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The fastest 147 break in a professional snooker tournament is 5 minutes 8 seconds, achieved by Ronnie O’Sullivan (UK) on 21 April 1997 at the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK.
Fastest. O'Sullivan's 147 break in the first-round match against Mick Price at the 1997 World Snooker Championship set the record for the fastest maximum in the history of the game. For many years Guinness World Records recorded the time of the break at 5 minutes and 20 seconds.
No.DateSeasonPlayer202 [15]15 April 2024201 [242]18 March 2024200 [18]29 February 2024199 [241]17 February 2024Gary Wilson (5th)Dec 30, 2021 · By Leah Langley. Published Dec 30, 2021. Five Minutes, 8 Seconds. Back in 1997, Ronnie “The Rocket” O’Sullivan made a maximum 147 break in the quickest time ever to be recorded. In a...
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- Cliff Thorburn - 1983 World Championship. April 23, 2nd round v Terry Griffiths (15 mins, 21 secs) Not content with becoming the first world champion outside the United Kingdom in the modern era, the Crucible king of 1980 brought the crowd to their feet - not to mention the millions glued to their TV sets - with another history-making feat in the fourth frame of a match he was leading 2-1.
- Jimmy White - 1992 World Championship. April 22, 1st round v Tony Drago (8mins, 47 seconds) Jimmy White was already a People's Champion by the time he was attempting to reach his fourth Crucible final and his third in a row back in 1992 but the way he conjured up this maximum against Tony Drago further enhanced that status.
- Stephen Hendry - 1995 World Championship. April 27, semi-final v Jimmy White (11 mins, 3 seconds) You'd have thought Jimmy White had already suffered enough punishment at the hands of Stephen Hendry by the time they locked horns in the 1995 semi-finals.
- Ronnie O'Sullivan - 1997 World Championship. April 21, 1st round v Mick Price (5 mins, 8 seconds) Ronnie O'Sullivan soared to superstar status in five minutes and eight seconds of breathtaking snooker from the gods at a time when he'd won just two of his record 19 Triple Crown titles.
Apr 14, 2023 · The current record for the fastest 147 break is held by the legendary Ronnie O’Sullivan, nicknamed “The Rocket” for his incredible speed and precision on the snooker table. O’Sullivan achieved this feat during the 1997 World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.
Apr 30, 2023 · This is still the quickest 147 ever made in professional snooker. O'Sullivan averaged an astonishing 8.5 seconds per shot and would bank £165,000 for his extraordinary effort – equating to £...
