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]
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
Threshold | Player | Ref |
---|---|---|
1000 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | |
750 | Stephen Hendry (775†) | |
700 | John Higgins | |
600 | Neil Robertson | |
550 | Judd Trump | |
Mark Selby | ||
450 | Ding Junhui | |
Marco Fu | ||
Shaun Murphy | ||
Mark Williams | ||
400 | Mark Allen | |
350 | Steve Davis (355†) | |
300 | Ken Doherty | |
Barry Hawkins | ||
250 | Matthew Stevens | |
100 | Willie Thorne (126†) | |
Paul Hunter (114†) | ||
Ian McCulloch (105†) | ||
Nigel Bond | ||
Mark King |
Exact tally for a retirit player |
References
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