Century brak

I the sport o snooker, a "century brak" (whiles referrit tae as a ton) is a score o 100 pynts or mair within ane veesit at the table withoot missin a shot an requires pottin at least 25 consecutive balls.[1][2] The ability tae score century braks is regardit as a merk o the hichest skill i snooker, while the first career century haes been describit bi Ronnie O'Sullivan as the "ultimate milestone for any snooker player".[3]

Ronnie O'Sullivan haes scorit the maist century breaks i professional snooker tournaments.

Ower 20,000 century braks hae been recordit bi snooker players throuchout professional toornaments.[4] I 2014, Neil Robertson became the first bodi tae hae scorit ower 100 century frames throuch a single saison; a nummer thon anely some 60 ither players hae surpassit throuchout thair entire careers. Ronnie o'sullivan holds the record faer the maist career centuries wi mair nor 1000 century braks; his 1000th century brak wis achievit i the feenal frame o the 2019 players championship i preston.

Leet o players wi 100 confirmit century braks i professional competition

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ThresholdPlayerRef
1000 O'Sullivan, RonnieRonnie O'Sullivan
750 Hendry, StephenStephen Hendry (775)
700 Higgins, JohnJohn Higgins
600 Robertson, NeilNeil Robertson
550 Trump, JuddJudd Trump
Selby, MarkMark Selby
450 Ding Junhui
Fu, MarcoMarco Fu
Murphy, ShaunShaun Murphy
Williams, MarkMark Williams
400 Allen, MarkMark Allen
350 Davis, SteveSteve Davis (355)
300 Doherty, KenKen Doherty
Hawkins, BarryBarry Hawkins
250 Stevens, MatthewMatthew Stevens
100 Thorne, WillieWillie Thorne (126)
Hunter, PaulPaul Hunter (114)
McCulloch, IanIan McCulloch (105)
Bond, NigelNigel Bond
King, MarkMark King
Key
Exact tally for a retirit player

References