First 147 on television

bfdlad said:
Well nobody seems to be contesting the fact that Steve Davis made the 1st televised 147 so it must be true However I really thisnk that Cliff Thorburn was the first to do it on tv. Everyone in England stopped what they were doing to watch it and thats why I think he was the first. Are we positive the Davis was the first?
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Davis was first, no question. Steve made his in 1982, Thorburn's came in the World Championships the following year. Thorburn's was the first at The Crucible, so that may be what you're thinking of.
 
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I love watching Ronnie O'Sullivan get a max break in something like 7 minutes. THAT is impressive.
 
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Super, thanks for the link. I tried to send you a pm John and it says you need to empty some pm's. Send me a pm as I have question for you.
 
My favorite 147 is the one where a black rattles and flukes across the table and banks back into the original pocket. I'm pretty sure is was Higgins, but I'm not sure. It's on You Tube.
 
Cliff Thorburn was not the only Canadian to have a televised 147.Kirk Stevens had a 147 in 1984, that's worth seeing. It was against Jimmy White.

You can find it on You-tube, I just don't know how to post the link.
 
TX Poolnut said:
My favorite 147 is the one where a black rattles and flukes across the table and banks back into the original pocket. I'm pretty sure is was Higgins, but I'm not sure. It's on You Tube.
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When was this? I doubt it was Higgins, he never had a 147 televised in competition. I'm not sure he ever had a 147 in competition.

For curiosity sake, here are all the 147's made in professional competition.

[edit] List of official maximum 147s in professional competition
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Date Player Opponent Event
1 January 11, 1982* Steve Davis John Spencer Lada Classic
2 April 23, 1983* Cliff Thorburn Terry Griffiths Embassy World Championship
3 January 28, 1984* Kirk Stevens Jimmy White Benson & Hedges Masters
4 November 17, 1987 Willie Thorne Tommy Murphy Tennents UK Championship
5 February 20, 1988 Tony Meo Stephen Hendry Rothmans Matchroom League
6 September 24, 1988 Alain Robidoux Jim Meadowcroft European Open (Q)
7 February 18, 1989 John Rea Ian Black Scottish Professional Championship
8 March 8, 1989 Cliff Thorburn Jimmy White Matchroom League
9 January 16, 1991 James Wattana Paul Dawkins Mita/Sky World Masters
10 June 1991 Peter Ebdon Wayne Martin Strachan Open
11 February 1992* James Wattana Tony Drago British Open
12 April 22, 1992* Jimmy White Tony Drago Embassy World Championship
13 May 9, 1992 John Parrott Tony Meo Matchroom League
14 May 24, 1992 Stephen Hendry Willie Thorne Matchroom League
15 November 1992 Peter Ebdon Ken Doherty Royal Liver Assurance UK Championship
16 September 1994 David McDonnell Nic Barrow British Open (Q)
17 April 27, 1995* Stephen Hendry Jimmy White Embassy World Championship
18 November 25, 1995* Stephen Hendry Gary Wilkinson Royal Liver Assurance UK Championship
19 January 5, 1997* Stephen Hendry Ronnie O'Sullivan Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge
20 April 21, 1997* Ronnie O'Sullivan Mick Price Embassy World Championship
21 September 1997 James Wattana Pang Wei Guo Catch China Challenge
22 May 16, 1998* Stephen Hendry Ken Doherty Doc. Marten's Premier League
23 August 10, 1998 Adrian Gunnell Mario Wehrmann Thailand Masters (Q)
24 August 13, 1998 Mehmet Husnu Eddie Barker China International (Q)
25 January 13, 1999 Jason Prince Ian Brumby British Open (Q)
26 January 29, 1999* Ronnie O'Sullivan James Wattana Regal Welsh Open
27 February 4, 1999 Stuart Bingham Barry Hawkins UK Tour – Event 3
28 March 22, 1999 Nick Dyson Adrian Gunnell UK Tour – Event 4
29 April 6, 1999* Graeme Dott David Roe British Open
30 September 19, 1999* Stephen Hendry Peter Ebdon British Open
31 September 21, 1999 Barry Pinches Joe Johnson Regal Welsh Open (Q)
32 October 13, 1999* Ronnie O'Sullivan Graeme Dott Grand Prix
33 November 4, 1999 Karl Burrows Adrian Rosa Benson & Hedges Championship
34 November 22, 1999* Stephen Hendry Paul Wykes Liverpool Victoria UK Championship
35 January 21, 2000* John Higgins Dennis Taylor Nations Cup
36 March 24, 2000* John Higgins Jimmy White Irish Masters
37 March 24, 2000 Stephen Maguire Phaitoon Phonbun Regal Scottish Open (Q)
38 April 5, 2000* Ronnie O'Sullivan Quinten Hann Regal Scottish Open
39 October 25, 2000* Marco Fu Ken Doherty Regal Scottish Masters
40 November 7, 2000 David McLellan Steve Meakin Benson & Hedges Championship
41 November 19, 2000 Nick Dyson Robert Milkins Liverpool Victoria UK Championship
42 February 25, 2001* Stephen Hendry Mark Williams Malta Grand Prix
43 October 17, 2001* Ronnie O'Sullivan Drew Henry LG Cup
44 November 12, 2001 Shaun Murphy Adrian Rosa Benson & Hedges Championship
45 October 28, 2002 Tony Drago Stuart Bingham Benson & Hedges Championship
46 April 22, 2003* Ronnie O'Sullivan Marco Fu Embassy World Championship
47 October 12, 2003* John Higgins Mark Williams LG Cup
48 November 12, 2003* John Higgins Michael Judge British Open
49 October 4, 2004* John Higgins Ricky Walden Totesport Grand Prix
50 November 17, 2004 David Gray Mark Selby Travis UK Championship
51 April 20, 2005* Mark Williams Robert Milkins Embassy World Championship
52 November 22, 2005 Stuart Bingham Marcus Campbell Masters Qualifying Tournament
53 March 14, 2006 Robert Milkins Mark Selby 888.com World Championship (Q)
54 October 23, 2006 Jamie Cope Michael Holt Royal London Watches Grand Prix
55 January 14, 2007* Ding Junhui Anthony Hamilton Saga Insurance Masters
56 February 16, 2007* Andrew Higginson Ali Carter Welsh Open
57 September 19, 2007 Jamie Burnett Liu Song Royal London Watches Grand Prix (Q)
58 October 14, 2007 Tom Ford Steve Davis Royal London Watches Grand Prix
59 November 8, 2007* Ronnie O'Sullivan Ali Carter Northern Ireland Trophy
60 December 15, 2007* Ronnie O'Sullivan Mark Selby Maplin UK Championship
61 March 29, 2008* Stephen Maguire Ryan Day China Open
62 April 28, 2008* Ronnie O'Sullivan Mark Williams 888.com World Championship
63 April 29, 2008* Ali Carter Peter Ebdon 888.com World Championship
64 October 2, 2008* Jamie Cope Mark Williams Shanghai Masters
65 October 29, 2008 Liang Wenbo Martin Gould Bahrain Championship (Q)
66 November 8, 2008* Marcus Campbell Ahmed Basheer Al-Khusaibi Bahrain Championship
67 December 16, 2008* Ding Junhui John Higgins Maplin UK Championship
68 April 28, 2009* Stephen Hendry Shaun Murphy Betfred.com World Championship
69 June 5, 2009* Mark Selby Joe Perry Jiangsu Classic
70 April 1, 2010 Neil Robertson Peter Ebdon China Open
 
Cameron Smith said:
When was this? I doubt it was Higgins, he never had a 147 televised in competition. I'm not sure he ever had a 147 in competition.
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TX Poolnut meant John, and not Alex:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TB0_7f5ft4

You're right that Alex never had a 147 in competition. He got close a couple of times, though:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0maHVpDy8Bg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5dDTEE0OBg

I have a DVD with the second attempt on it, I'll try uploading it at some point so there's a better quality version on there. Higgins' high tournament break was 142, and that is also on YouTube for anyone who's interested...
 
It's tough to compare a 147 in snooker to anything in pool. Considering the size of the table and the accuracy required as well as the finesse I think a 147 clearance trumps making huge runs in straight pool - I take that back - it doesn't trump the big straight pool runs but it's different in a way that's hard to really explain. I do however agree with the poster who said that in 14.1 you are not safe when you run 149 balls in a 150 point match wheras in snooker you are safe in the frame after a certain point.

Still, watching these clearances is just mind blowing for me. You see every type of shot that pool players are faced with and the snooker players really bring it on some truly tough shots. Steve Davis banking a ball to continue the run? Then later he shoots an 8 foot straight in shot. Steven Hendry's last backwards cut on the final black? As Joe Rogan is fond of saying the skill level shown is just bananas.

THANK GOD for YouTube so that we have these runs preserved for the world to enjoy.

Anyone notice that some of these videos have nearly 500,000 views?
 
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DaveK said:
(I am assuming this is the video) : One great thing about this is Bill Werbeniuk, may he RIP, stopping his match to watch Cliff finish off his perfect game.

Dave
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Yep, that's the one, Bill stops his match on the next table and joins Cliff and Terry in a small group hug after Cliff finishes the 147 break. Great stuff ! Thanks for this thread and the great links, they never get old.

Speaking of links :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Werbeniuk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgBfkjkpZcc

Dave
 
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