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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.
By the start of the 2007–08 snooker season, O'Sullivan had made 479 century breaks. [28] He then made one century in the 2007 Euro-Asia Masters Challenge, seven in the 2007 Grand Prix, six in the 2007 Premier League Snooker before the 2007 Northern Ireland Trophy, and six more in the Northern Ireland Trophy, bringing his total to 499.
The first player to pot the gold ball and extend a 147 break to 167 would win a special prize of USD$1,000,000. Ronnie O'Sullivan was the defending champion, having defeated Luca Brecel 5–2 in the previous final, [1] but he lost 2–4 to Mark Allen in the semi‑finals. Allen went on to win the tournament, defeating Brecel 5–1 ...
Ronnie O’Sullivan capped off a dominant performance against Allan Taylor with a 147 to complete his 4-0 second-round victory. O’Sullivan went into the match against Taylor under pressure to ...
Ding made just the fourth maximum break in Masters history but O’Sullivan triumphed 6-3 in the first-round clash at Ally Pally
O'Sullivan was made an OBE in the New Year Honours list in 2016, for services to snooker. [143] [144] O'Sullivan has been a supporter of the Labour Party. [145] [146] But in June 2024, he endorsed Faiza Shaheen, the independent candidate for Chingford and Woodford Green, in the 2024 General Election. [147] [148]
World Snooker Championship – live scores: Ronnie O’Sullivan 10-10 (25) Luca Brecel 15:53 , Lawrence Ostlere O Sullivan and Brecel are back out on the Crucible floor after their interval.
The 1997 Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge was the third edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place in January 1997. The tournament was played at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham, England, and featured twelve professional players.