Rob Francis

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@TSnooker102 @ProBonoHolsHero Gotta pray for those scoring errors. More likely at the Shoot Out, in fairness 😉

@RobJF24 @ProBonoHolsHero Impossible unfortunately

Two most likely unbeatable records, but which one was better?

@ProBonoHolsHero @TSnooker102 The ultimate would be a 155 at the Shoot Out in under five minutes.

@TSnooker102 @RobJF24 The 5 min 147 was a ridiculous feat heaped on top of a giant feat. So two incredible things. Today 153, another player could’ve done that break (and technically one more red and colour isn’t that big - more it’s so rare to have the opportunity). 155 would be the ultimate though.

@TSnooker102 @EvanthisG Excellent 🙌

@RobJF24 @EvanthisG It is said in the rules that the golden ball can be potted after a 147 or a 155

Congratulations to Ronnie O'Sullivan on making the highest professional break in snooker history 👏👏👏 Quite interesting that our highest break is still no longer a maximum break. Feel like there's a Golden Ball sitting rather despondently in a corner somewhere right now 😅 Well done to Jamie Burnett for holding the record for over twenty years! 🫡

@EvanthisG I reckon he'd surely stick with his 148.

@RobJF24 We should ask Jamie Burnett (who has compiled a 148 but not a 147)

I like how the 147 is at 53% and the 153 is at 47%. #SnookerFansLovePatterns

@TomBrady80 Yeah, it's pretty arbitrary 🙃

@RobJF24 Golden ball is questionable tho. Why does it need to be worth 20 points? Why not 8 or 10 points makes more sense. In fairness if it was still 8 or 10 they’d still get the record at 155 or 157.

@EvanthisG I assume and hope so as I don't see any reason why it wouldn't. We can all dream to see such scenes as a 175 one day 😄

@RobJF24 Does the golden ball still exists if someone begins a 16-red effort? In that case the maximum break will be 175

@elseano85 Can confirm.

@RobJF24 And the vast majority answering would dream of regular 20s

@Simon7Holmes @TSnooker102 Both.

@RobJF24 @TSnooker102 Better because it’s rarer? Or simply because it’s numerically higher?

@RobJF24 Yep. Murphy has the best maximum

@TSnooker102 Incredible as it is, it's not even the best maximum for me. So it's an easy decision to opt for the 153.

@RobJF24 Me too. I don't think there is a poll that the fastest 147 would not win.

@RobJF24 Do it, ya big shitebag 😂🤍

ngl.link/love_mish_x1 All replies will be in here. 🤍

@smithieuk @TSnooker102 @Simon7Holmes I managed to get one a couple of times. They were both buses, though.

@TSnooker102 @Simon7Holmes @RobJF24 I was on a 155 break once. Nervous as hell but I broke down on 9.

Assuming you hadn't made anything resembling either before, would you rather compile a 147 maximum break or a 153 with a free ball?

@Simon7Holmes An itch that's hard to scratch that 😅

@RobJF24 👍 Bit of a tangent, this, but you just KNOW Ronnie is slightly kicking himself for not making the 155, though.

@Simon7Holmes I can't vote on it because it's my own poll, but I'd go with 153 for sure. The history-making factor makes it a no-brainer for me.

@RobJF24 What was your answer, by the way? Sorry if you've put it elsewhere. Haven't seen it.

Calling it now—Thepchaiya is going to miss the final black for a 155 during his match. #WorldOpen

@TSnooker102 @Simon7Holmes Impossible to really realistically define perfection in that sense in a game like this involving millimetres. You'd need 'perfect' splits as well and such.

@Simon7Holmes @RobJF24 147s are not always really perfection either. Usually they require a recovery shot and taking a risk to get on the black. A 137 total clearance could be perfect cueball control.

@Simon7Holmes I knew it might be, based on some previous polls, but I thought the recency bias would've swung it in the direction of 153 for sure.

@RobJF24 Which I'm sure you didn't foresee before you posted it 🤣

A satisfying swing.