Thorburn was born on 16 January 1948 in Victoria, British Columbia. Archive: O'Sullivan's second 147. Video, 00:02:59Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? Video, 00:16:43Archive: The first Crucible 147, Up Next. [78], In October 2004, during qualifying for the UK Championship, Jamie Burnett became the only player to record a break of more than 147 in tournament play, when he scored 148 against Leo Fernandez. Video, 00:02:59Could the EFL Cup final change Karius' career? [3] Thorburn has aspired to be known by the nickname "Champagne Cliff", but admitted later that it never caught on. 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. [33] He led Higgins 51 in the semi-final of the 1981 Masters, but lost the match 56. Earlier in that year the Rocket had been on the receiving end of another memorable maximum. The youngest player to have made a televised 147 is Ding Junhui at the age of 19 years and 9 months in the 2007 Masters. Why does who owns Manchester United matter? Carter's maximum, which he celebrated wildly, helped him move 8-7 up in a match he'd win 13-9 on his way to his maiden final, which he'd lose to O'Sullivan. He strung together the perfect break at the Lada Classic and for his troubles, the Englishman received a Lada car as his prize. 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 . 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. The event was also called the Canadian Open (1978/19791980/1981). [62], At the age of 70, Thorburn won the 2018 Seniors Masters at the Crucible Theatre, defeating Jonathan Bagley 20 in the final. At the 2013 UK Championship, Mark Selby fired in the 100th in snooker history in his semi-final win over Ricky Walden. However, it wasnt officially ratified as the pockets were not templated. [74], Thorburn's record in ranking tournament finals is shown below.[12]. - Ten Hag almost forgets EFL Cup. [63][64] Shortly before turning 74, he announced that the 2022 UK Seniors Championship would be his last competitive event. [1] He was added to the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 1995,[67] and inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2001. [6][26] In 2009 Jimmy White and Ronnie O'Sullivan compiled consecutive maximum breaks at an exhibition match in Ireland. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. It was on April 23, 1983 that the cue ace made the very first 147 maximum break at the World Snooker Championships at The Crucible Theatre - and all of. He retired from competitive snooker after the 2022 UK Seniors Championship. Your email address will not be published. Video, 00:00:26'Can I finish? 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. It came in the fourth frame of his second round clash with Terry Griffiths. I just thought that whatever happened I was going to go for the black. Relive Thorburn's historic Crucible 147. A quite incredible career ended at the 2012 World Championship but not before one final crowd-pleasing moment of greatness. [37] The match against Griffiths ended at 3:51am, Thorburn emerging as the winner, 1312. Ronnie O'Sullivan came relatively close to breaking his record of the fastest ever 147 when clearing the table in six minutes and 30 seconds, which is easily the second quickest of all time. I understand that by submitting this form, I will be providing World Snooker Limited with my personal data/information. '- press officer interrupts Guardiola. He averaged just 8.6 seconds a shot during the 147, which was the first of a record 15 maximums he has made so far in his career. [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. [47], He won further Masters titles by defeating Mountjoy 96 in 1985, and White 95 in 1986. Sure enough it went straight in. 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. [18], Thorburn had defeated Virgo 61 in the round robin phase of the 1980 Bombay International, but lost 713 to him in the final. Video, 00:06:57On this day: 'Rocket' Ronnie O'Sullivan's fastest 147, Archive: O'Sullivan's 'best' maximum. At the time, the professional game used a rule (now standard) whereby after a foul a player could compel the offender to play the next stroke. [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. Legendary Joe Davis made his first 147 in 1955. Video, 00:01:08Why does who owns Manchester United matter? Im able to enjoy the process.. 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. The "Rest of the World" team was Thorburn, World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, Billiards Association and Control Council, 1952 World Professional Match-play Championship, "Snooker: Three players fail drug tests but remain anonymous", "Artist puts a perfect frame on the map ", "Assetereum World Seniors Masters 2018 Cliff Thorburn is your Champion! Video, 00:00:26'Can I finish? So in your opinion what was the best snooker break of all time? 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. From 22 after the first four frames, Davis won four in a row to leave Thorburn behind 26, extending this to 29 at the start of the second session, and 512 at the end of the first day. 109 views, 3 likes, 0 loves, 1 comments, 0 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from TV Norte Tocantins: Voc telespectador de Araguana, participe da. He then cleared up to make the 151. The event was also called the Dubai Masters (1988/1989) and Dubai Classic (1989/19901994/1995). That all changed in 1934 when New Zealander Murt O'Donoghue made a 147 in New South Wales in Australia. He also holds the record for the fastest competitive maximum break, at 5minutes and 8seconds, which he achieved at the 1997 World Championship. 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He won the invitational Masters in 1983, 1985, and 1986, making him the first player to win the Masters three times and the first to retain the title. This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 14:03. Willie Thorne - 1987 UK Championship 5. Clifford Charles Devlin Thorburn CM (born 16 January 1948) is a Canadian retired professional snooker player. Guinness World Records recorded the time of the break at 5 minutes and 20 seconds. The first was Stephen Hendry's in the 1997 Charity Challenge Final against Ronnie O'Sullivan - which remains the only one to clinch a title - and there has been 19 since. pic.twitter.com/RRRHGHVbVa. This was eleven minutes of wonderful exciting TV. Canada's Cliff Thorburn makes snooker history by completing the first maximum 147 break at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre. Mark Selby made the 100th officially recognised maximum break in professional competition on 7December 2013 in the seventh frame of his semi-final match against Ricky Walden at the UK Championship. [6][25][26] Joe Davis compiled the first official 147 against Willie Smith in an exhibition match on 22 January 1955 at Leicester Square Hall, London. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Video, 00:02:44How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle. They were already open when I came to the table against Terry Griffiths and I felt pretty good about things. Obviously not a race but here's how all the Crucible 147s - now including Neil Robertson - looked after 5 minutes and 8 seconds. 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. 'Massive performance' from Man Utd - Ten Hag. Thorburn, receiving 28 points start in each frame, claims to have beaten Higgins in every frame they played, and that Higgins refused to pay up. Of this, 147,000 was for making the 147 break and 18,000 was for achieving the highest break of the tournament. The event was also called the Benson & Hedges Ireland Tournament (1974/19751976/1977). He was knocked out of the 1978 World Snooker Championship by Charlton, 1213 in the quarter-finals. [46] Thorburn was again runner-up in the 1986 Classic, this time losing to Jimmy White in the final 1213. As maximums go, it was straightforward stuff, the balls apparently well-set from an early stage. [12], In 1988 Thorburn was fined 10,000, had two ranking points deducted, and was banned for two ranking tournaments, by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Painted by the artist Michael Myers, the work is on display at the Macdonald St. Paul's Hotel in Sheffield. 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. However, beginning in the 199495 season, at least one maximum break has been achieved every season thereafter; the 13 maximums scored in the 201617 season is the highest number to date. After fluking the first ball, he meticulously picked off the remaining reds with blacks. For example, Ronnie O'Sullivan's maximum at the 1997 World Championship earned him 165,000. Video, 00:07:07, On this day: 'Rocket' Ronnie O'Sullivan's fastest 147. Cliff Thorburn World Snooker Championship 2007. . Thorburns break lasted 16 minutes and four seconds. This however is incorrect on 2 counts. [18] He won 53 against Virgo in the first round of the 1980 Masters, then lost 35 to Griffiths in the quarter-final. He had already established a 9-1 advantage and with only one frame required for victory, Williams set about what was the first maximum of his career. It was five minutes and eight seconds of pure snooker majesty. Of the 176 maximum breaks in professional snooker history, 'only' 12 have occurred on the hallowed baize of the Crucible tables, with just eight different players achieving the feat across four decades. Interestingly, the closest anyone has ever got to breaking the 'impossible' record in any event is O'Sullivan himself during the 2003 World Championship when clocking a time of 6:30 against Marco Fu. This score has not been officially achieved to date. Two days later he'd be celebrating his fifth Crucible crown. Spencer took the last frame of the session, leading 2220. [38][39] Thorburn started the break by fluking a red. [7] This was also the first televised maximum break. Only one previous televised 147 break had been made in the sport's history before Thorburn - helped by a fluked opening red . Steve Davis - 1982 Lada Classic 2. Video, 00:07:26Can Everton ever be great again? 147! [13] Englishman Ronnie O'Sullivan has compiled 15 official competitive maximum breaks, the most achieved by any professional player. The following year, Cliff Thorburn became the first player to make a maximum at the World Snooker Championship. [4][5], He played pool and lacrosse in his youth,[2] and set a one-game scoring record of ten goals in the Greater Victoria Minor Lacrosse Association "midget division" in 1958. [12] He reached the quarter-finals of the 1975 World Snooker Championship with wins over Morgan and Miles, losing the quarter-final 1219 to Eddie Charlton, and, the following year, was eliminated 1415 by Higgins in the first round of the 1976 World Snooker Championship. I have acknowledged the privacy policy informing me of how my data will be processed, and the measures in place to guarantee the protection of my rights as a data subject, and the relevant points of contacts should I have any question or query. [26][28], John Spencer made the first maximum compiled in professional competition on 13 January 1979 at the Holsten Lager Tournament against Cliff Thorburn, but it was not officially ratified due to oversized pockets. Video, 00:06:57, On this day: 'Rocket' Ronnie O'Sullivan's fastest 147, Archive: O'Sullivan's 'best' maximum. 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. Canada's Cliff Thorburn makes snooker history by completing the first maximum 147 break at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre. The player can nominate one of the other colours as a red, known as a free ball, which carries the same value as a red for just that shot. Who has the first Televised 147? [24] Thorburn won the 19th and 20th frames, Higgins taking the following two to level at 1111. Cliff had the first televised during the World Championships. Up Next. [3] In July 1970, he reportedly made a maximum break of 147 in a non-competitive game against Fred Hardwick. [1], Joe Davis compiled the first officially recognised maximum break on 22January 1955, in a match against Willie Smith at Leicester Square Hall, London. Mark Williams (2005), Ali Carter (2008), John Higgins (2020) and Neil Robertson (2022) are the only other two players to have managed 147s in the World Championship at the Crucible. Thorburn became the first Canadian world snooker championship finalist. TV O Norte | Araguana TO [14] Following him are John Higgins with twelve, Stephen Hendry with eleven, Stuart Bingham with nine, Judd Trump with eight, Shaun Murphy with seven, and Ding Junhui with six. PLUS look out for special ticket offers and priority booking windows for the big events. 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. 1982 - Lada Classic - Steve Davis vs John Spencer Frame 5 First 147 On TV. The BBC still own coverage rights of the World Championship to this day and their dominance meant that a small tournament held in Oldham shown on ITV in 1982 went almost unnoticed. Six years later, David Gilbert made the 147th maximum at the 2019 Championship League. A Lada car. Video, 00:03:36Burn hopes to end Newcastle trophy drought, Klopp uses driving analogy to explain confidence. [77], A break higher than 147 can be achieved when an opponent fouls before any reds are potted, and leaves the incoming player snookered on all 15 reds. In 1968 he entered his first tournaments, and won the Toronto City Championship. Thorburn led by 92 but eventually lost 910. Nearly 10m viewers tuned in to watch Davis beat finalist Cliff Thorburn, who had entertained the public with his 147 break Steve Davis and Cliff Thorburn pose for the cameras before the. Spencer won three frames in a row to lead 2118, and Thorburn took the next two to trail by a single frame. [8][9] Davis won a Lada car (provided by the event's sponsors) for his achievement. Im a much more confident player now and take my time a bit more. 2012 Crucible Maximum Break! Thorburn won the match 1310. [74] A maximum break is worth 5,000 in the televised stages and 500 in qualifying stages of major ranking events. He was runner-up in two other world championships, losing 2125 to John Spencer in the 1977 final and 618 to Steve Davis in the 1983 final, and was ranked world number one during the 198182 season, becoming the first non-British player to top the world rankings. 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. So we've finally got a 147 on the 25th anniversary year of Ronnie O'Sullivan's record maximum. Spencer, a three-time World Champion, had already made a maximum break three years earlier at the 1979 Holsten Lager International. Mark Williams enjoyed this healthy boost to his bank balance at the 2005 World Championship. Its 40 years to the day since Steve Davis compiled the first officially recognised maximum break. Video, 00:09:20Archive: White's wonderful 147. 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. 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. [3] The match between Davis and Smith was played as part of a series of events marking the closure of Leicester Square Hall; known as Thurston's Hall until 1947,[4] the venue had hosted many important billiards and snooker matches since its opening in 1901, including twelve World Snooker Championship finals. With colours on their spots the job was all but done and Higgins held his nerve for a famous addition to his list of extraordinary World Championship achievements. [67] The oldest player to have done so is Mark Williams, who made the third maximum of his career at the 2022 English Open, aged 47 years and 270 days. Maximum breaks have become more frequent in professional snooker. [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. O'Sullivan also holds the record for the fastest competitive maximum break at just over five minutes, which he set at the 1997 World Championship. Play briefly stopped on the other table as Anthony McGill and Judd Trump crossed the divide to congratulate Robertson, who pulled level with Lisowski at 10-10 at the mid-session interval. '- press officer interrupts Guardiola, How 'listener' Howe has improved Newcastle. Thorburn deposited the ball and sunk to his knees in celebration. '- press officer interrupts Guardiola. 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. Stephen Hendry 147! [60] During the 2006 World Championship, he flew to Sheffield to unveil a life-size painting of the maximum break that he made at the tournament in 1983. [a][29][3] After the match, Higgins said of Thorburn "he's a grinder",[30] and the nickname "The Grinder" was subsequently associated with Thorburn, seen as apt for his slow, determined style of play. Years later, Ronnie O'Sullivan did it in only five minutes and twenty seconds. Why does who owns Manchester United matter? An interesting side note to mention, and to make things even more controvertial, is that the score 147 is not actually the highest break! [12] He won the opening ranking event in the 198586 snooker calendar, the Matchroom Trophy, where he beat Jimmy White in the final 1210, having trailed 07. I understand that my consent will be asked again before any other use be made of my personal data. In the semi-final, Thorburn had defeated the reigning world champion Steve Davis 97. Originally Posted by 1lawyer View Post. His prize? World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn called the decision "unacceptable" and "disrespectful". [3]:104 He was abandoned by his mother, and after spending about two years in an orphanage during a custody dispute, was raised by his father and his paternal grandmother. In years gone by, when 147s happened rarely, there was a bonus of 147,000 on offer at the Crucible. 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