Instead, he was willing his old friend on to make the first 147 break in World Snooker Championship history. It was April 23, 1983, and a murmur had spread around the Crucible that 'The Grinder' was ...

Ronnie O'Sullivan and Stephen Hendry share the record for the most maximum 147 breaks in World Snooker Championship history. O'Sullivan's trio of 147s in the history of the tournament came in 1997, ...

When does a 147 become a 180? When you're Ronnie O'Sullivan, making more history. That's when. In a year when snooker's maximum break, once considered as suppositious as the Himalayan Yeti, has ...

Scroll down to find out who missed out on £80,000 sports car after missing final black on 140 FOR many, snooker’s golden era was the 1980s. Steve Davis’ six World Championship titles, the emergence of ...

JUDD TRUMP admits he is a “little bit surprised” with the recent 147 epidemic, but insists there is a logical explanation. A staggering total of 13 maximums have been recorded this season with the two ...

SHEFFIELD, England (AP) — A rare perfect break of 147 at the world snooker championship earned a lucky fan 25,000 pounds ($33,000) on Friday. The experience for Brian Nicholls came with a twist, ...

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FOR many, snooker’s golden era was the 1980s. Steve Davis’ six World Championship titles, the emergence of Jimmy White and THAT 1985 final which saw Dennis Taylor pip Davis on the final black of the ...