A quite incredible career ended at the 2012 World Championship but not before one final crowd-pleasing moment of greatness. If the free ball is potted, the referee places this coloured ball back on its original location, de facto creating a setup as if there were 16 reds in total, thus creating a potential maximum break of 155 if a player starts from a free ball position. He also noted that each player had accused the other of distracting them during the match. In the 1980s, Thorburn experienced tremendous success. The first 147 to be made in a professional competitiveranking tournament came several decades later in 1979 by John Spencer. 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. This was also the first televised 147. Thorburn was born on 16 January 1948 in Victoria, British Columbia. Spencer built a 42 lead at the end of the first session, but Thorburn won four of the next six frames and they finished the second session level at 66. "[57] He played for Canada in the 1996 World Cup, where his team reached the quarter-finals. [77] The prize would be split among all players who had made at least one qualifying break, with each player receiving an equal share for every break made. The event was also called the Thailand Masters (1983/19841986/1987 & 1991/1992) and the Asian Open (1989/19901992/1993). Thereafter, players who made a maximum would win or share a tournament's highest break prize, although some events still offer a separate bonus for a 147. So, due to the extensive BBC TV coverage it is widely thought that Cliff Thorburn made either the first ever 147 or indeed the first televised 147. Ronnie O'Sullivan soared to superstar status in five minutes and eight seconds of breathtaking snooker from the gods at a time when he'd won just two of his record 19 Triple Crown titles. Alex Higgins: The Man Who Changed Snooker, Sport Resolutions have appointed Ian Mill KC to chair the Independent Disciplinary Hearing for the ten snooker play, Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement. Cliff Thorburn - 1983 World Championship 3. Thorburn built a 1311 lead during the fourth session, and extended it to 1511 before Spencer won four consecutive frames to make it 1515; the next session again saw them share the frames, finishing at 1818. Your email address will not be published. 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. John Higgins Makes Maiden Crucible Maximum Break! His actual final score was 151. Video, 00:00:26, 'Can I finish? Sure enough it went straight in. [47], He won further Masters titles by defeating Mountjoy 96 in 1985, and White 95 in 1986. The player could then nominate a colour to act as a red ball. [23] Higgins led 63 at the end of the first session, extending this to 95 before Thorburn levelled the match at 99. [63][64] This broke the record previously held by O'Sullivan, who made a maximum at the 1991 English Amateur Championship when he was 15 years and 98 days old. [46][47] O'Sullivan made one at the Northern Ireland Trophy and another at the UK Championship in 2007.[48][49]. By this point, having never lost a World Championship match, Davis had stopped playing in snookers biggest event so not to risk damaging his reputation with any potential defeats. 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. Its 40 years to the day since Steve Davis compiled the first officially recognised maximum break. [42] There have been at least five non-tournament matches where more than one maximum was compiled. In the last session, Thorburn again narrowed the gap to one frame, but then Spencer won three in a row to achieve victory at 2521. The break came during his second round match against Terry Griffiths in . This was eleven minutes of wonderful exciting TV. Video, 00:02:44, How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle, Why does who owns Manchester United matter? Tony Meo - 1988 Matchroom League 6. The following year, Cliff Thorburn became the first player to make a maximum at the World Snooker Championship. TV O Norte | Araguana TO 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. A 151 is reported to have been compiled by Wally West against Butch Rogers in West London's Hounslow Luciana snooker club during a club match in 1976. He retired from the main professional tour in 1996. Video, 00:01:00, No regrets starting Kane on bench - Stellini, Whoops! I believe the gentleman in a pale brown suit greeting Cliff after he finished his run was Bill Werbernik (spelling? 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. Video, 00:02:59. Steve. He took the brown as the free ball, then potted the brown again followed by the 15 reds with 12 blacks, two pinks and a blue, then the six colours.[6][21][22]. A simple Google search will quickly show that it is often quoted by many that Cliff Thorburn made the first 147 break in 1983. Unfortunately for the Scot, he missed out on the maximum break prize which is only awarded for a 147, or if a free ball is used, a 155. For example, Ronnie O'Sullivan's maximum at the 1997 World Championship earned him 165,000. '- press officer interrupts Guardiola. Thorburn recalled: I had a dream a couple of weeks beforehand where I potted the first black, the reds split open and I cleared up. Silver Member. To put that into perspective, that's over a minute quicker than the next fastest by O'Sullivan in 2003. 109 views, 3 likes, 0 loves, 1 comments, 0 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from TV Norte Tocantins: Voc telespectador de Araguana, participe da. He took around eleven minutes. In 1997 Eddie Manning achieved a 149 break in a practice match against Kam Pandya at Willie Thorne's Snooker Club in Leicester. Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? Thorburn failed to hit the pink, which gave White the penalty points he needed, and White then potted the pink and black to win the title. I'm also partial to Martin Gould's clearance against Ding 5 years ago. One of snookers founding fathers, Davis was already a ground-breaking individual in the history of the sport. 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! [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. His second indelible mark on the Crucible. 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. Thorburns break lasted 16 minutes and four seconds. [74], Thorburn's record in ranking tournament finals is shown below.[12]. Legendary Joe Davis made his first 147 in 1955. The event was also called the British Gold Cup (1979/1980), Yamaha Organs Trophy (1980/1981) and International Masters (1981/19821983/1984). The break came during his second round match against Terry Griffiths. I was 9-1 ahead and I saw the chance. He was told that his mother had died, but, aged twenty, learnt that she was still alive. [23] Thorburn won the first frame, and Higgins won the next five. [53] At the 1995 Thailand Open, ranked 54th, he defeated three players from the top 16, including second-ranked Steve Davis, to reach the semi-finals. Earlier in that year the Rocket had been on the receiving end of another memorable maximum. [8] 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 (three times), Ronnie O'Sullivan (three times), Mark Williams, Ali Carter, John Higgins and Neil Robertson. Watch as Cliff Thorburn makes World Snooker Championship history by scoring the first maximum 147 break at the Crucible. However, two rushes of blood to the head have cost Un-Nooh dearly in the 147 stakes. [62], At the age of 70, Thorburn won the 2018 Seniors Masters at the Crucible Theatre, defeating Jonathan Bagley 20 in the final. [39] The 2012 FFB Snooker Open, 2017 German Masters and 2018 Paul Hunter Classic are the only WPBSA events where two maximums were made on the same day. There was a bit of euphoria in the arena of course. Thorburn fluked a pot on the green ball in the deciding frame, to leave White requiring penalty points from Thorburn to win. 9 February 2010, 01:12 AM. '- press officer interrupts Guardiola, How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle. [10], Before the 199495 season, the maximum break remained a rare feat, with only 15 official maximums compiled altogether. [69][70][71] Thorburn is the head coach for cue sports at the Canadian Billiards and Snooker Association,[72] director of coaching and an ambassador for the Pan American Billiards & Snooker Association,[73] and a member of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association International Expert Coaching Advisory Panel. [15], At least seven players have missed the final black on a score of 140: Robin Hull, Ken Doherty, Barry Pinches, Mark Selby,[16] Michael White,[17] Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (twice in the 201516 season),[18][19] and Liang Wenbo in a qualifying match at the 2018 World Championship, after he had already made a maximum earlier in the same match. [44][45] John Higgins and Ronnie O'Sullivan are the only players to record maximum breaks in consecutive ranking events. Thank you. NB. [38][39] Thorburn started the break by fluking a red. Ken Doherty famously did so in the 2000 Masters final when an 80,000 sports car was at stake. 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