How many 147s have there been at the Crucible?

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Ronnie O'Sullivan and Stephen Hendry share the record for the most maximum 147 breaks in World Snooker Championship history.

O'Sullivan's trio of 147s in the history of the tournament came following perfect breaks in 1997, 2003 and 2008.

Stephen Hendry, a seven-time world champion, is the only other player to record multiple perfect breaks at the Crucible. They came at the 1995, 2009 and 2012 editions of the World Snooker Championship.

A total of 15 maximum breaks have been hit in the tournament's history.

Cliff Thorburn was the first player to ever record one in 1983, doing so in a second-round match against Terry Griffiths.

There was then a nine-year wait for the second, with Jimmy White scoring one in 1992 in a first round meeting with Tony Drago.

Mark Allen was the most recent player to score a Crucible maximum, doing so in last year's tournament against Chris Wakelin.

Mark Williams, Ali Carter, John Higgins, Neil Robertson, Kyren Wilson and Mark Selby have also recorded perfect breaks at the tournament.

Any player hitting a 147 at this year's World Snooker Championship will win a cash prize of £40,000.

Does a 147 lead to a win?

Mark Selby recorded a 147 break at the Crucible Theatre during the 2023 World Snooker Championship final against Luca Brecel, which Brecel went on to win [Getty Images]

Of the 14 maximum breaks, the difference between players scoring them and going on to win, and going on to lose, is slim.

Eight of the 147s in Crucible history have led to victories, with the other six occasions being by players who would go on to lose.

The first four 147s, hit by Thorburn, White, Hendry and O'Sullivan, all came in victories.