Maximum break

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Ronnie O'Sullivan holds the record for the highest number of maximum breaks in professional competition (15), and also the fastest (5 minutes and 8 seconds, set at the 1997 World Championship).

A maximum break (also known as a maximum, a 147, or orally, a one-four-seven) is the highest possible break in snooker in normal circumstances[a] and is a special type of total clearance. A player compiles a maximum break by potting all 15 reds with 15 blacks for 120 points, followed by all six colours for a further 27 points. Compiling a maximum break is regarded as a highly significant achievement in the game of snooker, and may be compared to a nine-dart finish in darts or a 300 game in ten-pin bowling.

Joe Davis made the first officially recognised maximum break in a 1955 exhibition match in London. 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. The following year, Cliff Thorburn became the first player to make a maximum at the World Snooker Championship. As of October 2024, over 200 officially recognised maximum breaks have been made in professional tournament play.[1] Ronnie O'Sullivan holds the record for the most maximum breaks in professional competition, with 15, and also holds the Guinness World Record for the fastest competitive maximum break, which he made at the 1997 World Championship in a time of 5 minutes and 8 seconds.[2][3]

Maximum breaks have become more frequent in professional snooker. 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. As of the 2024 Wuhan Open, 51 officially recognised professional maximums have been made thus far in the 2020s. In the 1990s, some players received £147,000 for making a maximum break, but as the frequency of maximums increased, the reward was changed to a rolling prize pot that began at £5,000, leading to discontent among players. For the 2019‍–‍20 season, World Snooker Tour chairman Barry Hearn replaced the rolling prize with a conditional £1 million bonus, to be awarded if 20 or more maximum breaks were attained in the season. The 20 maximums were not achieved. 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. The 2022 World Snooker Championship offered a bonus of £40,000 for a maximum break made at the Crucible and £10,000 for a maximum made in the qualifying rounds, in addition to the £15,000 highest break prize.[4] In 2023, the World Snooker Tour introduced a £147,000 bonus for any player making two maximum breaks during the season's Triple Crown Series. The bonus could be awarded up to three times, for a total of £441,000, meaning that the same player could potentially win £441,000 by making six maximums in the events.[5]

History

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Joe Davis compiled the first officially recognised maximum break on 22 January 1955, in a match against Willie Smith at Leicester Square Hall, London.[6] The Billiards Association and Control Council initially refused to accept the break since the match was not played under their rules. At the time, the professional game used a rule (now standard, see rules of snooker) whereby after a foul a player could compel the offender to play the next stroke. It was not until a meeting on 20 March 1957 that the break was officially recognised, and Davis was presented with a certificate to commemorate his achievement.[7] 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,[8] the venue had hosted many important billiards and snooker matches since its opening in 1901, including twelve World Snooker Championship finals.[9] John Spencer compiled a maximum break in the 1979 Holsten Lager International, but it did not count as an official maximum, however, as the break was made on a non-templated table used during the event.[10] 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.[11] This was also the first televised maximum break.[12][13] For his achievement, Davis won a Lada car provided by the event's sponsors.[14] The following year, Cliff Thorburn became the first player to make a maximum at the World Championship in the fourth frame of his second round match against Terry Griffiths.[14]

Before the 1994‍–‍95 season, the maximum break remained a rare feat, with only 15 official maximums compiled altogether. However, beginning in the 1994‍–‍95 season, at least one maximum break has been achieved every season thereafter; the 13 maximums scored in the 2016‍–‍17 season, 2022‍–‍23 season and the 2023‍–‍24 season is the highest number to date. Mark Selby made the 100th officially recognised maximum break in professional competition on 7 December 2013 in the seventh frame of his semi-final match against Ricky Walden at the UK Championship.[15][16] As of 11 October 2024,[17] 206 official maximum breaks have been recorded in professional competition,[1][18] with the 200th being made by Joe O'Connor at the 2024 Championship League.[19] Englishman Ronnie O'Sullivan has compiled 15 official competitive maximum breaks, the most achieved by any professional player.[20] Following him are John Higgins with 13, Stephen Hendry with 11, Stuart Bingham with nine, Judd Trump and Shaun Murphy with eight, and Ding Junhui with seven. 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.[3]

On 30 April 2023, Selby made a maximum break in the 16th frame during the 2023 World Championship final against Luca Brecel, the first achieved in a World Championship final.[21] On 7 December 2023, Murphy made a maximum break in his first-round match against Bulcsú Révész in the 2023 Shoot Out, the first ever compiled at the Shoot Out, which is played under a variation of snooker rules, with a shot clock and fouls awarding ball in hand.[22][23] On October 5 2024, in his winning run in event 3, Zhao Xintong made the first ever maximum break on the Q Tour, the secondary snooker tour that serves as a qualification route to the main professional tour, in his 4‍–‍1 win over Shaun Liu.[24][25][26]

At least seven players have missed the final black on a score of 140: Robin Hull, Ken Doherty, Barry Pinches, Mark Selby,[27] Michael White,[28] Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (twice in the 2015‍–‍16 season and once in the 2024‍–‍25 season),[32] and Liang Wenbo in a qualifying match at the 2018 World Championship, after he had already made a maximum earlier in the same match.[33] Breaks above 147 are possible when an opponent fouls and leaves a free ball with all 15 reds still remaining on the table. A break greater than 147 has happened only once in professional competition, when Jamie Burnett made a break of 148 at the qualifying stage of the 2004 UK Championship.[34][35] Jamie Cope compiled a break of 155 points, the highest possible free-ball break, during practice in 2005.[36] Alex Higgins is said to have attained the same feat by some players.[37]

Records

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First maximums

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The first known maximum break in practice was made by Murt O'Donoghue at Griffith, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, on 26 September 1934.[10][38][39] Joe Davis compiled the first official 147 against Willie Smith in an exhibition match on 22 January 1955 at Leicester Square Hall, London.[12][40] Rex Williams made the first maximum break in a competitive match against Manuel Francisco, Professionals v. Amateurs, on 23 December 1965 in Cape Town.[39][41]

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.[10] The break was not caught on video as the television-crew were away on a tea-break.[39][42] The first official maximum break in professional competition was made by Steve Davis in the 1982 Lada Classic against Spencer.[10] This was also the first televised 147.[12] 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, Neil Robertson, Kyren Wilson, and Mark Selby.[43][44]

In March 1989, Thorburn also became the first player to make two competitive maximum breaks. In November 1995 Hendry became the first player to make two televised maximum breaks.[45][46] Mink Nutcharut made a 147 in a March 2019 practice match, believed to be the only maximum break achieved by a woman in any match.[47]

Multiple maximums

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More than one official maximum break has been compiled in the same event on more than twenty occasions. The first tournament with more than one maximum break was the 1992 Matchroom League, in which John Parrott and Stephen Hendry each made a 147 break.[48][49] The first time that two maximum breaks were made in the same ranking tournament was at the 1999 British Open, where Jason Prince made one during qualifying and Graeme Dott at the main event.[50] This was repeated at the 2000 Scottish Open, with Stephen Maguire in qualifying and Ronnie O'Sullivan at the main event.[51] The 2008 World Snooker Championship was the first event where two maximum breaks (by O'Sullivan and Carter) were televised.[52] Two maximum breaks (by Neil Robertson and Noppon Saengkham) were also televised at the 2019 Welsh Open.[53] Three official maximums at the same WPBSA (World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association) event have been achieved three times. The first was at the 2012 UK Championship, when Andy Hicks and Jack Lisowski both compiled one each in qualifying and John Higgins compiled one in the televised stages.[54] The second time was at the 2017 German Masters, where Ali Carter and Ross Muir both compiled one each during qualifying and Tom Ford during the televised stages.[55] The third time was at the 2024 Championship League by Kyren Wilson in Group 3,[56] by John Higgins in Group 5,[57] and by Joe O'Connor in Group 7.[19]

Mark Davis became the only player to make two official maximum breaks in professional competition at the same event when he compiled two 147s at the 2017 Championship League.[58] 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.[59][60] Three maximum breaks were compiled on 8 February 1998 during the Buckley's Bitter Challenge, an unofficial event, by Matthew Stevens, Ryan Day and Tony Chappel.[61] There have been at least five non-tournament matches where more than one maximum was compiled. Peter Ebdon compiled two maximum breaks during an 11-frame exhibition match at Eastbourne Police Club on 15 April 1996. In 2003 he also compiled two consecutive maximum breaks against Steve Davis in an exhibition match.[10][39] In 2009 Jimmy White and Ronnie O'Sullivan compiled consecutive maximum breaks at an exhibition match in Ireland.[62]

The only player known to compile more than two maximum breaks on a single occasion is Adrian Gunnell, who compiled three maximums in four frames at a club in Telford in 2003 while practising against Ian Duffy.[63][64] John Higgins and Ronnie O'Sullivan are the only players to record maximum breaks in consecutive ranking events. Higgins made one during his defeat by Mark Williams in the LG Cup final, and then one in his second round match at the 2003 British Open.[65][66] O'Sullivan made one at the Northern Ireland Trophy and another at the UK Championship in 2007.[67][68]

Final frames and matches

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Hendry, Mark Williams, O'Sullivan (on six occasions), Barry Hawkins, Matthew Stevens, Ding Junhui, Andy Hicks, Shaun Murphy, Ryan Day, John Higgins, Mark Davis (on two occasions), Martin Gould, Luca Brecel, Tom Ford (on two occasions), and Marco Fu have all made maximums to win matches. Only seven of these have come in final-frame deciders, however: Hendry's at the 1997 Charity Challenge, O'Sullivan's at the 2007 UK Championship, both of Davis' at the 2017 Championship League, Gould's at the 2018 Championship League, Ford's at the 2019 English Open and Fu's at the 2022 Hong Kong Masters.

Hendry, John Higgins, Stuart Bingham, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Shaun Murphy, Neil Robertson, Judd Trump, Mark Selby, and Zhang Anda have made maximums in finals of tournaments. Hendry has made three: the first at the 1997 Charity Challenge,[69] the second at the 1999 British Open[70] and the third at the 2001 Malta Grand Prix.[71] Higgins has made two, at the 2003 LG Cup,[65] and the second at the 2012 Shanghai Masters.[72] Bingham at the 2012 Wuxi Classic,[73] O'Sullivan in the final frame of the 2014 Welsh Open,[74] Murphy at the 2014 Ruhr Open,[75] Robertson at the 2015 UK Championship,[76] Trump at the 2022 Turkish Masters[77] and the 2022 Champion of Champions[78] and Zhang at the 2023 International Championship.[79] Selby made a maximum in the 2023 World Snooker Championship final, becoming the first player to do so at that stage of the tournament.[80] Selby's and Robertson's maximums are the only ones compiled in the finals of Triple Crown events.

Fastest

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O'Sullivan's 147 break in the first-round match against Mick Price at the 1997 World Championship set the record for the fastest maximum in the history of the game. For many years Guinness World Records recorded the time of the break at 5 minutes and 20 seconds.[81] However an investigation undertaken by Deadspin in 2017 revealed that the time recorded by Guinness was incorrect because the timer was started too early on the BBC footage.[3][82] Breaks are not officially timed in snooker and the official rules of snooker do not specify how they should be timed, instead leaving the timing to the discretion of the broadcaster. The only timing methodology World Snooker sanctions in its events is the one employed in shot clock events where timing for a player's shot begins when the balls have come to rest from his opponent's previous shot. Under this convention the break would have been timed at 5 minutes and 15 seconds. World Snooker has since suggested that a break starts when the player strikes the cueball for the first time in a break which would result in a time of 5 minutes and 8 seconds, and this is the time that both World Snooker and Guinness World Records now officially acknowledge.[83][2]

Youngest and oldest

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The youngest player to have made an officially recognised maximum break in professional competition is Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon, who compiled a 147 at the 2010 Rhein‍–‍Main Masters aged 16 years and 312 days.[84] Sean Maddocks is recognised by Guinness World Records as the youngest player to make a maximum break in any recognised competition. Maddocks was 15 years and 90 days old when he achieved the feat at the LiteTask Pro-Am series in Leeds on 9 July 2017.[85][86] Judd Trump is known to have made a 147 at the Potters Under-16 Tournament in 2004 at the age of 14 years and 206 days; however, this break is not recognised by Guinness World Records.[84] The youngest player to have made a televised maximum is Ding Junhui, who was aged 19 years and 288 days when he achieved a 147 at the 2007 Masters.[87][88]

The oldest player to have made a maximum in professional competition is John Higgins, who did so in the 2024 Championship League, aged 48 years and 268 days.[57] Former professional Darren Morgan made a maximum break in an amateur Seniors event in 2023 at the age of 56 years and 261 days; this possibly makes him the oldest player to achieve a maximum break in competition.[89]

Prize money

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In professional tournaments there was usually a substantial prize awarded to any player achieving a 147 break. For example, Ronnie O'Sullivan's maximum at the 1997 World Championship earned him £165,000. Of this, £147,000 was for making the 147 break and £18,000 was for achieving the highest break of the tournament.[90]

In the 2011‍–‍12 season World Snooker introduced a roll-over system for the maximum break prize money, the "rolling 147 prize".[91] A maximum break is worth £5,000 in the televised stages and £500 in qualifying stages of major ranking events. There is a £500 prize in the Players Tour Championship events from the last 128 onwards.[92] If a maximum is not made then the prize rolls over to the next event until somebody wins it.[91][needs update]

At the 2016 Welsh Open, Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Barry Pinches 4‍–‍1 in the first round. In the fifth frame of the match, O'Sullivan declined the opportunity to make a maximum break, potting the pink off the penultimate red and completing a break of 146. He stated afterwards that the prize money of £10,000 was not worthy of a 147. World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn called the decision "unacceptable" and "disrespectful".[93] Individual prizes for a maximum break were phased out at the beginning of the 2019‍–‍20 season, with a £1 million bonus on offer for the season if 20 or more were made during the season.[94] 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.[94]

For the 2023‍–‍24 season the WST has offered a £147,000 bonus to any player making two maximum breaks during the season's Triple Crown events.[95]

Breaks exceeding 147

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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. 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. 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.[15]

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. 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.[10][34][35]

Some breaks exceeding 147 have been reported in non-tournament settings:

  • 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. After Rogers fouled, West took the green as his free ball followed by the brown. He then took 14 reds and blacks and a pink off the last red. He then cleared up to make the 151.[10][96]
  • In April 1988 Steve Duggan made a 148 in a practice frame against Mark Rowing in Doncaster.[10][97]
  • In 1993 Stephen Hendry made a 148 in a practice match against Alfie Burden.[10]
  • In 1995 Tony Drago made a 149 in practice against Nick Manning in West Norwood, London, that was recorded by the Guinness Book of Records as the highest in this category. In that match Drago nominated the brown as the free ball, to score one point. He then potted the brown again, for four more points, before potting the 15 reds with 13 blacks, a pink and a blue, then all the colours.[10][97]
  • In 1997 Eddie Manning achieved a 149 break in a practice match against Kam Pandya at Willie Thorne's Snooker Club in Leicester. He potted brown, brown, 13 blacks, pink and blue.[10]
  • In April 2003 Jamie Cope made a 151 break at The Reardon Snooker Club during a practice game with David Fomm-Ward. After a foul by his opponent, Cope was snookered behind the brown ball. He took the brown as the free ball and then potted the blue, 13 reds with blacks and two with pinks, then the six colours.[10]
  • In 2005, Jamie Cope made snooker's first highest possible 155 break in a witnessed practice frame.[36]
  • In November 2010 Sam Harvey made a 151 break in a practice match against Kyren Wilson at his home club in Bedford. Harvey potted the brown as the free ball and then the black, 12 reds with blacks, two with pinks and one with blue, then the six colours.[10][98]
  • In August 2021, Thepchaiya Un-Nooh made a 155 break in a practice match against Hossein Vafaei. The feat was filmed by a security camera.[10][99]
  • In March 2022, Marco Fu made a 149 break in a practice match against Noppon Saengkham at the Ding Junhui Snooker Academy.[100][101]

List of official maximum breaks

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Official maximum breaks achieved in professional competition [1][18][45][46]
No. Date Season Player Age Opponent Event
001[13] 11 January 1982 81–82 Steve Davis 24 years, 142 days John Spencer Classic
002[102] 23 April 1983 82–83 Cliff Thorburn 35 years, 97 days Terry Griffiths World Championship
003[45] 28 January 1984 83–84 Kirk Stevens 25 years, 164 days Jimmy White Masters (L)
004[103] 17 November 1987 87–88 Willie Thorne 33 years, 258 days Tommy Murphy UK Championship
005[104] 20 February 1988 87–88 (2) Tony Meo 28 years, 139 days Stephen Hendry Matchroom League (L)
006[105] 24 September 1988 88–89 Alain Robidoux 28 years, 61 days Jim Meadowcroft European Open (Q)
007[106] 18 February 1989 88–89 (2) John Rea 37 years, 75 days Ian Black Scottish Pro. Championship
008[104] 8 March 1989 88–89 (3) Cliff Thorburn (2nd) 41 years, 51 days Jimmy White Matchroom League
009[107] 16 January 1991 90–91 James Wattana 20 years, 364 days Paul Dawkins World Masters
010[108] 5 June 1991 91–92 Peter Ebdon 20 years, 282 days Wayne Martin Strachan Open (Q)
011[109] 25 February 1992 91–92 (2) James Wattana (2nd) 22 years, 39 days Tony Drago British Open
012[110] 22 April 1992 91–92 (3) Jimmy White 29 years, 356 days Tony Drago World Championship
013[48] 9 May 1992 91–92 (4) John Parrott 27 years, 364 days Tony Meo Matchroom League
014[48] 24 May 1992 91–92 (5) Stephen Hendry 23 years, 132 days Willie Thorne Matchroom League
015[45] 14 November 1992 92–93 Peter Ebdon (2nd) 22 years, 79 days Ken Doherty UK Championship (L)
016[109] 7 September 1994 94–95 David McDonnell 22 years, 331 days Nic Barrow British Open (Q)
017[111] 27 April 1995 94–95 (2) Stephen Hendry (2nd) 26 years, 104 days Jimmy White World Championship
018[112] 25 November 1995 95–96 Stephen Hendry (3rd) 26 years, 316 days Gary Wilkinson UK Championship
019[69] 5 January 1997 96–97 Stephen Hendry (4th) 27 years, 358 days Ronnie O'Sullivan Charity Challenge (F)
020[83] 21 April 1997 96–97 (2) Ronnie O'Sullivan 21 years, 137 days Mick Price World Championship
021[45] 18 September 1997 97–98 James Wattana (3rd) 27 years, 244 days Pang Weiguo China International
022[113] 23 May 1998 97–98 (2) Stephen Hendry (5th) 29 years, 130 days Ken Doherty Premier League (L)
023[114] 10 August 1998 98–99 Adrian Gunnell 25 years, 351 days Mario Wehrmann Thailand Masters (Q)
024[45] 13 August 1998 98–99 (2) Mehmet Husnu 26 years, 19 days Eddie Barker China International (Q)
025[50] 13 January 1999 98–99 (3) Jason Prince 28 years, 210 days Ian Brumby British Open (Q) (L)
026[115] 29 January 1999 98–99 (4) Ronnie O'Sullivan (2nd) 23 years, 55 days James Wattana Welsh Open
027[45] 4 February 1999 98–99 (5) Stuart Bingham 22 years, 259 days Barry Hawkins UK Tour – Event 3
028[45] 22 March 1999 98–99 (6) Nick Dyson 29 years, 93 days Adrian Gunnell UK Tour – Event 4
029[50] 6 April 1999 98–99 (7) Graeme Dott 21 years, 329 days David Roe British Open
030[70] 19 September 1999 99–00 Stephen Hendry (6th) 30 years, 249 days Peter Ebdon British Open (F)
031[116] 21 September 1999 99–00 (2) Barry Pinches 29 years, 70 days Joe Johnson Welsh Open (Q) (L)
032[117] 18 October 1999 99–00 (3) Ronnie O'Sullivan (3rd) 23 years, 317 days Graeme Dott Grand Prix
033[45] 4 November 1999 99–00 (4) Karl Burrows 31 years, 322 days Adrian Rosa Masters (Q) (L)
034[118] 22 November 1999 99–00 (5) Stephen Hendry (7th) 30 years, 313 days Paul Wykes UK Championship
035[45] 21 January 2000 99–00 (6) John Higgins 24 years, 248 days Dennis Taylor Nations Cup
036[45] 24 March 2000 99–00 (7) John Higgins (2nd) 24 years, 311 days Jimmy White Irish Masters
037[51] 28 March 2000 99–00 (8) Stephen Maguire 19 years, 15 days Phaitoon Phonbun Scottish Open (Q) (L)
038[51] 5 April 2000 99–00 (9) Ronnie O'Sullivan (4th) 24 years, 122 days Quinten Hann Scottish Open
039[119] 25 October 2000 00–01 Marco Fu 22 years, 291 days Ken Doherty Scottish Masters (L)
040[120] 7 November 2000 00–01 (2) David McLellan 30 years, 302 days Steve Meakin Masters (Q)
041[121] 19 November 2000 00–01 (3) Nick Dyson (2nd) 30 years, 336 days Robert Milkins UK Championship (Q)
042[71] 25 February 2001 00–01 (4) Stephen Hendry (8th) 32 years, 43 days Mark Williams Malta Grand Prix (F)
043[122] 17 October 2001 01–02 Ronnie O'Sullivan (5th) 25 years, 316 days Drew Henry LG Cup
044[123] 12 November 2001 01–02 (2) Shaun Murphy 19 years, 94 days Adrian Rosa Masters (Q)
045[45] 28 October 2002 02–03 Tony Drago 37 years, 36 days Stuart Bingham Masters (Q) (L)
046[124] 22 April 2003 02–03 (2) Ronnie O'Sullivan (6th) 27 years, 138 days Marco Fu World Championship (L)
047[65] 12 October 2003 03–04 John Higgins (3rd) 28 years, 147 days Mark Williams LG Cup (F) (L)
048[66] 12 November 2003 03–04 (2) John Higgins (4th) 28 years, 178 days Michael Judge British Open
049[125] 4 October 2004 04–05 John Higgins (5th) 29 years, 139 days Ricky Walden Grand Prix (L)
050[126] 17 November 2004 04–05 (2) David Gray 25 years, 282 days Mark Selby UK Championship
051[127] 20 April 2005 04–05 (3) Mark Williams 30 years, 30 days Robert Milkins World Championship
052[128] 22 November 2005 05–06 Stuart Bingham (2nd) 29 years, 185 days Marcus Campbell Masters (Q)
053[129] 14 March 2006 05–06 (2) Robert Milkins 30 years, 8 days Mark Selby World Championship (Q) (L)
054[130] 23 October 2006 06–07 Jamie Cope 21 years, 41 days Michael Holt Grand Prix
055[87] 14 January 2007 06–07 (2) Ding Junhui 19 years, 288 days Anthony Hamilton Masters
056[131] 16 February 2007 06–07 (3) Andrew Higginson 29 years, 65 days Ali Carter Welsh Open
057[45] 19 September 2007 07–08 Jamie Burnett 32 years, 3 days Liu Song Grand Prix (Q)
058[132] 14 October 2007 07–08 (2) Tom Ford 24 years, 58 days Steve Davis Grand Prix
059[67] 8 November 2007 07–08 (3) Ronnie O'Sullivan (7th) 31 years, 338 days Ali Carter Northern Ireland Trophy
060[68] 15 December 2007 07–08 (4) Ronnie O'Sullivan (8th) 32 years, 10 days Mark Selby UK Championship
061[133] 29 March 2008 07–08 (5) Stephen Maguire (2nd) 27 years, 16 days Ryan Day China Open
062[134] 28 April 2008 07–08 (6) Ronnie O'Sullivan (9th) 32 years, 145 days Mark Williams World Championship
063[135] 29 April 2008 07–08 (7) Ali Carter 28 years, 279 days Peter Ebdon World Championship
064[45] 2 October 2008 08–09 Jamie Cope (2nd) 23 years, 20 days Mark Williams Shanghai Masters (L)
065[45] 29 October 2008 08–09 (2) Liang Wenbo 21 years, 238 days Martin Gould Bahrain Championship (Q)
066[45] 8 November 2008 08–09 (3) Marcus Campbell 36 years, 47 days Ahmed Basheer Al-Khusaibi Bahrain Championship
067[136] 16 December 2008 08–09 (4) Ding Junhui (2nd) 21 years, 259 days John Higgins UK Championship (L)
068[11] 28 April 2009 08–09 (5) Stephen Hendry (9th) 40 years, 105 days Shaun Murphy World Championship (L)
069[45] 5 June 2009 09–10 Mark Selby 25 years, 351 days Joe Perry Jiangsu Classic (L)
070[137] 1 April 2010 09–10 (2) Neil Robertson 28 years, 49 days Peter Ebdon China Open (L)
071[138] 25 June 2010 10–11 Kurt Maflin 26 years, 321 days Michal Zielinski PTC – Event 1
072[139] 6 August 2010 10–11 (2) Barry Hawkins 31 years, 105 days James McGouran PTC – Event 3
073[140] 20 September 2010 10–11 (3) Ronnie O'Sullivan (10th) 34 years, 289 days Mark King World Open (Q)
074[141] 22 October 2010 10–11 (4) Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon 16 years, 312 days Barry Hawkins Rhein–Main Masters (L)
075[141] 23 October 2010 10–11 (5) Mark Williams (2nd) 35 years, 216 days Diana Schuler Rhein–Main Masters
076[142] 19 November 2010 10–11 (6) Rory McLeod 39 years, 238 days Issara Kachaiwong Prague Classic (L)
077[143] 17 February 2011 10–11 (7) Stephen Hendry (10th) 42 years, 35 days Stephen Maguire Welsh Open (L)
078[144] 26 August 2011 11–12 Ronnie O'Sullivan (11th) 35 years, 264 days Adam Duffy Paul Hunter Classic
079[145] 22 November 2011 11–12 (2) Mike Dunn 40 years, 2 days Kurt Maflin German Masters (Q)
080[146] 27 November 2011 11–12 (3) David Gray (2nd) 32 years, 291 days Robbie Williams PTC – Event 10 (Q)
081[147] 29 November 2011 11–12 (4) Ricky Walden 29 years, 18 days Gareth Allen PTC – Event 10
082[59] 15 December 2011 11–12 (5) Matthew Stevens 32 years, 95 days Michael Wasley FFB Snooker Open
083[59] 15 December 2011 11–12 (6) Ding Junhui (3rd) 24 years, 258 days Brandon Winstone FFB Snooker Open
084[148] 17 December 2011 11–12 (7) Ding Junhui (4th) 24 years, 260 days James Cahill PTC – Event 11
085[149] 18 December 2011 11–12 (8) Jamie Cope (3rd) 26 years, 97 days Kurt Maflin PTC – Event 11
086[150] 14 January 2012 11–12 (9) Marco Fu (2nd) 34 years, 6 days Matthew Selt World Open (Q)
087[151] 11 April 2012 11–12 (10) Robert Milkins (2nd) 36 years, 36 days Xiao Guodong World Championship (Q)
088[43] 21 April 2012 11–12 (11) Stephen Hendry (11th) 43 years, 99 days Stuart Bingham World Championship
089[73] 1 July 2012 12–13 Stuart Bingham (3rd) 36 years, 41 days Ricky Walden Wuxi Classic (F) (L)
090[152] 24 August 2012 12–13 (2) Ken Doherty 42 years, 342 days Julian Treiber Paul Hunter Classic
091[72] 23 September 2012 12–13 (3) John Higgins (6th) 37 years, 128 days Judd Trump Shanghai Masters (F)
092[153] 16 November 2012 12–13 (4) Tom Ford (2nd) 29 years, 91 days Matthew Stevens Bulgarian Open
093[154] 21 November 2012 12–13 (5) Andy Hicks 39 years, 103 days Daniel Wells UK Championship (Q)
094[155] 22 November 2012 12–13 (6) Jack Lisowski 21 years, 150 days Chen Zhe UK Championship (Q)
095[156] 5 December 2012 12–13 (7) John Higgins (7th) 37 years, 201 days Mark Davis UK Championship (L)
096[157] 14 December 2012 12–13 (8) Kurt Maflin (2nd) 29 years, 128 days Stuart Carrington Scottish Open
097[158] 16 March 2013 12–13 (9) Ding Junhui (5th) 25 years, 349 days Mark Allen PTC – Grand Final
098[159] 28 May 2013 12–13 (10) Neil Robertson (2nd) 31 years, 106 days Mohamed Khairy Wuxi Classic (Q)
099[160] 15 November 2013 13–14 Judd Trump 24 years, 87 days Mark Selby Antwerp Open (L)
100[15] 7 December 2013 13–14 (2) Mark Selby (2nd) 30 years, 171 days Ricky Walden UK Championship
101[161] 11 December 2013 13–14 (3) Dechawat Poomjaeng 35 years, 153 days Zak Surety German Masters (Q)
102[162] 12 December 2013 13–14 (4) Gary Wilson 28 years, 123 days Ricky Walden German Masters (Q)
103[163] 8 January 2014 13–14 (5) Shaun Murphy (2nd) 31 years, 151 days Mark Davis Championship League
104[164] 9 February 2014 13–14 (6) Shaun Murphy (3rd) 31 years, 183 days Jamie Jones Gdynia Open
105[74] 2 March 2014 13–14 (7) Ronnie O'Sullivan (12th) 38 years, 87 days Ding Junhui Welsh Open (F)
106[165] 22 August 2014 14–15 Aditya Mehta 28 years, 295 days Stephen Maguire Paul Hunter Classic (L)
107[166] 23 October 2014 14–15 (2) Ryan Day 34 years, 214 days Cao Yupeng Haining Open
108[75] 23 November 2014 14–15 (3) Shaun Murphy (4th) 32 years, 105 days Robert Milkins Ruhr Open (F)
109[167] 4 December 2014 14–15 (4) Ronnie O'Sullivan (13th) 38 years, 364 days Matthew Selt UK Championship
110[168] 12 December 2014 14–15 (5) Ben Woollaston 27 years, 212 days Joe Steele Lisbon Open
111[169] 5 January 2015 14–15 (6) Barry Hawkins (2nd) 35 years, 257 days Stephen Maguire Championship League
112[170] 11 January 2015 14–15 (7) Marco Fu (3rd) 37 years, 3 days Stuart Bingham Masters
113[171] 6 February 2015 14–15 (8) Judd Trump (2nd) 25 years, 170 days Mark Selby German Masters (L)
114[172] 10 February 2015 14–15 (9) David Gilbert 33 years, 243 days Xiao Guodong Championship League (L)
115[76] 6 December 2015 15–16 Neil Robertson (3rd) 33 years, 298 days Liang Wenbo UK Championship (F)
116[173] 11 December 2015 15–16 (2) Marco Fu (4th) 37 years, 337 days Sam Baird Gibraltar Open
117[174] 19 February 2016 15–16 (3) Ding Junhui (6th) 28 years, 324 days Neil Robertson Welsh Open (L)
118[175] 25 February 2016 15–16 (4) Fergal O'Brien 43 years, 354 days Mark Davis Championship League (L)
119[176] 27 August 2016 16–17 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 31 years, 131 days Kurt Maflin Paul Hunter Classic
120[177] 20 September 2016 16–17 (2) Stephen Maguire (3rd) 35 years, 191 days Xu Yichen Shanghai Masters
121[178] 28 September 2016 16–17 (3) Shaun Murphy (5th) 34 years, 49 days Allan Taylor European Masters (Q)
122[179] 11 October 2016 16–17 (4) Alfie Burden 39 years, 302 days Daniel Wells English Open (L)
123[180] 16 November 2016 16–17 (5) John Higgins (8th) 41 years, 182 days Sam Craigie Northern Ireland Open
124[181] 27 November 2016 16–17 (6) Mark Allen 30 years, 279 days Rod Lawler UK Championship
125[60] 8 December 2016 16–17 (7) Ali Carter (2nd) 37 years, 136 days Wang Yuchen German Masters (Q)
126[60] 8 December 2016 16–17 (8) Ross Muir 21 years, 63 days Itaro Santos German Masters (Q)
127[182] 10 January 2017 16–17 (9) Mark Davis 44 years, 151 days Neil Robertson Championship League
128[55] 1 February 2017 16–17 (10) Tom Ford (3rd) 33 years, 168 days Peter Ebdon German Masters
129[183] 2 March 2017 16–17 (11) Mark Davis (2nd) 44 years, 202 days John Higgins Championship League
130[184] 30 March 2017 16–17 (12) Judd Trump (3rd) 27 years, 222 days Tian Pengfei China Open
131[185] 6 April 2017 16–17 (13) Gary Wilson (2nd) 31 years, 238 days Josh Boileau World Championship (Q)
132[186] 18 October 2017 17–18 Liang Wenbo (2nd) 30 years, 227 days Tom Ford English Open
133[187] 31 October 2017 17–18 (2) Kyren Wilson 25 years, 312 days Martin Gould International Championship (L)
134[188] 12 December 2017 17–18 (3) Cao Yupeng 27 years, 46 days Andrew Higginson Scottish Open
135[189] 26 January 2018 17–18 (4) Martin Gould 36 years, 134 days Li Hang Championship League
136[190] 26 March 2018 17–18 (5) Luca Brecel 23 years, 18 days John Higgins Championship League
137[191] 3 April 2018 17–18 (6) Ronnie O'Sullivan (14th) 42 years, 119 days Elliot Slessor China Open (L)
138[192] 4 April 2018 17–18 (7) Stuart Bingham (4th) 41 years, 318 days Ricky Walden China Open
139[193] 12 April 2018 17–18 (8) Liang Wenbo (3rd) 31 years, 38 days Rod Lawler World Championship (Q)
140[194] 24 August 2018 18–19 Michael Georgiou 30 years, 218 days Umut Dikme Paul Hunter Classic
141[195] 24 August 2018 18–19 (2) Jamie Jones 30 years, 191 days Lee Walker Paul Hunter Classic (L)
142[196] 16 October 2018 18–19 (3) Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (2nd) 33 years, 181 days Soheil Vahedi English Open
143[197] 17 October 2018 18–19 (4) Ronnie O'Sullivan (15th) 42 years, 316 days Allan Taylor English Open
144[198] 8 November 2018 18–19 (5) Mark Selby (3rd) 35 years, 120 days Neil Robertson Champion of Champions (L)
145[199] 12 December 2018 18–19 (6) John Higgins (9th) 43 years, 208 days Gerard Greene Scottish Open
146[200] 21 December 2018 18–19 (7) Judd Trump (4th) 29 years, 123 days Lukas Kleckers German Masters (Q)
147[201] 22 January 2019 18–19 (8) David Gilbert (2nd) 37 years, 224 days Stephen Maguire Championship League (L)
148[202] 12 February 2019 18–19 (9) Neil Robertson (4th) 37 years, 1 day Jordan Brown Welsh Open
149[203] 14 February 2019 18–19 (10) Noppon Saengkham 26 years, 214 days Mark Selby Welsh Open (L)
150[204] 28 February 2019 18–19 (11) Zhou Yuelong 21 years, 35 days Lyu Haotian Indian Open (L)
151[205] 3 April 2019 18–19 (12) Stuart Bingham (5th) 42 years, 317 days Peter Ebdon China Open
152[206] 17 June 2019 19–20 Tom Ford (4th) 35 years, 304 days Fraser Patrick International Championship (Q)
153[207] 17 October 2019 19–20 (2) Tom Ford (5th) 36 years, 61 days Shaun Murphy English Open
154[208] 12 November 2019 19–20 (3) Stuart Bingham (6th) 43 years, 175 days Lu Ning Northern Ireland Open
155[209] 27 November 2019 19–20 (4) Barry Hawkins (3rd) 40 years, 218 days Gerard Greene UK Championship
156[210] 11 February 2020 19–20 (5) Kyren Wilson (2nd) 28 years, 50 days Jackson Page Welsh Open
157[211] 6 August 2020 19–20 (6) John Higgins (10th) 45 years, 80 days Kurt Maflin World Championship (L)
158[212] 13 September 2020 20–21 Ryan Day (2nd) 40 years, 175 days Rod Lawler Championship League
159[213] 30 October 2020 20–21 (2) John Higgins (11th) 45 years, 165 days Kyren Wilson Championship League
160[214] 10 November 2020 20–21 (3) Shaun Murphy (6th) 38 years, 92 days Chen Zifan German Masters (Q)
161[215] 18 November 2020 20–21 (4) Judd Trump (5th) 31 years, 90 days Gao Yang Northern Ireland Open
162[216] 24 November 2020 20–21 (5) Kyren Wilson (3rd) 28 years, 337 days Ashley Hugill UK Championship
163[217] 25 November 2020 20–21 (6) Stuart Bingham (7th) 44 years, 188 days Zak Surety UK Championship
164[218] 7 December 2020 20–21 (7) Zhou Yuelong (2nd) 22 years, 318 days Peter Lines Scottish Open
165[219] 4 January 2021 20–21 (8) Stuart Bingham (8th) 44 years, 228 days Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Championship League
166[220] 20 January 2021 20–21 (9) Gary Wilson (3rd) 35 years, 162 days Liam Highfield WST Pro Series (L)
167[221] 16 August 2021 21–22 John Higgins (12th) 46 years, 90 days Alexander Ursenbacher British Open
168[222] 20 August 2021 21–22 (2) Ali Carter (3rd) 42 years, 26 days Elliot Slessor British Open (L)
169[223] 24 September 2021 21–22 (3) Xiao Guodong 32 years, 226 days Fraser Patrick Scottish Open (Q)
170[224] 10 October 2021 21–22 (4) Mark Allen (2nd) 35 years, 230 days Si Jiahui Northern Ireland Open
171[225] 22 October 2021 21–22 (5) Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (3rd) 36 years, 187 days Fan Zhengyi German Masters (Q) (L)
172[226] 24 November 2021 21–22 (6) Gary Wilson (4th) 36 years, 105 days Ian Burns UK Championship
173[77] 13 March 2022 21–22 (7) Judd Trump (6th) 32 years, 205 days Matthew Selt Turkish Masters (F)
174[227] 25 March 2022 21–22 (8) Stuart Bingham (9th) 45 years, 308 days Gerard Greene Gibraltar Open
175[228] 11 April 2022 21–22 (9) Graeme Dott (2nd) 44 years, 334 days Pang Junxu World Championship (Q)
176[229] 25 April 2022 21–22 (10) Neil Robertson (5th) 40 years, 73 days Jack Lisowski World Championship (L)
177[230] 16 July 2022 22–23 Zhang Anda 30 years, 203 days Anton Kazakov European Masters (Q)
178[231] 17 July 2022 22–23 (2) Hossein Vafaei 27 years, 275 days Ng On-yee European Masters (Q)
179[232] 29 September 2022 22–23 (3) Mark Selby (4th) 39 years, 102 days Jack Lisowski British Open
180[233] 8 October 2022 22–23 (4) Marco Fu (5th) 44 years, 273 days John Higgins Hong Kong Masters
181[78] 6 November 2022 22–23 (5) Judd Trump (7th) 33 years, 78 days Ronnie O'Sullivan Champion of Champions (F) (L)
182[234] 29 November 2022 22–23 (6) Judd Trump (8th) 33 years, 101 days Mitchell Mann Scottish Open
183[235] 16 December 2022 22–23 (7) Mark Williams (3rd) 47 years, 270 days Neil Robertson English Open (L)
184[236] 3 February 2023 22–23 (8) Robert Milkins (3rd) 46 years, 334 days Chris Wakelin German Masters
185[237] 16 February 2023 22–23 (9) Shaun Murphy (7th) 40 years, 190 days Daniel Wells Welsh Open
186[238] 20 March 2023 22–23 (10) Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (4th) 37 years, 336 days Xu Si WST Classic (L)
187[239] 30 March 2023 22–23 (11) Ryan Day (3rd) 43 years, 7 days Mark Selby Tour Championship (L)
188[240] 19 April 2023 22–23 (12) Kyren Wilson (4th) 31 years, 117 days Ryan Day World Championship
189[80] 30 April 2023 22–23 (13) Mark Selby (5th) 39 years, 315 days Luca Brecel World Championship (F) (L)
190[241] 28 July 2023 23–24 Sean O'Sullivan 29 years, 90 days Barry Hawkins European Masters (Q) (L)
191[242] 18 September 2023 23–24 (2) Ryan Day (4th) 43 years, 179 days Mink Nutcharut International Championship (Q)
192[79] 12 November 2023 23–24 (3) Zhang Anda (2nd) 31 years, 322 days Tom Ford International Championship (F)
193[243] 19 November 2023 23–24 (4) Xu Si 25 years, 299 days Ma Hailong UK Championship (Q)
194[23] 7 December 2023 23–24 (5) Shaun Murphy (8th) 41 years, 119 days Bulcsú Révész Snooker Shoot Out
195[244] 8 January 2024 23–24 (6) Ding Junhui (7th) 36 years, 282 days Ronnie O'Sullivan Masters (L)
196[245] 12 January 2024 23–24 (7) Mark Allen (3rd) 37 years, 324 days Mark Selby Masters
197[56] 6 February 2024 23–24 (8) Kyren Wilson (5th) 32 years, 45 days Tom Ford Championship League
198[57] 10 February 2024 23–24 (9) John Higgins (13th) 48 years, 268 days Fan Zhengyi Championship League
199[246] 17 February 2024 23–24 (10) Gary Wilson (5th) 38 years, 190 days John Higgins Welsh Open
200[19] 29 February 2024 23–24 (11) Joe O'Connor 28 years, 113 days Elliot Slessor Championship League
201[247] 18 March 2024 23–24 (12) Zak Surety 32 years, 166 days Ding Junhui World Open (L)
202[248] 15 April 2024 23–24 (13) Noppon Saengkham (2nd) 31 years, 275 days Andy Hicks World Championship (Q)
203[249] 1 September 2024 24–25 Noppon Saengkham (3rd) 32 years, 48 days Amir Sarkhosh Saudi Arabia Masters
204[250] 13 September 2024 24–25 (2) Fan Zhengyi 23 years, 230 days Liam Pullen English Open (Q)
205[251] 26 September 2024 24–25 (3) Mark Allen (4th) 38 years, 217 days Ben Mertens British Open
206[17] 11 October 2024 24–25 (4) Si Jiahui 22 years, 92 days Judd Trump Wuhan Open

Note: (Q) indicates maximums made during qualifying stages of events. (F) indicates maximums made in tournament finals. (L) indicates that the match was lost by the player who made the maximum.

Statistics

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Total maximum breaks

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Below is a list of players that have made at least 2 maximums, as of 26 September 2024.[1][18][45][46]

Players with multiple maximum breaks
No. Player Number Most recent Ref.
1 Ronnie O'Sullivan 15 2018 [197]
2 John Higgins 13 2024 [57]
3 Stephen Hendry 11 2012 [43]
4 Stuart Bingham 9 2022 [227]
5 Judd Trump 8 2022 [234]
Shaun Murphy 8 2023 [23]
7 Ding Junhui 7 2024 [244]
8 Tom Ford 5 2019 [207]
Neil Robertson 5 2022 [229]
Marco Fu 5 2022 [233]
Mark Selby 5 2023 [80]
Kyren Wilson 5 2024 [56]
Gary Wilson 5 2024 [246]
14 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4 2023 [238]
Ryan Day 4 2023 [242]
Mark Allen 4 2024 [251]
17 James Wattana 3 1997 [45]
Jamie Cope 3 2011 [149]
Stephen Maguire 3 2016 [177]
Liang Wenbo 3 2018 [193]
Barry Hawkins 3 2019 [209]
Ali Carter 3 2021 [222]
Mark Williams 3 2022 [235]
Robert Milkins 3 2023 [236]
Noppon Saengkham 3 2024 [249]
26 Cliff Thorburn 2 1989 [104]
Peter Ebdon 2 1992 [45]
Nick Dyson 2 2000 [121]
David Gray 2 2011 [146]
Kurt Maflin 2 2012 [157]
Mark Davis 2 2017 [183]
David Gilbert 2 2019 [201]
Zhou Yuelong 2 2020 [218]
Graeme Dott 2 2022 [228]
Zhang Anda 2 2023 [79]

Match-winning maximum breaks

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Tournament games are won when one of the players manages to win more than half of the scheduled frames. For example, if a match is scheduled to have a maximum of seven frames, a player wins the game when winning a fourth frame, regardless of how many frames the other player has. The following are maximum breaks played in frames that won the match.

Match-winning maximum breaks
No. Player Tournament Year Round Ref.
01 Stephen Hendry Charity Challenge 1997 Final (D) [69]
02 Mark Williams World Championship 2005 Last 32 [127]
03 Ronnie O'Sullivan UK Championship 2007 Semi-final (D) [68]
04 Ronnie O'Sullivan World Championship 2008 Last 16 [134]
05 Barry Hawkins Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 3 2010 Last 32 [139]
06 Ronnie O'Sullivan World Open 2010 Last 64 (Q) [140]
07 Matthew Stevens Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 12 2011 Last 128 [59]
08 Ding Junhui Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 11 2011 Last 128 [148]
09 Andy Hicks UK Championship 2012 Last 80 (Q) [154]
10 Shaun Murphy European Tour 2013/2014 – Event 8 2014 Last 16 [164]
11 Ronnie O'Sullivan Welsh Open 2014 Final [74]
12 Ryan Day Asian Tour 2014/2015 – Event 2 2014 Last 32 [166]
13 Ronnie O'Sullivan UK Championship 2014 Last 16 [167]
14 John Higgins Northern Ireland Open 2016 Last 64 [180]
15 Mark Davis Championship League 2017 Group Final (D) [182]
16 Mark Davis Championship League 2017 Winners' Group (D) [183]
17 Martin Gould Championship League 2018 Group 6 (D) [189]
18 Luca Brecel Championship League 2018 Group 7 [190]
19 Ronnie O'Sullivan English Open 2018 Last 64 [197]
20 Tom Ford International Championship 2019 Last 128 (Q) [206]
21 Tom Ford English Open 2019 Last 16 (D) [207]
22 Ryan Day Championship League 2020 Group 2 (D) [212]
23 John Higgins Championship League 2020 Group 2 (D) [213]
24 Xiao Guodong Scottish Open 2021 Last 128 (Q) [223]
25 Mark Allen Northern Ireland Open 2021 Last 128 [224]
26 Stuart Bingham Gibraltar Open 2022 Last 128 [227]
27 Hossein Vafaei European Masters 2022 Last 128 (Q) [231]
28 Marco Fu Hong Kong Masters 2022 Semi Final (D) [233]
29 Shaun Murphy Snooker Shoot Out 2023 Last 128 (D) [23]
30 Fan Zhengyi English Open 2024 Last 96 (Q) [250]

Note: (Q) denotes maximums made during qualifying stages of events, and (D) denotes those made in deciding frames.

See also

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Look up maximum break in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Notes

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  1. ^ A break of up to 155 is possible if the referee awards a free ball before any of the reds have been potted, but breaks exceeding 147 are exceptionally rare, having occurred only once in professional competition.

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