Video, 00:02:44How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle. Video, 00:00:26'Can I finish? The seven-time champion, who still remains at the top of the all-time list of most Crucible crowns, produced an array of stunning shots during his perfect break, particularly in the latter stages amidst an atmosphere of high tension. Cliff Thorburn won the title in 1980. [26][29] The first official maximum break in professional competition was made by Steve Davis in the 1982 Lada Classic against Spencer. Can Everton ever be great again? [12] In the 197879 snooker season he defeated Tony Meo 1715 in the final to win the 1978 Canadian Open after having trailed 610 at the end of the first day of the final,[16] but lost his opening matches in both the Masters (45 to Perrie Mans) and the World Championship (1013 to John Virgo). Hendry has made three: the first at the 1997 Charity Challenge,[50] the second at the 1999 British Open[51] and the third at the 2001 Malta Grand Prix. [12] He won the opening ranking event in the 198586 snooker calendar, the Matchroom Trophy, where he beat Jimmy White in the final 1210, having trailed 07. Another milestone came at the 1983 World Championship when Cliff Thorburn compiled the first 147 break to be made at the Crucible. 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. Video, 00:00:26, 'Can I finish? [6] The first official maximum break in professional competition was compiled by Steve Davis in the 1982 Classic at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in Oldham, against John Spencer. An interesting side note to mention, and to make things even more controvertial, is that the score 147 is not actually the highest break! [26][28], John Spencer made the first maximum compiled in professional competition on 13 January 1979 at the Holsten Lager Tournament against Cliff Thorburn, but it was not officially ratified due to oversized pockets. Can Everton ever be great again? 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. 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. In total there have now been 172 official maximum breaks. Video, 00:07:26, 'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag. 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. Cliff unfortunately holds neither of these titles. Only seven of these have come in final-frame deciders, however: Hendry's at the 1997 Charity Challenge, O'Sullivan's at the 2007 UK Championship, both of Davis' at the 2017 Championship League, Gould's at the 2018 Championship League, Ford's at the 2019 English Open and Marco's at the 2022 Hong Kong Masters. Over the 40-year history of official 147s, a small handful of players have missed the final black on 140. [23] The BBC's television coverage of the final had been interrupted by the broadcast of live footage of the Iranian Embassy Siege. There was 44,000 on the line during Un-Noohs maximum attempt against Neil Robertson at the 2015 UK Championship. [15] World Snooker has since suggested that a break starts when the player strikes the cueball for the first time in a break which would result in a time of 5 minutes and 8 seconds,[15] and this is the time that World Snooker now officially acknowledges. You must log in or register to reply here. The event was also called the Professional Players Tournament (1982/19831983/1984). 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. The event was also called the Thailand Masters (1983/19841986/1987 & 1991/1992) and the Asian Open (1989/19901992/1993). Canada's Cliff Thorburn makes snooker history by completing the first maximum 147 break at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre. This however is incorrect on 2 counts. "[43], Thorburn enjoyed a resurgence in form during the 198485 season. Video, 00:01:08Why does who owns Manchester United matter? Thread starter X Breaker; Start date Apr 25, 2007; X Breaker AzB Silver Member. [7] This was also the first televised maximum break. - Ten Hag almost forgets EFL Cup. 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. He managed to get perfectly on the last black, only to rattle it in the jaws. - Ten Hag almost forgets EFL Cup, '22m followers doesn't make it a 50-50 fight' Video, 00:00:57'22m followers doesn't make it a 50-50 fight', Burn hopes to end Newcastle trophy drought. Maximum breaks have become more frequent in professional snooker. [73], In the 201112 season World Snooker introduced a roll-over system for the maximum break prize money, the "rolling 147 prize". He took around eleven minutes. Watch more: Fighting Talk goes Snooker Loopy, Archive: The first Crucible 147. Thorburn played his last competitive match on 5 January 2022 against Kuldesh Johal, losing 03. Greenscreen reworks footage of Cliff Thorburn playing the first televised 147 point 'perfect frame' at the World Snooker Championships in 1983. John Higgins ended an eight-year stretch without a Crucible maximum by making his first, against Norway's Kurt Maflin. Video, 00:09:56, Archive: White's wonderful 147. While players including Jamie Cope have made a 155 in practice matches, the only player to make a break above 147 in a professional tournament is Jamie Burnett. Incidentally Spencer was playing Davis when he got . 'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag. [a][29][3] After the match, Higgins said of Thorburn "he's a grinder",[30] and the nickname "The Grinder" was subsequently associated with Thorburn, seen as apt for his slow, determined style of play. Strangely, when considering using balls, quicker was better. In the last session, Thorburn again narrowed the gap to one frame, but then Spencer won three in a row to achieve victory at 2521. It came in the fourth frame of his second round clash with Terry Griffiths. Cliff Thorburn 147 - First ever 147 at the Crucible - 1983 WSC - YouTube 0:00 / 18:50 Cliff Thorburn 147 - First ever 147 at the Crucible - 1983 WSC Johnny S 381 subscribers. 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. It had been on TV before this, however in 1977 the World Championships from Sheffield were first shown on the small screen. I was 9-1 ahead and I saw the chance. The youngest player to have made a televised 147 is Ding Junhui at the age of 19 years and 9 months in the 2007 Masters. Legendary Joe Davis made his first 147 in 1955. '- press officer interrupts Guardiola, How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle. Just a few months later Un-Nooh amazingly missed the final black again, this time in World Championship qualifying against Anthony McGill, costing him a further 9,500. 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. [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. Enjoy. Thorburn became the first Canadian world snooker championship finalist. It uses It was not until a meeting on 20March 1957 that the break was officially recognised, and Davis was presented with a certificate to commemorate his achievement. In 2018 Liang Wenbo came close to becoming the first player to make two 147s in the same match. Of this, 147,000 was for making the 147 break and 18,000 was for achieving the highest break of the tournament. At the 2013 UK Championship, Mark Selby fired in the 100th in snooker history in his semi-final win over Ricky Walden. He also noted that each player had accused the other of distracting them during the match. The break came during his second-round match against Terry Griffiths in 1983. Video, 00:06:57, On this day: 'Rocket' Ronnie O'Sullivan's fastest 147, Archive: O'Sullivan's 'best' maximum. [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. Stephen Hendry composed a point perfect 147 break in the deciding frame of his 1997 Charity Challenge final against OSullivan, to take home the title with a 9-8 victory. 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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. This was also the first televised 147. In November 1995 Stephen Hendry became the first player to make two televised maximum breaks. [78], In October 2004, during qualifying for the UK Championship, Jamie Burnett became the only player to record a break of more than 147 in tournament play, when he scored 148 against Leo Fernandez. 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. He compiled the perfect break in the tenth frame of his 10-2 win over Rod Lawler at World Championship qualifying. As maximums go, it was straightforward stuff, the balls apparently well-set from an early stage. Relive Thorburn's historic Crucible 147. This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 14:03. Richard . [77], A break higher than 147 can be achieved when an opponent fouls before any reds are potted, and leaves the incoming player snookered on all 15 reds. So, due to the extensive BBC TV coverage it is widely thought that Cliff Thorburn made either the first ever 147 or indeed the first televised 147. 2023 BBC. Thorburn fluked a pot on the green ball in the deciding frame, to leave White requiring penalty points from Thorburn to win. In 2003 he also compiled two consecutive maximum breaks against Steve Davis in an exhibition match. He had already established a 9-1 advantage and with only one frame required for victory, Williams set about what was the first maximum of his career. However, beginning in the 199495 season, at least one maximum break has been achieved every season thereafter; the 13 maximums scored in the 201617 season is the highest number to date. [44][45] John Higgins and Ronnie O'Sullivan are the only players to record maximum breaks in consecutive ranking events. [43], The only player known to compile more than two maximum breaks on a single occasion is Adrian Gunnell, who compiled three maximums in four frames at a club in Telford in 2003 while practising against Ian Duffy. [23] Higgins led 63 at the end of the first session, extending this to 95 before Thorburn levelled the match at 99. [20] He led David Taylor 53 after their first semi-final session, and 114 at the end of the second. Why does who owns Manchester United matter? Watch as Cliff Thorburn makes World Snooker Championship history by scoring the first maximum 147 break at the Crucible. He defeated Thorne 97 in the 1985 final, and Alex Higgins 98 the following year. [3] In the quarter-final, he beat Jim Wych 136, having led 53, and 106. 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. [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. [26] The conclusion of the final was watched by 14.5million television viewers. Its 40 years to the day since Steve Davis compiled the first officially recognised maximum break. [47], He won further Masters titles by defeating Mountjoy 96 in 1985, and White 95 in 1986. Even though it is officially recognised by the snooker governing body, it was an exhibition match and not a competitive one. Video, 00:01:08. [68], His instruction book, Cliff Thorburn's Snooker Skills, was published in 1987 by Hamlyn, and his autobiography, Playing for Keeps, co-written with Everton, was published by Partridge Press in the same year. [13] Englishman Ronnie O'Sullivan has compiled 15 official competitive maximum breaks, the most achieved by any professional player. One of snookers founding fathers, Davis was already a ground-breaking individual in the history of the sport. Canada's Cliff Thorburn makes snooker history by completing the first maximum 147 break at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre. This was eleven minutes of wonderful exciting TV. He was told that his mother had died, but, aged twenty, learnt that she was still alive. [2] Thorburn was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1984. However, the first televised 147, in any ratified tournament, was by Steve Davis of England at the Lada Classic in Oldham, UK, on 11 January 1982. Video, 00:00:19Whoops! He is generally recognised as the sport's first world champion from outside the United Kingdom (since the title won by Australian Horace Lindrum in 1952 is usually disregarded) and remains the only world champion from the Americas. Unfortunately for John the cameraman was on his teabreak at the time. [34] At the 1981 World Championship, as defending champion, he reached the semi-final where he lost 1016 to Steve Davis. Up against Robert Milkins in the first round, it was a match which the Welshman completely dominated. [27] Thorburn is generally regarded as the first player from outside the United Kingdom to win the world championship, Horace Lindrum's victory in the 1952 World Snooker Championship usually being disregarded. He stated afterwards that the prize money of 10,000 was not worthy of a 147. Thorburn built a 1311 lead during the fourth session, and extended it to 1511 before Spencer won four consecutive frames to make it 1515; the next session again saw them share the frames, finishing at 1818. At World Championship when Cliff Thorburn makes World snooker Championship finalist in or register to reply here in! 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