Ronnie O’Sullivan holds the record for fastest maximum break; most centuries; most maximums; and jointly holds the most ranking titles with fellow record holder, Stephen Hendry. Hendry holds the records for being the youngest World Championship winner as well as the most successful victor at WSC. These records and feats are fairly common knowledge to the avid viewer, so I thought I would find and compile some records/stats that perhaps were unknown to you.

First Century Break at the World Championship

Joe Davis achieved the first century break at the World Championship in 1935. This was during his semi-final match against Tom Newman where he scored a 110

Most Centuries in a Single Tournament

Stephen Hendry holds the record for most centuries achieved in a single tournament. He made 16 centuries during the 2002 World Championship. Ding Junhui is in second place with 15 centuries scored at the 2016 WSC

Youngest Competitive Maximum Break

Judd Trump was 14 years old when he made a 147 break in an under-16 match in 2004 against Chris Piech. The previous record held for 13 years while the current stands at 16 years and counting

Youngest Televised Maximum Break

When it comes to the youngest player to score a maximum in a televised tournament, this is held by Ding Junhui, as he was 19 years old when he accomplished this feat at the 2007 Masters

Maximum Break…But Not Quite

In Round 2 of the Riga Masters, Liang Wenbo made a total clearance consisting of reds and blacks against Neil Robertson. Unfortunately, he potted the 13th and 14th red simultaneously, topping his clearance at 140

Highest Competitive Break

In 2004, Jamie Burnett made a 148 break during a UK Championship qualifying round. This consisted of a free ball + brown, 15 reds, 12 blacks, 2 pinks, 1 blue and the colours

Youngest Player to Compete at Crucible

Luca Brecel was only 17 years old when he was competing at the World Championship in 2012

First Asian Final

The 2011 Masters was the first tournament to consist of two Asian finalists: Ding Junhui and Marco Fu. Ding won 10-4

Fastest Best-of-11 Match

Ronnie O’Sullivan made quick work of Dominic Dale in their 2006 Northern Ireland Trophy encounter as The Rocket finished the semi-final match in 53 minutes

Most Unanswered Points in a Ranking Event

Stuart Bingham scored 547 points without reply from opponent, Sam Baird in the 2016 China Open. Despite not being a ranking event, Ronnie O’Sullivan scored 556 points without reply against Ricky Walden in the 2014 Masters

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