This effort also goes into the history books for being the first 147 to seal a victory at the Crucible and the second to win a match anywhere. post appeared. made fewer mistakes, to defy the odds of 2/7 quoted on Hendry to surpass the modern era record of The Rocket, who was just 21 and four years away from his first of five Crucible crowns, compiled his break during a 10-6 first-round victory over Mick Price and it won him a whopping £147,000. John Higgins ended an eight-year stretch without a Crucible maximum by making his first, against Norway's Kurt Maflin. plus the world's no.

As the Grinder leant over for the final black, commentator Jack Karnehm whispered: "Oh good luck, mate!".

Ken Doherty managed to withstand Hendry's high break attack to claim the World Championship trophy for the very first time with a 18-12 victory in the final.

Snooker’s unpredictable genius Alex ‘Hurricane’ Higgins broke down in tears when he won the title in 1982 and in 1997 Ronnie ‘Rocket’ O’Sullivan swept a 147 in five minutes. Telford International Centre, England (Mar 24-26, 1997) O'Sullivan achieved his remarkable feat during the first round of the 1997 World Championship against Mick Price.

To put that into perspective, that's over a minute quicker than the next fastest by O'Sullivan in 2003.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.

that he was so wrapped up in it that "he forgot to use his chalk" 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. once more.

The noise that greeted this achievement could only have been surpassed had he managed to win any of his six finals.You'd have thought Jimmy White had already suffered enough punishment at the hands of Stephen Hendry by the time they locked horns in the 1995 semi-finals. Opponent Mick Price, who says he was brought up in the "bread

kept up such a relentless stream of steady scoring and decent safety that the champion was simply Hendry made five centuries in the match and won five frames in a row from 15-7 Some world champs have averaged well over five minutes for one miss...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.Mark Williams (2005), Ali Carter (2008) and John Higgins (2020) are the only other two players to have managed 147s in the World Championship at the Crucible.Of the 11 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. different planet" when at his best. One had to wonder if he could snatch victory from the jaws of defeat It was clocked at five minutes 20 seconds at the time but in recent years it's been correctly altered to 5:08, which averages out at roughly 8.5 seconds per shot. he went on a training regime and lost 3 stones. Two days later he'd be celebrating his fifth Crucible crown.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. year old. Or earliest, depending on how you look at it. with him and throwing him out of the house at one stage, after which

miles every morning and then goes to the gym. Relive them all here.Of the 157 maximum breaks in professional snooker history, 'only' 11 have occurred on the hallowed baize of the Crucible tables, with just seven different players achieving the feat across four decades.Cliff Thorburn famously entered the record books by grinding his way to the iconic first World Championship 147 - and second ever in any tournament behind Steve Davis' frame of perfection at the 1982 Lada Classic - but it would be a nine-year wait before the next when Jimmy White thrilled the crowd en route to his third of six finals.Since then Stephen Hendry (1995, 2009, 2012) and Ronnie O'Sullivan (1997, 2003, 2008) have bagged three apiece, including the Rocket's mesmerising clearance in just five minute and eight seconds in 1997 which is not only the quickest of all time, by some distance, but almost unanimously regarded as the greatest.April 21st: The day Ronnie O'Sullivan scored his 147 in 5:08 minutes at an average of around 8.5 seconds per shot.

Compiled the two fastest maximum breaks (5:20 in 1997 and 6:30 in 2003) so far recorded during World Championships, making him the first player to compile more than one career maximum at the Crucible. World Championship 147 breaks: Watch all 11 Crucible maximums including Ronnie O'Sullivan's quickest ever in 1997 Snooker Four players have won multiple world titles AND hit 147 Crucible breaks down. at the races. unable to claw his way back. 1 and 2 players on the way.

I think my first report was a little unfair on Ken as it might have suggested that Hendry wasn't

non-UK) player to win the title. Hendry, while clearly shattered by the loss of his crown, generously conceded that Ken was a A quite incredible career ended at the 2012 World Championship but not before one final crowd-pleasing moment of greatness.

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