Referees today are a lot more careful and take their time when re-spotting colours. We wouldn’t even know that a time in the realm of the low 5 minutes was even fathomable.Īnother point to consider are the referees of today. Nowadays, 147s take on average around 10-14 minutes or so. I feel that if O’Sullivan wasn’t in snooker, the fastest 147 times would hover around the 8-9 minute mark. It was made by (arguably) the quickest player the game has seen and possibly the only player that could have made that break happen. If we’re also looking at the general speed of a player, it’s not like the 5:08 was made by a player on a fluke. O’Sullivan broke this by near enough 2 minutes in the context of a maximum break, this is a considerable amount of time. The previous record before this time was James Wattana making a 147 in just over 7 minutes in 1992.
Most of these feats were accomplished before 2003!īut will 1997 ever be beaten? Unlikely, for a few reasons. He also most likely holds at least 7 out of the Top 10. But to give some context, O’Sullivan holds at least 3-4 of the Top 5 quickest maximum breaks with times (excluding 1997) ranging in the 6 minute territory. There isn’t really a definitive list as to the fastest maximum breaks as players don’t really go for speed when compiling these breaks. It was Round 1 in the 1997 World Championship and Ronnie O’Sullivan was 8-5 up against Mick Price where a loose safety shot travelled a bit too far and well…the rest is history. Whether you class it as 5:20 or 5:08, 1997 saw the infamous and arguably most flawlessly executed 147 break in the history of the game.
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