Mark Allen fires a maximum 147 break in the 13th frame of his second round
match against Chris Wakelin at the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield

Mark Allen has made a maximum 147 at the World Snooker Championship

Mark Allen fired a maximum 147 break during his World Snooker Championship match against Chris Wakelin.

The Northern Irish star clinched the 15th maximum at the Crucible after a nightmare start to the session that saw him slip 10-2 behind against the qualifier.

Allen punched the air after polishing off the final black and was congratulated by his opponent, who still stands a chance of wrapping up victory with a session to spare.

It was Allen’s fifth maximum of his career to scoop the £40,000 bonus and earn a member of the crowd £25,000 in the process.

Jackson Page became the first player to make two 147s in the same match, bagging the £147,000 Triple Crown bonus during qualifying.

The Welshman produced the perfect frame twice in his 10-2 win over Allan Taylor in World Championship qualifying in Sheffield.

CRUCIBLE MAXIMUMS

• Cliff Thorburn: 1983
• Jimmy White: 1992
• Stephen Hendry: 1995
• Ronnie O’Sullivan: 1997
• Ronnie O’Sullivan: 2003
• Mark Williams: 2005
• Ronnie O’Sullivan: 2008
• Ali Carter: 2008
• Stephen Hendry: 2009
• Stephen Hendry: 2012
• John Higgins: 2020
• Neil Robertson: 2022
• Kyren Wilson: 2023
• Mark Selby: 2023
• Mark Allen: 2025