Who scored the first televised maximum snooker break, in 1982?
Maximum break Maximum break In snooker, under normal circumstances, the maximum break is 147, also known as a maximum, a 147, or orally, a one-four-seven. This score is attained by potting all 15 with 15 for 120 points, followed by all six for a further 27 points, all in a single break i.e. without any misses. Joe Davis made the first officially recognized maximum break in a 1955 exhibition match in London. In 1982, Steve Davis achieved the first recognised maximum in professional competition, which was also the first maximum to occur during a televised match. The following year, Cliff Thorburn became
Maximum break the first player to make a maximum at the World Championships. Maximum breaks are rare in snooker, with it taking until 2013 for 100 maximums to be scored in professional competition. However they have gradually become more frequent in the game; with only eight maximums being achieved in the 1980s, however, 35 in the 2000s. The record for the most maximum breaks in professional competition is held by Ronnie O'Sullivan with 15. He also holds the record for the fastest competitive maximum break, at just over five minutes, which he achieved at the 1997 World Championship. Breaks greater than 147