Ronnie O'Sullivan's 147 record broken by amateur Sean Maddocks
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ByEurosport
Updated 22/02/2018 at 17:53 GMT
15-year-old Sean Maddocks from Liverpool has become the youngest snooker player to score a 147 break in competition, beating the previous record held by Ronnie O'Sullivan.
Sean Maddocks
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Maddocks was aged 15 years and 90 days in July 2017 when he achieved the feat against Jake Nicholson during their last 32 match at LITEtask Pro-Am Series in Leeds.
O'Sullivan was just eight days older when he completed his maximum.
'The Rocket' has made a total 925 century breaks in his professional career, more than any other player, and he also holds the record for the most maximums as a profession with 13.
Maddocks is the current Merseyside Open champion and is coached by Neil Johnson.
Speaking to the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) Johnson spoke of his high hopes for Maddocks.
“I’ve trained Sean from the age of 10 and could see he had something special from the very beginning. Thankfully he also has a great work ethic to go with his undoubted talent." Johnson said.
“As with all young players, there is still a long way to go if he is to achieve his potential, but he has as good a chance as anyone that I’m aware of and I hope that he can push on from here!”
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