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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.
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 ...
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 ...
Compiled in a time of 5 minutes and 8 seconds, it remains the fastest competitive maximum break in snooker history, which is listed as a Guinness World Record. [11] [12] He won his second UK title later that year at the 1997 UK Championship. [13] Despite these successes, his career also became marred by controversy in the late 1990s.
An additional £15,000 is available to the player who compiles the highest break, while two maximums made across any of the three Triple Crown events this season will be rewarded with a £147,000 ...
Michael Price (born 2 June 1966) is a retired English professional snooker player. He turned professional in 1988. [1] He was Ronnie O'Sullivan's opponent when O'Sullivan scored the fastest 147 break in the game's history, at the 1997 World Championship.