<Dd> Triggered by \ bcuetracker \. net \ b on the local blacklist </Dd> <P> In snooker, the maximum break under normal circumstances is 147 . This is often known as a maximum, a 147, or orally, a one - four - seven, and is attained by potting all fifteen reds with fifteen blacks for 120 points, followed by all six colours for a further 27 points . </P> <P> Joe Davis compiled the first officially recognised maximum break in a 1955 exhibition match in London . In 1982, Steve Davis achieved the first official maximum in professional competition, such having been, also, the first televised one . The following year, Cliff Thorburn became the first player to make a maximum in the World Championship . Ronnie O'Sullivan holds the record of thirteen competitive maximum breaks, and he also has the record for the fastest competitive maximum break at 5 minutes 20 seconds, set at the 1997 World Championship . </P> <P> Maximum breaks have gradually become more commonplace in professional snooker . Only 8 maximums were achieved in the 1980s, but 26 were attained in the 1990s and 35 in the 2000s . Thus far in the 2010s, over 60 maximums have been achieved . The 100th official maximum break in professional competition was achieved by Mark Selby at the UK Championship on 7 December 2013 . </P>

Who holds the record for the most 147s