Who has the fastest maximum in snooker?

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).

What is the fastest maximum snooker?

Ronnie "The Rocket" O'Sullivan made a maximum 147 break in the quickest time ever recorded, five minutes and eight seconds, in the first round of the 1997 World Championship.

Has anyone made a 155 break in snooker?

A snooker player has just made history by scoring a mind-blowing break of 155 and it's luckily been caught on camera. Thepchaiya Un-Nooh, 36, managed to achieve it in an extremely quick seven minutes and 43 seconds, certainly living up to his nickname of F1, which he received for his remarkable speed around the table.

Who has the fastest 147 break in snooker list?

What is Ronnie O Sullivan fastest?

O'Sullivan, 46, already holds the record for the fastest maximum 147 break ever made – potting the 15 reds, 15 blacks and all the colours in five minutes and eight seconds.

Ronnie O'Sullivan 147 break fastest in history

What is Ronnie O Sullivan 147 speed record?

Ronnie O'Sullivan came relatively close to breaking his record of the fastest ever 147 when clearing the table in six minutes and 30 seconds, which is easily the second quickest of all time.

Who has the greatest 147 ever?

Additionally, O'Sullivan holds the record for the highest number of 147 breaks completed in the final frame of a match, having done so on six occasions. Of these six, one was in the deciding frame of his semi-final victory over Mark Selby at the 2007 UK Championship.

What is the fastest 100 in snooker?

Seven-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan produced something special in the second frame of his first-round match at the Scottish Open against Bai Langning when he completed a century in just over three minutes.

Has a woman scored 147 in snooker?

Thailand's Nutcharut Wongharuthai made a 147 break during a practice match in her homeland – believed to be the first maximum by a woman in snooker history.

Who is the greatest snooker player ever?

The talented Ronnie O'Sullivan has more ranking titles than any other snooker player. He has more Triple Crowns, as well, and has gathered more 147s and centuries than anyone – and that's why he deserves the number one spot.

What is the greatest snooker break ever?

What was the quickest frame in snooker history?

Accomplishments. Drago is well known for the speed of his play, and holds a number of records resulting from this. In 1993 he recorded the fastest ever best-of-9-frames snooker victory by beating Sean Lanigan in just thirty-four minutes at the 2nd leg of the Strachan Challenge.

Has there ever been a 151 in snooker?

Un-Nooh is not the first player to achieve this rare break in snooker as England's Jamie Cope managed it during a witnessed practice frame in the summer of 2005 when he was just 20-years-old.

What was the quickest frame in professional snooker?

Tony Drago, from Malta, holds the record for the fastest century break in a professional tournament, in an eye-popping three minutes 31 seconds, against John Higgins in the 1996 UK Championships.

Who scored 100 in 31 balls?

Who scored the fastest century (100) in ODI cricket? AB de Villiers holds the record for scoring the fastest century in ODI cricket, reaching the milestone in just 31 balls against the West Indies in the second match of West Indies' tour of South Africa in 2015.

Has a woman ever hit a 147?

In November 1995 Stephen Hendry became the first player to make two televised maximum breaks. Thai female snooker player Nutcharut Wongharuthai made a 147 break during a practice match in March 2019, which is believed to be the first maximum break achieved by a woman in any match.

Who is the oldest player to get a 147?

Three-time world champion Mark Williams has become the oldest player to make a competitive 147 break. The Welshman, 47, achieved the total clearance in a 5-3 quarter-final defeat by defending champion Neil Robertson at the English Open. Williams collected just 17 points as he lost the first three frames in Brentwood.

Who has the youngest 147 in snooker?

Why is Ronnie O Sullivan so good?

"He is just such a great snooker player, it is not rocket science," Higgins told the Metro. "He has got better cue ball control than anyone ever has in the game. "It gives him so many more opportunities to win frames which, add them up, to win frames, to win rounds, to win tournaments, it is simple maths really.

How many 147s did Willie Thorne make?

The Leicester cueman became known as 'The Maximum Man' having, he claims, made more 147s in practice than any other player, including one with both legs in plaster! But he has only made one in tournament play, at the 1987 UK Championship.

Who has the most triple crowns in snooker?

Career Triple Crown winners

Ronnie O'Sullivan has won 21 Triple Crown titles—the most by any player.

Who is the goat snooker player?

Snooker's fascinating generation game was best played by the sport's GOAT in 2022, writes Desmond Kane. Ronnie O'Sullivan was the main potting protagonist as he equalled Stephen Hendry's seven world title victories an astonishing 30 years after turning professional.