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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.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 February 2025. Achievement in snooker Ronnie O'Sullivan (pictured) has scored the most century breaks in professional snooker tournaments at more than 1,200. In snooker, a century break (also century, sometimes called a ton) is a break of 100 points or more, compiled in one visit to the table. A ...
Ronnie O'Sullivan has made fifteen official maximum breaks in professional competition, [1] the highest number completed by any player. This total only includes maximum breaks that have been ratified by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA); it does not include maximums compiled in exhibition matches, or in events that are not sanctioned by the world governing body.
The highest possible score, as distinct from the highest possible break, is unlimited and depends on the value of points scored from the opponent's foul shots when added to the player's own scored points (which may not require the highest break). However, the highest possible score from a single visit clearance is 162 (foul on the black ...
What is the World Snooker Championship prize money? Winner: £500,000. Runner-up: £200,000 ... £40,000, paid out in addition to the highest break prize. The break bonuses are shared if two ...
2009 World Snooker Championship: 2: Ranking: Qualifying 2009 Championship League: 5: Non-ranking: 2009 China Open: 2: Ranking: 1 in qualifying Career total, end of 2008–09 season 51 R: 38 NR: 13 2009 Shanghai Masters: 1: Ranking: Qualifying 2009 Premier League Snooker: 4: Non-ranking: 2009 Masters Qualifying Event: 1: Non-ranking: 2009/2010 ...
The main stage of the tournament produced a total of 63 century breaks, with a further 80 centuries made during qualifying. The highest was a maximum break by Xu Si in his second-round qualifying match against Ma Hailong. Judd Trump made his 950th century break in professional competition and recorded his 1,000th professional victory during the ...
If a player is awarded a free ball with all fifteen reds still in play, they can potentially make a break exceeding 147, with the highest possible being a 155 break, achieved by nominating the free ball as an extra red, then potting the black as the additional colour after potting the free-ball red, followed by the fifteen reds with blacks, and ...