Zhao demolished three-time winner Williams to become China’s first world champion but his complex past means that accomplishment comes with questions ...

There have been 14 maximum breaks in World Championship history ... but it would be a nine-year wait before the next when Jimmy White thrilled the crowd en route to his third of six finals.

With his fluent potting and break building from a left-handed stance, Zhao found himself being frequently compared to a young Jimmy White ... Zhao had made two 147 competition breaks this season ...

Jimmy White has reached the World Championship final ... have made even more of an advantage after he decided to pursue a 147 break before taking a more conservative approach.

Mark Allen completed a maximum 147 break in the 13th frame of his second round match against Chris Wakelin at the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield, but went on to lose the match 13-6 ...

Mark Allen fired a maximum 147 break but went on to lose his World Snooker Championship second-round match against Chris Wakelin. The Northern Irish star clinched the 15th maximum at the Crucible ...

It provided Allen a fifth 147 of his professional career ... Cliff Thorburn (1983), Jimmy White (1992), Stephen Hendry (1995), Ronnie O'Sullivan (1997), Ronnie O'Sullivan (2003), Mark Williams ...

London: Northern Ireland's Mark Allen hit only the 15th maximum 147 break in the history of the World Snooker Championship, but was still left facing elimination from the tournament on Friday.

Jimmy White, Neil Robertson and Cliff Thorburn. O’Sullivan already holds the record for most maximum breaks in professional tournament snooker with 15 and he has also completed the feat in the ...

SHEFFIELD, England (AP) — A rare perfect break of 147 at the world snooker championship earned a lucky fan 25,000 pounds ($33,000) on Friday. The experience for Brian Nicholls came with a twist ...