Achieved in 5 minutes and 8 seconds, O'Sullivan's maximum in 1997 also holds the record for the fastest maximum in competitive play. Initially "Guinness World Records" recorded the time at 5 minutes and 20 seconds, but recent evidence suggests that the BBC started the timer too early on the break. Depending on the timing methodology used, the break took between 5 minutes 8 seconds and 5 minutes 15 seconds, with both World Snooker and "Guinness World Records" now officially acknowledging the shorter time.