Highest break in snooker
- Who
- Wally West
- When
- 01 January 0001
Wally West (UK) recorded a break of 151 in a match at the Hounslow Lucania, Greater London in October 1976. The break involved a free ball, which therefore created an `extra' red, when all 15 reds were still on the table. In these very exceptional circumstances, the maximum break is 155.
The only `16 red' clearance ever completed in a professional tournament was by Steve James (b. 2 May 1961) who made 135 against Alex Higgins (b. 18 Mar 1949) in the World Professional Championships at Sheffield, S Yorks on 14 Apr 1990.
The only `16 red' clearance ever completed in a professional tournament was by Steve James (b. 2 May 1961) who made 135 against Alex Higgins (b. 18 Mar 1949) in the World Professional Championships at Sheffield, S Yorks on 14 Apr 1990.