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Maximum break
has made a record 17 maximum breaks in professional competition. A maximum break (also known as a maximum or a 147, conventionally pronounced one four seven) is the highest possible in snooker in normal circumstances and is a special type of . A player compiles a maximum break by potting all 15 with 15 for 120 points, followed by all six 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, a hole in one in golf or a 300 game in ten pin bowling. A break of up to 155 is possible if the referee awards a before any of the reds have been potted, but breaks exceeding 147 are exceptionally rare, having occurred only twice in professional competition. Any break greater than 147 but not 155 is not considered to be a maximum. 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 August 2025, over 200 officially recognised maximum breaks have been made in professional tournament play.…
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has made a record 17 maximum breaks in professional competition. A maximum break (also known as a maximum or a 147, conventionally pronounced one four seven) is the highest possible in snooker in normal circumstances and is a special type of . A player compiles a maximum break by potting all 15 with 15 for 120 points, followed by all six 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, a hole in one in golf or a 300 game in ten pin bowling. A break of up to 155 is possible if the referee awards a before any of the reds have been potted, but breaks exceeding 147 are exceptionally rare, having occurred only twice in professional competition. Any break greater than 147 but not 155 is not considered to be a maximum. 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 August 2025, over 200 officially recognised maximum breaks have been made in professional tournament play.…
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