What is the highest break that can be made at snooker is it more than 147.?

Question

What is the highest break that can be made at snooker is it more than 147.?

Answer 1

The highest possible break is 155.  If your opponent fouls before anything has been potted and leaves a free ball you can pot any colour (but it counts as a red) followed by the black.  Then clear up with 15 reds, 15 blacks and all the colours.  Giving 8 + 147 = 155.

Answer 2

Nope 147 is the highest possible break, you can off course score more than 147 with snookers ETC but then that is not part of the break.

Answer 3

there is no break more than 147, however if you get some fouls it could be more than 147 points on the game.

i hope my answer is good enough...

Answer 4

Technically yes. Opponent could make a foul shot giving you a free ball meaning you can nominate a colour as a red giving you the  possibility of potting the equivalent of 16 reds and 16 blacks followed by the colours which would amount to 147 plus the 8 from the free ball and black giving a break of 155.

Edit. Allan B the lucky player would loose. I think you are forgetting the points he would give away for the foul so the generous player would have more than 155 points in total.

Answer 5

147

Answer 6

the highest possible break is a 155.

Answer 7

155 its been explained and is correct.

as i am a snooker player in a team of high profile.

Answer 8

no

Answer 9

Contributors who say 155 are correct when they quote the free ball rule which could lead to a player taking any ball as an extra red, then potting the black for a total of eight points, then 'clearing up' with a 147, making the total of 155.

I believe that Alex Higgins actually exceeded the 147 in this way although I don't know if it was official. It wasn't actually 155 but it was more than 147. Seems easy to me!

However, I have a cunning plan! This could never happen or be allowed in official matches/tournaments but it is theoretically possible. Imagine this, just as a 'demonstration'.

One player gives the other player a 155 'start', just to be generous! The 'lucky' player breaks off, misses the reds and comes to rest behind the yellow (Or any other colour), thus snookering the 'generous' player. The 'generous' player takes a colour as a free ball - one point - as an extra red - and gets onto the black. Eight points. He has split the reds well on this shot and goes on to clear the table with all reds and blacks for 147 - plus the eight points he already has, making a total of 155. Thus the game is tied!

The black is re-spotted, the 'generous' payer wins the toss, and amazingly pots the black from the 'D'. This makes a total of 162! (I think that you could work out a scenario where 163 is possible!)

Yes, I know - would this be classed as a 'break' or simply as 'continuous points' scored? It's an interesting concept, though. Ask good old 'Whispering Ted Lowe'.

Of course, there have been many examples of 'back-to-back' games where one player has cleared the table twice, without fault; these are not breaks but 'continuous' points scored. There have been examples of over 280 points scored in such events but I do not have the statistics to hand. I am sure that you could find out the highest such scores, if you wish.