Can Everton ever be great again? The . Stephen Hendry's second Crucible maximum helped him surge into a 5-2 lead over Shaun Murphy during the first session of their quarter-finals but he was unable to go on and keep alive his quest for a first world title of the Millennium, losing 13-11. Video, 00:09:20, Can Everton ever be great again? 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. [14] He overcame Taylor 1816 in the semi-final, and twelve hours later was facing Spencer in the final. I remember watching Cliff Thorburn make the first televised 147. In the 34th frame, leading 459 in points, he laid a snooker for Higgins, and made a 51 break after that to win the title. [6][26] In 2009 Jimmy White and Ronnie O'Sullivan compiled consecutive maximum breaks at an exhibition match in Ireland. [8][9] Davis won a Lada car (provided by the event's sponsors) for his achievement. The noise that greeted this achievement could only have been surpassed had he managed to win any of his six finals. Video, 00:00:26'Can I finish? - Ten Hag almost forgets EFL Cup. Or earliest, depending on how you look at it. He whitewashed Chris Ross 110 in qualifying, then recorded a 136 win over Williams. Thorburn won the match 1310. Your email address will not be published. - Ten Hag almost forgets EFL Cup. Legendary Joe Davis made his first 147 in 1955. I'm sure we all know Ronnie's great clear up in 2012. I believe the gentleman in a pale brown suit greeting Cliff after he finished his run was Bill Werbernik (spelling? Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? It was witnessed by 133 people. Thorburn would later have fortune on his side to sneak through 13-12 during a final session that lasted more than seven hours and finished at 3.51am - still the latest finish in Crucible history. When you've played at all of the major venues in front of capacity crowds, it's hard to focus and get motivated playing with just one man and a dog watching. Six years later, David Gilbert made the 147th maximum at the 2019 Championship League. [67] The youngest player to have made a televised maximum is Ding Junhui, who was aged 19 years and 288 days when he achieved a 147 at the 2007 Masters. [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. I was 9-1 ahead and I saw the chance. At the time, the professional game used a rule (now standard) whereby after a foul a player could compel the offender to play the next stroke. Early in the 20th century, the maximum break was little more than a folk tale, with discredited rumours of sightings floating around cue sport establishments akin to talk of Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster. Still, Higgins' composure was the difference after Maflin himself had missed out on a similar chance in round one, and the 14th red, to middle, was a delight. Can Everton ever be great again? [7][8] He made six century breaks in winning the North American championship in 1971, equalling the record, jointly held by Joe Davis and George Chenier, for most century breaks in a single tournament. 'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag. Hendry (seven titles), O'Sullivan (five titles), Higgins (four titles) and Williams (three titles) are the only four who have won multiple world titles and managed a Crucible maximum. PLUS look out for special ticket offers and priority booking windows for the big events. Inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2001 and the Snooker Hall of Fame in 2014, he competed in Snooker Legends events and on the World Seniors Tour, winning the 2018 Seniors Masters at the Crucible Theatre at age 70. In the evening, he played cards and drank alcohol with friends until 5:00am, resuming the match the next day by winning the first five frames in succession. [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. [10] The following year, Cliff Thorburn became the first player to make a maximum at the World Championship in the fourth frame of his second round match against Terry Griffiths. 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. The event was also called the British Gold Cup (1979/1980), Yamaha Organs Trophy (1980/1981) and International Masters (1981/19821983/1984). [40][41] Three maximum breaks were compiled on 8 February 1998 during the Buckley's Bitter Challenge, an unofficial event, by Matthew Stevens, Ryan Day and Tony Chappel. He then cleared up to make the 151. [63][64] Shortly before turning 74, he announced that the 2022 UK Seniors Championship would be his last competitive event. Canada's Cliff Thorburn makes snooker history by completing the first maximum 147 break at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre. At the 1995 Thailand Open, ranked 54th, he defeated three players from the top 16, including second-ranked Steve Davis, to reach the semi-finals.It was the first time he had reached this stage of a major event since the 1991 European Open. While few players would even have the audacity to attempt it on the practice table - let alone in the pressure cooker of the Crucible - he somehow potted those 36 balls with a prize fund of 147,000 on the line. Spencer took the last frame of the session, leading 2220. It was five minutes and eight seconds of pure snooker majesty. [6] This was also the first televised 147. Cliff Thorburn World Snooker Championship 2007. . In the 1980s, Thorburn experienced tremendous success. [41] He played Steve Davis in the final. [59] Playing as an amateur again, he won the pro-am Canadian Amateur Championship in 2001; he had previously won the tournament in 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1977. Steve Davis had played 14 hours less in reaching the final and his superior mental energy was clearly a difference with the title on the line, running out an 18-6 winner. Following a dispute over money between professional players and the. 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. A break greater than 147 has happened only once in professional competition, when Jamie Burnett made a break of 148 at the qualifying stage of the 2004 UK Championship. [3]:104 He was abandoned by his mother, and after spending about two years in an orphanage during a custody dispute, was raised by his father and his paternal grandmother. Video, 00:01:00No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini, Whoops! 109 views, 3 likes, 0 loves, 1 comments, 0 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from TV Norte Tocantins: Voc telespectador de Araguana, participe da. Not many people have made a 147 at the Crucible and the prize money at that time was so high that there was a lot of pressure, Williams recalls. '- press officer interrupts Guardiola, How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle. Here is a look back at the history of the 147. 1. [6] He left school at the age of 16, and travelled across Canada playing pool and snooker money matches, taking jobs as a dishwasher and working on a garbage truck to help earn money for his stakes. Ronnie O'Sullivan soared to superstar status in five minutes and eight seconds of breathtaking snooker from the gods at a time when he'd won just two of his record 19 Triple Crown titles. [30][31], In March 1989, Cliff Thorburn also became the first player to make two competitive maximum breaks. - Ten Hag almost forgets EFL Cup. [20] He led David Taylor 53 after their first semi-final session, and 114 at the end of the second. Cliff unfortunately holds neither of these titles. [12] He became the first player ever to retain the Masters title, and the first to win it three times. [a] A player compiles a maximum break by potting all 15 reds with 15 blacks for 120 points, followed by all six colours for a further 27 points. [35] Following a 410 loss to Jimmy White in the first round of the 1982 World Snooker Championship, Thorburn decided to return to Canada. Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? Video, 00:07:07, On this day: 'Rocket' Ronnie O'Sullivan's fastest 147. [46] Thorburn was again runner-up in the 1986 Classic, this time losing to Jimmy White in the final 1213. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Over the 40-year history of official 147s, a small handful of players have missed the final black on 140. [73], In the 201112 season World Snooker introduced a roll-over system for the maximum break prize money, the "rolling 147 prize". He helped to organise the first World Championship in 1927 and bought the trophy with half of the entry fees. [12] He reached the quarter-finals of the 1975 World Snooker Championship with wins over Morgan and Miles, losing the quarter-final 1219 to Eddie Charlton, and, the following year, was eliminated 1415 by Higgins in the first round of the 1976 World Snooker Championship. Play briefly stopped on the other table as Anthony McGill and Judd Trump crossed the divide to congratulate Robertson, who pulled level with Lisowski at 10-10 at the mid-session interval. Video, 00:00:58'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag, No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini. "[57] He played for Canada in the 1996 World Cup, where his team reached the quarter-finals. [3] Thorburn had been number two in the 1980/1981 world rankings, and reached number one in the 1981/1982 rankings. Tony Meo - 1988 Matchroom League 6. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. This was also the first televised 147. Clifford Charles Devlin Thorburn CM (born 16 January 1948) is a Canadian retired professional snooker player. Guinness World Records recorded the time of the break at 5 minutes and 20 seconds. [17] He retained his Canadian Open title in 1979, taking a 103 lead over Terry Griffiths before winning the match in the deciding frame, at 1716. The following are maximum breaks played in frames that won the match. It came during the first session of his first-round match to Marco Fu, when trailing 4-2, but it couldn't prevent him suffering a 10-4 defeat the following day. Hendry, Mark Williams, O'Sullivan (on six occasions), Barry Hawkins, Matthew Stevens, Ding Junhui, Andy Hicks, Shaun Murphy, Ryan Day, John Higgins, Mark Davis (on two occasions), Martin Gould, Luca Brecel, Tom Ford (on two occasions) and Marco Fu have all made maximums to win matches. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Video, 00:01:00, No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini, Whoops! [42] There have been at least five non-tournament matches where more than one maximum was compiled. Thorburn recalled: I had a dream a couple of weeks beforehand where I potted the first black, the reds split open and I cleared up. [15], At least seven players have missed the final black on a score of 140: Robin Hull, Ken Doherty, Barry Pinches, Mark Selby,[16] Michael White,[17] Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (twice in the 201516 season),[18][19] and Liang Wenbo in a qualifying match at the 2018 World Championship, after he had already made a maximum earlier in the same match. Jimmy White was already a People's Champion by the time he was attempting to reach his fourth Crucible final and his third in a row back in 1992 but the way he conjured up this maximum against Tony Drago further enhanced that status. People didnt do it because the prize was so high, but I managed to do it. He was placed in the plate competition. Painted by the artist Michael Myers, the work is on display at the Macdonald St. Paul's Hotel in Sheffield. Video, 00:02:44, How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle, Why does who owns Manchester United matter? [62], Sean Maddocks is recognised by Guinness World Records as the youngest player to have made a maximum break in any recognised competition. [23] Higgins led 63 at the end of the first session, extending this to 95 before Thorburn levelled the match at 99. What a moment it must be for Cliff Thorburn! [54][55] He lost the semi-final 05 to Ronnie O'Sullivan. Video, 00:07:26, 'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag. [76] Individual prizes for a maximum break were phased out at the beginning of the 201920 snooker season, with a 1 million bonus on offer for the season if 20 or more were made during the season. 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 player could then nominate a colour to act as a red ball. So in your opinion what was the best snooker break of all time? 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Ironically it was actually John Spencer who had the first 147 in a televised tournament a few years earlier. [48] Thorburn experienced success in the Scottish Masters, an invitational event which opened the snooker season, in 1985 and 1986. Thread starter X Breaker; Start date Apr 25, 2007; X Breaker AzB Silver Member. In November 2010 Sam Harvey made a 151 break in a practice match against, This page was last edited on 16 February 2023, at 23:58. 'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag. Archive: O'Sullivan's second 147. In 1983, Thorburn became the first player to make a maximum break in a World Championship match, achieving the feat in his second-round encounter with Terry Griffiths. In 2005, Jamie Cope made snooker's first highest possible 155 break in a witnessed practice frame. Why does who owns Manchester United matter? Thorburn fluked a pot on the green ball in the deciding frame, to leave White requiring penalty points from Thorburn to win. He stated afterwards that the prize money of 10,000 was not worthy of a 147. Video, 00:02:59Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? His first match was against Mountjoy, Thorburn finishing their first session behind 35. Only eight recognised maximums were achieved in professional competition in the 1980s, but 26 occurred in the 1990s, 35 in the 2000s, and 86 in the 2010s. [30] [31] [23] With a break of 119, Thorburn moved within a frame of victory at 1716. Firstly, there were 147s made before this as I shall explain in a moment. pic.twitter.com/PoE9RBEcNh. It was on April 23, 1983 that the cue ace made the very first 147 maximum break at the World Snooker Championships at The Crucible Theatre - and all of. 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. Silver Member. His second indelible mark on the Crucible. In 2018 Liang Wenbo came close to becoming the first player to make two 147s in the same match. [11][12] As of March 2022[update], a further 74 maximum breaks have been officially recorded in professional competition. Spencer built a 42 lead at the end of the first session, but Thorburn won four of the next six frames and they finished the second session level at 66. Steve Davis - 1982 Lada Classic 2. 9 February 2010, 01:12 AM. Video, 00:00:19, '22m followers doesn't make it a 50-50 fight' Video, 00:00:57, '22m followers doesn't make it a 50-50 fight', Burn hopes to end Newcastle trophy drought. Watch as Cliff Thorburn makes World Snooker Championship history by scoring the first maximum 147 break at the Crucible. [1] He was added to the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 1995,[67] and inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2001. [26][29] The first official maximum break in professional competition was made by Steve Davis in the 1982 Lada Classic against Spencer. [23] Thorburn went ahead at 1211 and 1312, Higgins levelling the match both times, and the third session ending 1313. A Lada car. Two days later he'd be celebrating his fifth Crucible crown. Davis went on to win that year and proceeded to rack up an incredible 15 consecutive World Championship wins. 9) The first officially recognised maximum 147 break in snooker was made by Joe Davis in 1955. [36], In 1983, Thorburn became the first player to make a maximum break at the World Championship,[37] during the fourth frame of his second-round match against Griffiths,[3] and only the second player to make an official maximum in professional competition (after Davis at the 1982 Classic). Video, 00:01:24Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence, 'Can I finish? He was runner-up in two other world championships, losing 2125 to John Spencer in the 1977 final and 618 to Steve Davis in the 1983 final, and was ranked world number one during the 198182 season, becoming the first non-British player to top the world rankings. All 12 of the Crucible 147 breaks in multiscreen ranked by speed.Ronnie O'Sullivan's unbreakable record is only challenged by his second maximum while @nr147 is the new entry at number eight. The break came during his second-round match against Terry Griffiths in 1983. [35] Two maximum breaks were also televised at the 2019 Welsh Open. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Video, 00:01:08Why does who owns Manchester United matter? 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! [1][2] His parents separated when he was eighteen months old. For example, if a match is scheduled to have a maximum of seven frames, a player wins the game when winning a fourth frame, regardless of how many frames the other player has. However this accreditation was later revokedas official,due tothe pockets on the table being wider than the regulation size. Video, 00:03:36Burn hopes to end Newcastle trophy drought, Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence. Video, 00:09:56Archive: O'Sullivan's 'best' maximum, Archive: White's wonderful 147. [21] In the last session of the match, Thorburn extended his lead to 157 by the mid-session interval, then won 167 with a break of 114 in the 23rd frame,[22] becoming the first player to reach a second final at the Crucible. Thorburns break lasted 16 minutes and four seconds. The break came during his second round match against Terry Griffiths. [5], John Spencer compiled a maximum break in the 1979 Holsten Lager International. Strangely, when considering using balls, quicker was better. Cliff Thorburn famously entered the record books by grinding his way to the iconic first World Championship 147 - and second ever in any tournament behind Steve Davis' frame of perfection at the 1982 Lada Classic - but it would be a nine-year wait before the next when Jimmy White thrilled the crowd en route to his third of six finals. A simple Google search will quickly show that it is often quoted by many that Cliff Thorburn made the first 147 break in 1983. Video, 00:00:19Whoops! He managed to get perfectly on the last black, only to rattle it in the jaws. Joe Davis made the first officially recognised maximum break in a 1955 exhibition match in London. It was the first time he had reached this stage of a major event since the 1991 European Open. 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