What is the highest run record for all games?
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Highest run in snooker can be max 147 points. That is done by poketing 15 red(1 point) balls with black one (7 points) in rotation + all colored: yellow 2 points, green 3 points, brown 4 points, blue 5 points, pink 6 points and the last one black 7 points. Several people have done it on different occassions. First televised belong to Steve Davis from a tournament in England in 1972! I have this on vhs - amazing, only tooks him 11 minutes to pocket 36 balls on a 12 footer!
I'm not sure if anyone ever done it a few 147 breaks in the row.
Highest run in snooker can be max 147 points. That is done by poketing 15 red(1 point) balls with black one (7 points) in rotation + all colored: yellow 2 points, green 3 points, brown 4 points, blue 5 points, pink 6 points and the last one black 7 points. Several people have done it on different occassions. First televised belong to Steve Davis from a tournament in England in 1972! I have this on vhs - amazing, only tooks him 11 minutes to pocket 36 balls on a 12 footer!
I'm not sure if anyone ever done it a few 147 breaks in the row.
BAZARUS said:
Ronnie O'Sullivan holds the record for the most # of 147s in tournament play: 8 (I think)
He also holds the record for the fastest in tournament play: 5min 20sec (100% on that one).
I think Earl still holds the record for 9 ball racks run in tournament play: 11. There are heaps of stories floating about regarding other runs (20 by Efren against Busta for example) but they were all done in practice or matching up.
BAZARUS said:
FYI, a break of more than 147 is possible, though most improbable, as it would have to begin off a rare "free ball" situation, in which a colored ball could be "nominated as a red" at the beginnng of an inning.
I don't quite recall whether a point is scored on the "free ball". If so, a break of 155 is possible, otherwise 154 is the maximum.
According to an AZB website article on 2/2/2003:
In a 'challenge match' against French player Donald Du Bois, Feijen broke and ran 15 consecutive 9-ball racks on a regulation 4 1/2 X 9' table.
Niels Feijen's "fifteen pack", which took place in the Netherlands, is the longest run I've ever heard of in nine-ball.
In a 'challenge match' against French player Donald Du Bois, Feijen broke and ran 15 consecutive 9-ball racks on a regulation 4 1/2 X 9' table.
Niels Feijen's "fifteen pack", which took place in the Netherlands, is the longest run I've ever heard of in nine-ball.
Boy, there must be something about February 2. Not only was it the day of Feijen's "fifteen pack" in 2003 but it was also the day Mike Eufemia ran his 625 in straight pool in 1960, a run not acknowledged by the BCA record book. Apparently, nobody saw it from the onset to its completion, though there are reportedly those who saw the first half of it and those who saw the second half of it. I believe Mosconi's record, 526 I think, remains the acknowledged men's straight pool record.
sjm said:
Highest possible break when awarded a free ball is 155.
This is from Guiness:Highest Snooker Break
Tony Drago (b. September 22, 1965) made a break of 149 in a witnessed practice frame at West Norwood, Greater London, on February 1, 1995. The break involved a free ball, which therefore created an “extra” red.
and heres from an unnofficial snookerrecords page on http://www.laboremus.no/snooker/
The highest snooker break is Wally West's 151. He made the break in the final of a club handicap at Hounslow Lucania in 1976 against Butch Rogers.
Wally won the first frame with the aid of a 104. In the second, Butch clipped the blue and left Wally snookered. Wally potted green as his free ball with a brown to follow. He then took 14 red and blacks and a pink off the last red. He then cleared up to make the 151.
On 23 April 2003 Jamie Cope made a 151 break on the match table at The Reardon Snooker Club (Hanley Stoke-on-Trent) during a practise game with David Fomm-Ward. After a foul shot by his opponent Jamie was snookered behind the Brown ball. He took the Brown as the free ball and then potted Blue, 8 Red and 8 Black, 2 Red and 2 Pink, 5 Red and 5 Black. Then cleared all the colours. Jamie is a professional snooker player from Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire, England, and was 17 years old at the time.
Tony Drago's (Malta) (b. 22 Sep 1965) 149 is believed to be the third highest break ever made. It was in a practice match against young up-and-coming amateur Nick Manning at the West Norwood Snooker Club.
Drago broke off and snookered Manning behind the brown. Manning tried to escape from the snooker but left a free ball. Drago took the brown as the free ball and then the brown again for four more points and followed that with 15 reds, 13 blacks, a pink and a blue and all the colours. In these very exceptional circumstances, the maximum break is 155.
Eddie Manning (Leicester, England) achieved the same feat in 1997 at Willie Thorne's in Leicester. His practice partner was Kam Pandya.
Steve Duggan (b. 10 Apr 1958) made a witnessed break of 148 in a practice frame in Doncaster, S Yorks on 27 Apr 1988. Alex Higgins has knocked in a 16 red total of 146. The only 16 red clearance ever completed in a tournament was by Steve James (b. 2 May 1961) who made 135 against Alex Higgins in the World Professional Championships at Sheffield, S Yorks on 14 Apr 1990.
Gremlin said:
22 perfect games??? Is this right? I was told that 8 was the most by anyone. That seems very high
I watched Mike Massey run 75 with only six reds on a tight pocketed 5x10
american snooker table. Super nice and classy guy. He played me and my friend for a couple hours. That was in Dothan Al around 89 or 90 I think.
Gremlin said:last two,
Dear Kelly Fisher had the longest winning streak in snooker history. Her winning streak started on June the 9th 2001 by defeating Christine Sharp 3-0 and ended on March 3rd 2003 after she was defeated 4-3 by Maria Catalano. Kelly won 15 major women's snooker tournaments and 69 straight matches. No male snooker player will ever come close to that.
A pint of Guinness for her any time I see her. Good on you Kelly!!!!!!!!
Photo attached of our 9-Ball victory celebration. Kimmy Shaw 1st Kelly Fisher 2nd + WPBA Qualifier. "Gremlins" should have it so good? LOL
Cheers,
Gremlin
Gremlin, I was asking for highest runs, not winning streaks. Why do you always have to throw in the implication that women play better then men? Perhaps in another thread someone will ask what is the longest winning streak.
Here is another question, what is the highest amount of consecutive 9-ball racks run by a female competitor?
Gremlin, I feel that it ALSO gets a bit repetitive when every other post you make has to do with worshipping the women players. Someone could make a topic entitled "What color is the felt in your poolroom?" And you would say something like, "It's green, and did you know that Kelly Fisher blah blah blah blah, (POST A PICTURE OF HER) blah blah blah blah, the next pint of guiness is on me!" or something like that.
Mmm Hmm. What does that have to do with pool? Jack squat. If you would rather watch a mediocre player who is entertaining, good looking, and respectful, instead of a great player who plays the game as beautifully as a work of art, then you don't belong in pool. Go watch figure skating.
Mmm Hmm. What does that have to do with pool? Jack squat. If you would rather watch a mediocre player who is entertaining, good looking, and respectful, instead of a great player who plays the game as beautifully as a work of art, then you don't belong in pool. Go watch figure skating.
Under the "etc" part, you should include the break by Tom Reece of over 249000 consecutive shots. For more info, look for "Tom Reece" and "anchor cannon". The break was not accepted as a record as the public was not present for the whole, five-week endurance test. Walter Lindrum has some other impressive records at English Billiards depending on the particular version of the rules being used.LastTwo said:
The most consecutive pocketed (or "potted," as they say in the UK) balls was by William Peall in 1890 on a 6-foot by 12-foot table. He made 721 reds without a miss.
I'm glad that someone finally pointed out that it is possible to score more than 147 at snooker.
Everyone knows about Mosconi's 526 at 14.1, but that was on a 4x8. What is the high run on a 4.5x9? I guess it depends on whether you accept Eufemia's record.
Joe Procita has the record for high run in tournament play on a 5x10 -- 182 against Mosconi in 1951.
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I know in Holland Niels Feijen ran 15 racks in a row and I ran 12 in a row
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Nick said:
Nick... v/d Berg ?
As far as I know, there aren't many people in Holland who can run a 12-pack. Assuming you live on Holland... I lived there (Delft) for 3 months and visited Dijkje Duinzigt in Den Haag quite often. That was the place where Niels run 15 racks.
Gremlin said:
Quite interesting point. But I think the table size makes a difference in pool. The stadium size in baseball doesn't have any effect on how you hit the ball, whereas on a 8' pool table, you can get snookered more easily than on a 10' table etc. And then it might be harder to perform a table length draw on a 10-footer...
I remember seeing a video clip years ago, in which a baseball player hits the ball over the crowd and the stadium roof and it disappears outside the stadium. Cannot perform that on every stadium
mjantti said:Nick... v/d Berg ?
That must be Nick van den Berg. And Yes Niels has the Dutch record.
The Dutch record straightpool is by Alex Lely with a run of 276.
And Niels Feijen won 3 times in a row the European Straight pool!!!
This year Nick won the Dutch open Straightpool at Dijkje Duinzicht (home of Niels and Alex).
Got it is nice to have that many good players in the Netherlands!!!!