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A maximum break (also known as a maximum, a 147, or orally, a one‑four‑seven) is the highest possible break in snooker in normal circumstances [a] and is a special type of total clearance. 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.
Jimmy White became only the second player ever to compile a maximum break at the Crucible, during his 10–4 first round win over Tony Drago, nine years after Cliff Thorburn's maximum in 1983. [11] The highest break of the qualifying stage was 141 made by Joe Johnson .
In the 4th frame of his first round match against Doug Mountjoy, Gary Wilkinson potted 15 reds and 15 blacks to make a break of 120. With all 6 colours on their spots, Wilkinson had a golden chance of clinching a 147 maximum break and a £100,000 prize, but Wilkinson then missed the yellow, which wobbled in the jaws of the pocket.
The highest break received a prize of £10,000, and a maximum break received a prize of £147,000 – a total of £157,000. This prize was shared, as two players made a 147, winning £78,500 each. In total there were 63 century breaks made at this year's world championships. O'Sullivan and Carter both made a maximum break during the event. [6]
Stephen Maguire compiled breaks of 98, 96, 101, 122, 79 and 127 for a 10–5 defeat of Jamie Burnett. [18] A few months earlier, at the 2008 UK Championship , the game between both players, which also went Maguire's way, was investigated after there were allegations of match fixing , but neither of the players was charged. [ 18 ]
Englishman Ronnie O'Sullivan compiled a break of 146 in the quarter-finals, the highest of the tournament. Gary Wilson scored a maximum break of 147 in qualifying during his first round win over Josh Boileau. The tournament was broadcast in Europe by the BBC and Eurosport, and internationally by World Snooker on Facebook.
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Ford won frame 14, before Trump made a break of 131 in the next – his 100th century break of the season. [55] Trump also won the next frame to lead 9–7. Ford won frame 17, but Trump won the match in the next 10–8. [54] Trump became only the second player to make 100 century breaks in a season, after Neil Robertson in the 2013–14 snooker ...