Classics Snooker 147 #02 | Cliff Thorburn 4,530 views Dec 23, 2020 Classics Snooker 147 #02 | Cliff Thorburn Cliff Thorburn became the first snooker player to compile a maximum. TV O Norte | Araguana TO One of snookers founding fathers, Davis was already a ground-breaking individual in the history of the sport. Of the eight Crucible maximum-makers, White and Carter are the only players not to win a world title but they did both reach finals on numerous occasions, with the Whirlwind doing so in 1984, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994 and Carter managing it in 2008 and 2012. 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. Video, 00:00:26, 'Can I finish? [3] His manager Darryl McKerrow was killed in a hunting accident during the 198485 season, and Thorburn was subsequently managed by Robert Windsor, until joining Barry Hearn's Matchroom Sport in January 1988. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. [30][31], In March 1989, Cliff Thorburn also became the first player to make two competitive maximum breaks. [25], In the final session, Higgins won the first frame then Thorburn won the next two, before Higgins equalized at 1515. Silver Member. Inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2001 and the Snooker Hall of Fame in 2014, he competed in Snooker Legends events and on the World Seniors Tour, winning the 2018 Seniors Masters at the Crucible Theatre at age 70. Video, 00:02:59. Video, 00:00:58'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag, No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini. [20] He led David Taylor 53 after their first semi-final session, and 114 at the end of the second. [62], At the age of 70, Thorburn won the 2018 Seniors Masters at the Crucible Theatre, defeating Jonathan Bagley 20 in the final. Video, 00:02:44How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle. The break came during his second round match against Terry Griffiths in . Here's every 147 in Crucible history, and you'll notice only three of them came in defeat, including the most recent by Higgins against Kurt Maflin in 2020. He was placed in the plate competition. Richard . A quite incredible career ended at the 2012 World Championship but not before one final crowd-pleasing moment of greatness. Apr 25, 2007 #1 Cliff Thorburn, or Steve Davis? - Ten Hag almost forgets EFL Cup. [42] Commenting on Thorburn's performance in the final, snooker historian Clive Everton observed that the long matches he had played in reaching the final had "left him so drained that he was able to offer only token resistance. Joe Davis made the first officially recognised maximum break in a 1955 exhibition match in London. Video, 00:07:07, On this day: 'Rocket' Ronnie O'Sullivan's fastest 147. Thorburn won the seventh to make it 52, Higgins complaining after the frame that Thorburn had been standing in his line of sight, a claim that author and sports statistician Ian Morrison called "unfounded". [63][64] Shortly before turning 74, he announced that the 2022 UK Seniors Championship would be his last competitive event. Unfortunately for John the cameraman was on his teabreak at the time. Video, 00:01:08. 6 talking about this. Video, 00:00:19, '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. 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I understand that by submitting this form, I will be providing World Snooker Limited with my personal data/information. means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. [9], Thorburn played John Spencer in a series of three exhibition matches in 1971; although he lost all three,[2] he was recommended by Spencer to the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association,[3] and he was accepted as a professional in 1972. [a] 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. The event was also called the Professional Players Tournament (1982/19831983/1984). Cliff had the first televised during the World Championships. At the Classic in January 1982, Steve Davis achieved the first recognised maximum in professional competition, which was also the first in a televised match. After Rogers fouled, West took the green as his free ball followed by the brown. Still, Higgins' composure was the difference after Maflin himself had missed out on a similar chance in round one, and the 14th red, to middle, was a delight. Your email address will not be published. Mark Williams enjoyed this healthy boost to his bank balance at the 2005 World Championship. Willie Thorne - 1987 UK Championship 5. Not content with becoming the first world champion outside the United Kingdom in the modern era, the Crucible king of 1980 brought the crowd to their feet - not to mention the millions glued to their TV sets - with another history-making feat in the fourth frame of a match he was leading 2-1. Following a dispute over money between professional players and the. Only eight recognised maximums were achieved in professional competition in the 1980s, but 26 occurred in the 1990s, 35 in the 2000s, and 86 in the 2010s. This was also the first televised 147. 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Not for Higgy", "A legend makes his first mark The sporting events of January 13 down the years", "Higgins takes Championship League in double Ricoh joy", "How many 147 breaks in snooker have been made and who made them? Video, 00:02:59. [45] He also reached the final of the Classic in January 1985, where he met Thorne, the latter winning five frames in a row to win 138 after the pair had been tied at 88. [10] Thorburn travelled to England in 1973, and on the day of his arrival, the reigning world snooker champion Alex Higgins offered to play him for 5 a frame. Why does who owns Manchester United matter? Read about our approach to external linking. [52] Higgins has made two, at the 2003 LG Cup,[46] and the second at the 2012 Shanghai Masters. [23] Thorburn went ahead at 1211 and 1312, Higgins levelling the match both times, and the third session ending 1313. [11], At the 1973 World Snooker Championship, his first major tournament on the professional snooker circuit, Thorburn defeated Dennis Taylor 98 in the first round then lost 1516 to Williams in the second round. The event was also called the British Gold Cup (1979/1980), Yamaha Organs Trophy (1980/1981) and International Masters (1981/19821983/1984). Steve. 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. [70][71] Aged 56, former professional Darren Morgan made a maximum break against Gareth Edwards in an amateur Seniors event in 2023; this possibly makes him the oldest player to achieve a maximum break in competition. Stephen Hendry's second Crucible maximum helped him surge into a 5-2 lead over Shaun Murphy during the first session of their quarter-finals but he was unable to go on and keep alive his quest for a first world title of the Millennium, losing 13-11. [57] Trump made a maximum in the finals of the 2022 Turkish Masters[58] and the 2022 Champion of Champions. He strung together the perfect break at the Lada Classic and for his troubles, the Englishman received a Lada car as his prize. Years later, Ronnie O'Sullivan did it in only five minutes and twenty seconds. [23] Thorburn won the first frame, and Higgins won the next five. [104][105] Thorburn's record in non-ranking tournament finals is shown below. 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. [36], In 1983, Thorburn became the first player to make a maximum break at the World Championship,[37] during the fourth frame of his second-round match against Griffiths,[3] and only the second player to make an official maximum in professional competition (after Davis at the 1982 Classic). He then took 14 reds and blacks and a pink off the last red. For example, if a match is scheduled to have a maximum of seven frames, a player wins the game when winning a fourth frame, regardless of how many frames the other player has. [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. Video, 00:07:26, 'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag. While he was completing the break, play stopped on the tournament's second table because his friend and fellow Canadian Bill Werbeniuk wanted to watch. Steve Davis had played 14 hours less in reaching the final and his superior mental energy was clearly a difference with the title on the line, running out an 18-6 winner. Video Unavailable. Not many people have made a 147 at the Crucible and the prize money at that time was so high that there was a lot of pressure, Williams recalls. [59] Playing as an amateur again, he won the pro-am Canadian Amateur Championship in 2001; he had previously won the tournament in 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1977. Thorburn would later have fortune on his side to sneak through 13-12 during a final session that lasted more than seven hours and finished at 3.51am - still the latest finish in Crucible history. [46] Thorburn was again runner-up in the 1986 Classic, this time losing to Jimmy White in the final 1213. Cliff Thorburn won the title in 1980. 'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag. It was witnessed by 133 people. [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. The break came during his second-round match against Terry Griffiths in 1983. Early in the 20th century, the maximum break was little more than a folk tale, with discredited rumours of sightings floating around cue sport establishments akin to talk of Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster. When you've played at all of the major venues in front of capacity crowds, it's hard to focus and get motivated playing with just one man and a dog watching. Obviously not a race but here's how all the Crucible 147s - now including Neil Robertson - looked after 5 minutes and 8 seconds. It may have been the polar opposite to how Ronnie O'Sullivan managed it 15 years later - and started with a huge slice of luck as you'll see from the video below - but as Cliff Thorburn ground his way to perfection against Terry Griffiths, play on the other table was halted, allowing fellow Canadian Bill Werbeniuk to peep his head round the screen during the closing stages. His actual final score was 151. [68][69], The youngest player to have made an officially recognised maximum break in professional competition is Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon, who compiled a 147 at the 2010 RheinMain Masters when he was aged 16 years and 312 days. A simple Google search will quickly show that it is often quoted by many that Cliff Thorburn made the first 147 break in 1983. The secondreason the mistake arises isdue to the rise in public interest in snooker via the means of television. Incidentally Spencer was playing Davis when he got . A 149 by Tony Drago in West Norwood, London in 1998 is recorded by the Guinness Book of Records as the highest in this category. Neil Robertson fired the 12th 147 break in World Snooker Championship history in the 19th frame of his second round match against Jack Lisowski. Steve Davis - 1982 Lada Classic 2. 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. Later that year, he had a 40 win over Pat Houlihan at the 1973 Norwich Union Open before losing 24 to Higgins in the quarter-final. [73], In the 201112 season World Snooker introduced a roll-over system for the maximum break prize money, the "rolling 147 prize". Video, 00:07:26Can Everton ever be great again? In total there have now been 172 official maximum breaks. [42] There have been at least five non-tournament matches where more than one maximum was compiled. [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). '- press officer interrupts Guardiola. [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. It was the second time a maximum had completed a Crucible victory - with his opponent Mark Williams being the first to do so three years earlier of course - and also the second time a 147 has been scored by a player who goes on to win that same World Championship. As Canadas Thorburn lined up the final black, commentator Jack Karnehm simply uttered the words Good luck mate. The event was also called the Thailand Masters (1983/19841986/1987 & 1991/1992) and the Asian Open (1989/19901992/1993). For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. I consent to my personal data being processed so that World Snooker Limited, and/or its affiliates may use it to deliver news, promotions, advertising, and ticket information, as well as to improve the quality and relevance of services to me through online surveys. Can Everton ever be great again? He compiled the perfect break in the tenth frame of his 10-2 win over Rod Lawler at World Championship qualifying. [40] During the semi-final, which finished at 12:45am,[2] Thorburn learnt that his wife Barbara had suffered a miscarriage on the day of his maximum break. - 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. Video, 00:02:59Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? [2] Thorburn was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1984. 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. Regarding the first ever 147 maximum break; Playing an exhibition match against Willie Smith in 1955 at Leicester Hall in London, Joe Davis was the first person to achieve an accredited 147 break. Earlier in that year the Rocket had been on the receiving end of another memorable maximum. [36] Three official maximums at the same WPBSA (World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association) event have been achieved twice. It was the first time he had reached this stage of a major event since the 1991 European Open. [26] The conclusion of the final was watched by 14.5million television viewers. You must log in or register to reply here. I'm sure we all know Ronnie's great clear up in 2012. [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. He'd later lose a thrilling match 13-11, which is just the third time a 147 has been in vain. Cliff Thorburn became the first player to make a maximum break at the World Snooker Championship, a feat that has since been repeated by Jimmy White, Stephen Hendry . At least five breaks in excess of 147 have been recorded. 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[38][39] Thorburn started the break by fluking a red. '- press officer interrupts Guardiola, How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle. This however is incorrect on 2 counts. Video, 00:00:26, 'Can I finish? While few players would even have the audacity to attempt it on the practice table - let alone in the pressure cooker of the Crucible - he somehow potted those 36 balls with a prize fund of 147,000 on the line. He won the 1983 Masters, recovering from 25 against Charlton to win 65 in the semi-final, and defeating Ray Reardon 97 in the final. - Ten Hag almost forgets EFL Cup. [8][27] Rex Williams made the first maximum break in a competitive match against Manuel Francisco, Professionals v. Amateurs, on 23 December 1965 in Cape Town. pic.twitter.com/PoE9RBEcNh. Watch as Cliff Thorburn makes World Snooker Championship history by scoring the first maximum 147 break at the Crucible. [30] [31] Video, 00:00:58'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag, No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini. - 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. Thorburn led by 9-2 but eventually lost 9-10. Thorburn led by 92 but eventually lost 910. However this accreditation was later revokedas official,due tothe pockets on the table being wider than the regulation size. Firstly, there were 147s made before this as I shall explain in a moment. The noise that greeted this achievement could only have been surpassed had he managed to win any of his six finals. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Pull up a stool, grab a packet of nuts and enjoy the pint sized bits of triva on offer! He stated afterwards that the prize money of 10,000 was not worthy of a 147. The Captain achieved the feat just a day after Ronnie O'Sullivan's effort against Mark Williams while his opponent Peter Ebdon had incredibly come agonisingly close in the previous frame by missing the 15th black! Video, 00:16:43Archive: The first Crucible 147, Up Next. The break came during his second round match against Terry Griffiths in 1983, and its construction brought play on the adjoining table to a halt. His second indelible mark on the Crucible. It was here that Steve Davis completed a 147 against John Spencer a year earlier, but went under the radar for many and is barely remembered. 2023 BBC. Six years later, David Gilbert made the 147th maximum at the 2019 Championship League. Video, 00:07:07Archive: O'Sullivan's second 147, On this day: 'Rocket' Ronnie O'Sullivan's fastest 147. However, two rushes of blood to the head have cost Un-Nooh dearly in the 147 stakes. Relive Thorburn's historic Crucible 147. Steve Davis effort 40 years ago, in 1982, was the first to fit the criteria. In 2003 he also compiled two consecutive maximum breaks against Steve Davis in an exhibition match. Thorburn led 1615, and missed an easy brown ball that let Higgins in to make it 1616. Peter Ebdon compiled two maximum breaks during an 11-frame exhibition match at Eastbourne Police Club on 15 April 1996. It was witnessed by 133 people. [23] Writing in The Times, Sydney Friskin described the match to this point as a contrast of styles: "the shrewd cumulative processes of Thorburn against the explosive break-building of Higgins". "Produzir contedo de qualidade voltado para um pblico que no tem a internet como principal fonte de informao". In the fifth frame of the match, O'Sullivan declined the opportunity to make a maximum break, potting the pink off the penultimate red and completing a break of 146. 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