Who was the first player to score seven hundred centuries in Snooker?
"Mark King (snooker player) Mark King (born 28 March 1974) is an English professional snooker player. Having turned professional in 1991, King was ranked within the world's top 32 players between 1996 and 2015, and won his first ranking event title in 2016, defeating Barry Hawkins 9–8 in the final of the Northern Ireland Open. He has also appeared in two other ranking tournament finals – the 1997 Welsh Open, where he lost 2–9 to Stephen Hendry, and the 2004 Irish Masters, where Peter Ebdon defeated him 10–7. King has reached the last 16 of the World Championship seven times,"
"Century break In snooker, a century break (sometimes referred to as a ton) is a score of 100 points or more within one at the table without missing a shot and requires potting at least 25 consecutive balls. The ability to score century is regarded as a mark of the highest skill in snooker, while the first career century has been described by Ronnie O'Sullivan as the ""ultimate milestone for any snooker player"". Over 20,000 century breaks have been recorded by snooker players throughout professional tournaments. In 2014, Neil Robertson became the first person to have scored over 100 century"
"centuries in a professional match was set in the semi-final between Ding Junhui and Alan McManus, with Ding also setting a new record of seven centuries by one player in a World Championship match. Mark Selby and Marco Fu set a new record for the longest frame of snooker ever played at the Crucible, 76 minutes 11 seconds. Prize money for the 2017 Championship was a record £1,750,000 with the winner receiving £375,000. Prize money for first-round losers was a record £16,000, exceeding the £15,000 players received in 2003. In a high-quality and tightly contested semi-final, defending champion Mark Selby"
"the 2013/2014 season the total number of players reaching this threshold had grown to 52. Only Neil Robertson has achieved one hundred centuries in a single season, during 2013/2014. By the end of the 2018 English Open 66 players had reached 100 century breaks. The following players are reported to have passed 100 breaks and at least the given threshold above this. Century break In snooker, a century break (sometimes referred to as a ton) is a score of 100 points or more within one at the table without missing a shot and requires potting at least 25 consecutive balls."
"Cliff Thorburn Clifford Charles Devlin ""Cliff"" Thorburn (born January 16, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional snooker player. He won the World Snooker Championship in 1980, the first player from outside the United Kingdom to win the title in the sport's modern era. He was also ranked number one that year. In 1983, Thorburn became the first player to compile a maximum break at the World Championship. He is one of two snooker players inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, the other being George Chenier. His slow, determined style of play earned him the nickname ""The Grinder"". Thorburn first"
"still remaining on the table, creating a situation identical to as if there were 16 red balls on the table. This has happened only once in professional competition, when Jamie Burnett made a 148 at the qualifying stage of the 2004 UK Championship. A ""century of centuries"" refers to a total of 100 breaks of at least 100 points each. Only 15 players had reached this milestone in professional snooker tournaments by December 2001. With an increase in the occurrence of centuries in the past decades, another 27 players achieved this landmark by October 2011, and by the end of"
"John Spencer (snooker player) John Spencer (18 September 1935 – 11 July 2006) was an English professional snooker player who won the World Professional title at his first attempt, was the first winner at the Crucible Theatre, was the inaugural winner of the Masters and Irish Masters and was the first player to make a 147 break in competition. This is regarded as an unofficial maximum break as the event used non templated tables. Spencer was born in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester. Spencer started his snooker career at the age of 15. Snooker was in decline during his youth, and he"
"Ronnie O'Sullivan Ronald Antonio O'Sullivan, (born 5 December 1975) is an English professional snooker player. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, having won five World Championships, seven Masters titles, and seven UK Championships; setting a record of 19 Triple Crown titles. His career total of 34 ranking titles is second only to Stephen Hendry's 36, while his career earnings of over £10 million puts him in first place on snooker's all-time prize-money list. He holds the records for the most competitive century breaks, the most official maximum breaks in professional"
"Maximum and Century breaks made by Ronnie O'Sullivan Ronnie O'Sullivan holds both the record for the most amount of competitive century and maximum breaks, as well as the fastest maximum break of all time, in the game of Snooker. Ronnie O'Sullivan has made fifteen maximum breaks in recorded, competitive play. This is the highest number of such maximums completed by any player in the history of the game. Moreover, this total does not account for his controversial decision, mentioned above in the summary of the 2015/2016 season, to deliberately refuse at least one almost guaranteed 147, which he did during"
"from his position in November 1996, he had been a member of the governing board for 25 years. John Spencer (snooker player) John Spencer (18 September 1935 – 11 July 2006) was an English professional snooker player who won the World Professional title at his first attempt, was the first winner at the Crucible Theatre, was the inaugural winner of the Masters and Irish Masters and was the first player to make a 147 break in competition. This is regarded as an unofficial maximum break as the event used non templated tables. Spencer was born in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester. Spencer"
"defined as series of consecutive by a player during a single , scoring 100 points over the course of a whole frame does not necessarily constitute a century break, as it must be done on a single turn at the table. Points for a foul shot by the opponent do not count in a player's break. Under normal circumstances, the highest possible century in snooker is 147 (a ""maximum break""), composed of 15 reds (one point each), 15 blacks (seven points each) and the six remaining colours; yellow, green, brown, blue, pink and black potted consecutively (two through seven points"
"to win the World Snooker Championship all won a championship in their 40s, the last of which was Reardon. It was forty years until another player in their 40s would win the title, when Mark Williams achieved the feat aged 43 in 2018. The 1979 championship was won by Terry Griffiths. Griffiths had only been a professional for 7 months and played two qualifying matches to reach the Crucible. In the semi-final Griffiths was trailing 16–17 to Eddie Charlton, before winning 19–17 at 1.40 am, and then beat Dennis Taylor 24–16 in the final, winning the record first prize of"
"India in 2013. Centuries were uncommon until the late 19th century because of the difficulties in batting on pitches that had only rudimentary preparation and were fully exposed to the elements. There is doubt about the earliest known century, but the most definite claim belongs to John Minshull who scored 107 for the Duke of Dorset's XI v Wrotham at Sevenoaks Vine on 31 August 1769. This was a minor match. The first definite century in a top-class match was scored by John Small when he made 136 for Hampshire v Surrey at Broadhalfpenny Down in July 1775. The earliest"
"of all time behind Joe Davis and Stephen Hendry. Davis has won a record 81 professional titles and was the runner-up in 37 events. 28 of these titles were in ranking events. His record of six world titles in the modern era has been bettered only by Hendry and his tally of six UK Championship titles has been bettered by Ronnie O'Sullivan. Davis has also compiled over 300 competitive centuries during his career. In 2011 he was inducted to World Snooker's newly created Hall of Fame along with seven former World Champions. From 1994 to 2007 Davis played in professional"
"s. He has compiled 986 century breaks in competition in his 26 year professional career. O'Sullivan began the 2017/2018 season with £9.0 million (to the nearest £100,000) career total prize earnings. Since then, O'Sullivan has won the following prize money amounts per season, leaving his career total at: ""Last updated on: 10 December 2018."" Ronnie O'Sullivan Ronald Antonio O'Sullivan, (born 5 December 1975) is an English professional snooker player. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, having won five World Championships, seven Masters titles, and seven UK Championships; setting a record"
"one over bowled by Daan van Bunge of the Netherlands. This record is shared by Yuvraj Singh of India who achieved this feat in the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 in South Africa, he hit 6 sixes in an over bowled by Stuart Broad of England. Sachin Tendulkar holds the record of being the first male cricketer to score a double century in ODIs (200 not out). He achieved this feat against South Africa on 24 February 2010, at Gwalior, India. Virender Sehwag is the second male cricketer to score a double century, when he scored 219 before being caught out"
"Since then, O'Sullivan has had the following century tallies per season, leaving his career total at: ""Last updated on: 9 December 2018."" Maximum and Century breaks made by Ronnie O'Sullivan Ronnie O'Sullivan holds both the record for the most amount of competitive century and maximum breaks, as well as the fastest maximum break of all time, in the game of Snooker. Ronnie O'Sullivan has made fifteen maximum breaks in recorded, competitive play. This is the highest number of such maximums completed by any player in the history of the game. Moreover, this total does not account for his controversial decision,"
"his title in 2013, O'Sullivan became the first player to successfully defend the world championship since 1996 when Hendry won the sixth of his seven titles, his fifth in a row, and then later by Mark Selby in 2017. Snooker Snooker (, ) is a cue sport which originated among British Army officers stationed in India in the later half of the 19th century. It is played on a rectangular table covered with a green cloth, or baize, with pockets at each of the four corners and in the middle of each long side. Using a cue and 22 coloured"
"Year"" and the ""Fans Player of the Year"", Ding Junhui the ""Snooker Writers Player of the Year"" and John Astley the ""Rookie of the Year"". Mark Selby received the ""Performance of the Year"" and ""The Magic Moment of the Year"" awards for winning his first World title and compiling the 100th maximum break in the history of snooker. Dennis Taylor and Cliff Thorburn were inducted into the Hall of Fame. Neil Robertson became the first player in the history of snooker to compile one hundred century breaks in a season. While Ding Junhui equalled Stephen Hendry's record to win five"
"an ODI century on a birthday. The two others before Jayasuriya to score the century were two Indians Vinod Kambli and Sachin Tendulkar. The last one to score a century on his birthday is blackcap Ross Taylor. During the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, Jayasuriya appeared to break his tradition of using Kookaburra bats by wielding a normal Reebok sponsored bat. He achieved two half centuries in the group stages against New Zealand and Kenya in this tournament. He also shares a dubious record with James Anderson for having the most expensive figures in a Twenty20 international, having been hit for"
"Crown of World Championship, UK Championship and Masters. As a prolific break-builder, Robertson has compiled more than 550 century breaks in professional competition. During the 2013/2014 season he became the first player to make 100 centuries in a single season. Robertson is considered Australia's best ever snooker player, as well as one of the best players from outside the United Kingdom in the sport's history. He plays left-handed. Robertson is also known for his straight cueing and long pots which are a result of his text-book technique. Many people have described Robertson's technique as one of the best and straightest"
"Stephen Hendry Stephen Gordon Hendry (born 13 January 1969) is a Scottish former professional snooker player and current commentator for the BBC and ITV. He is best known for his domination of the sport in the 1990s, during which he won the World Championship seven times, a record in the modern era, and was ranked world number one for eight consecutive seasons between 1990 and 1998, and again in 2007. The all-time record holder for the number of ranking titles won (36), Hendry is widely regarded as one of the greatest snooker players ever. As well as his seven World"
"Maximum break In snooker, under normal circumstances, the maximum break is 147, also known as a maximum, a 147, or orally, a one-four-seven. This score is attained by potting all 15 with 15 for 120 points, followed by all six for a further 27 points, all in a single break i.e. without any misses. Joe Davis made the first officially recognized maximum break in a 1955 exhibition match in London. In 1982, Steve Davis achieved the first recognised maximum in professional competition, which was also the first maximum to occur during a televised match. The following year, Cliff Thorburn became"
"is the highest in World Championship history, ahead of the 83 scored in 2009. For every century break made during the 17-day championship in Sheffield, the title sponsor, Betfred, was due to donate £200 to World Snooker’s official charity, the Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice. However, in line with the sponsor's declaration, the donation was rounded up to £25,000 as at least 70 centuries were achieved. There were 83 century breaks in the qualifying stage of the World Championship: 2015 World Snooker Championship The 2015 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2015 Betfred World Snooker Championship for the purposes"
"2017 World Snooker Championship after a record-breaking victory in the final qualifying round match against Dave Gilbert. The final frame set the record for the longest frame of the modern era, lasting 123 minutes and 41 seconds. Fergal O'Brien Fergal O'Brien (born 8 March 1972) is an Irish professional snooker player. A member of snooker's main tour since turning professional in 1991, O'Brien has been ranked within the world's top 64 players since 1994, reaching his highest position, 9th, for the 2000/2001 season. He has won one ranking title - the 1999 British Open, where he defeated Anthony Hamilton 9–7"
"partnership when they made 128 for the first wicket against Surrey at Broadhalfpenny Down in September 1769. W. G. Grace was the first batsman to score 100 career centuries in first-class cricket, reaching the milestone in 1895. His career total of 124 centuries was subsequently passed by Jack Hobbs, whose total of 199 first-class centuries is the current record. The first century in Test cricket was scored by Charles Bannerman who scored 165 (before retiring hurt) in the first ever Test between Australia and England (played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground from 15–19 March 1877). The first century partnership in"
"observers noting the ""two Ronnies"" aspect of his character. According to Stephen Hendry after his defeat at the 2008 World Championship, ""O'Sullivan is the best player in the world by a country mile"". O'Sullivan has compiled the highest number of competitive century breaks in the sport's history, surpassing Hendry's previous record of 775. O'Sullivan has targeted reaching 1,000 century breaks before he retires. O'Sullivan is one of the most popular players on the circuit, noted for being a ""showman"", and has helped improve the image of snooker to the general public. O'Sullivan himself has stated his desire for entertaining the"
"known century partnership was recorded in 1767 between two Hambledon batsmen who added 192 for the first wicket against Caterham. It is believed they were Tom Sueter and Edward ""Curry"" Aburrow. When Hambledon played Kent at Broadhalfpenny in August 1768, the ""Reading Mercury"" reported: ""what is very remarkable, one Mr Small, of Petersfield, fetched above seven score notches off his own bat"". Unfortunately it is not known if Small did this in one innings or if it was his match total. Hambledon batsmen Tom Sueter and George Leer are the first two players definitely known to have shared a century"
"and successful Coach/mentor to a number of internationally successful Billiards players including former World No.4 Roxton Chapman, 5 times English Champion Mathew Sutton and 2 times English Champion Phill Welham. The Peterborough-based Coach also ran a Junior Academy at Raunds during this period which produced 2 national Junior Billiards Champions in a 5-year period. He is also the former coach of 2005 World Snooker Champion Shaun Murphy. Mark Wildman Mark Wildman (born 25 January 1936) is an English snooker and pool commentator and a retired professional snooker and English billiards player. He made the first televised century break (107 points)"
"December 2017. Rohit Sharma got his century in 35 balls then equalling the record. Century (cricket) In the sport of cricket, a century is a score of 100 or more runs in a single innings by a batsman. The term is also included in ""century partnership"" which occurs when two batsmen add 100 runs to the team total when they are batting together. A century is regarded as a landmark score for batsmen and a player's number of centuries is generally recorded in his career statistics. Scoring a century is loosely equivalent in merit to a bowler taking five wickets"
"consecutive ranking titles, most century breaks compiled in one match (7), most centuries compiled in one tournament (16), most years ranked world number one, longest unbroken run inside the top 16 of the world rankings (23 seasons) and—at the time of his retirement—highest total prize money. Hendry's World Snooker profile states that he is ""generally considered the greatest snooker player ever"". However, some former players, such as Ray Reardon (in 2004) and Dennis Taylor (in 2013), have stated that he has been superseded by Ronnie O'Sullivan. In 2005 John Higgins, who competed with both players at their respective peaks, concurred,"
"still managed to successfully defend his North American Snooker Championship in April 1970. Chenier died from complications following series of strokes on November 11, 1970. The following year in 1971 he was posthumously inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. George Chenier George Chenier (January 14, 1907– November 11, 1970) was a Canadian snooker player widely regarded as the best player Canada has ever produced. Chenier is considered to be one of the premier break builders of his era, who was also the North American Snooker Champion from 1948 to 1970 and is one of only two snooker players to"
"Fred Spofforth Frederick Robert ""Fred"" Spofforth (9 September 1853 – 4 June 1926), also known as ""The Demon Bowler"", was arguably the Australian cricket team's finest pace bowler of the nineteenth century and was the first bowler to take 50 Test wickets, and the first to take a Test hat-trick in 1879. He played in Test matches for Australia between 1877 and 1887, and then settled in England where he played for Derbyshire. In 2011, he was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame. Spofforth was born in the Sydney suburb of Balmain, the son of Yorkshire-born Edward Spofforth, a"