147 Maximum Break In Snooker

[saintpeter48]

How many times is the cue ball struck in a maximum break by the player making the break.

[bhg481]

There are 15 red-black pairs, so that's 90, then the 6 colours, so that's 96.

[Jackdaw33]

From potting the first red 21.

[Jackdaw33]

Ignore me

[bhg481]

15 red-black pairs =30, so 36.

[Baldric]

To get a 147 in snooker requires 15 reds, with 15 blacks, and then all six of the colours. A total of 36 shots without a mistake.

[Baldric]

Out of interest,

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/alex-higgins/alex-higgins-a-155-break-impossible-not-for-higgy-28548775.html

[vortex]

A maximum break is 155 though isn't it?

Foul shot from a break off and snookered on reds. Takes a free ball with a black then 15 reds/blacks etc.

Highly unlikely but possible!

[saintpeter48]

The highest break ever in snooker is 148, by Jamie Burnett in 2004.

[dannyk13]

Don;t see how that is possible, if he had a free ball and potted a red he would have had to have potted a colour otherwise his break would have stopped.

[Sqad]

danny....after the foul and snookered on the reds, he nominates the black as the next red...pots it and then pots the black as a black.

[-Talbot-]

What don't you see as possible, danny?

[bhg481]

That still leaves 15 reds on the table Sqad ie, 147 points left + the 8 he's got for the black-red followed by the black.

[Sqad]

bhg......4 points for the foul
8 points for the freeball and black
147 for the reds and blacks.

[Sipowicz]

I think Danny is questioning the 148 break!

[Jackdaw33]

The only way that could occur is if he missed the final black at the end.

[dannyk13]

//.4 points for the foul//
Points awarded for a foul are not part of a break.
If the black is nominated as a red and the potted again it is re-spotted which leaves another 147 points on the table.

[aelmpvw]

a 148 break obviously includes a free ball and a lower value colour from the fifteen reds

[-Talbot-]

If potting all blacks then you will get 155 ... but if you don't pot all blacks the score can be
155
154
153
etc.

[Sqad]

danny...you are quite correct.

[dannyk13]

Ael, I think you have it.