Championship League Snooker 2021: Stuart Bingham records second maximum 147 break in as many months

ByMichael Hincks

Updated 04/01/2021 at 21:15 GMT

2015 world champion Stuart Bingham recorded the eighth maximum break of his career, and second 147 in as many months, during his Champions League encounter against Thepchaiya Un-Nooh. There have been 165 maximums in professional snooker, and 44-year-old Bingham has accounted for four of the past 15.

Stuart Bingham made his second maximum break within the space of two months after recording a 147 against Thepchaiya Un-Nooh in the Champions League.

Just six weeks on from his maximum at the UK Championship, Bingham sunk the eighth 147 of his career during the second frame of his group match against Un-Nooh.

Bingham, the 2015 world champion, is behind only Ronnie O'Sullivan (15), Stephen Hendry and John Higgins (both 11) in terms of career maximum breaks.

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• Ronnie O'Sullivan 15
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• Stephen Hendry 11
• Stuart Bingham 8
• Ding Junhui 6
• Shaun Murphy 6
• Tom Ford 5
• Judd Trump 5

The 147 was the 165th in professional snooker, and first of 2021 after nine were recorded in 2020.

Bingham, who has accounted for four of the past 15 maximums, went on to beat Un-Nooh 3-0.

The 44-year-old enjoyed a 3-2 win over Michael Holt earlier on Monday, though he did also lose 3-2 to John Higgins in his first encounter.

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