[8][27] Rex Williams made the first maximum break in a competitive match against Manuel Francisco, Professionals v. Amateurs, on 23 December 1965 in Cape Town. [50][51] He compiled another maximum break in the 1989 Matchroom League, during a match against White. Can Everton ever be great again? Cliff Thorburn's first ever Crucible maximum break Steve Davis v John Spencer, 1982 Lada Classic quarter-finals Steve Davis scores the first televised 147 in the Lada Classic Jimmy. Thorburn fluked a pot on the green ball in the deciding frame, to leave White requiring penalty points from Thorburn to win. pic.twitter.com/PoE9RBEcNh. He helped to organise the first World Championship in 1927 and bought the trophy with half of the entry fees. JavaScript is disabled. '- press officer interrupts Guardiola, How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. White potted the brown and blue, then laid a snooker on the pink. Mark Williams enjoyed this healthy boost to his bank balance at the 2005 World Championship. This effort also goes into the history books for being the first 147 to seal a victory at the Crucible and the second to win a match anywhere. [45] He also reached the final of the Classic in January 1985, where he met Thorne, the latter winning five frames in a row to win 138 after the pair had been tied at 88. Thorburn's entry for the 1972 World Snooker Championship arrived too late for him to be included in the main draw. The event was also called the Benson & Hedges Ireland Tournament (1974/19751976/1977). The break came during his second-round match against Terry Griffiths in 1983. (1983, 1985, 1986), first ever 147 at the Crucible . [34] At the 1981 World Championship, as defending champion, he reached the semi-final where he lost 1016 to Steve Davis. [13] Englishman Ronnie O'Sullivan has compiled 15 official competitive maximum breaks, the most achieved by any professional player. Sure enough it went straight in. He also made a maximum at this seasons German Masters qualifiers. Cliff Thorburn remains the only ever overseas player to win the World Championship, a feat he achieved in 1980 when he beat Alex Higgins in the final. Can Everton ever be great again? I just thought that whatever happened I was going to go for the black. [20] Breaks above 147 are possible when an opponent fouls and leaves a free ball with all 15 reds still remaining on the table. The BBC still own coverage rights of the World Championship to this day and their dominance meant that a small tournament held in Oldham shown on ITV in 1982 went almost unnoticed. Video, 00:01:08Why does who owns Manchester United matter? Under this convention the break would have been timed at 5 minutes and 15 seconds. Therefore, depending on how picky you want to be the title can go to either Joe Davis (First Officially Recognised 147), John Spencer (First Competitive 147)or Steve Davis (First Televised 147). The Association's disciplinary committee had decided that Thorburn had brought the sport into disrepute, as a drug test that he took at the 1988 British Open showed that he had "minute traces of cocaine in his urine sample". His 148 came in the qualifying rounds of the 2004 UK Championship. It was here that Steve Davis completed a 147 against John Spencer a year earlier, but went under the radar for many and is barely remembered. Steve. Tony Meo - 1988 Matchroom League 6. The player can nominate one of the other colours as a red, known as a free ball, which carries the same value as a red for just that shot. On the final black I was feeling so good that all I was focussing on was making sure it didnt touch the edges of the pocket. If the free ball is potted, the referee places this coloured ball back on its original location, de facto creating a setup as if there were 16 reds in total, thus creating a potential maximum break of 155 if a player starts from a free ball position. [56], Thorburn effectively retired from the professional tournament circuit after the 199596 season. Watch as Cliff Thorburn makes World Snooker Championship history by scoring the first maximum 147 break at the Crucible. Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? The Captain achieved the feat just a day after Ronnie O'Sullivan's effort against Mark Williams while his opponent Peter Ebdon had incredibly come agonisingly close in the previous frame by missing the 15th black! Greenscreen reworks footage of Cliff Thorburn playing the first televised 147 point 'perfect frame' at the World Snooker Championships in 1983. Years later, Ronnie O'Sullivan did it in only five minutes and twenty seconds. Cliff Thorburn became the first player to make a maximum break at the World Snooker Championship, a feat that has since been repeated by Jimmy White, Stephen Hendry . After fluking the first ball, he meticulously picked off the remaining reds with blacks. Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? Why does who owns Manchester United matter? Davis wrapped up victory on the second day, at 186, this being the first final at the Crucible to be completed in only three sessions. The 20 maximums were not achieved. The Australian punched the air after pulling off the feat, which will net him a share of the 15,000 break prize with Graeme Dott, who scored a 147 in qualifying, as well as 40,000 for achieving it in the tournaments final stages. [58], Thorburn won over one million pounds in prize money during the course of his professional career. It was the first time he had reached this stage of a major event since the 1991 European Open. [69][70][71] Thorburn is the head coach for cue sports at the Canadian Billiards and Snooker Association,[72] director of coaching and an ambassador for the Pan American Billiards & Snooker Association,[73] and a member of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association International Expert Coaching Advisory Panel. You are using an out of date browser. I'm sure we all know Ronnie's great clear up in 2012. [23] The BBC's television coverage of the final had been interrupted by the broadcast of live footage of the Iranian Embassy Siege. Ronnie O'Sullivan came relatively close to breaking his record of the fastest ever 147 when clearing the table in six minutes and 30 seconds, which is easily the second quickest of all time. There was 44,000 on the line during Un-Noohs maximum attempt against Neil Robertson at the 2015 UK Championship. [23] Higgins led 63 at the end of the first session, extending this to 95 before Thorburn levelled the match at 99. Video, 00:02:59. Thorburn failed to hit the pink, which gave White the penalty points he needed, and White then potted the pink and black to win the title. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Cliff had the first televised during the World Championships. [3] His manager Darryl McKerrow was killed in a hunting accident during the 198485 season, and Thorburn was subsequently managed by Robert Windsor, until joining Barry Hearn's Matchroom Sport in January 1988. Im a much more confident player now and take my time a bit more. Required fields are marked *. Watch more: Fighting Talk goes Snooker Loopy, Archive: The first Crucible 147. [42] Commenting on Thorburn's performance in the final, snooker historian Clive Everton observed that the long matches he had played in reaching the final had "left him so drained that he was able to offer only token resistance. O'Sullivan also holds the record for the fastest competitive maximum break at just over five minutes, which he set at the 1997 World Championship. Cliff unfortunately holds neither of these titles. The event was also called the Professional Players Tournament (1982/19831983/1984). I understand that by submitting this form, I will be providing World Snooker Limited with my personal data/information. [4][5], He played pool and lacrosse in his youth,[2] and set a one-game scoring record of ten goals in the Greater Victoria Minor Lacrosse Association "midget division" in 1958. By this point, having never lost a World Championship match, Davis had stopped playing in snookers biggest event so not to risk damaging his reputation with any potential defeats. [23] Alex Higgins is said to have attained the same feat by some players. Apr 25, 2007 #1 Cliff Thorburn, or Steve Davis? One of snookers founding fathers, Davis was already a ground-breaking individual in the history of the sport. [12] He became the first player ever to retain the Masters title, and the first to win it three times. As Canadas Thorburn lined up the final black, commentator Jack Karnehm simply uttered the words Good luck mate. This was also the first televised 147. Only one previous televised 147 break had been made in the sport's history before Thorburn - helped by a fluked opening red . 147! - Ten Hag almost forgets EFL Cup. [46][47] O'Sullivan made one at the Northern Ireland Trophy and another at the UK Championship in 2007.[48][49]. Of this, 147,000 was for making the 147 break and 18,000 was for achieving the highest break of the tournament. TV O Norte | Araguana TO [66] Following his World Championship victory, he bought a house in England with the intention of spending more time in Britain. [8] Cliff Thorburn became the first player to make a maximum break at the World Snooker Championship, a feat that has since been repeated by Jimmy White, Stephen Hendry (three times), Ronnie O'Sullivan (three times), Mark Williams, Ali Carter, John Higgins and Neil Robertson. [23] Thorburn went ahead at 1211 and 1312, Higgins levelling the match both times, and the third session ending 1313. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. This would arise if theopposing player was to foul, leaving all of the 15red balls obscured from the cue ball, making the next shot a free ball. Stephen Hendry 147! Of the eight Crucible maximum-makers, White and Carter are the only players not to win a world title but they did both reach finals on numerous occasions, with the Whirlwind doing so in 1984, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994 and Carter managing it in 2008 and 2012. That all changed in 1934 when New Zealander Murt ODonoghue made a 147 in New South Wales in Australia. Guinness World Records recorded the time of the break at 5 minutes and 20 seconds. Video, 00:01:24Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence, 'Can I finish? Thorburns break lasted 16 minutes and four seconds. [15] The only timing methodology World Snooker sanctions in its events is the one employed in shot clock events where timing for a player's shot begins when the balls have come to rest from his opponent's previous shot. Steve Davis 147 was not on national TV just Granada and it was recorded so I think it was Cliff Thorburn had the first one live on national TV.Cliff Thorburn was also the first player to get two 147's in professional matches. Willie Thorne - 1987 UK Championship 5. Of the 176 maximum breaks in professional snooker history, 'only' 12 have occurred on the hallowed baize of the Crucible tables, with just eight different players achieving the feat across four decades. Read about our approach to external linking. He potted brown, brown, 13 blacks, pink and blue. 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