playing a standard game of snooker what is the highest possible break you can achieve?

Question

i,ve been an avid snooker player for many years and this question catches people out all the time so before you answer this question and think im some sort of plank think about it properly really good players should be able to answer it but even they will be surprised this result however has never been achieved in a proffesional match to my knowledge and this is not a trick question ask any ref and he will tell you im correct

and explain exactly how this is possible

Answer 1

The highest possible break in snooker is 155.

This is achieved if the Player A makes a foul before any balls are potted and leaves Player B with a free ball.

If Player B chooses to use a colour as his (or her!) free ball and then pots a black with it before going on to subsequently pot all 15 reds with 15 blacks and all the colours he (or she!) will have achieved a total of 155 points.

The free ball = 1 point
The black after the free ball = 7 points
15 reds = 15
15 blacks = 15x7 = 105
6 Colours = 27

=> 1 + 7 + 15 + 105 + 27 = 155 Points

Answer 2

The highest snooker break possible where fouls are not a factor is 147 (15 reds, 15 blacks and then the six colours). This is known as a maximum. Stephen Hendry holds the record for the most maximums in official competition, having made eight. He also holds the record in televised matches, with seven. The one session record is held by Adrian Gunnell who made three 147 breaks in four frames during a practice session in Telford in 2003. However, if a player commits a foul stroke with all 15 reds still on the table, and snookers the opponent, the opponent may choose to hit any coloured ball as a free ball which is scored as a red. A break in excess of 147 will be achieved by potting that free ball and a colour, then all of the reds followed by blacks, then all colours. In this case, the highest possible break is 155 (16 "reds", 16 blacks). Theoretically there is an even higher possible break which would result from an implausible sequence of events: Player "A" concedes a total of 159 points through persistent foul shots during which time neither player lawfully pots a ball (score 0-159). Player "B" then fouls (4 points) and, as a result, player "A" is awarded a free ball (score 4-159). As in the above scenario player "A" pots a free ball and a black, followed by 15 reds 15 blacks and all the colours thus accumulating 155 points (score 159-159). The black is re-spotted and player "A" wins the toss and opts to play. Player "A" pots the black and thus accumulates a total break of 162. At least three breaks in excess of 147 have been recorded. A 149 by Tony Drago in West Norwood, UK in 1998 is recorded by the Guinness Book of Records as the highest. In that match Drago was foul snookered and chose the brown as the free ball, to score one point. He then potted the brown again, for four more points, before potting 13 reds and 13 blacks, a red and a pink, a red and a blue, then all the colours. In October 2004, during qualifying for the UK Championship, Jamie Burnett achieved a 148 against Leo Fernandez, becoming the first player to achieve a break of more than 147 in a professional match.

Answer 3

i think its 155. if the opponent fouls with all the balls still on the table, n the white cant hit either side of any reds then its a free ball. then u pot the nominated freeball n then the black, followed by 15 reds n 15 blacks, then all the colours, makes it a 155 break.

it wudnt b 162 coz the points u get from a foul doesnt count as part of ur break.

im not sure 155 is wat u r looking for tho, coz there was a 155 break in the latest UK championship. it happened in the 1st few rounds(i forgot which round) n it wasnt made by one of the 'big names', but im pretty sure there was one.

pls tell me if im wrong!!! :)

Answer 4

It is 155

The reason being if you get a free ball any ball counts as 1pt then if you pot the black 7Pt's ,that equals 8.

Then if the 147 is achieved that equals 155.

I only know of two players who have done it,

Alex's Higgins and John Spencer.

Hope this helps

Answer 5

Poting all balls red, black, red, black etc then all the colours gives 147 points.

If the other player commits a foul such as potting the white before you get the full break you get 7 extra points taking the total to 154.

Answer 6

I know this one, got told this little nugget of info at my local social club. It is infact 155, and, as i was informed, it is when an opponent commited a foul (four points) and when youn then pot a colour under the free ball rule and then go on to complete the 147 break......easy peasy!

Answer 7

147

Answer 8

147

Answer 9

154 if the other player pots the black then you clear up but the more common (If you can call it that) max score would be 151 as the other player has to commit a foul of any nature.

Answer 10

its a 147 potting 15 reds and 15 blacks and the all the colours in order