"It's hard to overestimate how much he's achieved, the awards that he's won - but also that he's overcome an injury.
Ronnie OSullivan Fastest 147 Break Ever 1997 Snooker World Championship Eurosport. He said: "You could see from the start that he had promise, the way that he'd hit balls, but you can never tell how it's going to develop. Ronnie OSullivan Fastest 147 Break Ever 1997 Snooker World Championship Eurosport - YouTube.
His coach, 48-year-old Neil Johnson, says he saw his promise straight away - but that he was still surprised to see him take on the record of world-renowned O'Sullivan.
For example, Ronnie O'Sullivan's 1997 maximum earned him £165,000 - or £515 per second. The spots replicate the size of snooker balls, the darker ones referencing the balls starting positions.
In professional tournaments, there is usually a substantial prize awarded to any player achieving a 147 break. This Pharmaceutical spot painting depicts the starting and intermediate positions of the snooker balls in Ronnie O’Sullivan’s fastest ever 147 break (5 minutes, 20 seconds) in 1997. James Wattana cleared in 7 minutes 9 seconds in 1992. The five fastest 147s have been made by Ronnie O'Sullivan. Jamie Cope was reported to have made a break of 155 in a practice frame during 2005. Wally West was reported to have made a 151 break in the final of a club competition in Hounslow in 1976. In October 2004, during qualifying for the UK Championship, Jamie Burnett achieved a 148 against Leo Fernandez, becoming the first player to achieve a break of more than 147 in a professional match. In total OSullivan (15), Higgins (11) and Hendry (11) comfortably lead the way in the all-time maximum. We might not see a break in this weekends final to match OSullivans 1997. Ronnie OSullivan Fastest 147 Break Ever 1997 Snooker World Championship Eurosport. He then potted the brown again, for four more points, before potting 13 reds and 13 blacks, a red and a pink, a red and a blue, then all the colours. THE FASTEST SNOOKER 147 BREAK EVER - by Ronnie OSullivan. This total only includes maximum breaks that have been ratified by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) it does not include maximums compiled in exhibition matches, or in events that are not sanctioned by the world.
In that match Drago was foul snookered and chose the brown as the free ball, to score one point. Ronnie OSullivan has made fifteen official maximum breaks in professional competition, the highest number of maximums completed by any player. A 149 by Tony Drago in West Norwood, UK in 1998 is recorded by the Guinness Book of Records as the highest. In this case, the highest possible break is 155 (16 "reds", 16 blacks).Īt least three breaks in excess of 147 have been recorded. A break in excess of 147 will be achieved by potting that free ball and a colour, then all of the reds followed by blacks, then all colours. However, if a player commits a foul stroke with all 15 reds still on the table, and snookers the opponent, the opponent may choose to hit any coloured ball as a free ball which is scored as a red. The one session record is held by Adrian Gunnell who made three 147 breaks in four frames during a practice session in Telford in 2003. World Snooker Championship: Ronnie OSullivans record 147, 20 years on. He also holds the record in televised matches, with seven. Stephen Hendry holds the record for the most maximums in official competition, having made eight. The highest snooker break possible where fouls are not a factor is 147 (15 reds, 15 blacks and then the six colours). A player's proficiency at building big breaks, particularly century breaks (scores over 100), is widely used as a measure of the player's overall skill. In snooker, a break is the total score achieved by a player in a single visit to the table.