query: who got the first televised 147 in snooker

pos: Maximum break Maximum break In snooker, under normal circumstances, the maximum break is 147, also known as a maximum, a 147, or orally, a one-four-seven. This score is attained by potting all 15 with 15 for 120 points, followed by all six for a further 27 points, all in a single break i.e. without any misses. Joe Davis made the first officially recognized maximum break in a 1955 exhibition match in London. In 1982, Steve Davis achieved the first recognised maximum in professional competition, which was also the first maximum to occur during a televised match. The following year, Cliff Thorburn became

pos: Maximum break Maximum break In snooker, under normal circumstances, the maximum break is 147, also known as a maximum, a 147, or orally, a one-four-seven. This score is attained by potting all 15 with 15 for 120 points, followed by all six for a further 27 points, all in a single break i.e. without any misses. Joe Davis made the first officially recognized maximum break in a 1955 exhibition match in London. In 1982, Steve Davis achieved the first recognised maximum in professional competition, which was also the first maximum to occur during a televised match. The following year, Cliff Thorburn became

pos: John Spencer (snooker player) 11 January 1982, Spencer was Steve Davis's opponent when Davis made the first televised 147 at the Lada Classic tournament at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Oldham. This occurred in the fifth frame of their quarter-final match when the scores had been poised at two frames each. Two months after Spencer's 147 he won the biggest tournament that India had yet staged when he won the Garware Paints Invitational event in Bombay. Spencer beat India's Arvind Savur 6–1, Patsy Fagan 6–4, Graham Miles 6–5 and Cliff Thorburn 6–3 to take the £2,000 first prize and another £200 for the highest break

pos: Classic (snooker) Lada became the sponsor of the event and it was renamed to "Lada Classic". Steve Davis made the first televised maximum break (147) in his quarter-finals match against John Spencer. Terry Griffiths won in the final 9–8 against Steve Davis. In 1983 the field was expanded to 16 players and moved to the Spectrum Arena in Warrington. Bill Werbeniuk reached the only final of his career, but lost 9-5 against Steve Davis. In 1984, the event was granted ranking status. Steve Davis met Tony Meo in the final. Davis was level at 8 frames each with Tony Meo and only

pos: 1985 UK Championship (snooker) 1985 UK Championship (snooker) The 1985 Coral UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. The event began on 15 November 1985 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 25 November and 1 December 1985. The highest break of the televised stages was 135 made by Neal Foulds and the same of the non-televised stages was 140 made by Willie Thorne. Steve Davis won his fourth UK Championship, coming back from 13–8 down against Willie Thorne, after Thorne missed a straight blue from its spot in the first

pos: Streaking McKenzie performed a topless streak at a televised England v. West Indies cricket match at Old Trafford in 1995. Wearing only a thong and a pair of trainers, she ran onto the field with the words "Only Teasing" written across her breasts. Despite the particularly close up nature of snooker, there have been a number of streakers in snooker tournaments. The first was Lianne Crofts in the final of the 1997 Benson & Hedges Masters between Steve Davis and Ronnie O'Sullivan. Since then there have been two streakers at the World Snooker Championship. The first was Andrew Slater, who appeared

pos: 1987 UK Championship (snooker) 1987 UK Championship (snooker) The 1987 Tennents UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. The event started on 13 November 1987 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 21 and 29 November 1987. Willie Thorne made UK Championship history, when he became the first player to make a maximum break at the tournament against Tommy Murphy, although it was not televised, as it took place on 17 November. Steve Davis meanwhile won his sixth and last UK title by defeating Jimmy White 16–14 in a classic match.

pos: 1982 UK Championship (snooker) 1982 UK Championship (snooker) The 1982 Coral UK Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. The event began on 20 November 1982 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 27 November and 4 December 1982. Terry Griffiths won his first and only UK Championship by winning the last 3 frames to beat Alex Higgins 16–15. He also beat defending champion Steve Davis, who had beaten him in the previous final on his way to victory. The highest break of the tournament was 137 made by Higgins. The breakdown

pos: 1982 UK Championship (snooker) of prize money for this year is shown below: Best of 17 frames Best of 17 frames 1982 UK Championship (snooker) The 1982 Coral UK Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. The event began on 20 November 1982 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 27 November and 4 December 1982. Terry Griffiths won his first and only UK Championship by winning the last 3 frames to beat Alex Higgins 16–15. He also beat defending champion Steve Davis, who had beaten him in the previous final on

pos: David Taylor (snooker player) exhibition match and also recorded seven centuries in seven frames in a witnessed practice session. He was one of the two commentators during Steve Davis' first televised maximum break. After his career wound down he ran an award-winning hotel. He currently runs Ash Farm Country Guest House with his wife in Little Bollington near Altrincham in Cheshire. He was the first snooker player to pot all balls in the final round of BBC snooker gameshow "Big Break". David Taylor (snooker player) David Taylor (born 29 July 1943) is a retired English professional snooker player. He won the World and English

pos: 1987 World Doubles Championship final World Doubles beating Cliff Thorburn and Dennis Taylor 12-6 and as most of the champions of the tournament, they got the highest combined break of 182. The championship was discontinued as other snooker events were now filling the calander. 1987 World Doubles Championship The 1987 Foster's World Doubles was the sixth staging of the doubles snooker tournament. It was played at the Derngate in Northampton and held between 1 and 13 December 1987 with the tournament televised on ITV.. Foster's became the sponsors for this tournament as part of the Courage Group as was previous sponsor Hofmeister. Steve Davis

pos: Virtual Snooker table. The game's box indicates six-time World Snooker Champion Steve Davis in a starring role. The game offers 52 minutes of instructional videos with Davis, and the option to pause the video and attempt the shot being demonstrated by the game. This live-action material also includes the world's first televised maximum break in history, completed by Davis. Ronnie O'Sullivan, another top-level professional player, acts as presenter in the game (both he and Davis feature in the cover art, superimposed on snooker balls). O'Sullivan would later work on "World Snooker Championship 2007" and his own game, "Ronnie O'Sullivan's Snooker". Critical Reception

pos: Snooker and the 1978 World Snooker Championship was the first to be fully televised. The game quickly became a mainstream game in the UK, Ireland and much of the Commonwealth and has enjoyed much success since the late 1970s, with most of the ranking tournaments being televised. In 1985 a total of 18.5 million viewers watched the concluding frame of the world championship final between Dennis Taylor and Steve Davis. The loss of tobacco sponsorship during the 2000s led to a decrease in the number of professional tournaments, although some new sponsors were sourced; and the popularity of the game in

pos: 1985 World Doubles Championship got the highest combined break of 174 in their semi-final match against Cliff Thorburn and Willie Thorne. 1985 World Doubles Championship The 1985 Hofmeister World Doubles was the fourth staging of the doubles snooker tournament. It was played at the Derngate in Northampton and held between 4 and 15 December 1985 with the tournament televised on ITV. Defending champions Alex Higgins and Jimmy White's hopes ended at the qualifying stages. Steve Davis and Tony Meo went of to regain the title beating Ray Reardon and Tony Jones who beat Dennis Taylor and Terry Griffiths in the semi-final in by now

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: Snooker Legends 2012, events saw Steve Davis and Stephen Hendry join the team. 'The Legends Cup' was staged in Bedworth where a team from England and Northern Ireland beat a team from The Rest of the World 18–16. In 2012 Snooker Legends staged a series of 7 events between Ronnie O'Sullivan and Jimmy White. In the first match in Croydon Ronnie made a maximum 147 break, the 3rd perfect break since the tour began. In 2013, there were 12 events held on the Snooker Legends tour. This included the Legends Cup which was again staged in Bedworth on 10–⍌31⍍, and coverage was

pos: Tom Ford (snooker player) Tom Ford (snooker player) Tom Ford (born 17 August 1983 in Glen Parva, Leicestershire) is an English professional snooker player from the Midlands. As a junior, he played against Mark Selby frequently. Ford began his professional career by playing Challenge Tour in 2001, at the time the second-level professional tour. His first quarter-final came at the 2005 Malta Cup where he beat Ken Doherty, but eventually lost to Stephen Hendry. In the 2007 Grand Prix, he made a 147 against Steve Davis, after having just come out of hospital suffering from gastroenteritis, but still missed out on the last 16

pos: 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

pos: 1980 UK Championship (snooker) 1980 UK Championship (snooker) The 1980 Coral UK Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston. The event began on 16 November 1980 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 22 and 29 November 1980. The television coverage by BBC had been extended to eight days after the success of other competitions such as the World Championship. Steve Davis took his first major title after making his first major quarter-final the previous year. He whitewashed Terry Griffiths 9–0 in the semi-final and defeated Alex Higgins 16–6 in the final. The

pos: Tony Chappel second round. but then lost 5-1 to Patrick Wallace in the third round. He got into the record books for being one of three players to compile a 147 on the same in a pro am event. The others were fellow Welshmen Ryan Day and Matthew Stevens. Tony Chappel Tony Chappel (born 28 May 1960) is a former Welsh professional snooker player from Pontarddulais in Swansea, whose career spanned seventeen years from 1984 to 2001. Throughout his career Chappel produced some notable wins. Some of the players he managed to beat include: Steve Davis, Terry Griffiths, John Parrott, Stephen Hendry,

neg: 1992 UK Championship (snooker) 1992 UK Championship (snooker) The 1992 UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. The event started on 13 November 1992 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 21 and 29 November 1992. It was the last UK Final to be staged over two days and to use the best of 31 frames format. The highest break of the televised stages was 136 made by James Wattana and the same of the non-televised stages was 147 made by Peter Ebdon. In a repeat of the Previous year's final

neg: 2012 World Open (snooker) 2012 World Open (snooker) The 2012 Star Xing Pai Haikou World Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 27 February – 4 March 2012 at the Haikou Stadium in Haikou, China. It was the first time that the tournament was held outside the United Kingdom. It was televised on ITV4 Marco Fu made the 86th official maximum break during his round 4 qualifying match against Matthew Selt. This was Fu's second 147 break. Neil Robertson was the defending champion, but lost 2–5 against Stephen Lee in the second round. Mark Allen won his first ranking title

neg: 1999 UK Championship (snooker) 1999 UK Championship (snooker) The 1999 Liverpool Victoria UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Bournemouth International Centre in Bournemouth, England. The event started on 13 November 1999 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 20 and 28 November 1999. Stephen Hendry became the first player to make two maximum break in the tournament's history after scoring a 147 against Paul Wykes in the last 16. In the final Mark Williams defeated Matthew Stevens 10–8. This was Stevens' second consecutive final at the event. Defending champion John Higgins was the number 1

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: Kirk Stevens including charity events. He has won the Canadian Open Championship in 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, and 2008. In 2011 he returned to the Crucible Theatre for the first time since 1988 to play in a pre-World Championship "Legends" tournament. Kirk Stevens Kirk Stevens (born August 17, 1958) is a Canadian former professional snooker player. Stevens started playing young, achieving his first aged just 12. He turned professional aged 20, and reached the semi-finals of the World Championship aged 21. In 1984 he achieved a maximum 147 break in a televised match against Jimmy White in the Benson & Hedges Masters,

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: 1984 Masters (snooker) frame of their semi-final, for which the tournament is perhaps best remembered. The break earned Stevens £10,000 for the 147, £1,000 for the highest break, and a gold award for breaking the tournament record. It was Stevens' second maximum break, the other being made in a practice session, and only the 3rd ever televised 147 break by any player. "I couldn't believe how I felt. I was just enthralled in it, lost in it" Stevens said. Meanwhile, White won the match 6–4 with a 119 break in the next frame and went on to win his only Masters title. In

neg: Ding Junhui professional competition. The first, at the 2007 Masters, made him, at the age of 19 years and 7 months, the youngest player to have made a televised 147. The second came at the 2008 UK Championship. The third came in the first round of the FFB Snooker Open in 2011. His fourth maximum came only two days after his third in a 4–1 victory against James Cahill. The fifth maximum he achieved in his quarter-final of the 2013 PTC Finals against Mark Allen. His sixth maximum was made in the quarter final stage of the Welsh Open on 19 February

neg: Kirk Stevens Kirk Stevens Kirk Stevens (born August 17, 1958) is a Canadian former professional snooker player. Stevens started playing young, achieving his first aged just 12. He turned professional aged 20, and reached the semi-finals of the World Championship aged 21. In 1984 he achieved a maximum 147 break in a televised match against Jimmy White in the Benson & Hedges Masters, which remained the only such break ever made in the competition until Ding Junhui achieved the same feat in 2007. His stylish choice of attire and his youthful 'popstar' good looks made him a ladies' favourite. His career ran

neg: John Lowe in majors was three wins and six defeats. Lowe achieved the ultimate feat in darts on 13 October 1984 during the World Matchplay tournament against Keith Deller, when he managed a nine-dart finish – the sport's equivalent of a 147 break in snooker. This was the first time it had ever been accomplished by any darts player whilst being televised, although it was not live and instead shown on a highlights programme on ITV. Lowe won £102,000 for this success. He went on to win the tournament. In addition to his three world titles Lowe has also won two World

neg: Mark Selby miss the final black on a 147 attempt, and only the second – after Ken Doherty – to do so in a televised match, in a 5–1 defeat of Mark King. He then reached the final by defeating Ricky Walden 5–2, Mark Williams 5–1 and Murphy 6–2, but lost 6–10 against Neil Robertson. After the event he regained the number one spot from Trump. He finished off the season at the 2013 World Snooker Championship, where he beat Matthew Selt in the first round before losing to eventual runner up Barry Hawkins in the second round. Selby's 2013/2014 season began

neg: Judd Trump Day, but he lost 4–2 to Murphy. Trump reached his third ranking event final inside a month at the Players Championship and reeled off a match defining six frames in a row from 5–2 down to Fu and went on to win his seventh ranking title 10–8. In the third round of the China Open, Trump made his first televised 147 as he defeated Tian Pengfei 5–3. He suffered a surprise 5–3 loss to Hossein Vafaei in the quarter-finals. Trump went into the 2017 World Snooker Championship proclaiming "I honestly believe I can play to a standard which is very

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: 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: 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: 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: 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

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: 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: 1995 UK Championship (snooker) 1995 UK Championship (snooker) The 1995 Royal Liver Assurance UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. The event started on 17 November 1995 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 25 November and 3 December 1995. Stephen Hendry won his fourth UK title by defeating Peter Ebdon 10–3. Hendry also made the first maximum break on televised stage of the UK Championship against Gary Wilkinson. Willie Thorne had made one in 1987, but it wasn't televised. Hendry also cleared a 146 in the last frame of final

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: 1984 Grand Prix (snooker) 1984 Grand Prix (snooker) The 1984 Rothmans Grand Prix was the first edition of the tournament under the Grand Prix name and had replaced the Professional Players Tournament name, which was used first in 1982. It carried the then highest biggest first prize money in the history of snooker. Unlike the Professional Players Tournament the BBC televised the event, which was held at the Hexagon Theatre in Reading, England. The venue had previously hosted the World Team Classic since 1981, an event formerly also televised by the BBC. It took place between 20 and 28 October 1984. Dennis Taylor won

neg: 1984 Grand Prix (snooker) his first major tournament after 13 years as a professional by defeating Cliff Thorburn 10–2 in the final, emotionally dedicating the victory to his mother, who had died shortly before the tournament was held. 1984 Grand Prix (snooker) The 1984 Rothmans Grand Prix was the first edition of the tournament under the Grand Prix name and had replaced the Professional Players Tournament name, which was used first in 1982. It carried the then highest biggest first prize money in the history of snooker. Unlike the Professional Players Tournament the BBC televised the event, which was held at the Hexagon Theatre

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: 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: 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: 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: 1985 UK Championship (snooker) frame of the final session that would have seen him take a 14–8 lead. Stephen Hendry, aged sixteen, made his début in the tournament, but lost his first qualifying round match 2–9 to Omprakesh Agrawal. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: 1985 UK Championship (snooker) The 1985 Coral UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. The event began on 15 November 1985 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 25 November and 1 December 1985. The highest break of the televised stages

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: Nine-dart finish throw a televised nine-darter is Michael van Gerwen, who hit the perfect leg in the semi-finals of the 2007 Masters of Darts tournament in the Netherlands. The event was screened live in the Netherlands. Van Gerwen was just old at the time. The Dutch youngster scored 174 (T20, T19, T19) and 180, then checked out 147 with T20, T17, D18. Van Gerwen's nine-darter was the first live televised nine-darter that did not start with two 180s. Van Gerwen has since gone on to hit 4 more televised nine-darters. The 2007 International Darts League became the first televised tournament to witness

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: Mark Wildman Mark Wildman Mark Wildman (born 25 January 1936) is an English snooker and pool commentator and a retired professional snooker and English billiards player. He made the first televised century break (107 points) in November 1960 on ATV. He won the World Professional Billiards Championship in 1984 and was runner up in 1980 and 1982. As a snooker professional, he ran Terry Griffiths to 10–8 in the first round of the 1984 World Championship. Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, he was a distinguished snooker commentator for ITV until snooker was dropped by the channel. Between September 1999 and September

neg: 1984 World Snooker Championship round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers). There were eight centuries in the championship, which were the fewest since 1978. The highest break of the televised stages was 138 made by Rex Williams, and the pre-televised stages was 112 made by Jim Donnelly. 1984 World Snooker Championship The 1984 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1984 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purpose of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 21 April and 7 May 1984 at the

neg: 2004 UK Championship (snooker) 2004 UK Championship (snooker) The 2004 Travis Perkins UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 15 and 28 November 2004 at the Barbican Centre in York, England. During the qualification Jamie Burnett compiled a 148 break, the only break exceeding 147 in professional competition. Matthew Stevens was the defending champion, but lost his first round match to Barry Pinches. Stephen Maguire won his first UK Championship, beating David Gray 10–1 in the final after earlier defeating Ronnie O'Sullivan. During the tournament Gray compiled his first maximum break, the 50th ever made in professional play. Defending

neg: Kacper Filipiak Kacper Filipiak Kacper Filipiak (born 19 November 1995 in Warsaw, Masovian) is a Polish former professional snooker player. He turned professional in 2011 after winning the European Under-21 Championship, and became Poland's first player on snooker's professional Main Tour. He was the first Polish player to make a 147 in competitive competition, doing so in a PLS Top 16 match against Marcin Nitschke. The 2011/2012 snooker season was Filipiak's first as a professional. At the age of 15 he became the youngest professional player. Filipiak performed impressively at the Snooker World Cup, beating the likes of John Higgins, Stephen Maguire

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: 2016 English Open (snooker) the 122nd official maximum break in the sixth frame of his first round match against Daniel Wells. It was Burden's first professional maximum break. Liang Wenbo captured his first ranking title by beating Judd Trump 9–6 in the final. As a result, he qualified for the Champion of Champions in November. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £10,000. 2016 English Open (snooker) The 2016 Coral English Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 10 and 16 October 2016 at the EventCity

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: 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: 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: Ding Junhui On 14 January, Ding made a 147 break in his first round match at the Masters against Anthony Hamilton, the first maximum break made at the competition since 1984 by Kirk Stevens. The break made Ding the youngest player to make a televised 147, a record previously held by Ronnie O'Sullivan, and the first Chinese player to make a televised maximum. Ding faced O'Sullivan at the final to become the second-youngest player to reach a Masters final. After Ding won the first two frames, O'Sullivan went on to dominate the match. Along with the boisterous and hostile nature of the

neg: Leo Scullion Leo Scullion Leo Scullion is a professional snooker referee from Glasgow, Scotland, who has been officiating on the main tour since 1999. After spending many years of his life as a taxi driver, and later a policeman, Scullion qualified as a professional referee in the 1990s. His first senior match was in the 1999 Challenge Tour, and officiated his first televised match in the 2001 Regal Scottish Masters, a tie between Stephen Lee and Patrick Wallace. Scullion started to become a Snooker personality in the 2000s and eventually officiated his first final in 2011, at the China Open. He then

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: 2006 Grand Prix (snooker) 2006 Grand Prix (snooker) The 2006 Royal London Watches Grand Prix was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 21 and 29 October 2006 at the A.E.C.C. in Aberdeen, Scotland. Neil Robertson won his first ranking title by defeating Jamie Cope 9–5 in the final. Earlier on Jamie Cope compiled a 147 maximum break in his round robin win over Michael Holt. The first round used a round-robin format. The top 32 and the 16 qualifiers were placed in eight groups of six with the top two from each group qualifying for the knockout stage. Qualifying was held

neg: 2006 Grand Prix (snooker) between 30 September and 4 October 2006 at Pontin's Prestatyn using a round-robin format. The entries were placed into eight groups with the top 2 from each group qualifying for the finals in Aberdeen. 2006 Grand Prix (snooker) The 2006 Royal London Watches Grand Prix was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 21 and 29 October 2006 at the A.E.C.C. in Aberdeen, Scotland. Neil Robertson won his first ranking title by defeating Jamie Cope 9–5 in the final. Earlier on Jamie Cope compiled a 147 maximum break in his round robin win over Michael Holt. The first

neg: Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 12 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.) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 15–16 December 2011 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England with the first three rounds and 6–8 January 2012 at the Event Forum in Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany from the last 16 onwards. Matthew Stevens made the 82nd official maximum break during his last 128 match against Michael Wasley. This was Stevens' first 147 break. On the same day

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: 2008 China Open (snooker) 2008 China Open (snooker) The 2008 Honghe Industrial China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 24 and 30 March 2008 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China. This was the penultimate ranking event of the 2007/2008 season, preceding the 2008 World Snooker Championship. The defending champion was Graeme Dott, but he lost in the first round against Barry Pinches. Shaun Murphy and Dave Harold set two new records in the eight of their first round match. Murphy eventually won it after 93 minutes and 12 seconds, beating the record of the longest televised

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: Robert Milkins Robert Milkins Robert Milkins (born 6 March 1976) is an English professional snooker player from Bedminster Down. Milkins turned professional in 1995, but dropped off the Main Tour when it was reduced in size after the 1996/1997 season, but returned a year later via the UK Tour. After four seasons of solid progress with occasional last-16 runs, he reached the last 16 of the World Snooker Championship in 2002, and the first round in each of the next three years. He made history in qualifying for the 2006 World Snooker Championship by making a 147 break in his match against

neg: Lyu Haotian strong results in domestic snooker and 9-ball pool. On 12 January, Lyu made a maximum 147 break in a China City Snooker Club League match, playing for Zhejiang Jiaxing club. Encouraged by his long-time coach Pang Weiguo, Lyu entered the 2017 Asian Championship, and on 28 April 2017 won the ACBS Asian Snooker Championship held in Doha, beating Pankaj Advani in the final 6-3. As a result, he qualified for the 2017-18 tour. Lyu's first wins came in qualifying rounds for the European Masters and the Shanghai Masters. Lyu won a Gold Medal in the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial

neg: 2016 Welsh Open (snooker) shown below: The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break was £10,000 (2nd ranking event since it was last won, £5,000 added for each ranking event) 128 players started the tournament with 12 tables in the arena in the early stages. 2016 Welsh Open (snooker) The 2016 BetVictor Welsh Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament held at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff from 15 to 21 February 2016. It was the sixth ranking event of the 2015/2016 season. The defending champion John Higgins lost 1–4 against Michael White in the last 16. Playing Barry Pinches in the first round,

neg: 2017 China Championship (snooker) The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £15,000 These matches were held between 3 and 6 June 2017 at the Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England. All matches were the best of 9 frames. Total: 29 Total: 40 2017 China Championship (snooker) The 2017 Evergrande China Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16–22 August 2017 in China. It was the second ranking event of the 2017/2018 season. This was the first time the event was a ranking tournament. John Higgins was the defending champion, but was knocked out in the second round

neg: 2017 Welsh Open (snooker) Stuart Bingham won his first Welsh Open title and fourth ranking title overall, beating Judd Trump 9–8 in the final. The breakdown of prize money is shown below. The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £10,000. Total: 55 2017 Welsh Open (snooker) The 2017 Coral Welsh Open professional ranking snooker tournament took place at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff from 13 to 19 February 2017. It was the fourteenth ranking event of the 2016/2017 season. The 2017 Welsh Open was being held as part of a new Home Nations Series, introduced in the 2016/2017 season with the

neg: 2017 World Open (snooker) 2017 World Open (snooker) The 2017 Yushan World Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 18–24 September 2017 in Yushan, China. It was the fifth ranking event of the 2017/2018 season. Qualifying took place between 6–9 August in Preston. Ali Carter was the defending champion but he chose not to participate. Ding Junhui won his 13th ranking title, defeating Kyren Wilson 10–3 in the final. It was Ding's first ranking event win since the 2016 Shanghai Masters, a year earlier. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: The "rolling 147 prize" for

neg: 2017 European Masters (snooker) money for this year is shown below: The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £35,000 These matches were held between 3 and 4 August 2017 at the Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England. All matches were best of 7 frames. Total: 19 Total: 52 2017 European Masters (snooker) The 2017 888sport European Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 2–8 October 2017 in Lommel, Belgium. It was the sixth ranking event of the 2017/2018 season. It was the first full ranking event to be held in Belgium since the European Open was played

neg: 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

neg: 2016 China Championship (snooker) 2016 China Championship (snooker) The 2016 Evergrande China Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 1–5 November 2016 in Guangzhou, China. It was the first staging of the tournament, and the plans were for it to become a full ranking event for the following three years, with the biggest prize pool for any event ever held outside the UK previously. John Higgins became the inaugural winner by beating Stuart Bingham 10–7 in the final. The breakdown of prize money from this year is shown below: The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stands at £TBD.

neg: 2010 World Open (snooker) 2010 World Open (snooker) The 2010 12bet.com World Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament held between 18–26 September 2010 at the S.E.C.C. in Glasgow, Scotland. This was the first time that the World Open was sponsored by 12bet.com. Ronnie O'Sullivan made the 73rd official maximum break during his match against Mark King. This was O'Sullivan's record 10th official 147, however he had to be persuaded by referee Jan Verhaas to play the final , as he became aware that there was no distinct prize money for a maximum break in the tournament and planned to end his break at

neg: Oliver Lines televised match. He reached the last 16 for the second time this season by dispatching Jimmy Robertson 6–0, but could not pick up a frame himself as Marco Fu won 6–0. After losing 4–0 in the third round of the Scottish Open, Lines lost five of his six matches in the remainder of the season. Oliver Lines Oliver Lines (born 16 June 1995) is an English professional snooker player who practises at Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds. He is the son of professional snooker player Peter Lines. Lines switched sports from football to snooker at aged 14.His progression continued by

neg: 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

neg: 2010 World Open (snooker) frames and the final was best of 9 frames. All times are BST. 2010 World Open (snooker) The 2010 12bet.com World Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament held between 18–26 September 2010 at the S.E.C.C. in Glasgow, Scotland. This was the first time that the World Open was sponsored by 12bet.com. Ronnie O'Sullivan made the 73rd official maximum break during his match against Mark King. This was O'Sullivan's record 10th official 147, however he had to be persuaded by referee Jan Verhaas to play the final , as he became aware that there was no distinct prize money for

neg: 1990 UK Championship (snooker) 1990 UK Championship (snooker) The 1990 StormSeal UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 24 November and 2 December 1990 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. The televised stages were shown on BBC. Hendry beat 19-year-old fellow Scot Alan McManus in the semi-final by a 9–5 scoreline. McManus, who was in his rookie season, had just beaten Dennis Taylor, Steve Newbury, Silvino Francisco and Jimmy White to make the semis. Nigel Bond, who was a finalist at the Grand Prix a month earlier, made it to the quarter-finals losing to Davis. Defending champion Stephen

neg: 1998 UK Championship (snooker) 1998 UK Championship (snooker) The 1998 Liverpool Victoria UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Bournemouth International Centre in Bournemouth, England. The event started on 16 November 1998 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 21 and 29 November 1998. This was the first UK championship to be held in Bournemouth since the inaugural championship in 1977, after 20 years at Preston. The Conference Centre has held snooker competitions before. It hosted the World Cup between 1985 and 1990, the Mercantile Credit Classic in 1991 and 1992, the International Open in 1994

neg: World Matchplay (snooker) World Matchplay (snooker) The World Matchplay professional non-ranking snooker tournament was established in 1988 and last held in 1992. In 1988 Barry Hearn created an invitational tournament, called the World Matchplay, for the provisional top 12 players, and it ran for five years. The event was held at the Brentwood Centre, Brentwood between 1988 and 1990, before moving to The Dome, Doncaster, for the last two years. The 1988 event was the first snooker tournament to offer a top prize of £100,000. It was sponsored by Everest in 1988 and 1989, and Coalite from 1990–1992. It was televised between 1988

neg: 1998 UK Championship (snooker) of prize money for this year is shown below: All Rounds 1998 UK Championship (snooker) The 1998 Liverpool Victoria UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Bournemouth International Centre in Bournemouth, England. The event started on 16 November 1998 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 21 and 29 November 1998. This was the first UK championship to be held in Bournemouth since the inaugural championship in 1977, after 20 years at Preston. The Conference Centre has held snooker competitions before. It hosted the World Cup between 1985 and 1990, the Mercantile

neg: 2012 World Open (snooker) by defeating Stephen Lee 10–1 in the final. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: These matches were played in Haikou on 27 February 2012. These matches were held between 11 and 14 January 2012 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England. 2012 World Open (snooker) The 2012 Star Xing Pai Haikou World Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 27 February – 4 March 2012 at the Haikou Stadium in Haikou, China. It was the first time that the tournament was held outside the United Kingdom. It was televised on ITV4

neg: 1983 Masters (snooker) 1983 Masters (snooker) The 1983 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between from Sunday 23 January to Sunday 30 January 1983 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. The event was increased to 16 players and extended from 6 to 8 days. Although there were 16 players they were not the top 16 ranked players that would compete in the following years. BBC Television coverage did not start until 26 January and so only two of the eight first round matches were televised. Cliff Thorburn of Canada became the first overseas player

neg: 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

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: Jimmy Michie However, he lost 2–6 against the tournament's eventual winner, Chris Small. His only World Snooker Championship entrance to date was in the 1996 event, in which he was bumped out in the first round, 8–10, by James Wattana. The World Snooker website reported that he "arrived in a stretch limo" at the Crucible, apparently excited at his first World title opportunity, "but made a low-key exit after losing". In January 2011, he was involved in a controversial televised match against Marcus Campbell in the inaugural Snooker Shoot-Out. Campbell's price to win the match crashed on the betting exchanges pre-match and

neg: Rex Williams remembered for recovering from 8-2 down to win 9-8 against Terry Griffiths in the first round of the 1978 UK Championship, in Griffiths's first televised match (Griffiths was World Champion the following year). He retired as a Snooker player after the 1995 Embassy World Championships although he continued on the Billiard circuit until 1999. Williams was heavily involved in the administration of snooker and billiards. In 1968, he inspired the resurrection of the defunct Professional Billiards Players Association in the guise of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) and served as its chairman from 1968 to 1987 and

neg: Mark Davis (snooker player) 2013). Davis reached his first ranking event final in 2018, where he lost to Stuart Bingham in the final of the English Open. Davis is the oldest snooker player to make an official maximum break of 147 points in a professional competition, at the age of 44 years and 202 days. He broke his own previous record of 44 years and 151 days, making his second maximum break 51 days after his first. Davis made his debut in the main draw of the World Championship in 1994, losing in the first round to Terry Griffiths. The following year he won

neg: Mehmet Husnu Mehmet Husnu Mehmet Husnu (born 25 July 1972) is a Cypriot former professional snooker player. Born in 1972, Husnu turned professional in 1991, becoming the first Cypriot professional snooker player in the history of the game. Husnu's career highlights came in his first two seasons; he reached the last 32 of the 1992 European Open, losing 0–5 to Jimmy White, and the same stage of the 1993 Welsh Open, where he was defeated 1–5 by James Wattana. He also made a 147 break during the 1999 China International tournament. Husnu's opponent in his first qualifying match for the 1993 World

neg: Luca Brecel professional snooker player in June 2011, beating Anthony Hamilton in his first official professional match. By August 2011, he was ranked 87 on the Snooker world rankings, as second Belgian after Bjorn Haneveer, then ranked 65. In January 2012, he made his first 147 break in an amateur tournament. Brecel played in all 12 of the minor-ranking Players Tour Championship events throughout the season, with his best finishes coming in Event 2, Event 8 and Event 9, where he reached the last 32 each time. He finished 69th on the Order of Merit. Brecel became the youngest ever player to

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: Mark Allen (snooker player) won his first Triple Crown title at the 2018 Masters. Allen's highest break is 147, which he achieved in the 2016 UK Championship. Allen is left-handed. At a young age Allen considered a career in football, having trials with Sheffield Wednesday and Nottingham Forest before concentrating on snooker. Playing out of the Fountain Club in Antrim, he was Northern Ireland U14 champion in 2000, the U16 champion in 2001, before winning the Irish U16, U18 and U19 titles in one weekend in 2002, becoming the first player to win all three tournaments. By the age of 16 he had recorded

neg: Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 3 Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 3 The Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 3 (also known as Star Xing Pai Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 3 for sponsorship purposes) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 6–8 August 2010 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England. The preliminary rounds took place on 24 July at the same venue. Barry Hawkins made the 72nd official maximum break during his last 32 match against James McGouran. This was Hawkins' first official 147. Tom Ford won his first professional title by defeating Jack Lisowski 4–0 in the

neg: Allan Taylor (snooker player) first event he needed a snooker when 3–2 down to Daniel Ward. He got it when Ward went in-off and made a 96 in the deciding frame, before whitewashing Sean O'Sullivan 4–0 to earn a new two-year tour card. Allan Taylor (snooker player) Allan Taylor (born 28 November 1984) is an English professional snooker player, who comes from Basildon, Essex but resides in Southend. He used to work at a police station in Birkenhead, supporting the police force by studying CCTV footage. Taylor turned professional in 2013 after being the sixth highest ranked amateur on the PTC Order of Merit,