Mark Allen fires up to 147 breaks in the 13th frame of his second round match against Chris Waquelin at the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield
Last updated: 25/04/25 12:26 PM
Mark Allen celebrates after taking 147 maximum break against Chris Wakelin at the World Snooker Championship
Mark Allen took up to 147 breaks during his World Snooker Championship match with Chris Wakelin.
The Northern Ireland star scored the 15th largest in the crucible and after a nightmare start in the session when he saw him 10-2 behind in qualifying after winning the clearance for Mark Selby in the 2023 final.
Allen punched the air after polishing the final black and was blessed by his opponent.
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Scooping a £40,000 bonus and gaining crowd members in the process was the fifth career of his career.
Jackson Page became the first player to make two 147s in the same match, earning a triple crown bonus of £147,000 during qualifying.
The Welsman produced the perfect frame twice with a 10-2 win over Sheffield’s Alan Taylor.
Ronnie O’Sullivan is famous for taking the fastest 147 break in 5 minutes and 8 seconds in the first round of the 1997 World Championships.
“The Rocket” averaged 8.8 seconds per shot and earned up to £147,000.
Maximum crucible value
Cliffsorburn: 1983Jimmy White: 1992 Stephen Hendry: 1995 Ronnie O’Sullivan: 1997 Ronnie O’Sullivan: 2003 Mark Williams: 2005 Ronnie O’Sullivan: 2008ali Carter: 2008 Stephen Hendry: 2009 Stephen Hendry: 2012 John Higgins: 2020Neil RobertsonSelby: 2023 Mark Allen: 2025
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