147 heaven – the World Championship’s maximum breaks

The milestone has been achieved 12 times.

Neil Robertson’s 147 was the 12th in Crucible history (Zac Goodwin/PA) (PA Wire)

Neil Robertson’s 147 in the 19th frame of his second round match against Jack Lisowski was the 12th in World Championship history.

Here PA Media takes a look back at the previous maximum moments at the Crucible:

2022: Neil Robertson v Jack Lisowski, second round2020: John Higgins v Kurt Maflin, second round, lost 13-112012: Stephen Hendry v Stuart Bingham, first round, won 10-4

Stephen Hendry has fired three 147s at the Crucible (Anna Gowthorpe/PA Archive) (PA Archive)

2009: Stephen Hendry v Shaun Murphy, quarter-final, lost 13-112008: Ali Carter v Peter Ebdon, quarter-final, won 13-92008: Ronnie O’Sullivan v Mark Williams, second round, won 13-72005: Mark Williams v Robert Milkins first round, won 10-1

Ronnie O’Sullivan took five minutes and eight seconds to make a 147 (PA Media) (PA Media)

2003: Ronnie O’Sullivan v Marco Fu, first round, lost 10-61997: Ronnie O’Sullivan v Mick Price, first round, won 10-61995: Stephen Hendry v Jimmy White, semi-final, won 16-121992: Jimmy White v Tony Drago, first round, won 10-41983: Cliff Thorburn v Terry Griffiths, second round, won 13-12