Snooker breaks

Maximum breaks, shot by shot

Each break is drawn to scale on a full-size table: where every ball went, which pocket, and the cue ball’s path. Watch the broadcast alongside and the table replays each pot as it happens.

Ronnie O'Sullivan

The fastest 147 · v Mick Price

147

Five minutes and eight seconds from the break-off red to the final black: still the fastest maximum ever made in competition.

World Championship · Crucible, round 1 · 21 April 1997 · 36 pots

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Kyren Wilson

Maximum at the Crucible · v Ryan Day

147

Wilson's first Crucible maximum, made on the opening day of his match with Ryan Day: the 13th 147 in Crucible history.

World Championship · Crucible, round 1 · 19 April 2023 · 36 pots

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