There are certainly many other professional snooker players which are very competent and have a real passion for this game, but they haven’t achieved the top 5 places. Last but not least, Ding Jungui is a Chinese professional snooker player with six maximum breaks in his career. He also scored 147s eleven times in his career.Īn English professional snooker player with eight maximum breaks in his career is on the fourth spot. he became the youngest in an official tournament to record a maximum break. He scored maximum breaks in snooker 11 times in his career.Īnother player who scored the most 147 breaks in his career is also from Scotland. Ronnie OSullivan is an English snooker player best known as one of the most. He is a Scottish professional snooker player and seven-time world champion. Next on the list with the most 147 breaks is Stephen Hendry. World champion Ronnie The Rocket O’Sullivan is credited with the fastest 147 break recorded on film, clearing 15 reds each with a black and the coloured balls in five minutes and 20 seconds. Apart from this, he is also the fastest player who has made 147 in just 5 minutes and 20 seconds. He has scored ‘147’ 15 times in his career. It was his third Crucible 147 on his way to winning the 2008 title with an 18-8 win over fellow Essex player Ali Carter, who split the £147,000 highest break prize with his final opponent after. Ronnie o’ Sullivan, AKA “The Rocket” has the maximum breaks in snooker. Here are the top 5 players who have struck the most 147s in their careers. Since then, the total number of 147s made are 166 in number. In 1982, Steve Davis struck 147 first time in a professional snooker tournament.
If we’re also looking at the general speed of a player, it’s not like the 5:08 was made by a player on a fluke. O’Sullivan broke this by near enough 2 minutes in the context of a maximum break, this is a considerable amount of time. Top 5 players who have the most 147 breaks in their careers: The previous record before this time was James Wattana making a 147 in just over 7 minutes in 1992. Top 5 players who have the most 147 breaks in their careers:.