Lucky Crucible fan bags £25,000 prize as Mark Allen makes history with 147 at World Championship despite trailing 10-2
MARK ALLEN had the Crucible crowd on their feet and he celebrated the first 147 of this year's World Snooker Championship.
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Mark Allen hit the first 147 of the World Snooker Championship this year
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The Northern Ireland potter managed to keep the cue ball under control and put his hand up in the air in celebration before the final black went down just before Noon.
The 980 fans were on their feet in jubilation and one lucky punter, selected pre-game by sponsors Midnite, earned themselves £25,000.
Allen, the world no.8, will receive a £40,000 bonus from the World Snooker Tour for this perfect frame.
It is the 217th 147 ever in professional snooker, the 15th seen at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield and the fifth of Allen's competitive career.
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He will also share the £15,000 highest break prize with Welshman Jackson Page -- who made two 147s in qualifying but then failed to make it to the main draw.
Should Allen hit one more maximum break in this encounter, then he will get a £147,000 prize – a cash incentive for the feat across the Triple Crown events and the Saudi Arabia Masters.
The way he raised his right hand in the air was reminiscent of how his hero
Wakelin – who dominated the frames on Friday morning and threatened to win with a session to spare – rose from his chair and shook Allen's hands.
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It was a remarkable feat given that Allen had not scored a single point in frames 10-13 before one of the best moments of his life.
The crowd roared in approval and
Moment Mark Selby pretends to hit snooker rival Mark Allen with cue during Masters defeat
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It's a moment you can only dream of, to make a 147 at the Crucible.
'It is something you dream of all your life as a snooker player, a moment he will never ever forget in his life.
'The person who probably didn't enjoy it the most was Mark Williams's good friend, Jackson Page, who had two 147s at the qualifiers.
'Though he won £147,000 for that, he will now have to share the high break prize of £15,000 with Mark, who also wins the £40,000 for making a 147.'
List of all-time Snooker World Champions
BELOW is a list of snooker World Champions by year.
The record is for the modern era, widely considered as dating from the 1968-69 season, when the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) took control of the sport.
The first World Championships ran from 1927 - with a break from 1941-45 because of World War II and 1958-63 because of a dispute in the sport.
Joe Davis (15), Fred Davis and John Pulman (both 8) were the most successful players during that period.
1969 - John Spencer
1970 -
1971 - John Spencer
1972 - Alex Higgins
1973 - Ray Reardon (2)
1974 - Ray Reardon (3)
1975 - Ray Reardon (4)
1976 - Ray Reardon (5)
1977 - John Spencer (2)
1978 - Ray Reardon (6)
1979 - Terry Griffiths
1980 - Cliff Thorburn
1981 -
1982 - Alex Higgins (2)
1983 - Steve Davis (2)
1984 - Steve Davis (3)
1985 -
1986 - Joe Johnson
1987 - Steve Davis (4)
1988 - Steve Davis (5)
1989 - Steve Davis (6)
1990 -
1991 - John Parrott
1992 - Stephen Hendry (2)
1993 - Stephen Hendry (3)
1994 - Stephen Hendry (4)
1995 - Stephen Hendry (5)
1996 - Stephen Hendry (6)
1997 -
1998 -
1999 - Stephen Hendry (7)
2000 -
2001 -
2002 -
2003 - Mark Williams (2)
2004 - Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)
2005 - Shaun Murphy
2006 - Graeme Dott
2007 - John Higgins (2)
2008 - Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)
2009 - John Higgins (3)
2010 - Neil Robertson
2011 - John Higgins (4)
2012 - Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)
2013 - Ronnie O'Sullivan (5)
2014 -
2015 -
2016 - Mark Selby (2)
2017 - Mark Selby (3)
2018 - Mark Williams (3)
2019 -
2020 - Ronnie O'Sullivan (6)
2021 - Mark Selby (4)
2022 - Ronnie O'Sullivan (7)
2023 -
2024 -
Most World Titles
(modern era)
7 - Stephen Hendry, Ronnie O'Sullivan
6 - Ray Reardon, Steve Davis
4 - John Higgins, Mark Selby
3 - John Spencer, Mark Williams
2 - Alex Higgins
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