board for 25 years. John Spencer (snooker player) John Spencer (18 September 1935 – 11 July 2006) 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. This is regarded as an unofficial maximum break as the event used non templated tables. Spencer was born in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester. Spencer

neg: Six-red snooker Six-red snooker Six-red snooker (sometimes spelled six-reds, 6-red, and also known as super 6s), is a variant of snooker, but with only six initially on the table as opposed to the standard fifteen. In Six-red snooker, the traditional game of snooker is shortened, with fewer red-balls to pot. The game is played with all other rules unchanged, meaning that foul shots are more significant to the overall score. The maximum break in six-red snooker is 75, as compared to 147 for traditional snooker. The table is the same size as in the traditional 15-red game. The format was designed to

neg: 2014 World Snooker Championship qualifying stage of the World Championship was the first snooker event held at the venue. There were 58 century breaks in the televised stage of the World Championship. For every century break made during the 17-day championship in Sheffield, the title sponsor, Dafabet, donated £100 to World Snooker’s official charity, the Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice. There were 69 century breaks in the qualifying stage of the World Championship: 2014 World Snooker Championship The 2014 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2014 Dafabet World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that took

neg: Mark Selby one match due to jetlag. Selby reached the final qualifying round of the World Snooker Championship in 2002 and 2003, losing both times. Early in the 2005/06 season he began to be managed by former snooker professional and fellow Leicester resident Mukesh Parmar, and reached the final stages of the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre for the first time. Selby went out in the first round, losing to John Higgins, but has qualified for the final stages every year since, including in 2006 despite a 147 from his final qualifying round opponent Robert Milkins. In that tournament, Selby

neg: Ronnie O'Sullivan observers noting the "two Ronnies" aspect of his character. According to Stephen Hendry after his defeat at the 2008 World Championship, "O'Sullivan is the best player in the world by a country mile". O'Sullivan has compiled the highest number of competitive century breaks in the sport's history, surpassing Hendry's previous record of 775. O'Sullivan has targeted reaching 1,000 century breaks before he retires. O'Sullivan is one of the most popular players on the circuit, noted for being a "showman", and has helped improve the image of snooker to the general public. O'Sullivan himself has stated his desire for entertaining the

neg: 2003 Masters (snooker) 2003 Masters (snooker) The 2003 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 2 and 9 February 2003 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. Paul Hunter, who was aiming to complete a hat-trick of Masters titles, lost 3–6 to Mark Williams in the semi-final. Williams then beat Stephen Hendry 10–4 in the final to win his second Masters title. Hendry made the highest break of the championship with a 144 in his semi-final match against Ken Doherty, but missed out on a 147 during his quarter-final match against local favourite Jimmy White

neg: 2018 English Open (snooker) half a year. Stuart Bingham won his fifth professional ranking title with a 9–7 victory against Mark Davis, who had reached his first ever ranking final at the age of 46, playing in his 28th season on the professional tour. Bingham became the first player to win two Home Nations Series events. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break: £15,000 Total: 81 2018 English Open (snooker) The 2018 BetVictor English Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place from 15–21 October 2018 in Crawley, West Sussex,

neg: Yu Delu and for the first three Shanghai Masters events in 2007, 2008 and 2009. He has made a maximum break during a China Snooker Professional Tour event in ZhengZhou against Jin Long on 20 September 2009. This made him the first person to score a 147 on the China Professional Tour. However, it is not recorded by World Snooker Association. He was awarded a place on the 2011/2012 professional Main Tour as a wildcard by World Snooker. In Yu's first ranking event qualifier, the Australian Goldfields Open he beat Michael White 5–4, Joe Swail 5–1 and Joe Jogia 5–2 before losing

neg: 1989 World Snooker Championship The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers). There were 19 century breaks in the 1989 World Snooker Championship. The highest break of the event was 141 made by Stephen Hendry. The highest break of the qualifying stage was 143 made by Darren Morgan. 1989 World Snooker Championship The 1989 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1989 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 15 April–1 May 1989 at the Crucible Theatre in

neg: 2009 World Snooker Championship in both the qualifying and the televised stages. There were 83 century breaks in the televised stage of the World Championship, a new record beating 2002's and 2007's 68; this record was surpassed in 2015. There were 69 century breaks in the qualifying stage of the World Championship: 2009 World Snooker Championship The 2009 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2009 Betfred.com World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 18 April and 4 May at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. This was the first time that

neg: 2006 World Snooker Championship venue. There were 46 century breaks in the televised stage of the World Championship. There were 52 century breaks in the qualifying stage of the World Championship: 2006 World Snooker Championship The 2006 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2006 888.com World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that was held at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was scheduled to take place from 15 April through 1 May 2006, but continued into the early hours of 2 May 2006, ending at 12:52 am BST. The final broke the record

neg: 1997 World Snooker Championship below: Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers). There were 39 century breaks in this year's championship. The qualifying matches were held between 2 January and March 1997 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales. 1997 World Snooker Championship The 1997 World Snooker Championship (akso referred to as the 1997 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 19 April – 5 May 1997 at the Crucible

neg: 1992 World Snooker Championship below: Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers). There were 25 century breaks in the championship. 1992 World Snooker Championship The 1992 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1992 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 18 April and 4 May 1992 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. Stephen Hendry was the eventual winner, after defeating Jimmy White 18–14 in the final. At

neg: 1991 World Snooker Championship are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers). There were 31 century breaks in the championship. The highest break of the tournament was 140 made by Jimmy White. 1991 World Snooker Championship The 1991 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1991 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 20 April and 6 May 1991 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. John Parrott won his only World

neg: 1993 World Snooker Championship seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers). There were 35 century breaks in the championship, a new record beating the 31 centuries of 1991. The highest break of the event was a 144 made by Steve Davis. 1993 World Snooker Championship The 1993 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1993 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16 April and 3 May 1993 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. Stephen Hendry won his third World title by defeating Jimmy White 18–5 in

neg: 1995 World Snooker Championship and became the first to go on to win the title after making a 147 break. Hendry's 12 centuries in the tournament beat the record of 10 set by Joe Davis in 1946 and equalled his own record for a ranking event, set at the 1994 UK Championship. 1995 World Snooker Championship The 1995 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1995 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 14–30 April 1995 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. Before the first round match between Jimmy White

neg: 2018 Snooker Shoot-Out 2018 Snooker Shoot-Out The 2018 Coral Snooker Shoot-Out was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place from 8-11 February 2018 in Watford, England. It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker, and was the fourteenth ranking event of the 2017/2018 season. Anthony McGill was the defending champion, but he lost to Mark Davis in the first round. Michael Georgiou won his first ever ranking title, beating Graeme Dott 67–56 in the final. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £10,000 Thursday,

neg: 2004 Grand Prix (snooker) Higgins made the highest break with a 147. The 64-man tournament was the first of eight World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) ranking events in the 2004/2005 snooker season and the next event following last season's World Championship, which was won by O'Sullivan. It preceded the second ranking event of the season, the British Open. The tournament was created as the Professional Players Tournament in 1982 by the snooker governing body, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA), to provide another ranking event. It was renamed the Grand Prix for the 1984 event until 2001, when it was

neg: 2019 Snooker Shoot-Out 2019 Snooker Shoot-Out The 2019 BetVictor Snooker Shoot-Out is an upcoming professional ranking snooker tournament, taking place from 21-24 February 2019 in Watford, England. It is played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker, and will be the fourteenth ranking event of the 2018/2019 season. Michael Georgiou is the defending champion, having beaten Graeme Dott 67–56 in the 2018 final. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break: £ Thursday, 21 February – 12:00 Thursday, 21 February – 19:00 Friday, 22 February – 12:00 Friday, 22 February

neg: Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 10 Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 10 The Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 10 was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 27–30 November 2011 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England. David Gray made the 80th official maximum break during his round 2 preliminary match against Robbie Williams. This was Gray's second 147 break. Ricky Walden made the 81st official maximum break during his last 128 match against Gareth Allen. This was Walden's first 147 break. Michael Holt won his third professional title by defeating Dominic Dale 4–2 in the final. The breakdown of prize

neg: Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 10 money and ranking points of the event is shown below: Best of 7 frames Best of 7 frames Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 10 The Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 10 was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 27–30 November 2011 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England. David Gray made the 80th official maximum break during his round 2 preliminary match against Robbie Williams. This was Gray's second 147 break. Ricky Walden made the 81st official maximum break during his last 128 match against Gareth Allen. This was Walden's first 147 break. Michael

neg: 2017 World Snooker Championship players were invited to compete: 2016 IBSF World Snooker Championship winner Soheil Vahedi of Iran was also invited, but could not obtain a visa in time to compete. Also, two amateurs, English player Andy Hicks and Polish player Adam Stefanów were invited to replace the absent professionals Jamie Burnett and Rouzi Maimaiti. They were chosen as top-ranked players in the 2016 Q School Order of Merit, who had not already qualified for the tournament. Winners advanced to the main draw. 74 century breaks were made by 23 players in the main stage of the World Championship. 84 century breaks –

neg: John Smyth (snooker referee) John Smyth (snooker referee) John Smyth (28 May 1928 – 4 January 2007) was one of snooker's leading referees in the 1970s and 1980s. He officiated in two World Snooker Championship finals, including the first to be held at the Crucible Theatre in 1977. The second came in 1982 when Alex Higgins won his second world title. He also oversaw the match in which Kirk Stevens compiled a maximum 147 break at the 1984 Wembley Masters. Born in Ireland, Smyth worked as a London Underground driver. He was Piccadilly line snooker champion six times, before becoming a referee in 1978.

neg: 2000 World Snooker Championship below: Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers). There were 54 centuries in the Championship. The highest breaks were 143 made by Matthew Stevens in the televised stage and Nick Dyson in the qualifying stage. The qualifying matches were held between 3 January and 20 March 2000 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales. 2000 World Snooker Championship The 2000 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2000 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship)

neg: 2016 Masters (snooker) 2016 Masters (snooker) The 2016 Dafabet Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 10–17 January 2016 at the Alexandra Palace in London, England. It was the 42nd staging of the tournament and the fifth successive time it was held at the Alexandra Palace. The defending champion Shaun Murphy lost 4–6 against Mark Allen in the first round. Murphy forfeited the sixth frame of the match by missing a red on three consecutive occasions. The quarterfinal between Judd Trump and Neil Robertson produced six century breaks, setting a new record for the most centuries in an 11-frame

neg: 1996 World Snooker Championship below are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers). There were 48 century breaks in the 1996 World Snooker Championship, a new record which would last until 1998. The highest break of the tournament was 144 made by both Peter Ebdon and Tony Drago. This was only the second time since 1980, when Kirk Stevens and Steve Davis both made a 136, that two players had the joint highest break of the championship. Stephen Hendry made 11 century breaks in the

neg: 1987 World Snooker Championship of prize money for this year is shown below: Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers). There were 18 century breaks at the championship, the highest of the tournament being 127 by Davis. Davis' 127 is the lowest ever highest break recorded in the Crucible. Dene O'Kane's 132 was the highest break of the qualifying stages. 1987 World Snooker Championship The 1987 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1987 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes

neg: Martin O'Donnell (snooker player) Martin O'Donnell (snooker player) Martin O'Donnell (born 4 June 1986) is an English professional snooker player. He gained a two-year place on the main snooker tour by coming through Q School in 2012. He practices and coaches at Rileys 147 Watford which is also home to Martin Gould. As an amateur, O'Donnell played in all 12 of the Players Tour Championship events during the 2010/2011 season. He reached the second round on three occasions, but could not progress any further, however, in Event 3 he defeated former world champion, Shaun Murphy 4–3.<ref name="2010/11"></ref> O'Donnell finished 109th on the Order of

neg: Martin O'Donnell (snooker player) but took the final place through the Q School Order of Merit to earn a new two-year tour card. Martin O'Donnell (snooker player) Martin O'Donnell (born 4 June 1986) is an English professional snooker player. He gained a two-year place on the main snooker tour by coming through Q School in 2012. He practices and coaches at Rileys 147 Watford which is also home to Martin Gould. As an amateur, O'Donnell played in all 12 of the Players Tour Championship events during the 2010/2011 season. He reached the second round on three occasions, but could not progress any further, however,

neg: 2011 Snooker Shoot-Out a one frame shoot out with a random draw. 64 players contested the tournament, which was shown on Sky, the first time that Sky has shown a World Snooker event live since 2004. Frames were subject to a 20-second shot clock in the first five minutes and to a 15-second shot clock in the last 5 minutes. Clock started when the player had taken the cue ball. Players had to hit a cushion (with the cue ball OR the object ball) or pot a ball on every shot. Players for who breaks and the winner decided. All foul resulted in

neg: Alfie Burden and given a six-month ban, which will only come into force if he bets on snooker again before January 2018. His second quarter-final of the season came at the Gibraltar Open and he made breaks of 131 and 109 to force a deciding frame with Nigel Bond, but lost it. He has the highest number of centuries for any player never to have been ranked in the top 32. Alfie Burden Alfred Burden (born 14 December 1976 in Paddington, London) is an English professional snooker player who lives in London. Burden originally had his eyes set on making a career

neg: Sport in Sheffield a huge number of athletics facilities largely as a legacy of the £147 million pound investment for the World Student Games held in 1991. These include Don Valley Stadium, Ponds Forge and Sheffield Arena. Further venues have been added with the investment as part of the English Institute of Sport. A snooker venue and training centre is also due to be built. As well as the annual World Snooker Championships, hosted by Sheffield's Crucible Theatre since 1977, this venue also has a Squash court installed each year for the English Open competition. Sheffield Ski Village is Europe's largest artificial ski

neg: Anthony Hamilton (snooker player) Anthony Hamilton (snooker player) Anthony Stephen Hamilton (born 29 June 1971 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands) is an English professional snooker player noted for his strong break-building technique and distinctive appearance. He has spent five seasons ranked among the game's top 16, and fifteen in the top 32, reaching a career-high of number ten in the world in the 1999/2000 season. Known as a prolific builder, Hamilton has compiled more than 250 competitive century breaks during his career. Hamilton won his first ranking title in 2017, beating Ali Carter 9–6 in the final of the German Masters. Hamilton turned professional

neg: Mark Allen (snooker player) Mark Allen (snooker player) Mark Allen (born 22 February 1986) is a Northern Irish professional snooker player. He won the World Amateur Championship in 2004. The following year he entered the Main Tour and took only three seasons to reach the elite top 16. As a prolific break-builder, Allen has compiled more than 400 century breaks in professional competition. Allen reached his first ranking event final at the 2011 UK Championship. He has to date won five ranking tournaments - 2012 and 2013 World Open, 2016 Players Tour Championship Finals, 2018 International Championship and 2018 Scottish Open. In 2018 Allen

neg: 2001 Masters (snooker) Total: 19 Shaun Murphy's two century breaks and Jimmy White's 136 were scored in the wild-card round. 2001 Masters (snooker) The 2001 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 4 and 11 February 2001 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. Paul Hunter won the first of his three Masters titles by defeating Fergal O'Brien in a dramatic final match. O'Brien had led 6–2 at the end of the afternoon session, but Hunter dominated the evening session by compiling four century breaks in six frames to lead 9–8 and finally winning the