Maximum break
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A maximum break , often just a maximum , is a specialty of the snooker billiard variant . It comes about when neither player has previously punched a ball and the player who is “on the break” punches all balls one after the other in the order according to the rules and fifteen times in the combination “red-black” without a miss or foul the maximum score of 147 points is achieved.
In 1982, the six-time world champion Steve Davis played the first officially recognized maximum break in a professional tournament, after numerous - partly unrecognized - further maximum breaks had been played outside of professional tournaments since 1934. In the following decades the number of maximum breaks rose to 157 by 2020, with the Englishman Ronnie O'Sullivan achieving the most maximum breaks with fifteen.
Emergence
Maximum breaks in "normal" snooker
In snooker, the term “ break ” is used to describe balls with holes in a row. A break ends as soon as a hole attempt fails or there is no more ball on the table (" clearance "). A kind of subdivision takes place from a break of 100 or more points, from this limit a break is called a " century break ".
A maximum break is the highest possible break that can be played with the balls lying on the snooker table within a single frame , with the exception of the 16 reds clearance. The prerequisite for this is that no ball has been punched at the beginning of the break and that all balls are therefore on the table. To achieve this, a black ball worth seven points must be played for each of the fifteen red balls with the value of one point. If all reds are off the table, all colors in the endgame must also be punched with a total of 27 points so that at the end of the frame one player has achieved a maximum break. A maximum break is always considered an outstanding performance by a player and is rewarded accordingly .
16 Reds clearance special case
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With a freeball at the beginning of the break, an even higher score than 147 can be achieved. You get such a freeball when the white ball snookered onto all red balls after a foul by the opponent . Thus, the now snookered player can nominate any ball as a “substitute red”. If he manages a total clearance out of this situation, it is called a 16 reds clearance , since together with the freeball a total of 16 instead of the usual 15 red balls are pocketed. The player can get eight additional points with the freeball, provided he pits black (seven points) for the substitute red (one point). If he then punches the full 147 points on the table, this results in a 155 break, which represents a maximum break by punching the maximum possible points. Englishman Jamie Cope played such a 155 break during a training game in the summer of 2005.
A year earlier, the Scot Jamie Burnett played a 148 break during his qualifier against Leo Fernandez for the UK Championship , which is still the highest break in professional snooker. It was based on a freeball, for which Burnett nominated the brown ball as a substitute red and also played brown (four points) as the corresponding color. Then he then punched all fifteen reds, playing twelve times black (eight points each with a red), twice pink (each seven points with a red) and once blue (six points with red) before he played the colors with the endgame completed his 148 break. For the reason that black was not always played with the (substitute) reds, i.e. the maximum possible number of points was not punched, it is officially not considered a maximum break, although it is the only officially recognized break with a score higher than 147. Burnett played a regular maximum break three years later in qualifying for the Grand Prix .
Maximum breaks in different snooker variants
There are also maximum breaks in the numerous variants of snooker. With the Snooker Plus variant co-developed by Joe Davis , a maximum break of 210 points can be achieved, because in addition to the normal balls there is an orange ball worth eight points and a purple ball worth ten points.
In six red snooker , which is played with only six instead of fifteen red balls, a maximum break worth 75 points can be played. With a freeball this score can be increased to 83, which the Egyptian Wael Talaat achieved at the IBSF 6 Red Snooker World Championship in 2014 .
In power snooker - where there are additional rules in addition to the nine reds - a maximum break of 99 points would be possible. But since there are two more changes with the Power Ball and the Power Zone , which can bring additional points, there is a significantly higher maximum break. If the Power Ball is the first red to be punched and from this point all balls from the Power Zone (= the area behind the D) are punched within two minutes , a maximum break of 393 points would theoretically be possible (one point for the Power Ball + 4 × 7 points for the first black + 8 × 32 for the remaining red + black + 4 × 27 for the end game on the colors = 393 points).
A maximum break of 107 points would be possible in both the snooker pool and ten red snooker , which are both played with ten reds each, but on different tables.
history
Beginnings in the amateur field
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At the beginning of the 20th century, the maximum break was generally considered unplayable. This changed when the New Zealander Edward James O'Donoghue on 26 September 1934, Griffith in the Australian state of New South Wales , the first maximum break played, followed by the Canadians Leo Levitt in November 1948. The first officially recognized maximum break played world champion Joe Davis on January 22, 1955 during a free game at Leicester Square Hall , London , recognition only taking place in March 1957.
The first maximum break in Germany during the regular tournament was achieved in 1994 by Mike Henson in the final of the Gifhorner Open.
Developments in the professional sector
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The first maximum break played in a professional tournament succeeded John Spencer against Cliff Thorburn on January 13, 1979 at Holsten Lager International in the Fulcrum Center in Slough ; however, it was not recognized as the table had pockets that were too large. It could also have been the first televised maximum break if the camera crew hadn't taken a tea break. Almost exactly three years later to the day, on January 11, 1982, Steve Davis then played the first officially recognized maximum break at the Lada Classic , which was also the first maximum break televised. John Spencer happened to be sitting in the opponent's chair.
Only a year later, the Canadian Cliff Thorburn played the first maximum break during a World Cup as part of his game against the Welshman Terry Griffiths . By the end of the 1980s, however, only eight officially recognized maximum breaks were played (including two by Cliff Thorburn), but at the latest from 1992, when five maximum breaks were played alone, this number rose rapidly. For example, twelve maximum breaks were played in the 1999 calendar year and eight maximum breaks in the 2000 calendar year, after which the number declined again. This first-mentioned jump in the number can be traced back to the development of professional style of play: In 1985, the Scot Stephen Hendry came on the Main Tour, who designed the game much more aggressively than most of the previous players. So Hendry developed the structured breakbuilding, which included, for example, the "long red" as an entry ball and the split of the red group by punching the blue on one of the middle pockets, which until then had been considered too risky by the players. He was also safe when punching the middle pocket, which was an important cornerstone for breakbuilding. This gave him a better chance of playing higher breaks and thus also maximum breaks. Since Hendry had a lot of success with it - he won the World Snooker Championship seven times - this style of play established itself. In addition, in the 1990s, the opening of the tour to all players and an associated larger field of participants, as well as more tournaments per se, gave more potential opportunities to play a maximum break.
At the end of the 1990s, when Hendry was still dominant, another fast player came to the top of the world with the Englishman Ronnie O'Sullivan . O'Sullivan was later nicknamed "The Rocket" because he, like Hendry, played much more risky than others before and thus developed better chances. In the 1997 World Snooker Championship , O'Sullivan played the fastest maximum break ever. Depending on the interpretation of the TV recording, it had a length of 5:08 minutes or 5:20 minutes, with the World Association and the Guinness Book of Records set to 5:08 minutes. This is possibly because the seconds in which O'Sullivan gets up from his chair, looks at the picture lying on the table and starts the break are partly counted. With the ban on sponsorship by tobacco companies at the beginning of the 2000s, a lull began in snooker, in which the number of tournaments was drastically reduced (e.g. 17 tournaments in 1996/97 and nine tournaments in 2005/06 ). In addition, the number of Main Tour professionals decreased, which also drastically decreased the number of games. During this time, for example, the Scot John Higgins had relatively great success with five maximum breaks between 2000 and 2006, as he was also a good break builder. In 2003 he played a maximum break in two consecutive world ranking tournaments for the first time, both at the LG Cup and at the British Open .
The turning point came in 2007 when six maximum breaks were played in a calendar year. Two of them were played by O'Sullivan, who with his maximum breaks at the Northern Ireland Trophy and at the UK Championship was the second player to play a maximum break in two consecutive world rankings. Although the number of tournaments only increased noticeably with the introduction of the Players Tour Championship for the 2010/11 season , many excellent players had established themselves among the top players who had taken over the style of play from Hendry and thus also had better chances of higher breaks. In the 2010s, the number of maximum breaks shot up again, as, in addition to the introduction of the Players Tour Championship (2010-2016), a radical change at the world association ( Barry Hearn ) meant that many more tournaments were played again. In the UK Championship 2013 , for example, Mark Selby played the 100th maximum break, and Shaun Murphy scored three maximum breaks over the next year . In the 2017 Championship League , England's Mark Davis set an age record when he played his second maximum break at the age of 44 years and 202 days, after having played his first maximum break in the same tournament two months earlier. It took only six more years for David Gilbert to hit the 147th maximum in a Championship League game .
Steve Davis played the first officially recognized maximum break in 1982
Stephen Hendry gave snooker a more offensive style of play
Ronnie O'Sullivan played both the fastest maximum break and the most
John Higgins is an excellent breakbuilder
Mark Selby played the 100th maximum break
David Gilbert played the 147th 147 break
Official maximum breaks
criteria
To be officially recognized by the World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association (WPBSA), a maximum break must meet the following two criteria.
- The maximum must have been played during a professional tournament.
- The maximum must have been played on a table with pockets that are a rule-compliant size.
Many maximum breaks fail because of these two criteria. For example, the very first maximum break by Edward James O'Donoghue or the first maximum break by Joe Davis were not recognized because they were not played in a professional tournament. This criterion, however, fulfilled the maximum break by John Spencer in January 1979, but it was played on a table that did not have the required pocket size.
Chronological maximum breaks
If both of the above criteria are met, a maximum break will be officially recognized by the WPBSA. The following table lists these officially recognized maximum breaks chronologically.
- No .: Number of the maximum break
- Date: Date on which the maximum break was played.
- Player: The player who played the maximum break.
- Result: Final score of the match in which the maximum break was played. The number of frames of the player who played the maximum break is mentioned first, followed by the number of frames of his opponent. Victories turn green ; Ties are highlighted in orange and defeats in red from the perspective of the maximum player.
- Tournament: Link to the tournament during which the maximum break was played. Depending on availability, the individual tournament is sometimes linked, sometimes the overview articles for the respective tournaments are also mentioned. Televised breaks are marked (TV) .
- Round / Frame: The first round is the round in which the maximum break was played. The number of frames follows, i.e. in which frame the maximum was played.
- Referee: Referee who directed the game in which the maximum was played.
No. | date | player | Result | opponent | competition | Round / frame | referee |
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1 | January 11, 1982 |
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5: 2 |
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Lada Classic (TV) | Quarterfinals, frame 5 |
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2 | April 23, 1983 |
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13:12 |
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World Championship (TV) | Round of 16, frame 4 |
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3 | January 28, 1984 |
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4: 6 |
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Masters (TV) | Semifinals, frame 9 |
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4th | 17th November 1987 |
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9: 4 |
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UK Championship | Round of 32, frame 2 |
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5 | 20th of February 1988 |
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2: 6 |
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Matchroom League | Group stage, frame 7 |
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6th | September 24, 1988 |
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5-0 |
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European Open qualification | Round of the last 128, frame 2 |
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7th | February 18, 1989 |
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5: 3 |
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Scottish Professional Championship | Quarterfinals, frame 6 |
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8th | March 8, 1989 |
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7: 1 |
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Matchroom League | Group stage, frame 4 |
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9 | January 16, 1991 |
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6: 2 |
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World Masters | Round of the last 128, frame 3 |
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10 | June 5, 1991 |
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5-0 |
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Strachan Open qualification | First round |
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11 | February 25, 1992 |
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5: 1 |
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British Open (TV) | Round of 16, frame 5 |
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12 | April 22, 1992 |
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10: 4 |
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World Championship (TV) | First round, frame 4 |
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13 | May 9, 1992 |
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5: 3 |
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Matchroom League | Group stage, frame 4 |
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14th | May 24, 1992 |
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4: 4 |
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Matchroom League | Group stage, frame 8 |
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15th | November 14, 1992 |
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4: 9 |
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UK Championship | Round of 64, frame 12 |
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16 | September 7, 1994 |
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5: 3 |
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British Open qualification | Fourth round |
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17th | April 21, 1995 |
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16:12 |
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World Championship (TV) | Semi-final, frame 12 |
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18th | November 25, 1995 |
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9: 2 |
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UK Championship (TV) | Round of 16, frame 5 |
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19th | January 5, 1997 |
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9: 8 |
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Charity Challenge (TV) | Finale, frame 17 |
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20th | April 21, 1997 |
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10: 6 |
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World Championship (TV) | First round, frame 14 |
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21st | September 18, 1997 |
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5: 4 |
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China International | Quarterfinals, frame 6 |
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22nd | May 16, 1998 |
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5: 6 |
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Premier League Snooker (TV) | Semifinals, frame 5 |
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23 | August 10, 1998 |
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5: 4 |
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Thailand Masters Qualification | First round |
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24 | August 13, 1998 |
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5: 4 |
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China International Qualification | First round |
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25th | January 13, 1999 |
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4: 5 |
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British Open qualification | Round of the last 96 |
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26th | January 29, 1999 |
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5: 2 |
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Welsh Open (TV) | Quarterfinals, frame 3 |
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27 | February 4, 1999 |
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4: 2 |
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UK Tour - Event 3 | Round of the last 128 |
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28 | March 22, 1999 |
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4: 3 |
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UK Tour - Event 4 | Round of the last 128 |
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29 | April 6, 1999 |
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5: 4 |
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British Open (TV) | Round of 64, frame 7 |
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30th | September 19, 1999 |
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9: 5 |
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British Open (TV) | Finale, frame 7 |
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31 | September 21, 1999 |
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4: 5 |
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Welsh Open qualification | Round of 96, frame 12 |
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32 | October 13, 1999 |
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5: 1 |
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Grand Prix (TV) | Round of 32, frame 2 |
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33 | November 4, 1999 |
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3: 5 |
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Benson & Hedges Championship | Round of the last 128 |
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34 | November 22, 1999 |
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9: 3 |
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UK Championship (TV) | Round of 16, frame 5 |
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35 | January 21, 2000 |
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6: 4 |
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Nations Cup (TV) | Group stage, frame 7 |
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36 | March 24, 2000 |
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6: 4 |
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Irish Masters (TV) | Quarter Finals, Frame 1 |
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37 | March 28, 2000 |
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4: 5 |
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Scottish Open qualification | First round |
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38 | April 5, 2000 |
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5: 4 |
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Scottish Open (TV) | Round of 32, frame 4 |
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39 | October 25, 2000 |
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1: 5 |
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Scottish Masters (TV) | First round, frame 4 |
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40 | November 7, 2000 |
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5: 3 |
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Benson & Hedges Championship | Second round |
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41 | November 19, 2000 |
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5: 3 |
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UK Championship qualification | Second round |
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42 | February 25, 2001 |
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7: 1 |
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Malta Grand Prix (TV) | Finale, frame 3 |
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43 | October 17, 2001 |
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5: 1 |
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LG Cup (TV) | Round of 16, frame 3 |
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44 | November 12, 2001 |
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5: 2 |
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Benson & Hedges Championship | Round of the last 32 | unknown |
45 | October 28, 2002 |
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3: 5 |
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Benson & Hedges Championship | Round of the last 32 |
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46 | April 22, 2003 |
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6:10 |
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World Championship (TV) | First round, frame 7 |
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47 | October 12, 2003 |
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5: 9 |
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LG Cup (TV) | Finale, frame 11 |
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48 | November 12, 2003 |
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5: 1 |
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British Open (TV) | Round of 32, frame 5 |
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49 | 4th October 2004 |
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3: 5 |
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Grand Prix (TV) | Round of 64, frame 3 |
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50 | November 17, 2004 |
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9: 3 |
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UK Championship | Round of 32, frame 5 |
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51 | April 20, 2005 |
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10: 1 |
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World Championship (TV) | First round, frame 11 |
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52 | November 22, 2005 |
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5-0 |
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Masters qualifying event | Fourth qualifying round, frame 5 |
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53 | March 14, 2006 |
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4:10 |
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World Championship qualification | Fourth qualifying round, frame 8 |
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54 | October 23, 2006 |
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3: 1 |
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Grand Prix | Group stage, frame 4 |
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55 | January 14, 2007 |
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6: 3 |
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Masters (TV) | First round, frame 7 |
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56 | February 16, 2007 |
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5: 1 |
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Welsh Open (TV) | Quarter Finals, Frame 2 |
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57 | September 19, 2007 |
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4: 3 |
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Grand Prix qualification | Group stage, frame 6 |
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58 | October 14, 2007 |
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4-0 |
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Grand Prix | Group stage, frame 3 |
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59 | November 8, 2007 |
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6: 2 |
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Northern Ireland Trophy (TV) | Round of 16, frame 5 |
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60 | December 15, 2007 |
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9: 8 |
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UK Championship (TV) | Semifinals, frame 17 |
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61 | March 29, 2008 |
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6: 5 |
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China Open (TV) | Semifinals, frame 2 |
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62 | April 28, 2008 |
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13: 7 |
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World Championship (TV) | Round of 16, frame 20 |
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63 | April 29, 2008 |
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13: 9 |
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World Championship (TV) | Quarterfinals, frame 15 |
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64 | October 2, 2008 |
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2: 5 |
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Shanghai Masters (TV) | Round of 16, frame 3 |
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65 | October 29, 2008 |
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5: 2 |
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Bahrain Championship Qualification | Third qualifying round, frame 4 |
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66 | November 8, 2008 |
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5-0 |
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Bahrain Championship (TV) | Wildcard round , frame 4 |
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67 | December 16, 2008 |
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4: 9 |
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UK Championship (TV) | Round of 16, frame 3 |
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68 | April 28, 2009 |
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11:13 |
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World Championship (TV) | Quarterfinals, frame 7 |
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69 | June 5, 2009 |
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1: 2 |
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Jiangsu Classic (TV) | Group stage, frame 1 |
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70 | April 1, 2010 |
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1: 5 |
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China Open (TV) | Round of 16, frame 2 |
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71 | June 25, 2010 |
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4-0 |
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Players Tour Championship - Event 1 | Round of the last 128, frame 4 |
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72 | August 6, 2010 |
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4: 1 |
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Players Tour Championship - Event 3 | Round of the last 32 |
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73 | 20th September 2010 |
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3-0 |
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World Open Qualification (TV) | Round of 64, frame 3 |
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74 | October 22, 2010 |
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1: 4 |
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Rhein-Main Masters | Round of 32, frame 3 |
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75 | October 23, 2010 |
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4-0 |
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Rhein-Main Masters | Round of the last 128, frame 1 |
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76 | November 19, 2010 |
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3: 4 |
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Prague Classic | Round of 32, frame 5 |
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77 | February 17, 2011 |
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2: 4 |
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Welsh Open (TV) | Round of 16, frame 1 |
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78 | August 26, 2011 |
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4-0 |
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Paul Hunter Classic (TV) | Round of 32, frame 3 |
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79 | November 22, 2011 |
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5-0 |
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German Masters qualification | Round of the last 128, frame 4 |
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80 | November 27, 2011 |
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4: 2 |
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Players Tour Championship - Event 10 | Second amateur round, frame 6 | - |
81 | November 29, 2011 |
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4: 1 |
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Players Tour Championship - Event 10 | Round of the last 128, frame 3 |
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82 | December 15, 2011 |
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4-0 |
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FFB Snooker Open | Round of the last 128, frame 4 |
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83 | December 15, 2011 |
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4-0 |
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FFB Snooker Open | Round of the last 128, frame 3 |
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84 | December 17, 2011 |
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4: 1 |
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Players Tour Championship - Event 11 (TV) | Round of the last 128, frame 5 |
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85 | December 18, 2011 |
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4: 3 |
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Players Tour Championship - Event 11 | Round of 32, frame 1 |
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86 | January 14, 2012 |
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5: 2 |
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Haikou World Open Qualification | Fourth qualifying round, frame 6 |
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87 | April 11, 2012 |
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10: 4 |
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World Championship qualification | Fourth qualifying round, frame 3 |
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88 | April 21, 2012 |
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10: 4 |
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World Championship (TV) | Round of 32, frame 7 |
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89 | July 1, 2012 |
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4:10 |
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Wuxi Classic (TV) | Finale, frame 6 |
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90 | August 24, 2012 |
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4-0 |
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Paul Hunter Classic | Round of the last 128, frame 3 |
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91 | 23rd September 2012 |
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10: 9 |
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Shanghai Masters (TV) | Finale, frame 6 |
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92 | November 16, 2012 |
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4: 1 |
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Bulgarian Open (TV) | Round of 32, frame 1 |
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93 | November 21, 2012 |
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6: 2 |
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UK Championship qualification | Second qualifying round, frame 8 |
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94 | November 22, 2012 |
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6: 2 |
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UK Championship qualification | Third qualifying round, frame 4 |
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95 | 5th December 2012 |
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5: 6 |
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UK Championship (TV) | Round of 16, frame 8 |
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96 | December 14, 2012 |
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4: 1 |
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Scottish Open | Round of 32, frame 1 |
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97 | March 16, 2013 |
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4: 3 |
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Players Tour Championship - Grand Finals (TV) | Quarter Finals, Frame 1 |
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98 | May 28, 2013 |
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5-0 |
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Wuxi Classic qualification | Round of the last 128, frame 2 |
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99 | 15th November 2013 |
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3: 4 |
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Antwerp Open | Round of 32, frame 3 |
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100 | December 7, 2013 |
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9: 5 |
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UK Championship (TV) | Semifinals, frame 7 |
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101 | December 11th 2013 |
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5: 3 |
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German Masters qualification | Round of the last 128, frame 4 |
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102 | December 12th 2013 |
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5: 3 |
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German Masters qualification | Round of the last 128, frame 4 |
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103 | January 8, 2014 |
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3: 2 |
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Championship League (Group 2) | Group stage, frame 3 |
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104 | February 9, 2014 |
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4: 2 |
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Gdynia Open | Round of 16, frame 6 |
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105 | March 2, 2014 |
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9: 3 |
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Welsh Open (TV) | Finale, frame 12 |
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106 | 22nd August 2014 |
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2: 4 |
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Paul Hunter Classic | Round of 32, frame 3 |
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107 | 23 October 2014 |
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4: 1 |
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Haining Open | Round of 32, frame 5 |
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108 | 23rd November 2014 |
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4-0 |
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Ruhr Open (TV) | Finale, frame 2 |
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109 | 4th December 2014 |
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6-0 |
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UK Championship (TV) | Round of 16, frame 6 |
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110 | December 12, 2014 |
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4-0 |
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Lisbon Open | Round of the last 128, frame 3 |
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111 | 5th January 2015 |
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3-0 |
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Championship League (Group 1) | Group stage, frame 2 |
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112 | January 11, 2015 |
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6: 3 |
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Masters (TV) | Round of 16, frame 4 |
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113 | February 6, 2015 |
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4: 5 |
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German Masters | Quarterfinals, frame 5 |
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114 | February 10, 2015 |
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2: 3 |
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Championship League (Group 7) | Group stage, frame 3 |
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115 | December 6, 2015 |
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10: 5 |
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UK Championship (TV) | Finale, frame 6 |
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116 | December 11, 2015 |
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4: 2 |
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Gibraltar Open | Round of 64, frame 5 |
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117 | 19th February 2016 |
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2: 5 |
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Welsh Open (TV) | Quarterfinals, frame 6 |
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118 | February 25, 2016 |
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1: 3 |
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Championship League (Group 6) | Group stage, frame 1 |
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119 | August 27, 2016 |
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4: 1 |
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Paul Hunter Classic | Round of 32, frame 2 |
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120 | 20th September 2016 |
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5-0 |
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Shanghai Masters | Wildcard round , frame 3 |
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121 | September 28, 2016 |
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4-0 |
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European Masters qualification | Round of 64, frame 2 |
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122 | October 11, 2016 |
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3: 4 |
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English Open | Round of the last 128, frame 6 |
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123 | November 16, 2016 |
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4: 1 |
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Northern Ireland Open | Round of 64, frame 5 |
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124 | November 27, 2016 |
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6: 4 |
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UK Championship | Round of 64, frame 7 |
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125 | December 8, 2016 |
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5-0 |
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German Masters qualification | Round of the last 128, frame 4 |
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126 | December 8, 2016 |
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5: 2 |
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German Masters qualification | Round of the last 128, frame 3 |
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127 | January 10, 2017 |
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3: 2 |
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Championship League (Group 3) | Group finals, frame 5 |
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128 | 1st February 2017 |
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5: 2 |
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German Masters | Round of 32, frame 2 |
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129 | 2nd March 2017 |
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3: 2 |
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Championship League (Winners' Group) | Group stage, frame 5 |
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130 | March 30, 2017 |
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5: 3 |
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China Open (TV) | Round of 16, frame 5 |
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131 | April 6, 2017 |
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10: 9 |
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World Championship qualification | First qualifying round, frame 4 |
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132 | 18th October 2017 |
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4: 3 |
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English Open | Round of 64, frame 6 |
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133 | October 31, 2017 |
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5: 6 |
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International Championship | Round of 32, frame 10 |
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134 | December 12, 2017 |
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4-0 |
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Scottish Open | Round of the last 128, frame 3 |
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135 | January 26, 2018 |
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3: 2 |
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Championship League (Group 6) | Group stage, frame 5 |
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136 | March 26, 2018 |
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3-0 |
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Championship League (Group 7) | Group stage, frame 3 |
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137 | 3rd April 2018 |
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2: 6 |
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China Open (TV) | Round of 64, frame 5 |
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138 | 4th April 2018 |
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6: 5 |
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China Open | Round of 32, frame 7 |
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139 | April 12, 2018 |
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10: 2 |
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World Championship qualification | First qualifying round, frame 10 |
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140 | August 24, 2018 |
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4: 2 |
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Paul Hunter Classic | Round of the last 128, frame 3 |
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141 | August 24, 2018 |
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2: 4 |
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Paul Hunter Classic | Round of 64, frame 3 |
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142 | October 16, 2018 |
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4: 1 |
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English Open | Round of the last 128, frame 1 |
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143 | 17th October 2018 |
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4-0 |
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English Open (TV) | Round of 64, frame 4 |
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144 | November 8, 2018 |
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3: 4 |
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Champion of Champions (TV) | First round, frame 2 |
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145 | December 12, 2018 |
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4-0 |
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Scottish Open (TV) | Second round, frame 3 |
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146 | December 21, 2018 |
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5-0 |
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German Masters Qualification (TV) | Round of 64, frame 3 |
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147 | 22nd January 2019 |
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1: 3 |
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Championship League (Group 5) (TV) | Group stage, frame 2 |
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148 | February 12, 2019 |
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4: 1 |
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Welsh Open (TV) | Round of the last 128, frame 4 |
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149 | February 14, 2019 |
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1: 4 |
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Welsh Open (TV) | Round of 32, frame 2 |
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150 | February 28, 2019 |
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3: 4 |
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Indian Open | Round of 64, frame 4 |
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151 | 3rd April 2019 |
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6: 3 |
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China Open (TV) | Round of 32, frame 7 |
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152 | 17th June 2019 |
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6: 1 |
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International Championship Qualification (TV) | Round of the last 128, frame 7 |
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153 | 17th October 2019 |
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4: 3 |
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English Open (TV) | Round of 16, frame 7 |
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154 | November 12, 2019 |
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4: 3 |
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Northern Ireland Open | Round of the last 128, frame 1 |
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155 | November 27, 2019 |
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6: 2 |
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UK Championship | Round of the last 128, frame 4 |
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156 | February 11, 2020 |
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4: 3 |
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Welsh Open (TV) | Round of the last 128, frame 1 |
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157 | August 6, 2020 |
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11:13 |
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World Championship (TV) | Round of 16, frame 12 |
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statistics
The following tables are based on the data from the previous chronological overview.
Player with the most maximum breaks
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Also in this statistic it is noticeable that the players mentioned in the history section have already played numerous maximum breaks due to their skills.
- Place: Placement of the player, sorted according to the number of maximum breaks. The minimum limit is three maximum breaks played.
- Number: Number of maximum breaks played by the player. The basic sorting is based on this number.
- Player: the player's name and the flag of the country he was playing for when he played the maximum.
- Last: Month and year when the player played his last maximum.
space | number | player | Last one |
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1 | 15th |
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17th October 2018 |
2 | 11 |
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April 12, 2012 |
3 | 10 |
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August 6, 2020 |
4th | 6th |
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19th February 2016 |
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November 12, 2019 | ||
6th | 5 |
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September 28, 2016 |
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17th October 2019 | ||
8th | 4th |
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December 11, 2015 |
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February 12, 2019 | ||
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December 21, 2018 | ||
11 | 3 |
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December 18, 2011 |
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April 12, 2018 | ||
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20th September 2016 | ||
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November 8, 2018 | ||
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September 18, 1997 | ||
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November 27, 2019 |
Number of maximum breaks per nation
It is particularly noteworthy that in addition to the home countries of snooker sport, especially Great Britain and Ireland, Asian countries such as China and Thailand have already achieved many maximum breaks. This is mainly due to the fact that with the professionalization of the sport, the Asian market also became accessible and with players like James Wattana and Ding Junhui there was a kind of boom, especially in Thailand and China.
- Place: placement of the nation. In the basic version it is sorted first according to the total number of maximum breaks, then according to the average. If two nations are still tied, the place will be divided.
- Nation: Nation of the player with a flag.
- Total Maximum Breaks: Number of maximum breaks played by all players in the nation.
- Players: Number of players in the nation who have played at least one maximum break.
- Average: Average number of maximum breaks per player.
space | nation | Maximum total breaks |
player | average |
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1 |
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79 | 34 | 2.32 |
2 |
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30th | 9 | 3.33 |
3 |
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11 | 4th | 2.75 |
4th |
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8th | 5 | 1.6 |
5 |
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5 | 4th | 1.25 |
6th |
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4th | 1 | 4th |
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4th | 1 | 4th | |
8th |
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4th | 3 | 1.33 |
9 |
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3 | 3 | 1 |
10 |
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2 | 1 | 2 |
11 |
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2 | 2 | 1 |
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2 | 2 | 1 | |
13 |
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1 | 1 | 1 |
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1 | 1 | 1 | |
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1 | 1 | 1 |
Number of maximum breaks per referee
What is striking about this statistic is the fact that numerous long-time and experienced snooker referees, who lead more and better-filled matches, directed a large part of the maximum breaks.
- Place: Position of the referee, sorting according to the number of maximum breaks conducted. The minimum number is three guided maximum breaks.
- Referee: Name of the referee and the flag of the country he was playing for when he directed the maximum.
- Number: Number of maximum breaks led by the referee. The basic sorting is based on this number.
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Last: divided into:
- Player Name of the player and the flag of the country he was playing for when he played the last referee-directed maximum break
- Date Date of the last maximum break led by the referee.
space | referee | number | Last one | |
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player | date | |||
1 |
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8th |
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November 27, 2019 |
2 |
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7th |
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December 15, 2007 |
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February 17, 2011 | ||
4th |
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6th |
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December 6, 2015 |
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February 11, 2020 | ||
6th |
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5 |
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22nd January 2019 |
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December 12, 2017 | ||
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17th June 2019 | ||
9 |
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4th |
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April 20, 2005 |
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5th December 2012 | ||
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December 8, 2016 | ||
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November 12, 2019 | ||
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March 16, 2013 | ||
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April 28, 2008 | ||
14th |
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3 |
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November 22, 1999 |
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November 22, 2012 | ||
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Number of maximum breaks by tournament
The order below can largely be explained by the following two factors. On the one hand, many tournaments, e.g. the UK Championship since 1977 or the Snooker World Championship since 1927, have been anchored on professional tours for many years and thus offered more opportunities than newer tournaments. On the other hand, the Championship League or the Masters , for example, have a small but excellent field of participants, mostly consisting of top players, which means that the probability of a maximum break is significantly higher. In addition, the leagues also have a disproportionately large field of participants, although this also applies to the UK Championship and the English Open .
- Place: Placement of the tournament, sorted according to the number of maximum breaks conducted. The minimum number is three maximum breaks.
- Tournament: Name of the tournament.
- Number: Number of maximum breaks played during the tournament. The basic sorting is based on this number.
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Last: divided into:
- Year Year of the last maximum break played during the tournament.
- Player Name of the player and the flag of the country he was playing for when he played the last maximum break played during the tournament.
space | competition | number | Last one | |
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year | player | |||
1 | UK Championship | 16 | 2019 |
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2 | World Snooker Championship | 15th | 2020 |
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3 | Championship League | 9 | 2019 |
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World Open | 2012 |
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Welsh Open | 2020 |
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6th | German Masters | 8th | 2019 |
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China Open | 2019 |
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8th | British Open | 6th | 2003 |
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Paul Hunter Classic | 2018 |
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10 | English Open | 5 | 2019 |
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Premier League snooker | 1998 |
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Scottish Open | 2018 |
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12 | Benson & Hedges Championship | 4th | 2002 |
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Masters | 2015 |
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15th | Wuxi Classic | 3 | 2013 |
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Shanghai Masters | 2016 |
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particularities
Particularly worth mentioning is Ronnie O'Sullivan , who with fifteen maximum breaks not only played the most, but also the fastest maximum break in 1997 with 5:08 minutes. After O'Sullivan wanted to cancel the maximum break in front of the last black at the World Open 2010 because of his anger over the low prize money and only referee Jan Verhaas was able to persuade him to continue playing, O'Sullivan succeeded at the UK Championship one day before his 39th birthday 2014 his 13th maximum break despite a broken ankle. In addition to O'Sullivan, the Englishman Tom Ford also had health problems during one of his Maximum Breaks: Shortly before he defeated six-time World Champion Steve Davis 4-0 at the 2007 Grand Prix and played his first Maximum Break, Ford was hospitalized with gastroenteritis and treated there. After firing himself, Ford made his first maximum break.
After O'Sullivan allowed himself to be persuaded to end the maximum break in 2010, he again protested at the Welsh Open 2016 against what he believed to be too little rewards for a maximum break. In the fifth and overall last frame of his game against Barry Pinches , he was on a maximum break course when he first found out about the reward for a maximum break from an official and then in the commentary booth. Since £ 10,000 seemed too low to him, he played the pink ball instead of black after the 14th red, so he played a 146 break.
Bonuses
A maximum break is always rewarded with an extra bonus. For example, Steve Davis got a Lada Riva from the title sponsor Lada for the first Maximum Break in 1982 , which he gave away to his parents. There was later an additional cash award which was £ 20,000 at most tournaments . Until 2011, a maximum of £ 147,000 was paid at the World Snooker Championship for a maximum in the main round.
As of 2011, the extra bonus was converted into a jackpot rule, the "Rolling 147 Prize". A fixed premium was set for each tournament:
- for the main round of a fully-fledged world ranking tournament £ 5000
- for the qualifying round of a world ranking tournament £ 500
If no maximum break was achieved, i.e. the bonus was not distributed, the bonus amount was collected in a pot. There was a separate pot for each type of tournament. If a maximum break was then achieved in a later tournament of the same type, the player received the tournament bonus as well as the amount that had accumulated in the pot belonging to the tournament type. For the 2019/20 season, however , the Rolling 147 Prize was abolished and replaced by a system that divides a million pound sterling prize money among the players of these maximum breaks for twenty maximum breaks played during a single season.
There are still special regulations for the World Cup. In 2018, £ 40,000 and in 2019 £ 50,000 were awarded for a main round maximum.
By the end of the Players Tour Championship at the end of the 2016 season, there was also a separate Rolling 147 Prize for the PTC, which was also £ 500.
Web links
- First Maximum Break on Television (by Steve Davis) on YouTube , May 25, 2006, accessed February 22, 2019.
- Ronnie O'Sullivan fastest 147 in history vs Mick Price at the 1997 World Championships on YouTube , November 30, 2010, accessed February 22, 2019.
- List of different records (English; snooker.org)
Individual evidence
- ^ Clive Everton : Murphy shows the form and confidence of a champion. In: The Guardian . October 12, 2005, accessed February 20, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d e f g Gilbert Makes Historic 147th Maximum. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , January 22, 2019, accessed February 11, 2019 .
- ^ Clive Everton: Burnett's break goes one better. In: The Guardian . October 18, 2004, accessed February 22, 2019 .
- ↑ Vivek Pathak: Wael Talaat set a Record High Break in 6Reds. IBSF , June 20, 2014, accessed March 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Calendar of Events in the History of English Billiards and Snooker (July - September). snookergames.co.uk, accessed January 30, 2019 .
- ^ Snooker Canada: Leo Levitt. Snooker Canada, December 20, 2015, accessed January 30, 2019 .
- ^ A b Hugo Kastner: Humboldt Snooker Guide . Humboldt Verlag, Baden-Baden 2006, ISBN 978-3-89994-098-5 , pp. 161 ( google.de ).
- ^ A b Calendar of Events in the History of English Billiards and Snooker. snookergames.co.uk, accessed February 20, 2019 .
- ↑ History and highlights in Gifhorn or by Gifhorn players. RSC Gifhorn , accessed on February 18, 2019 .
- ^ Jamie Watkins: The 147 Club. (No longer available online.) Global Snooker Center, 2008, archived from the original on January 19, 2009 ; accessed on February 20, 2019 (English).
- ^ Snooker World Records. snooker.org, January 4, 2019, accessed February 20, 2019 .
- ↑ Rolf Kalb : The fascinating world of snooker . Edel Books, Hamburg 2018, ISBN 978-3-8419-0611-3 , pp. 116-119 .
- ↑ a b Fastest 147 break in snooker. In: guinnessworldrecords.com. Guinness World Records , April 21, 1997, accessed May 8, 2018 .
- ↑ Rolf Kalb : The fascinating world of snooker . Edel Books, Hamburg 2018, ISBN 978-3-8419-0611-3 , pp. 119-122 .
- ↑ Rolf Kalb : The fascinating world of snooker . Edel Books, Hamburg 2018, ISBN 978-3-8419-0611-3 , pp. 122-124 .
- ^ Higgins wins Championship League. World Snooker , March 3, 2017, accessed February 20, 2019 .
- ↑ Chris Turner: Maximum Breaks. (No longer available online.) Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, 2011, archived from the original on May 8, 2016 ; accessed on January 31, 2019 (English).
- ↑ 147 breaks. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , accessed August 6, 2020 .
- ↑ Ron Florax: CueTracker - Maximums Made - All-time - Professional - Snooker Results & Statistics. Cuetracker.net, accessed on August 6, 2020 .
- ↑ Jörg Leopold: Snooker star Ronnie O'Sullivan: Maximum break despite broken ankle. Der Tagesspiegel , December 5, 2014, accessed on March 30, 2019 .
- ↑ Tom Ford. World Snooker , January 11, 2015, accessed March 30, 2019 .
- ↑ Press Association: Ronnie O'Sullivan passes up 147 break at Welsh Open as prize is 'too cheap'. The Guardian , February 15, 2016, accessed March 30, 2019 .
- ↑ Steve Davis : Interesting . Dragonstars Eventmanagement, Fürth 2016, ISBN 978-3-00-053061-6 , p. 144-148 (English: Interesting . Ebury Press, London 2015.).
- ↑ Steven Pye: Sporting firsts of the 1980s: from a nine-dart finish to a 147 break. In: The Guardian . November 14, 2013, accessed February 20, 2019 .
- ↑ World Snooker: Williams unhappy with 147 prize removal. BBC Sport , April 23, 2011, accessed February 20, 2019 .
- ^ Rolling 147 Prizes for Ladbrokes World Grand Prix and Ladbrokes Players Championship. World Snooker , February 29, 2016, accessed February 18, 2019 .
- ↑ 19 More Maximums Required For £ 1 Million Bonus. World Snooker , August 15, 2019, accessed November 4, 2019 .
- ^ 147 Rolling Prizes. (No longer available online.) World Snooker , December 1, 2011, archived from the original on December 3, 2011 ; accessed on February 20, 2019 (English).