Maximum Break
The maximum break in snooker under normal circumstances is 147. This is often known as a maximum, a 147, or verbally a one-four-seven, and is amassed by potting all fifteen reds with fifteen blacks for 120 points, followed by all six colours for a further 27 points.
| No. | Date | Player | Age | Opponent | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 January 1982 |  Steve Davis |
24 years, 142 days | John Spencer |
ClassicTV | |
| 2 | 23 April 1983 |  Cliff Thorburn |
35 years, 97 days |  Terry Griffiths |
World ChampionshipTV | |
| 3 | 28 January 1984 | Kirk Stevens |
25 years, 164 days | Jimmy White |
MastersTV | |
| 4 | 17 November 1987 | Willie Thorne |
33 years, 258 days |  Tommy Murphy |
UK Championship | |
| 5 | 20 February 1988 | Tony Meo |
28 years, 139 days |  Stephen Hendry |
Matchroom League | |
| 6 | 24 September 1988 | Robidoux, AlainAlain Robidoux |
28 years, 61 days | Jim Meadowcroft |
European Open (Q) | |
| 7 | 18 February 1989 | John Rea |
37 years, 75 days | Ian Black |
Scottish Professional Championship | |
| 8 | 08 March 1989 | Cliff Thorburn(2) |
41 years, 51 days | Jimmy White |
Matchroom League | |
| 9 | 16 January 1991 |  James Wattana |
20 years, 364 days | Paul Dawkins |
World Masters | |
| 010 | 05 June 1991 | Peter Ebdon |
20 years, 282 days | Wayne Martin |
Strachan Open (Q) | |
| 011 | 25 February 1992 | James Wattana (2) |
22 years, 39 days |  Tony Drago |
British OpenTV | |
| 012 | 22 April 1992 | Jimmy White |
29 years, 356 days | Tony Drago |
World ChampionshipTV | |
| 013 | 09 May 1992 | John Parrott |
27 years, 364 days | Tony Meo |
Matchroom League | |
| 014 | 24 May 1992 | Stephen Hendry |
23 years, 132 days | Willie Thorne |
Matchroom League | |
| 015 | 14 November 1992 | Peter Ebdon(2) |
22 years, 79 days |  Ken Doherty |
UK Championship | |
| 016 | 07 September 1994 | David McDonnell |
22 years, 331 days | Nic Barrow |
British Open (Q) | |
| 017 | 27 April 1995 | Stephen Hendry (2) |
26 years, 104 days | Jimmy White |
World ChampionshipTV | |
| 018 | 25 November 1995 | Stephen Hendry (3) |
26 years, 316 days | Gary Wilkinson |
UK ChampionshipTV | |
| 019 | 05 January 1997 | Stephen Hendry (4) |
27 years, 358 days | Ronnie O'Sullivan |
Charity ChallengeTV | |
| 020 | 21 April 1997 | Ronnie O'Sullivan |
21 years, 137 days | Mick Price |
World ChampionshipTV | |
| 021 | 18 September 1997 | James Wattana (3) |
27 years, 244 days |  Pang Weiguo |
China International | |
| 022 | 16 May 1998 | StephenStephen Hendry (5) |
29 years, 123 days | DKen Doherty |
Premier LeagueTV | |
| 023 | 10 August 1998 | Adrian Gunnell |
25 years, 351 days |  Mario Wehrmann |
Thailand Masters (Q) | |
| 024 | 13 August 1998 |  Mehmet Husnu |
26 years, 19 days | Eddie Barker |
China International (Q) | |
| 025 | 13 January 1999 | Jason Prince |
28 years, 210 days | Ian Brumby |
British Open (Q) | |
| 026 | 29 January 1999 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) |
23 years, 55 days | James Wattana |
Welsh OpenTV | |
| 027 | 04 February 1999 | Stuart Bingham |
22 years, 259 days | Barry Hawkins |
UK Tour – Event 3 | |
| 028 | 22 March 1999 | Nick Dyson |
29 years, 93 days | Adrian Gunnell |
UK Tour – Event 4 | |
| 029 | 06 April 1999 | Graeme Dott |
21 years, 329 days | David Roe |
British OpenTV | |
| 030 | 19 September 1999 | Stephen Hendry (6) |
30 years, 249 days | Peter Ebdon |
British OpenTV | |
| 031 | 21 September 1999 | Barry Pinches |
29 years, 70 days | Joe Johnson |
Welsh Open (Q) | |
| 032 | 13 October 1999 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (3) |
23 years, 312 days | Graeme Dott |
Grand PrixTV | |
| 033 | 04 November 1999 | Karl Burrows |
31 years, 322 days | Adrian Rosa |
Benson & Hedges Championship | |
| 034 | 22 November 1999 | Stephen Hendry (7) |
30 years, 313 days | Paul Wykes |
UK ChampionshipTV | |
| 035 | 21 January 2000 | John Higgins |
24 years, 248 days | Dennis Taylor |
Nations CupTV | |
| 036 | 24 March 2000 | John Higgins(2) |
24 years, 311 days | Jimmy White |
Irish MastersTV | |
| 037 | 28 March 2000 | Stephen Maguire |
19 years, 15 days | Phaitoon Phonbun |
Scottish Open (Q) | |
| 038 | 05 April 2000 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (4) |
24 years, 122 days |  Quinten Hann |
Scottish OpenTV | |
| 039 | 25 October 2000 |  Marco Fu |
22 years, 291 days | Ken Doherty |
Scottish MastersTV | |
| 040 | 07 November 2000 | David McLellan |
30 years, 302 days | Steve Meakin |
Benson & Hedges Championship | |
| 041 | 19 November 2000 | Nick Dyson (2) |
30 years, 336 days | Robert Milkins |
UK Championship | |
| 042 | 25 February 2001 | Stephen Hendry (8) |
32 years, 43 days | Mark Williams |
Malta Grand PrixTV | |
| 043 | 17 October 2001 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) |
25 years, 316 days | Drew Henry |
LG CupTV | |
| 044 | 12 November 2001 | Shaun Murphy |
19 years, 94 days | Adrian Rosa |
Benson & Hedges Championship | |
| 045 | 28 October 2002 | Tony Drago |
37 years, 36 days | Stuart Bingham |
Benson & Hedges Championship | |
| 046 | 22 April 2003 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (6) |
27 years, 138 days | Marco Fu |
World ChampionshipTV | |
| 047 | 12 October 2003 | John Higgins(3) |
28 years, 147 days | Mark Williams |
LG CupTV | |
| 048 | 12 November 2003 | John Higgins(4) |
28 years, 178 days | Michael Judge |
British OpenTV | |
| 049 | 04 October 2004 | John Higgins(5) |
29 years, 139 days | Ricky Walden |
Grand PrixTV | |
| 050 | 17 November 2004 | David Gray |
25 years, 282 days | Mark Selby |
UK Championship | |
| 051 | 20 April 2005 | Mark Williams |
30 years, 30 days | Robert Milkins |
World ChampionshipTV | |
| 052 | 22 November 2005 | Stuart Bingham (2) |
29 years, 185 days | Marcus Campbell |
Masters Qualifying Event | |
| 053 | 14 March 2006 | Robert Milkins |
30 years, 8 days | Mark Selby |
World Championship (Q) | |
| 054 | 23 October 2006 | Jamie Cope |
21 years, 41 days | Michael Holt |
Grand Prix | |
| 055 | 14 January 2007 | Ding Junhui |
19 years, 288 days | Anthony Hamilton |
MastersTV | |
| 056 | 15 February 2007 | Andrew Higginson |
29 years, 64 days | Ali Carter |
Welsh OpenTV | |
| 057 | 19 September 2007 | BJamie Burnett |
32 years, 3 days | Liu Song |
Grand Prix (Q) | |
| 058 | 14 October 2007 | Tom Ford |
24 years, 58 days | Steve Davis |
Grand Prix | |
| 059 | 08 November 2007 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (7) |
31 years, 338 days | Ali Carter |
Northern Ireland TrophyTV | |
| 060 | 15 December 2007 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (8) |
32 years, 10 days | Mark Selby |
UK ChampionshipTV | |
| 061 | 29 March 2008 | Stephen Maguire (2) |
27 years, 16 days | Ryan Day |
China OpenTV | |
| 062 | 28 April 2008 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (9) |
32 years, 145 days | Mark Williams |
World ChampionshipTV | |
| 063 | 29 April 2008 | Ali Carter |
28 years, 279 days | Peter Ebdon |
World ChampionshipTV | |
| 064 | 02 October 2008 | Jamie Cope (2) |
23 years, 20 days | Mark Williams |
Shanghai MastersTV | |
| 065 | 29 October 2008 | Liang Wenbo |
21 years, 238 days | Gould, MartinMartin Gould |
Bahrain Championship (Q) | |
| 066 | 08 November 2008 | Marcus Campbell |
36 years, 47 days |  Ahmed Basheer Al-Khusaibi |
Bahrain ChampionshipTV | |
| 067 | 16 December 2008 | Ding Junhui (2) |
21 years, 259 days | John Higgins |
UK ChampionshipTV | |
| 068 | 28 April 2009 | Stephen Hendry (9) |
40 years, 105 days | Shaun Murphy |
World ChampionshipTV | |
| 069 | 05 June 2009 | Selby, MarkMark Selby |
25 years, 351 days | Joe Perry |
Jiangsu ClassicTV | |
| 070 | 01 April 2010 | Neil Robertson |
28 years, 49 days | Peter Ebdon |
China OpenTV | |
| 071 | 25 June 2010 |  Kurt Maflin |
26 years, 321 days |  Michal Zielinski |
Players Tour Championship – Event 1 | |
| 072 | 06 August 2010 | Barry Hawkins |
31 years, 105 days | James McGouran |
Players Tour Championship – Event 3 | |
| 073 | 20 September 2010 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (10) |
34 years, 289 days | Mark King |
World OpenTV (Q) | |
| 074 | 22 October 2010 | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon |
16 years, 312 days | Barry Hawkins |
Rhein–Main Masters | |
| 075 | 23 October 2010 | Mark Williams (2) |
35 years, 216 days |  Diana Schuler |
Rhein–Main Masters | |
| 076 | 19 November 2010 | Rory McLeod |
39 years, 238 days | Issara Kachaiwong |
Prague Classic | |
| 077 | 17 February 2011 | Stephen Hendry (10) |
42 years, 35 days | Stephen Maguire |
Welsh OpenTV | |
| 078 | 26 August 2011 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (11) |
35 years, 264 days | Adam Duffy |
Paul Hunter ClassicTV | |
| 079 | 22 November 2011 | Mike Dunn |
40 years, 2 days | Kurt Maflin |
German Masters (Q) | |
| 080 | 27 November 2011 | David Gray (2) |
32 years, 291 days | Robbie Williams |
Players Tour Championship – Event 10 (Q) | |
| 081 | 29 November 2011 | Ricky Walden |
29 years, 18 days | Gareth Allen |
Players Tour Championship – Event 10 | |
| 082 | 15 December 2011 | Matthew Stevens |
32 years, 95 days | Michael Wasley |
FFB Snooker Open | |
| 083 | 15 December 2011 | Ding Junhui (3) |
24 years, 258 days | Brandon Winstone |
FFB Snooker Open | |
| 084 | 17 December 2011 | Ding Junhui (4) |
24 years, 260 days | James Cahill |
Players Tour Championship – Event 11TV | |
| 085 | 18 December 2011 | Jamie Cope (3) |
26 years, 97 days | Kurt Maflin |
Players Tour Championship – Event 11 | |
| 086 | 14 January 2012 | Marco Fu (2) |
34 years, 6 days | Matthew Selt |
World Open (Q) | |
| 087 | 11 April 2012 | Robert Milkins (2) |
36 years, 36 days | Xiao Guodong |
World Championship (Q) | |
| 088 | 21 April 2012 | Stephen Hendry (11) |
43 years, 99 days | Stuart Bingham |
World ChampionshipTV | |
| 089 | 01 July 2012 | Stuart Bingham (3) |
36 years, 41 days | Ricky Walden |
Wuxi ClassicTV | |
| 090 | 24 August 2012 | Ken Doherty |
42 years, 342 days | Julian Treiber |
Paul Hunter Classic | |
| 091 | 23 September 2012 | John Higgins(6) |
37 years, 128 days | Judd Trump |
Shanghai MastersTV | |
| 092 | 16 November 2012 | Tom Ford (2) |
29 years, 91 days | Matthew Stevens |
Bulgarian OpenTV | |
| 093 | 21 November 2012 | Andy Hicks |
39 years, 103 days | Daniel Wells |
UK Championship (Q) | |
| 094 | 22 November 2012 | Jack Lisowski |
21 years, 150 days | Chen Zhe |
UK Championship (Q) | |
| 095 | 05 December 2012 | John Higgins(7) |
37 years, 201 days | Mark Davis |
UK ChampionshipTV | |
| 096 | 14 December 2012 | Kurt Maflin (2) |
29 years, 128 days | Stuart Carrington |
Scottish Open | |
| 097 | 16 March 2013 | Ding Junhui (5) |
25 years, 349 days | Mark Allen |
Players Tour Championship – FinalsTV | |
| 098 | 28 May 2013 | Neil Robertson (2) |
31 years, 106 days |  Mohamed Khairy |
Wuxi Classic (Q) | |
| 099 | 15 November 2013 | Judd Trump |
24 years, 87 days | Mark Selby |
Antwerp Open | |
| 100 | 07 December 2013 | Mark Selby (2) |
30 years, 171 days | Ricky Walden |
UK ChampionshipTV | |
| 101 | 11 December 2013 | Dechawat Poomjaeng |
35 years, 153 days | Zak Surety |
German Masters (Q) | |
| 102 | 12 December 2013 | Gary Wilson |
28 years, 123 days | Ricky Walden |
German Masters (Q) | |
| 103 | 08 January 2014 | Shaun Murphy (2) |
31 years, 151 days | Mark Davis |
Championship League | |
| 104 | 09 February 2014 | Shaun Murphy (3) |
31 years, 183 days | Jamie Jones |
Gdynia Open | |
| 105 | 02 March 2014 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (12) |
38 years, 87 days | Ding Junhui |
Welsh OpenTV | |
| 106 | 22 August 2014 |  Aditya Mehta |
28 years, 295 days | Stephen Maguire |
Paul Hunter Classic | |
| 107 | 23 October 2014 | Ryan Day |
34 years, 214 days | Cao Yupeng |
Haining Open | |
| 108 | 23 November 2014 | Shaun Murphy (4) |
32 years, 105 days | Robert Milkins |
Ruhr OpenTV | |
| 109 | 04 December 2014 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (13) |
38 years, 364 days | Matthew Selt |
UK ChampionshipTV | |
| 110 | 12 December 2014 | Ben Woollaston |
27 years, 212 days | Joe Steele |
Lisbon Open | |
| 111 | 05 January 2015 | Barry Hawkins (2) |
35 years, 257 days | Stephen Maguire |
Championship League | |
| 112 | 11 January 2015 | Marco Fu (3) |
37 years, 3 days | Stuart Bingham |
MastersTV | |
| 113 | 06 February 2015 | Judd Trump(2) |
25 years, 170 days | Mark Selby |
German Masters | |
| 114 | 10 February 2015 | David Gilbert |
33 years, 243 days | Xiao Guodong |
Championship League | |
| 115 | 06 December 2015 | Neil Robertson (3) |
33 years, 298 days | Liang Wenbo |
UK ChampionshipTV | |
| 116 | 11 December 2015 | Marco Fu (4) |
37 years, 337 days | Sam Baird |
Gibraltar Open | |
| 117 | 19 February 2016 | Ding Junhui (6) |
28 years, 324 days | Neil Robertson |
Welsh OpenTV | |
| 118 | 25 February 2016 | Fergal O'Brien |
43 years, 354 days | Mark Davis |
Championship League | |
| 119 | 25 February 2016 | Fergal O'Brien |
31 years, 131 days | Maflin, Kurt |
Paul Hunter Classic | |
| 120 | 20 September 2016 | Stephen Maguire |
35 years, 191 days | Yi Chen Xu |
Shanghai Masters | |
| 121 | 28-Sep-16 | Shaun Murphy |
34 years, 49 days | Allan Taylor |
European Masters (Q) | |
| 122 | 11-Oct-16 | Alfie Burden |
39 years, 302 Days | Daniel Wells |
English Open | |
| 123 | 16 November 2016 | John Higgins |
41 years, 182 days | Sam Craigie |
Northern Ireland Open tournament | |
| 124 | 27November 2016 | Mark Allen |
30 years, 279 days | Rod Lawler |
UK Championship | |
| 125 | 8 December 2016 | Ali Carter |
37 years, 136 days | Wang Yuchen |
German Masters(Q) | |
| 126 |
8 December 2016 |
Ross Muir | 21 years, 63 days | Itaro Santos | German Masters (Q) | |
| 127 | 10 January 2017 | Mark Davis | 44 years, 151 days | Neil Robertson | Championship League | |
| 128 | 1 February 2017 | Tom Ford | 33 years, 168 days | Peter Ebdon | German Masters | |
| 129 | 2 March 2017 | Mark Davis | 44 years, 202 days | John Higgins | Championship League | |
| 130 | 30 March 2017 | Judd Trump | 27 years, 222 days | Tian Pengfei | China Open | |
| 131 |
6 April 2017 |
Gary Wilson |
31 years, 238 days |
Josh Boileau |
World Championship (Q) |
|
| 132 |
18 October 2017 |
Liang Wenbo |
30 years, 227 days |
Tom Ford |
English Open |
|
| 133 |
31 October 2017 |
Kyren Wilson |
25 years, 312 days |
Martin Gould |
International Championship |
|
| 134 |
12 December 2017 |
Cao Yupeng |
27 years, 46 days |
Andrew Higginson |
Scottish Open |
|
| 135 | 26 January 2018 | Martin Gould | 36 years, 134 days | Li Hang | Championship League | |
| 136 | 26 March 2018 | Luca Brecel | 23 years, 18 days | John Higgins | Championship League | |
| 137 | 3 April 2018 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 42 years, 119 days | Elliot Slessor | China Open | |
| 138 | 4 April 2018 | Stuart Bingham | 41 years, 318 days | Ricky Walden | China Open | |
| 139 | 12 April 2018 | Liang Wenbo | 31 years, 38 days | Rod Lawler | World Championship | |
| 140 | 24 August 2018 | Michael Georgiou | 30 years, 218 days | Germany Umut Dikme | Paul Hunter Classic | |
| 141 | 24 August 2018 | Jamie Jones | 30 years, 191 days | Lee Walker | Paul Hunter Classic | |
| 142 | 16 October 2018 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 33 years, 181 days | Iran Soheil Vahedi | English Open | |
| 143 | 17 October 2018 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 42 years, 316 days | England Allan Taylor | English Open | |
| 144 | 8 November 2018 | Mark Selby (3) | 35 years, 120 days | Neil Robertson | Champion of Champions | |
| 145 | 12 December 2018 | John Higgins | 43 years, 208 days | Gerard Greene | Scottish Open | |
| 146 | 21 December 2018 | Judd Trump | 29 years, 123 days | Lukas Kleckers | German Masters | |
| 147 | 22 January 2019 | David Gilbert | 37 years, 224 days | Stephen Maguire | Championship League | |
| 148 | 12 February 2019 | Neil Robertson | 37 years, 1 day | Jordan Brown | Welsh Open | |
| 149 | 14 February 2019 | Noppon Saengkham | 26 years, 214 days | Mark Selby | Welsh Open | |
| 150 | 28 February 2019 | Zhou Yuelong | 21 years, 35 days | Lyu Haotian | Indian Open | |
| 151 | 03 April 2019 | Stuart Bingham | 42 years, 317 days | Peter Ebdon | China Open | |
| 152 | 17 June 2019 |  Tom Ford (4) |
35 years, 304 days |  Fraser Patrick |
International Championship (Q) | |
| 153 | 17 October 2019 | Tom Ford (5) |
36 years, 61 days | Shaun Murphy |
English Open | |
| 154 | 12 November 2019 | Stuart Bingham (6) |
43 years, 175 days |  Lu Ning |
Northern Ireland Open | |
| 155 | 27 November 2019 | Barry Hawkins (3) |
40 years, 218 days |  Gerard Greene |
UK Championship | |
| 156 | 11 February 2020 | Kyren Wilson (2) |
40 years, 218 days | Gerard Greene |
Welsh Open |