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] ] (pictured) has scored the most century breaks in professional snooker tournaments at more than 1,200.]]


In ], a '''century break''' (also '''century''', sometimes called a '''ton''') is a {{Cuegloss|break}} of 100 points or more, compiled in one {{Cuegloss|Visit|visit}} to the table without missing a shot. A century break requires potting at least 25 consecutive balls, and the ability to score centuries is regarded as a mark of the highest skill in snooker. ] has described a player's first century break as the "ultimate milestone for any snooker player".<ref name="rise of century"/> In ], a '''century break''' (also '''century''', sometimes called a '''ton''') is a {{Cuegloss|break}} of 100 points or more, compiled in one {{Cuegloss|Visit|visit}} to the table. A century break requires potting at least 25 consecutive balls, and the ability to score centuries is regarded as a mark of the highest skill in snooker. ] has described a player's first century break as the "ultimate milestone for any snooker player".<ref name="rise of century"/> ] made the first televised century break in 1962.


O'Sullivan holds the record for the most career centuries in professional competition, with over 1,200. Three players have reached the milestone of 1,000 career century breaks: O'Sullivan attained it at the ], followed by ] at the ] and ] at the ]. Overall, 13 players have surpassed 500 career centuries in professional competition. ] holds the record for the most century breaks in a single season, having ended the ] with 103. He and Trump, who made 102 centuries in the ], are the only players to have achieved 100 or more century breaks in one season. The most centuries by a player in a professional match is seven, a record held jointly by ], ], and Trump. ] made the fastest recorded century in tournament play at the ], when he took 3&nbsp;minutes and 31&nbsp;seconds to score 100 points.
In the 2013–14 season, ] became the first player to compile 100 century breaks in a single season—a number that only some 60 other players have surpassed throughout their ''entire careers''—and ended the season with 103 centuries, a record number for one season. In 2019–20, ] became the second player to achieve a "century of centuries", ending the season with 102 century breaks. O'Sullivan holds the record for the most career centuries and is the only player to have achieved 1,000 century breaks, a milestone he reached in the final frame of the ] in Preston.
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A century {{Cuegloss|break|break}} is a score of 100 points or more within one {{Cuegloss|Visit|visit}} at the table, without missing a shot.<ref>{{cite news |first=Liam |last=Fitzgibbon |title=Neil Robertson makes century of snooker 100s |date=1 May 2014 |work=] |url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/neil-robertson-makes-century-of-snooker-100s-20140501-zr28u.html |access-date=2 May 2014}}</ref> The player does this by potting {{Cuegloss|Red ball|red balls}} and {{Cuegloss|Colour ball|coloured balls}} alternately, where the coloured balls are repositioned on their starting locations. After repositioning the coloured ball paired to the last red on the table, the six coloured balls are potted in order of their increasing value. Because a break is defined as series of consecutive {{Cuegloss|pot|pots}} by a player during a single {{Cuegloss|frame}},<ref name="BCA">{{cite book |author=BCA Rules Committee |title=Billiards: The Official Rules and Record Book |publisher=Billiard Congress of America |location=Iowa City, IA, US |date=November 1992 |isbn=1-878493-02-7 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/billiards00bill }}</ref> scoring 100 points over the course of a whole frame does not necessarily constitute a century break, as it must be done on a single turn at the table. Points for a foul shot by the opponent do not count in a player's break. A century {{Cuegloss|break|break}} is a score of 100 points or more within one {{Cuegloss|Visit|visit}} to the table.<ref>{{cite news |first=Liam |last=Fitzgibbon |title=Neil Robertson makes century of snooker 100s |date=1 May 2014 |work=] |url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/neil-robertson-makes-century-of-snooker-100s-20140501-zr28u.html |access-date=2 May 2014}}</ref> The player does this by potting {{Cuegloss|Red ball|red balls}} and {{Cuegloss|Colour ball|coloured balls}} alternately, where the coloured balls are repositioned on their starting locations. After repositioning the coloured ball paired to the last red on the table, the six coloured balls are potted in order of their increasing value. Because a break is defined as series of consecutive {{Cuegloss|pot|pots}} by a player during a single {{Cuegloss|frame}},<ref name="BCA">{{cite book |author=BCA Rules Committee |title=Billiards: The Official Rules and Record Book |publisher=Billiard Congress of America |location=Iowa City, IA, US |date=November 1992 |isbn=1-878493-02-7 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/billiards00bill }}</ref> scoring 100 points over the course of a whole frame does not necessarily constitute a century break, as it must be done on a single turn at the table. Points for a foul shot by the opponent do not count in a player's break.


Under normal circumstances, the highest possible century in snooker is 147 (a "]"), composed of 15 reds (one point each), 15 blacks (seven points each) and the six remaining colours; yellow, green, brown, blue, pink and black potted consecutively (two through seven points each for a total of 27). If for example only the least-valued colour (yellow, two points) would be used instead of the black ball, the break value would only be 72 points. This means that only a single century break is possible in a {{Cuegloss|free ball|frame}} of snooker under a limited number of combinations, but it requires the potting of at least 25 consecutive balls (10 x (1 + 7) + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 = 100).<ref name="rise of century"/> To score one, there must be at least ten reds on the table when the player comes to play since if there are only nine reds left, only 99 (= 9 × (1 + 7) + 27) points may be scored. An exception exists if the opponent {{Cuegloss|Foul|fouls}} and leaves the incoming player {{Cuegloss|Snooker|snookered}} on all the remaining reds. In such a situation, the player can nominate one of the other {{Cuegloss|Colour ball|colours}} as a red, known as a "{{Cuegloss|free ball}}", which carries the same value as a red for just that shot, and therefore, a century break is still possible with only nine reds left. Under normal circumstances, the highest possible century in snooker is 147 (a "]"), composed of 15 reds (one point each), 15 blacks (seven points each) and the six remaining colours; yellow, green, brown, blue, pink and black potted consecutively (two through seven points each for a total of 27). If for example only the least-valued colour (yellow, two points) would be used instead of the black ball, the break value would only be 72 points. This means that only a single century break is possible in a {{Cuegloss|free ball|frame}} of snooker under a limited number of combinations, but it requires the potting of at least 25 consecutive balls (10 x (1 + 7) + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 = 100).<ref name="rise of century"/> To score one, there must be at least ten reds on the table when the player comes to play since if there are only nine reds left, only 99 (= 9 × (1 + 7) + 27) points may be scored. An exception exists if the opponent {{Cuegloss|Foul|fouls}} and leaves the incoming player {{Cuegloss|Snooker|snookered}} on all the remaining reds. In such a situation, the player can nominate one of the other {{Cuegloss|Colour ball|colours}} as a red, known as a "{{Cuegloss|free ball}}", which carries the same value as a red for just that shot, and therefore, a century break is still possible with only nine reds left.
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] are possible (up to 155) when an opponent fouls and leaves a {{Cuegloss|free ball}} with all fifteen reds still remaining on the table, creating a situation identical to as if there were 16 red balls on the table. This has happened only once in professional competition, when ] made a 148 at the qualifying stage of the ].<ref name="burnettguardian">{{cite web|last=Everton|first=Clive|title=Burnett's break goes one better|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2004/oct/18/snooker.cliveeverton|work=]|access-date=9 May 2012|date=18 October 2004}}</ref> ] are possible (up to 155) when an opponent fouls and leaves a {{Cuegloss|free ball}} with all fifteen reds still remaining on the table, creating a situation identical to as if there were 16 red balls on the table. This has happened only once in professional competition, when ] made a 148 at the qualifying stage of the ].<ref name="burnettguardian">{{cite web|last=Everton|first=Clive|title=Burnett's break goes one better|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2004/oct/18/snooker.cliveeverton|work=]|access-date=9 May 2012|date=18 October 2004}}</ref>


A "century of centuries" refers to a total of 100 breaks of at least 100 points each.<ref name="rise of century"/> By December 2001, only 15 players had reached this milestone in professional snooker tournaments.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/1713512.stm|title=Century king Ronnie|last=Everton|first=Clive|work=BBC Sport|date=16 December 2001|access-date=5 May 2014}}</ref> With the increased occurrence of centuries compiled in professional competition in the past decades,<ref name="rise of century"/> another 27 players had achieved a "century of centuries" by October 2011, bringing the total to 42.<ref name="Leading century makers">{{cite web|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Centuries.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308120937/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Centuries.htm |archive-date=8 March 2013 |work=cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk |publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive |title=Snooker's Leading Century Makers|access-date=30 October 2011}}</ref> By the end of the ], the total number of players reaching the 100 centuries threshold had increased to 52.<ref>{{cite web |work=World Snooker |title=Robertson Wins / Makes Historic Century |date=30 April 2014 |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3797700,00.html |access-date=1 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502002731/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~3797700%2C00.html |archive-date=2 May 2014 }}</ref> In October 2018, there were 66 players that had reached the 100 century breaks marker.<ref name="Century Break">{{cite web|url=http://www.rkgsnooker.com/break/century-break|title=Century Break |work= RKG Snooker |date=17 October 2018|access-date=17 October 2018}}</ref> As of January 2025, there are 86 players with 100 or more career centuries.<ref>{{cite web |title=100+ Centuries |url=https://snookerinfo.co.uk/ |website=snookerinfo.co.uk |access-date=9 January 2025 |archive-date=9 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250109121804/https://snookerinfo.co.uk/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
== List of players with 100 confirmed century breaks in professional competition ==

== Players with 500 or more ==
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The following players are reported to have made 500 confirmed century breaks in professional competition, and at least the given threshold above this.


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A "century of centuries" refers to a total of 100 breaks of at least 100 points each.<ref name="rise of century"/> By December 2001, only 15 players had reached this milestone in professional snooker tournaments.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/1713512.stm|title=Century king Ronnie|last=Everton|first=Clive|work=BBC Sport|date=16 December 2001|access-date=5 May 2014}}</ref> With the increased occurrence of centuries compiled in professional competition in the past decades,<ref name="rise of century"/> another 27 players had achieved a "century of centuries" by October 2011, bringing the total to 42.<ref name="Leading century makers">{{cite web|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Centuries.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308120937/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Centuries.htm |archive-date=8 March 2013 |work=cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk |publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive |title=Snooker's Leading Century Makers|access-date=30 October 2011}}</ref> By the end of the ], the total number of players reaching the 100 centuries threshold had increased to 52.<ref>{{cite web |work=World Snooker |title=Robertson Wins / Makes Historic Century |date=30 April 2014 |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3797700,00.html |access-date=1 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502002731/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~3797700%2C00.html |archive-date=2 May 2014 }}</ref> By the end of the ] in October 2018, there were 66 players that had reached the 100 century breaks marker.<ref name="Century Break">{{cite web|url=http://www.rkgsnooker.com/break/century-break|title=Century Break |work= RKG Snooker |date=17 October 2018|access-date=17 October 2018}}</ref>{{Better source|date=December 2018}}

The following players are reported to have passed 100 breaks and at least the given threshold above this.

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! Threshold<!-- PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE INCREMENTS. THESE ARE THRESHOLDS THE PLAYERS HAVE REACHED, NOT THEIR EXACT CENTURY COUNTS. -->
! Threshold
! Player ! Player
! Date threshold reached
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! rowspan=1 | 1,200
! rowspan="1" | 1100<!-- PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE INCREMENT. THESE ARE THRESHOLDS THE PLAYERS HAVE REACHED, NOT THEIR EXACT CENTURY COUNTS. -->
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|]|ENG}}
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Ronnie|O'Sullivan}} || <ref name=ronnie1000>{{cite news | title=Ronnie O'Sullivan moves onto 1100 career centuries in 10–8 victory over John Higgins | work=] | first= | last= | date=23 March 2021| url=https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/ronnie-reaches-1100-in-tour-win/190312 | access-date=23 March 2021 }}</ref><ref name="WST Top 10 Break Builders">{{cite web|url=https://wst.tv/top-ten-break-builders/ |title=Top Ten Break Builders |date=6 March 2020 |website=wst.tv |publisher=] |access-date=17 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329135456/https://wst.tv/top-ten-break-builders/ |archive-date=29 March 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| 22 April 2023<ref name="O'Sullivan_1200">{{cite news |title=Ronnie O'Sullivan rockets past Hossein Vafaei at Crucible with session to spare |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/apr/22/ronnie-osullivan-rockets-past-hossein-vafaei-at-crucible-with-session-to-spare |work=] |date=22 April 2023 |access-date=20 September 2024 |archive-date=22 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422233915/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/apr/22/ronnie-osullivan-rockets-past-hossein-vafaei-at-crucible-with-session-to-spare |url-status=live}}</ref>
|- |-
! rowspan="2" | 800 ! rowspan=2 | 1,000
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|]|SCO}}
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|John|Higgins}} || <ref name=johnhiggins800>{{cite web|url=https://wst.tv/robertson-reaches-semis/|title=Robertson reaches semis|website=wst.tv |publisher=]|date=2 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103083226/https://wst.tv/robertson-reaches-semis/ |archive-date=3 November 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| 19 September 2024<ref name="Higgins_1000">{{cite news |title=Higgins hits 1,000th century in English Open defeat |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/articles/c4gqw66506jo |work=] |date=19 September 2024 |access-date=20 September 2024 |archive-date=20 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240920053357/https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/articles/c4gqw66506jo |url-status=live}}</ref>
|- |-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|]|ENG}}
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Judd|Trump}} || <ref name=Trump800>{{cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/championship-league/2020-2021/championship-league-winners-group-judd-trump-falls-agonisingly-short-of-maximum-147-break_sto8201936/story.shtml|title=Judd Trump falls agonisingly short of maximum 147 break |website=www.eurosport.com |publisher=]|date=1 April 2021 }}</ref>
| 27 September 2024<ref name="Trump_1000">{{cite web |title=Trump joins 1,000 club |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/september/27/trump-joins-1-000-club/ |work=] |date=27 September 2024 |access-date=27 September 2024 |archive-date=27 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240927192745/https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/september/27/trump-joins-1-000-club/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
|- |-
! rowspan="2" |750 ! rowspan=1 | 900
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|]|AUS}}
| style="text-align:left; " | {{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Stephen|Hendry}} || <ref name="hendry775">{{cite news |first=Owen |last=Phillips | title=Stephen Hendry retires after World Snooker Championship defeat | work=BBC Sport | date=2 May 2012| url=http://m.bbc.com/sport/snooker/17917326 | access-date=2 May 2012 }}</ref>
| 1 September 2023<ref name="Robertson900">{{cite web |title=Robertson makes 900th century |date=1 September 2023 |url=https://wst.tv/robertson-makes-900th-century/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901172524/https://wst.tv/robertson-makes-900th-century/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 September 2023 |work=] |access-date=1 September 2023 }}</ref>
|- |-
! 800
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} {{sortname|Neil|Robertson}} || <ref name="Robertson750">{{cite web|url=https://wst.tv/robertson-and-zhou-to-meet-in-semis/ |title=Robertson and Zhou to meet in semis |date=4 December 2020 |website=wst.tv |publisher=] |access-date=13 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205003229/https://wst.tv/robertson-and-zhou-to-meet-in-semis/ |archive-date=5 December 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="VHT Robertson 750">{{cite news|url=https://www.victorharbortimes.com.au/story/7042308/thunder-into-uk-semis-with-750th-ton/ |title='Thunder' into UK semis with 750th ton |last=Chadband |first=Ian |date=5 December 2020 |newspaper=] |agency=] |access-date=17 February 2021}}</ref>
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|]|ENG}}
| 22 January 2024<ref name="Selby800">{{cite web |title=Selby Wins With Landmark Moment |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/january/22/world-open-quals-day-one/ |work=] |date=22 January 2024 |access-date=23 January 2024 |archive-date=23 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123024331/https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/january/22/world-open-quals-day-one/}}</ref>
|- |-
! rowspan="1" | 650 ! rowspan=1 | 700
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|]|SCO}}
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Mark|Selby}} || <ref name="UK2020" /><ref name="SCOT2020">{{cite web |title=Scottish Open 2020 – Centuries |website=livescores.worldsnookerdata.com |publisher=] |url=http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/14162/scottish-open-2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201221023907/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/14162/scottish-open-2020 |archivedate=21 December 2020 |quote=Mark Selby – 8; Ding Junhui – 6}}</ref>
| 30 January 2007<ref name="hendry700">{{cite news | title=Hendry reaches century milestone | work=BBC Sport | date=30 January 2007 | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/6315465.stm | access-date=1 February 2023}}</ref>
|- |-
! rowspan="1" | 550 ! rowspan=4 | 600
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|]|CHN}}
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} ] || <ref name="UK2020" /><ref name="Ding Junhui 550">{{cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/scottish-open/2020-2021/scottish-open-snooker-2020-ding-junhui-produces-break-of-135-for-550th-career-century_vid1392454/video.shtml |title=Scottish Open – Ding Junhui produces break of 135 for 550th career century against Ronnie O'Sullivan |date=11 December 2020 |work=Eurosport |access-date=17 February 2021}}</ref>
| 13 November 2022<ref name="Ding Junhui 600">{{cite web |url=https://wst.tv/higgins-joins-york-casualties |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113225829/https://wst.tv/higgins-joins-york-casualties/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 November 2022 |title=Higgins joins York casualties |date=13 November 2022 |work=World Snooker Tour |access-date=14 November 2022}}</ref>
|- |-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|]|ENG}}
! rowspan="3" | 500
| 16 February 2023<ref name="Murphy 600">{{cite web |url=https://wst.tv/amateur-wells-sinks-trump |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230216201703/https://wst.tv/amateur-wells-sinks-trump/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 February 2023 |title=Amateur Wells sinks Trump |date=16 February 2023 |work=World Snooker Tour |access-date=17 February 2023}}</ref>
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Shaun|Murphy}} || <ref name="UK2020" /><ref name="Murphy500">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHACpOJbLxI|title=Murphy Makes 500th Career Century! 19.com English Open Highlights - Day 3|publisher = World Snooker|date=17 October 2019}}</ref>{{Better source|date=December 2020}}
|- |-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|HKG}} {{sortname|Marco|Fu}} || <ref name="WST Top 10 Break Builders" /> | style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|]|WAL}}
| 21 September 2023<ref name="Mark Williams 600">{{cite web|url=https://wpbsa.com/player/mark-williams/ |title=Mark Williams, The Welsh Potting Machine |work=WPBSA |access-date=14 October 2023}}</ref>
|- |-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|]|NIR}}
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|WAL}} {{sortname|Mark|Williams|Mark Williams (snooker player)}} || <ref name="Mark Williams 450">{{cite web|url=https://wpbsa.com/player/mark-williams/ |title=Mark Williams, The Welsh Potting Machine |work=WPBSA |date=8 February 2021 |access-date=17 February 2021}}</ref><ref name="Mark Williams 500">{{cite web|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=1 |title=Mark J Williams 2020/2021 |website=snooker.org |access-date=13 February 2021}}</ref>{{Better source|date=February 2021}}
| 13 February 2024<ref name="Allen 600">{{cite web |last=Southby |first=Ben |title=Welsh Open 2024: John Higgins continues record-extending title bid, Mark Allen hits 600th century to progress |url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/welsh-open/2023-2024/welsh-open-2024-john-higgins-continues-record-extending-title-bid-with-second-round-victory-over-tia_sto10021357/story.shtml |publisher=] |date=13 February 2024 |access-date=13 February 2024}}</ref>
|- |-
! rowspan="1" | 400 ! rowspan=3 | 500
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|]|ENG}}
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|NIR}} {{sortname|Mark|Allen|Mark Allen (snooker player)}} || <ref name=markallen400>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/46490859 | title=UK Championship: Mark Allen beats Stephen Maguire 6–1 to reach semi-finals | date=7 December 2018 | work=BBC Sport}}</ref>
| 28 April 2021<ref name="Bingham500 Argus">{{cite web|url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/national/19262133.neil-robertson-builds-quarter-final-lead-kyren-wilson-crucible/ |title=Neil Robertson builds quarter-final lead over Kyren Wilson at Crucible |agency=Press Association |date=2021-04-27 |access-date=2021-04-29 |work=]}}</ref><ref name="Bingham500 Eurosport">{{cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/world-championship/2020-2021/world-championship-2021-stuart-bingham-wraps-up-500th-career-century-against-anthony-mcgill_vid1468615/video.shtml |title=World Championship 2021: Stuart Bingham wraps up 500th career century against Anthony McGill |date=2021-04-28 |access-date=2021-04-29 |work=Eurosport}}</ref>
|- |-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|]|HKG}}
! rowspan="2" | 350
| 12 December 2019<ref name="WST Top 10 Break Builders">{{cite web|url=https://wst.tv/top-ten-break-builders/ |title=Top Ten Break Builders |date=6 March 2020 |website=wst.tv |publisher=] |access-date=17 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329135456/https://wst.tv/top-ten-break-builders/ |archive-date=29 March 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=19.com Scottish Open (2019) |website=snooker.org |url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=848 |access-date=2023-11-29 |archive-date=2019-12-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229154658/http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=848 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| style="text-align:left; background:#d3d3d3;" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Peter|Ebdon}} (377)<sup>†</sup>}}|| <ref name=ebdon377>{{cite web|url=https://www.wpbsa.com/ebdon-retires-from-pro-snooker/ |title=Ebdon Retires From Pro Snooker |date=30 April 2020 |work=]}}</ref>
|- |-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagathlete|]|SCO}}
| style="text-align:left; background:#d3d3d3;" | {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Steve|Davis}} (355)<sup>†</sup> || <ref name=stevedavis355>{{cite news |first=Shamoon |last=Hafez | title=Steve Davis: Snooker great retires after 38-year career | work=BBC Sport | date=17 April 2016 | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/36034458 | access-date=22 April 2016 }}</ref>
| 9 November 2023<ref>{{cite news |title=Jordan Brown books semi-final spot at International Championship as impressive run continues |url=https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/other-sport/snooker/jordan-brown-books-semi-final-31398799 |first=Michael |last=Turnbull |date=9 November 2023 |publisher=Irish Mirror |access-date=9 November 2023}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="3" | 300
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|IRE}} {{sortname|Ken|Doherty}} || <ref name="rise of century"/><ref name=doherty300>{{cite web|last=Kalb|first=Rolf|title=Snooker – Ding souverän – aber verpasst Maximum-Break|date=6 November 2012|trans-title=Snooker – Ding sovereign – but missed maximum break |website=Yahoo! Eurosport |url=http://de.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/snooker-ding-souver%C3%A4n-verpasst-maximum-break-160132799.html|access-date=6 November 2012|language=de|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110121031/http://de.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/snooker-ding-souver%C3%A4n-verpasst-maximum-break-160132799.html|archive-date=10 November 2012}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Barry|Hawkins}} || <ref name=McManus222 />
|-
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|WAL}} {{sortname|Matthew|Stevens}} || <ref name=matthewstevens250>{{cite web | url = https://dafanews.com/snooker/ronnie-osullivan-crashes-out-of-english-open-after-loss-to-matthew-stevens-10239.html | title = Ronnie O’Sullivan crashes out of English Open after loss to Matthew Stevens | access-date = 12 March 2021}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="1" | 200
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Alan|McManus}} || <ref name=McManus222>{{cite web |first=Desmond |last=Kane | title = All-time top 10: Who are the greatest players to never win the world title? | date = 21 June 2020 |work = ] | url = https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/world-championship/2019-2020/snooker-news-all-time-top-10-who-are-the-greatest-players-to-never-win-the-world-title_sto7748536/story.shtml |access-date=17 February 2021}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="5" | 100
| style="text-align:left; background:#d3d3d3;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Willie|Thorne}} (126)<sup>†</sup> || <ref name="Hendry sees shades of himself">{{cite news | url = https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/snooker-stephen-hendry-recognises-shades-of-himself-in-neil-robertson-9314002.html | title = Snooker: Stephen Hendry recognises shades of himself in Neil Robertson | last=Goulding | first=Neil | work = The Independent | date = 2 May 2014 | access-date = 4 May 2014}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#d3d3d3;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Paul|Hunter|Paul Hunter (snooker player)}} (114)<sup>†</sup> || <ref name=paulhunter114>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1531098/Paul-Hunter.html |title=Paul Hunter |website=] |date=11 October 2006 |access-date=20 September 2015}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#d3d3d3;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Ian|McCulloch|Ian McCulloch (snooker player)}} (105)<sup>†</sup> || <ref name=ianmcCulloch105>{{cite web | url = http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3729450,00.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140606223158/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~3729450%2C00.html | title = Preston Preview | work = World Snooker | date = 24 March 2014 | archive-date = 6 June 2014 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Nigel|Bond}} || <ref name=nigelbond100>{{cite web|last=Blackmore |first=Ben |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1719878-snooker-world-games-2013-british-duo-experience-failure |title=Snooker World Games 2013: British Duo Experience Failure |website=BleacherReport.com |date=29 July 2013 |access-date=20 September 2015}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Mark|King|Mark King (snooker player)}} || <ref name=markking100>{{cite web | url = http://snookerhq.com/2014/02/08/trump-continues-form-in-poland/ | title = Trump Continues Form in Poland | last=Caulfield | first=David | work = Snooker HQ | date = 8 February 2014 | access-date = 5 June 2014}}</ref>
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== Secondary list of players with 100 century breaks in professional competition ==
{{Update|section|reason=Links are not in line with century thresholds and some sources seem questionable|date=December 2018}}
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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="display:inline-table"
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! Threshold
! Player
! Ref
|-
! rowspan="1" | 1100<!-- PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE INCREMENT. THESE ARE THRESHOLDS THE PLAYERS HAVE REACHED, NOT THEIR EXACT CENTURY COUNTS. -->
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Ronnie|O'Sullivan}} || <ref name=ronnie1000/><ref name="WST Top 10 Break Builders" />
|-
! rowspan="2" |800
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|John|Higgins|John Higgins}} || <ref name="johnhiggins800" />
|-
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Judd|Trump}} || <ref name=Trump800/>
|-
! rowspan="2" | 750
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Stephen|Hendry}} || <ref name="hendry775" />
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} {{sortname|Neil|Robertson|Neil Robertson (snooker player)}} || <ref name="Robertson750" /><ref name="VHT Robertson 750" />
|-
! rowspan="1" | 650
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Mark|Selby}} || <ref name="UK2020">{{cite episode |series=UK Snooker Championship |season=2019–2020 |title=Final - Part 1 |network=] |station=] |air-date=6 December 2020 |minutes=175 |transcript=Ronnie O'Sullivan – 1,070; John Higgins – 804;; Stephen Hendry –775; Judd Trump – 756; Neil Robertson – 755; Mark Selby –649; Ding Junhui – 545; Shaun Murphy – 536; Marco Fu – 501; Mark Williams – 493}}</ref><ref name="SCOT2020" />
|-
! rowspan="1" | 550
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} ] || <ref name="UK2020" /><ref name="Ding Junhui 550" />
|-
! rowspan="3" | 500
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Shaun|Murphy|Shaun Murphy (snooker player)}} || <ref name="Murphy500" />
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|HKG}} {{sortname|Marco|Fu}} || <ref name="WST Top 10 Break Builders" />
|-
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|WAL}} {{sortname|Mark|Williams|Mark Williams (snooker player)}} || <ref name="Mark Williams 450" /><ref name="Mark Williams 500" />{{Better source|date=February 2021}}
|-
! rowspan="1" | 400
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|NIR}} {{sortname|Mark|Allen|Mark Allen (snooker player)}} || <ref name="markallen400"/>
|-
! rowspan="5" | 350
| style="text-align:left; background:#d3d3d3;" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Peter|Ebdon}} (377)<sup>†</sup>}}|| <ref name=ebdon377 />
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#d3d3d3;" | {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Steve|Davis}} (355)<sup>†</sup> || <ref name="stevedavis355"/>
|-
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Stephen|Maguire}} || <ref name="rise of century"/><ref>{{cite news|last=Kalb|first=Rolf|title=Welsh Open - Maguire beendet Durststrecke|url=http://de.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/welsh-open-maguire-beendet-durststrecke-232200463.html|publisher=] ]|language=de|date=18 February 2013|access-date=18 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130221020304/http://de.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/welsh-open-maguire-beendet-durststrecke-232200463.html#|archive-date=21 February 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{Update inline|date=December 2018}}
|-
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Stuart|Bingham}} || <ref>{{cite web |first=Jonathan |last=Davies | title = Ruthless Selby brushes past Bingham to set up Ding showdown in the International Championship final | website = livesnooker.com |date = 29 October 2016 |url=http://www.livesnooker.com/category/major-ranking-events/mark-selby-9-3-stuart-bingham-international-championship-report-20161029-0001/ | access-date = 5 December 2016}}</ref>{{Update inline|date=December 2018}}
|-
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|WAL}} {{sortname|Ryan|Day|dab=snooker player}} || <ref name="dailypost1">{{cite web|last=Welton |first=Blake |url=http://www.dailypost.co.uk/sport/other-sport/who-welsh-players-set-compete-8777351 |title=Who are the Welsh players set to compete at the Snooker World Grand Prix? |work=] |date=5 March 2015 |access-date=20 September 2015}}</ref>{{Update inline|date=December 2018}}
|-
! rowspan="4" | 300
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|IRE}} {{sortname|Ken|Doherty}} || <ref name="rise of century"/><ref name="doherty300"/>
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Jimmy|White}} || <ref name="rise of century"/><ref name="WST Top 10 Break Builders" />
|-
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Barry|Hawkins}} || <ref name=McManus222 />
|-
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|WAL}} {{sortname|Matthew|Stevens}} || <ref name=matthewstevens250 />
|-
! rowspan="4" | 250<!-- PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE INCREMENT. THESE ARE THRESHOLDS THE PLAYERS HAVE REACHED, NOT THEIR EXACT CENTURY COUNTS. -->
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Anthony|Hamilton|Anthony Hamilton (snooker player)}} || <ref name="Century Break"/>{{Better source|date=December 2018}}
|-
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Joe|Perry|Joe Perry (snooker player)}} || <ref name="Century Break"/>{{Better source|date=December 2018}}
|-
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Ali|Carter}} || <ref name="Century Break"/>{{Better source|date=December 2018}}
|-
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Ricky|Walden}} || <ref name="Century Break"/>{{Better source|date=December 2018}}
|-
! rowspan="8" | 200<!-- PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE INCREMENT. THESE ARE THRESHOLDS THE PLAYERS HAVE REACHED, NOT THEIR EXACT CENTURY COUNTS. -->
| style="text-align:left; background:#d3d3d3;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|John|Parrott}} (221)<sup>†</sup> || <ref name="Century Break"/>{{Better source|date=December 2018}}
|-
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Mark|Davis|Mark Davis (snooker player)}} || <ref name="Century Break"/>{{Better source|date=December 2018}}
|-
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|CHN}} {{sortname|Liang|Wenbo}} || <ref name="Century Break"/> {{Better source|date=December 2018}}
|-
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Alan|McManus}} || <ref name=McManus222 />
|-
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|IRL}} {{sortname|Fergal|O'Brien}} || <ref name="Century Break"/>{{Better source|date=December 2018}}
|-
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|WAL}} {{sortname|Dominic|Dale}} || <ref name="Century Break"/>{{Better source|date=December 2018}}
|-
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|David|Gilbert|David Gilbert (snooker player)}} || <ref>{{cite web|last=Phillips |first=Owen |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/30248749 |title=UK Championship 2014: David Gilbert keen to build on victory |work=BBC Sport |date=28 November 2014 |access-date=20 September 2015}}</ref>{{Update inline|date=December 2018}}
|-
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Graeme|Dott}} || <ref name="Century Break"/>{{Better source|date=December 2018}}
|}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="display:inline-table"
|-
! Threshold
! Player
! Ref
|-
! rowspan="9" | 150<!-- PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE INCREMENT. THESE ARE THRESHOLDS THE PLAYERS HAVE REACHED, NOT THEIR EXACT CENTURY COUNTS. -->
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#d3d3d3;" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Stephen|Lee|Stephen Lee (snooker player)}} (184)<sup>†</sup>}} <!-- DO NOT ADD LEE'S FINAL TALLY WITHOUT PROVIDING A RELIABLE SOURCE. DIFFERENT WEBSITES GIVE DIFFERENT FIGURES--> || <ref name="Century Break"/>{{Better source|date=December 2018}}
|-
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|THA}} {{sortname|James|Wattana}} || <ref name="Century Break"/>{{Better source|date=December 2018}}
|-
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|FIN}} {{sortname|Robin|Hull}} || <ref name="Century Break"/>{{Better source|date=December 2018}}
|-
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Jamie|Cope}} || <ref name="Century Break"/>{{Better source|date=December 2018}}
|-
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Martin|Gould}} || <ref name="Century Break"/>{{Better source|date=December 2018}}
|-
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Tom|Ford|Tom Ford (snooker player)}} || <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2910439,00.html | title = Ford Aiming For Major Breakthrough | work = World Snooker | date = 4 September 2012 | access-date = 5 June 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131203130512/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2910439,00.html | archive-date = 3 December 2013 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Michael|Holt|Michael Holt (snooker player)}} || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ucm9louYErM |title=YouTube |publisher=YouTube |access-date=20 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117013948/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ucm9louYErM |archive-date=17 January 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>{{Better source|date=December 2020}}
|-
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|NOR}} {{sortname|Kurt|Maflin}} || <ref>{{cite web|last=Day |first=Michael |url=http://welovebetting.co.uk/snooker-tips-world-championship-day-1-tips-18th-april-2015-bbc/ |title= Snooker Tips — World Championship Day 1 Tips — Mark Selby v Kurt Maflin |publisher=WeLoveBetting.co.uk |date=17 April 2015 |access-date=20 September 2015}}</ref>{{Better source|date=December 2018}}
|-
! rowspan="26" | 100<!-- PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE INCREMENT. THESE ARE THRESHOLDS THE PLAYERS HAVE REACHED, NOT THEIR EXACT CENTURY COUNTS. -->
| style="text-align:left; background:#d3d3d3;" | {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Dave|Harold}} (143)<sup>†</sup> || <ref name="Century Break"/>{{Better source|date=December 2018}}
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#d3d3d3;"| {{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Jamie|Burnett}} (136)<sup>†</sup> || <ref name="Century Break"/>{{Better source|date=December 2018}}
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#d3d3d3;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Willie|Thorne}} (126)<sup>†</sup> || <ref name="Hendry sees shades of himself"/>
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#d3d3d3;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Paul|Hunter|Paul Hunter (snooker player)}} (114)<sup>†</sup> || <ref name="paulhunter114"/>
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#d3d3d3;"| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|WAL}} {{sortname|Darren|Morgan}} (111)<sup>†</sup>}} || <ref name="Century Break"/>{{Better source|date=December 2018}}
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#d3d3d3;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Ian|McCulloch|Ian McCulloch (snooker player)}} (105)<sup>†</sup> || <ref name="ianmcCulloch105"/>
|-
| <!-- THE ACCOMPANYING SOURCE STATES ANDY HICKS IS ON 149. PLEASE DO NOT ALTER IT WITHOUT CHECKING THE SOURCE FIRST. --> style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Andy|Hicks}} || <ref name="Century Break"/>{{Better source|date=December 2018}}
|-
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|MLT}} {{sortname|Tony|Drago}} <!-- (132<sup>†</sup>) --> || <ref name="Century Break"/>{{Better source|date=December 2018}}
|-
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Barry|Pinches}} || <ref name="Century Break"/>{{Better source|date=December 2018}}
|-
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Nigel|Bond}} || <ref name="nigelbond100"/>
|-
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Mark|King|Mark King (snooker player)}} || <ref name="markking100"/>
|-
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Robert|Milkins}} || <ref name="Century Break"/>{{Better source|date=December 2018}}
|-
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|WAL}} {{sortname|Michael|White|Michael White (snooker player)}} || <ref name="Century Break"/>{{Better source|date=December 2018}}
|-
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Andrew|Higginson}} || <ref name="Century Break"/>{{Better source|date=December 2018}}
|-
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|NIR}} {{sortname|Joe|Swail}} || <ref name="Century Break"/>{{Better source|date=December 2018}}
|-
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Kyren|Wilson}} || <ref name="Century Break"/>{{Better source|date=December 2018}}
|-
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|SCO}} {{sortname|Anthony|McGill|Anthony McGill}} || <ref name="Century Break"/>{{Better source|date=December 2018}}
|-
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|CHN}} {{sortname|Xiao|Guodong|}} || <ref name="Century Break"/>{{Better source|date=December 2018}}
|-
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Alfie|Burden|}} || <ref name="Century Break"/>{{Better source|date=December 2018}}
|-
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Jimmy|Robertson|Jimmy Robertson (snooker player)}} || <ref name="Century Break"/>{{Better source|date=December 2018}}
|-
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Jack|Lisowski|}} || <ref name="Century Break"/>{{Better source|date=December 2018}}
|-
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Ben|Woollaston|}} || <ref name="Century Break"/>{{Better source|date=December 2018}}
|-
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Rod|Lawler|}} || <ref name="Century Break"/>{{Better source|date=December 2018}}
|-
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|NIR}} {{sortname|Gerard|Greene|}} || <ref name="Century Break"/>{{Better source|date=December 2018}}
|-
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|CHN}} {{sortname|Tian|Pengfei|}} || <ref name="Century Break"/>{{Better source|date=December 2018}}
|-
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Matthew|Selt|}} || <ref name="Century Break"/>{{Better source|date=December 2018}}
|}
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|+ Key
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| style="background:#d3d3d3; text-align:center;"|<sup>{{†|alt=Retired}}</sup>
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*] compiled the first televised century break in 1962.<ref name="rise of century">{{Cite news |work=] |first=Steve|last=Davis|title=The rise of snooker's century breaks |date=7 January 2015 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/30599646 |access-date=13 January 2015}}</ref> *] compiled the first televised century break in 1962.<ref name="rise of century">{{Cite news |work=] |first=Steve|last=Davis|title=The rise of snooker's century breaks |date=7 January 2015 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/30599646 |access-date=13 January 2015}}</ref>
* The record for the most century breaks scored in official tournament play has been held by ] since January 2015, when he broke the record of 775 career centuries previously held by ].<ref name="new record">{{cite web|first=Shamoon|last=Hafez|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/30831845|title=Masters 2015: Ronnie O'Sullivan breaks Stephen Hendry's record|work=BBC Sport|date=15 January 2015|access-date=15 January 2015}}</ref> * The record for the most century breaks scored in official tournament play has been held by ] since January 2015, when he broke the record of 775 career centuries previously held by ].<ref name="new record">{{cite web|first=Shamoon|last=Hafez|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/30831845|title=Masters 2015: Ronnie O'Sullivan breaks Stephen Hendry's record|work=BBC Sport|date=15 January 2015|access-date=15 January 2015}}</ref>
* The first player to have recorded 1,000 centuries in public performance is ].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hayton |first=Eric |title=The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker |year=2004 |publisher=Rose Villa Publications |location=Suffolk |isbn=978-0-9548549-0-4 |page=5}}</ref> Ronnie O'Sullivan is the only player to have compiled more than 1,000 century breaks in professional competition, having achieved his 1,000th century at the ] on 10&nbsp;March 2019.<ref name="millenial man">{{cite web |title=Ronnie O'Sullivan – The Millennial Man |url=https://wst.tv/ronnie-osullivan-the-millennial-man/ |website=wst.tv |publisher=] |date=10 March 2019 |access-date=20 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220173139/https://wst.tv/ronnie-osullivan-the-millennial-man/ |archive-date=20 February 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> * The first player to have recorded 1,000 centuries in public performance is ].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hayton |first=Eric |title=The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker |year=2004 |publisher=Rose Villa Publications |location=Suffolk |isbn=978-0-9548549-0-4 |page=5}}</ref> Ronnie O'Sullivan, John Higgins, and Judd Trump are the only players to have compiled more than 1,000 century breaks in professional competition. O'Sullivan was the first to do so, having achieved his 1,000th century at the ] on 10&nbsp;March 2019.<ref name="millenial man">{{cite web |title=Ronnie O'Sullivan – The Millennial Man |url=https://wst.tv/ronnie-osullivan-the-millennial-man/ |website=wst.tv |publisher=] |date=10 March 2019 |access-date=20 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220173139/https://wst.tv/ronnie-osullivan-the-millennial-man/ |archive-date=20 February 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*] became the first female player to record a competitive century in January 1985.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurosport.com/snooker/on-this-week-nugget-147_sto2179445/story.shtml |title=On This Week: Steve Davis hits first televised 147 |work=Eurosport |date=11 January 2010 |access-date=20 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715022451/http://www.eurosport.com/snooker/on-this-week-nugget-147_sto2179445/story.shtml |archive-date=15 July 2015 |url-status=dead |quote=Stacey Hillyard made a break of 114, the first century by a woman in competitive play, in a league match in Bournemouth.}}</ref> *] became the first female player to record a competitive century in January 1985.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurosport.com/snooker/on-this-week-nugget-147_sto2179445/story.shtml |title=On This Week: Steve Davis hits first televised 147 |work=Eurosport |date=11 January 2010 |access-date=20 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715022451/http://www.eurosport.com/snooker/on-this-week-nugget-147_sto2179445/story.shtml |archive-date=15 July 2015 |url-status=dead |quote=Stacey Hillyard made a break of 114, the first century by a woman in competitive play, in a league match in Bournemouth.}}</ref>
* The fastest recorded century break in tournament play was by ] at the ] – he took 3&nbsp;minutes 31&nbsp;seconds (211&nbsp;seconds) to score one hundred points.<ref name="Various Snooker Records"/> * The fastest recorded century break in tournament play was by ] at the ] – he took 3&nbsp;minutes 31&nbsp;seconds (211&nbsp;seconds) to score one hundred points.<ref name="Various Snooker Records"/> During the ], ] came three seconds shy of Drago's record with a century break in 3 minutes 34 seconds (214 seconds).<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-11-28 |title=Scottish Open: Ronnie O'Sullivan misses fastest TV century break by three seconds |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/63784265 |access-date=2024-01-11 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Walker-Roberts |first=James |date=28 November 2022 |title=RONNIE O'SULLIVAN ALMOST BREAKS RECORD FOR FASTEST-EVER SNOOKER CENTURY IN RAPID SCOTTISH OPEN WIN |url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/scottish-open/2022-2023/ronnie-o-sullivan-almost-breaks-record-for-fastest-ever-snooker-century-in-rapid-scottish-open-win_sto9249247/story.shtml |access-date=11 January 2024 |website=Eurosport.com}}</ref>
* The youngest player to record a century break is ], who scored his first century in March 2001 at the age of nine.<ref name="dailypost1"/> * The youngest player to record a witnessed century break is ], who scored his first century in March 2001 at the age of nine.<ref name="dailypost1">{{cite web|last=Welton |first=Blake |url=http://www.dailypost.co.uk/sport/other-sport/who-welsh-players-set-compete-8777351 |title=Who are the Welsh players set to compete at the Snooker World Grand Prix? |work=] |date=5 March 2015 |access-date=20 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/youngest-person-to-score-a-century-break-in-snooker|title=Youngest person to score a century break in snooker|access-date=1 May 2024|publisher=Guinness World Records}}</ref>


===Season=== ===Season===
*Hendry was the first player to reach 50 century breaks in a season, compiling 53 in the ].<ref name="Guardian (2011)">{{cite news |first=Clive |last=Everton |title=Mark Selby breaks Crucible century record and Stephen Hendry |date=24 April 2011 |work=] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/apr/24/mark-selby-stephen-hendry-world-championship |access-date=5 May 2013}}</ref><ref name="Independent (2011)">{{cite news |first=Neil |last=Goulding |title=Snooker: Selby sets record to leave Hendry clinging on |date=25 April 2011 |work=] |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/snooker-selby-sets-record-to-leave-hendry-clinging-on-2274494.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110427181820/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/snooker-selby-sets-record-to-leave-hendry-clinging-on-2274494.html |archive-date=27 April 2011}}</ref> He again exceeded 50 centuries in the ], with 51, and O'Sullivan came close with 48 in the ].<ref name="Telegraph (2008)">{{cite news |first=John |last=Dee |title=Ronnie O'Sullivan pegs back Stephen Hendry |date=1 May 2008 |website=] |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/snooker/2299156/Ronnie-OSullivan-pegs-back-Stephen-Hendry.html |access-date=5 May 2013}}</ref> *Hendry was the first player to reach 50 century breaks in a season, compiling 53 in the ].<ref name="Guardian (2011)">{{cite news |first=Clive |last=Everton |title=Mark Selby breaks Crucible century record and Stephen Hendry |date=24 April 2011 |work=] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/apr/24/mark-selby-stephen-hendry-world-championship |access-date=5 May 2013}}</ref><ref name="Independent (2011)">{{cite news |first=Neil |last=Goulding |title=Snooker: Selby sets record to leave Hendry clinging on |date=25 April 2011 |work=] |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/snooker-selby-sets-record-to-leave-hendry-clinging-on-2274494.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110427181820/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/snooker-selby-sets-record-to-leave-hendry-clinging-on-2274494.html |archive-date=27 April 2011}}</ref> He again exceeded 50 centuries in the ], with 51, and O'Sullivan came close with 48 in the ].<ref name="Telegraph (2008)">{{cite news |first=John |last=Dee |title=Ronnie O'Sullivan pegs back Stephen Hendry |date=1 May 2008 |website=] |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/snooker/2299156/Ronnie-OSullivan-pegs-back-Stephen-Hendry.html |access-date=5 May 2013}}</ref>
*Hendry's record was broken in the ] by ] with 54 centuries,<ref name="Guardian (2011)"/><ref name="Various Snooker Records"/><ref name="Snooker.org (2011)">{{cite web |title=Betfred.com World Championship (2011) |work=Snooker.org |url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=28 |access-date=5 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816033208/http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=28 |archive-date=16 August 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Snooker Scene Blog (2011)">{{cite web |first=Dave |last=Hendon |title=Wuxi Rivalry for World Cup Team-Mates |date=10 July 2011 |work=Snooker Scene Blog |url=http://snookerscene.blogspot.co.uk/2011/07/wuxi-rivalry-for-world-cup-team-mates.html |access-date=5 May 2013}}</ref> and again by Selby with 55 century breaks in the ].<ref name="Times (2013)">{{cite news |first=Hector |last=Nunns |title=Judd Trump sets century breaks record in victory over Dominic Dale |date=24 April 2013 |work=] |url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/sport/snooker/article3747995.ece |access-date=5 May 2013}}</ref><ref name="WS (2012)">{{cite news |title=Selby Takes First UK Crown |date=10 December 2012 |website=wst.tv |publisher=] |url=https://wst.tv/selby-takes-first-uk-crown/ |access-date=20 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220232345/https://wst.tv/selby-takes-first-uk-crown/ |archive-date=20 February 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> ] took the record with 61 centuries in the ] and the record was broken for the fourth successive season in ] when ] overtook Trump's tally.<ref name="Trump">{{cite web |title=Murphy 147 / Robertson Centuries Record |date=9 January 2014 |work=World Snooker |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3611925,00.html |archive-date=9 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109140018/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~3611925%2C00.html |access-date=23 April 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> *Hendry's record was broken in the ] by ] with 54 centuries,<ref name="Guardian (2011)"/><ref name="Various Snooker Records"/><ref name="Snooker.org (2011)">{{cite web |title=Betfred.com World Championship (2011) |work=Snooker.org |url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=28 |access-date=5 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816033208/http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=28 |archive-date=16 August 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Snooker Scene Blog (2011)">{{cite web |first=Dave |last=Hendon |title=Wuxi Rivalry for World Cup Team-Mates |date=10 July 2011 |work=Snooker Scene Blog |url=http://snookerscene.blogspot.co.uk/2011/07/wuxi-rivalry-for-world-cup-team-mates.html |access-date=5 May 2013}}</ref> and again by Selby with 55 century breaks in the ].<ref name="Times (2013)">{{cite news |first=Hector |last=Nunns |title=Judd Trump sets century breaks record in victory over Dominic Dale |date=24 April 2013 |work=] |url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/sport/snooker/article3747995.ece |access-date=5 May 2013}}</ref><ref name="WS (2012)">{{cite news |title=Selby Takes First UK Crown |date=10 December 2012 |website=wst.tv |publisher=] |url=https://wst.tv/selby-takes-first-uk-crown/ |access-date=20 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220232345/https://wst.tv/selby-takes-first-uk-crown/ |archive-date=20 February 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The record was broken for a third successive season in ] when ] compiled 61 centuries.<ref name="Trump">{{cite web |title=Murphy 147 / Robertson Centuries Record |date=9 January 2014 |work=World Snooker |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3611925,00.html |archive-date=9 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109140018/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~3611925%2C00.html |access-date=23 April 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*The first player to reach the "century of centuries" (100 century breaks) mark during a single season is Neil Robertson, who compiled his 100th century of the 2013–14 season on 30&nbsp;April 2014 during his quarter-final match against Judd Trump at the ].<ref name="BBC (2014)">{{cite web |title=Robertson's historic 100th century |date=30 April 2014 |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/27232320|access-date=30 April 2014}}</ref> In total, Robertson compiled 103 century breaks throughout the season.<ref name="2014 WC centuries">{{cite web|title=Dafabet World Championship: century breaks |url=http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/CenturyBreakList/Tournament/13681 |website=livescores.worldsnookerdata.com |publisher=] |access-date=5 May 2014 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6PLuF60tg?url=http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/CenturyBreakList/Tournament/13681 |archive-date=5 May 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Bazeley |first=Marc |title=Dafabet World Snooker Championship: Neil Robertson takes aim at Don Bradman's mark |date=18 April 2014 |work=] |url=http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Sport/Sport-headlines/Dafabet-World-Snooker-Championship-Neil-Robertson-takes-aim-at-Don-Bradmans-mark-20140418070100.htm |access-date=23 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424035039/http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Sport/Sport-headlines/Dafabet-World-Snooker-Championship-Neil-Robertson-takes-aim-at-Don-Bradmans-mark-20140418070100.htm |archive-date=24 April 2014 }}</ref> ] matched the feat in the curtailed ], compiling 102 century breaks in total.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wilson Beats Champion Trump|date=11 August 2020 |website=wst.tv |publisher=] |url=https://wst.tv/wilson-beats-champion-trump/|access-date=13 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813214942/https://wst.tv/wilson-beats-champion-trump/ |archive-date=13 August 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> *The first player to reach the "century of centuries" (100 century breaks) mark during a single season is Neil Robertson, who compiled his 100th century of the ] on 30&nbsp;April 2014 during his quarter-final match against Judd Trump at the ].<ref name="BBC (2014)">{{cite web |title=Robertson's historic 100th century |date=30 April 2014 |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/27232320|access-date=30 April 2014}}</ref> In total, Robertson compiled 103 century breaks throughout the season,<ref name="WS (2016-8-11)">{{cite news |title=Robertson Tops centuries Chart |date=11 August 2016 |website=wst.tv |publisher=] |url=https://wst.tv/robertson-tops-centuries-chart/ |access-date=23 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220231733/https://wst.tv/robertson-tops-centuries-chart/ |archive-date=20 February 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and in doing so broke Trump's record from the previous season.<ref name="Trump" /> Trump matched the feat in the curtailed ], compiling 102 century breaks in total.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wilson Beats Champion Trump|date=11 August 2020 |website=wst.tv |publisher=] |url=https://wst.tv/wilson-beats-champion-trump/|access-date=13 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813214942/https://wst.tv/wilson-beats-champion-trump/ |archive-date=13 August 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


===Event=== ===Event===
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** Hendry set the record during the final of the ].<ref name="Various Snooker Records">{{cite web|last=Turner|first=Chris|title=Various Snooker Records|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Records.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128045831/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Records.html |archive-date=28 January 2013 |publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|access-date=11 May 2011}}</ref> During this match, Hendry compiled six centuries in a span of eight frames.<ref name="Snooker.org (1994)">{{cite web |title=UK Championship (1994) |work=Snooker.org |url=http://www.snooker.org/TRN/uk_res.shtml#F |access-date=7 May 2013}}</ref> ** Hendry set the record during the final of the ].<ref name="Various Snooker Records">{{cite web|last=Turner|first=Chris|title=Various Snooker Records|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Records.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128045831/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Records.html |archive-date=28 January 2013 |publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|access-date=11 May 2011}}</ref> During this match, Hendry compiled six centuries in a span of eight frames.<ref name="Snooker.org (1994)">{{cite web |title=UK Championship (1994) |work=Snooker.org |url=http://www.snooker.org/TRN/uk_res.shtml#F |access-date=7 May 2013}}</ref>
** Ding tied the record in his semi-final match at the ]. This is also a record for a match at the ],<ref name="Ding (2016)" /> beating the previous record of six shared by Mark Selby and Ronnie O'Sullivan.<ref name="Sporting Life (2013)">{{cite news |title=Ronnie O'Sullivan takes the title |date=6 May 2013 |work=] |url=http://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/article/2/8696455/ronnie-osullivan-wins-title |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509235353/http://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/article/2/8696455/ronnie-osullivan-wins-title |archive-date=9 May 2013}}</ref> ** Ding tied the record in his semi-final match at the ]. This is also a record for a match at the ],<ref name="Ding (2016)" /> beating the previous record of six shared by Mark Selby and Ronnie O'Sullivan.<ref name="Sporting Life (2013)">{{cite news |title=Ronnie O'Sullivan takes the title |date=6 May 2013 |work=] |url=http://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/article/2/8696455/ronnie-osullivan-wins-title |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509235353/http://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/article/2/8696455/ronnie-osullivan-wins-title |archive-date=9 May 2013}}</ref>
** Trump tied the record in the final at the ].<ref name="WS (2019-5-6)">{{cite web |title=Trump Tops the World |date=6 May 2019 |website=wst.tv |publisher=] |url=https://wst.tv/trump-tops-the-world/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220212246/https://wst.tv/trump-tops-the-world/ |archive-date=20 February 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> This equalled Ding's record at the Crucible Theatre and Hendry's record for a final. It also set a new record for a World Championship final at the Crucible, surpassing O'Sullivan's tally of six centuries during the final of the ].<ref name="Independent (2013)">{{cite news |first=Neil |last=Goulding |title=Snooker: Ronnie O'Sullivan defends world title against Barry Hawkins as if he'd never been away |date=7 May 2013 |work=] |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/snooker-ronnie-osullivan-defends-world-title-against-barry-hawkins-as-if-hed-never-been-away-8605268.html |access-date=6 May 2013}}</ref> ** Trump tied the record in the final at the ].<ref name="WS (2019-5-6)">{{cite web |title=Trump Tops the World |date=6 May 2019 |website=wst.tv |publisher=] |url=https://wst.tv/trump-tops-the-world/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220212246/https://wst.tv/trump-tops-the-world/ |archive-date=20 February 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref> This equalled Ding's record at the Crucible Theatre and Hendry's record for a final. It also set a new record for a World Championship final at the Crucible, surpassing O'Sullivan's tally of six centuries during the final of the ].<ref name="Independent (2013)">{{cite news |first=Neil |last=Goulding |title=Snooker: Ronnie O'Sullivan defends world title against Barry Hawkins as if he'd never been away |date=7 May 2013 |work=] |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/snooker-ronnie-osullivan-defends-world-title-against-barry-hawkins-as-if-hed-never-been-away-8605268.html |access-date=6 May 2013}}</ref>
** Selby's six-century haul in a second round match at the ] set the record for a best-of-25 match.<ref name="BBC (2011-04-24)">{{cite news |work=BBC Sport |title=World Snooker: Selby beats Hendry to reach last eight |date=25 April 2011 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/snooker/13181061.stm |access-date=24 April 2011}}</ref> ** Selby's six-century haul in a second round match at the ] set the record for a best-of-25 match.<ref name="BBC (2011-04-24)">{{cite news |work=BBC Sport |title=World Snooker: Selby beats Hendry to reach last eight |date=25 April 2011 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/snooker/13181061.stm |access-date=24 April 2011}}</ref>
** O'Sullivan holds the record for making the most centuries in a best-of-9 match compiling five centuries (including a ]) to beat ] 5–2 at the ].<ref name="Various Snooker Records"/> ** O'Sullivan holds the record for making the most centuries in a best-of-9 match, compiling five centuries (including a ]) to beat ] 5–2 at the ].<ref name="Various Snooker Records"/>
** ] holds the record for most centuries in a best-of-11 match, compiling five centuries to beat ] 6–5 at the ].<ref name="WS (2016-11-27)">{{cite news |title=Five-Ton Fergal Floors Hawk |date=27 November 2016 |website=wst.tv |publisher=] |url=https://wst.tv/five-ton-fergal-floors-hawk/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220224414/https://wst.tv/five-ton-fergal-floors-hawk/ |archive-date=20 February 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> ** ] holds the record for most centuries in a best-of-11 match, compiling five centuries to beat ] 6–5 at the ].<ref name="WS (2016-11-27)">{{cite news |title=Five-Ton Fergal Floors Hawk |date=27 November 2016 |website=wst.tv |publisher=] |url=https://wst.tv/five-ton-fergal-floors-hawk/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220224414/https://wst.tv/five-ton-fergal-floors-hawk/ |archive-date=20 February 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* The record for combined number of century breaks in a single game by both players is eleven, achieved by Judd Trump (seven) and John Higgins (four) in the final of the ].<ref name="WS (2019-5-6)" /> This broke the previous record of ten, achieved by ] (seven) and ] (three) in their semi-final tie at the ].<ref name="Ding (2016)">{{cite web |title=China's Ding Into First World Final |date=30 April 2016 |website=wst.tv |publisher=] |url=https://wst.tv/chinas-ding-into-first-world-final/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220225655/https://wst.tv/chinas-ding-into-first-world-final/ |archive-date=20 February 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> * The record for combined number of century breaks in a single match by both players is eleven, achieved by Judd Trump (seven) and John Higgins (four) in the final of the ].<ref name="WS (2019-5-6)" /> This broke the previous record of ten, achieved by ] (seven) and ] (three) in their semi-final tie at the ].<ref name="Ding (2016)">{{cite web |title=China's Ding Into First World Final |date=30 April 2016 |website=wst.tv |publisher=] |url=https://wst.tv/chinas-ding-into-first-world-final/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220225655/https://wst.tv/chinas-ding-into-first-world-final/ |archive-date=20 February 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* The most century breaks in a ranking event is eighteen centuries by Ding during the ], compiling three during qualifying and a further fifteen at the Crucible Theatre during the main event.<ref>{{cite web |title=World Championship Qualifiers – Centuries |website=livescores.worldsnookerdata.com |publisher=] |url=http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/13869/world-championship-qualifiers |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160518061146/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/13869/world-championship-qualifiers |archive-date=18 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=World Championship – Centuries |website=livescores.worldsnookerdata.com |publisher=] |url=http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/13868/world-championship |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160517142855/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/13868/world-championship |archive-date=17 May 2016}}</ref> Hendry previously set a record of sixteen at the ], which remains a televised, Crucible and venue record.<ref name="Various Snooker Records"/> * The most century breaks in a ranking event is eighteen centuries by Ding during the ], compiling three during qualifying and a further fifteen at the Crucible Theatre during the main event.<ref>{{cite web |title=World Championship Qualifiers – Centuries |website=livescores.worldsnookerdata.com |publisher=] |url=http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/13869/world-championship-qualifiers |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160518061146/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/13869/world-championship-qualifiers |archive-date=18 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=World Championship – Centuries |website=livescores.worldsnookerdata.com |publisher=] |url=http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/13868/world-championship |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160517142855/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/13868/world-championship |archive-date=17 May 2016}}</ref> Hendry previously set a record of sixteen at the ], which remains a televised, Crucible and venue record.<ref name="Various Snooker Records"/> ] tied Hendry's records twenty years later at the ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Trump Beats Williams in Epic Semi-Final |date=30 April 2022 |website=World Snooker |publisher=] |url=https://wst.tv/trump-beats-williams-in-epic-semi-final/ |access-date=30 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430234644/https://wst.tv/trump-beats-williams-in-epic-semi-final/ |archive-date=30 April 2022 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* O'Sullivan has compiled more century breaks than any other player in the World Championship competition at the ]. He broke Hendry's record of 127 at the ],<ref name="Sporting Life (2013)"/><ref name="BBC (2013-05-7)">{{cite web |work=BBC Sport |title=Ronnie O'Sullivan unsure over defending world snooker title |date=6 May 2013 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/22429642 |access-date=7 May 2013}}</ref> extending his total to 179 up to and including the ].<ref name="Sporting Life (2020)">{{cite news |first=Chris |last=Hammer |title=Ronnie O'Sullivan's sixth World Championship breaks the ranking title record and brings up his 20th Triple Crown triumph |date=17 August 2020 |work=] |url=https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/osullivan-breaking-more-records/183261 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207155107if_/https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/osullivan-breaking-more-records/183261 |archive-date=7 December 2020}}</ref> ] is the only other player besides Hendry and O'Sullivan to compile more than 100 centuries at the world championship in the Crucible era.<ref name="Sporting Life (2016)">{{cite news |title=Crucible centuries since 1977 |date=14 April 2016 |work=] |url=http://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/article/663/10242797/world-championship-snooker-century-breaks-at-the-crucible |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430091347/http://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/article/663/10242797/world-championship-snooker-century-breaks-at-the-crucible |archive-date=30 April 2016}}</ref> * O'Sullivan has compiled more century breaks than any other player in the World Championship competition at the ]. He broke Hendry's record of 127 centuries at the ],<ref name="Sporting Life (2013)"/><ref name="BBC (2013-05-7)">{{cite web |work=BBC Sport |title=Ronnie O'Sullivan unsure over defending world snooker title |date=6 May 2013 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/22429642 |access-date=7 May 2013}}</ref> extending his total to 200 at the ].<ref name="Sporting Life (2020)">{{cite news |title=Snooker results: Ronnie O'Sullivan dishes out 13-2 hiding against Hossein Vafaei at the Crucible |date=22 April 2023 |work=] |url=https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/snooker-results-ronnie-osullivan-dishes-out-13-2-hiding-against-hossein-vafaei/208924 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423134000/https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/snooker-results-ronnie-osullivan-dishes-out-13-2-hiding-against-hossein-vafaei/208924 |archive-date=23 April 2023 |access-date=23 April 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> ] is the only other player besides Hendry and O'Sullivan to compile more than 100 centuries at the world championship in the Crucible era.<ref name="Sporting Life (2016)">{{cite news |title=Crucible centuries since 1977 |date=14 April 2016 |work=] |url=http://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/article/663/10242797/world-championship-snooker-century-breaks-at-the-crucible |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430091347/http://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/article/663/10242797/world-championship-snooker-century-breaks-at-the-crucible |archive-date=30 April 2016}}</ref>
* An aggregate Crucible record of 100 centuries was set at the ], breaking the previous record of 86 held by the ] and ].<ref>{{cite web |title=A Century of Centuries at the Crucible |date=6 May 2019 |website=wst.tv |publisher=] |url=https://wst.tv/century-record-set-to-be-broken/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220211247/https://wst.tv/century-record-set-to-be-broken/ |archive-date=20 February 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> * An aggregate Crucible record of 109 centuries was set at the ], breaking the previous record of 108 in ]. The only other time the 100-century threshold has been breached was at the ], with 100.<ref>{{cite web |title=Crucible Centuries Record Beaten |date=2 May 2022 |website=wst.tv |publisher=] |url=https://wst.tv/crucible-centuries-record-equalled/ |access-date=2 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220502205955/https://wst.tv/crucible-centuries-record-equalled/ |archive-date=2 May 2022 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


===Consecutive=== ===Consecutive===
* The record for the most consecutive centuries in a match is shared by ] and ] who compiled six between them at a qualifier for the ] on 11&nbsp;February 2016.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kyren Wilson & Anthony Hamilton make history with six straight tons |date=11 February 2016 |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/35547919 |access-date=30 April 2014}}</ref> The previous record of five centuries was jointly held by Ronnie O'Sullivan and Stephen Hendry at the final of the ], and by ] and Neil Robertson in a quarter-final at the ].<ref name="Various Snooker Records"/> * The record for the most consecutive centuries in a match is shared by ] and ] who compiled six between them at a qualifier for the ] on 11&nbsp;February 2016.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kyren Wilson & Anthony Hamilton make history with six straight tons |date=11 February 2016 |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/35547919 |access-date=30 April 2014}}</ref> The previous record of five centuries was jointly held by Ronnie O'Sullivan and Stephen Hendry at the final of the ], and by ] and Neil Robertson in a quarter-final at the ].<ref name="Various Snooker Records"/>
* Stephen Maguire made five consecutive centuries at the ], comprising the last three frames of his quarter-final and the first two frames of the semi-final.<ref name="Various Snooker Records"/> * Stephen Maguire made five consecutive centuries at the ], comprising the last three frames of his quarter-final and the first two frames of the semi-final.<ref name="Various Snooker Records"/>
* Only five players have made four consecutive centuries in a match: John Higgins in the final of the ], ] at the ],<ref name="Various Snooker Records"/> Neil Robertson at the ],<ref>{{cite web |work=World Snooker |title=Trump Storms Into Last 16 |date=5 October 2013 |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3482928,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131008160527/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3482928,00.html |archive-date=8 October 2013}}</ref> ] at the ],<ref>{{cite web |title=White Delight after Respot Drama |date=3 December 2019 |website=wst.tv |publisher=] |url=https://wst.tv/white-delight-after-respot-drama/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220211707/https://wst.tv/white-delight-after-respot-drama/ |archive-date=20 February 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> and Stephen Maguire in the first round of the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wst.tv/stunning-maguire-downs-robertson/ |title=Stunning Maguire Downs Robertson |date=20 June 2020 |website=wst.tv |publisher=] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622165057/https://wst.tv/stunning-maguire-downs-robertson/ |archive-date=22 June 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> * Eight players have made four consecutive centuries in a match: John Higgins in the final of the ], ] at the ],<ref name="Various Snooker Records"/> Neil Robertson at the ],<ref>{{cite web |work=World Snooker |title=Trump Storms Into Last 16 |date=5 October 2013 |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3482928,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131008160527/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3482928,00.html |archive-date=8 October 2013}}</ref> ] at the ],<ref>{{cite web |title=White Delight after Respot Drama |date=3 December 2019 |website=wst.tv |publisher=] |url=https://wst.tv/white-delight-after-respot-drama/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220211707/https://wst.tv/white-delight-after-respot-drama/ |archive-date=20 February 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Stephen Maguire in the first round of the ],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://wst.tv/stunning-maguire-downs-robertson/ |title=Stunning Maguire Downs Robertson |date=20 June 2020 |newspaper=World Snooker |publisher=] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622165057/https://wst.tv/stunning-maguire-downs-robertson/ |archive-date=22 June 2020 |url-status=dead |last1=Bisset |first1=Roddy }}</ref> ] at the ],<ref>{{cite web |title=European Masters 2020 – Ronnie O'Sullivan beaten by teenager Aaron Hill |work=Eurosport |access-date=26 September 2020 |url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/european-masters/2020-2021/european-masters-2020-mark-williams-ousted-by-peter-devlin-mark-allen-equals-centuries-record_sto7903105/story.shtml |archive-date=26 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926143540/https://www.eurosport.com/geoblocking.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref> ] in the ],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://snookerhq.com/2020/11/30/ronnie-osullivan-shaun-murphy-lose-2020-uk-championship |title=Ronnie O'Sullivan and Shaun Murphy Lose in 2020 UK Championship |first=Dsvid |last=Caulfield |date=30 November 2020}}</ref> and ] at the ].<ref>{{cite web |date=18 November 2022 |title=Four-Ton Lisowski Thumps Murphy |url=https://wst.tv/four-ton-lisowski-thumps-murphy/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221119011933/https://wst.tv/four-ton-lisowski-thumps-murphy/ |archive-date=19 November 2022 |website=wst.tv |publisher=]}}</ref> At the ], Robertson became the first player to do the feat twice.<ref>{{cite web |title=Robertson narrowly misses snooker history |url=https://wst.tv/robertson-narrowly-misses-snooker-history |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222220815/https://wst.tv/robertson-narrowly-misses-snooker-history/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 February 2022 |date=23 February 2022 |website=World Snooker Tour}}</ref> At the ] Allen became the second player to perform the feat twice and also the second player, after Robertson in 2013, to achieve it in a best-of-7-frame match.<ref>{{cite web |title=Allen equals centuries record |url=https://wst.tv/allen-equals-centuries-record |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002152253/https://wst.tv/allen-equals-centuries-record/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 October 2023 |date=2 October 2023 |website=World Snooker Tour}}</ref>


==References== ==References==

Latest revision as of 12:23, 9 January 2025

Achievement in snooker

Ronnie O'Sullivan (pictured) has scored the most century breaks in professional snooker tournaments at more than 1,200.

In snooker, a century break (also century, sometimes called a ton) is a break of 100 points or more, compiled in one visit to the table. A century break requires potting at least 25 consecutive balls, and the ability to score centuries is regarded as a mark of the highest skill in snooker. Ronnie O'Sullivan has described a player's first century break as the "ultimate milestone for any snooker player". Joe Davis made the first televised century break in 1962.

O'Sullivan holds the record for the most career centuries in professional competition, with over 1,200. Three players have reached the milestone of 1,000 career century breaks: O'Sullivan attained it at the 2019 Players Championship, followed by John Higgins at the 2024 English Open and Judd Trump at the 2024 British Open. Overall, 13 players have surpassed 500 career centuries in professional competition. Neil Robertson holds the record for the most century breaks in a single season, having ended the 2013–14 season with 103. He and Trump, who made 102 centuries in the 2019–20 season, are the only players to have achieved 100 or more century breaks in one season. The most centuries by a player in a professional match is seven, a record held jointly by Stephen Hendry, Ding Junhui, and Trump. Tony Drago made the fastest recorded century in tournament play at the 1996 UK Championship, when he took 3 minutes and 31 seconds to score 100 points.

Rules

Snooker table with balls placed in their starting positions

A century break is a score of 100 points or more within one visit to the table. The player does this by potting red balls and coloured balls alternately, where the coloured balls are repositioned on their starting locations. After repositioning the coloured ball paired to the last red on the table, the six coloured balls are potted in order of their increasing value. Because a break is defined as series of consecutive pots by a player during a single frame, scoring 100 points over the course of a whole frame does not necessarily constitute a century break, as it must be done on a single turn at the table. Points for a foul shot by the opponent do not count in a player's break.

Under normal circumstances, the highest possible century in snooker is 147 (a "maximum break"), composed of 15 reds (one point each), 15 blacks (seven points each) and the six remaining colours; yellow, green, brown, blue, pink and black potted consecutively (two through seven points each for a total of 27). If for example only the least-valued colour (yellow, two points) would be used instead of the black ball, the break value would only be 72 points. This means that only a single century break is possible in a frame of snooker under a limited number of combinations, but it requires the potting of at least 25 consecutive balls (10 x (1 + 7) + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 = 100). To score one, there must be at least ten reds on the table when the player comes to play since if there are only nine reds left, only 99 (= 9 × (1 + 7) + 27) points may be scored. An exception exists if the opponent fouls and leaves the incoming player snookered on all the remaining reds. In such a situation, the player can nominate one of the other colours as a red, known as a "free ball", which carries the same value as a red for just that shot, and therefore, a century break is still possible with only nine reds left.

Breaks above 147 are possible (up to 155) when an opponent fouls and leaves a free ball with all fifteen reds still remaining on the table, creating a situation identical to as if there were 16 red balls on the table. This has happened only once in professional competition, when Jamie Burnett made a 148 at the qualifying stage of the 2004 UK Championship.

A "century of centuries" refers to a total of 100 breaks of at least 100 points each. By December 2001, only 15 players had reached this milestone in professional snooker tournaments. With the increased occurrence of centuries compiled in professional competition in the past decades, another 27 players had achieved a "century of centuries" by October 2011, bringing the total to 42. By the end of the 2013–14 season, the total number of players reaching the 100 centuries threshold had increased to 52. In October 2018, there were 66 players that had reached the 100 century breaks marker. As of January 2025, there are 86 players with 100 or more career centuries.

Players with 500 or more

The following players are reported to have made 500 confirmed century breaks in professional competition, and at least the given threshold above this.

Threshold Player Date threshold reached
1,200  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 22 April 2023
1,000  John Higgins (SCO) 19 September 2024
 Judd Trump (ENG) 27 September 2024
900  Neil Robertson (AUS) 1 September 2023
800  Mark Selby (ENG) 22 January 2024
700  Stephen Hendry (SCO) 30 January 2007
600  Ding Junhui (CHN) 13 November 2022
 Shaun Murphy (ENG) 16 February 2023
 Mark Williams (WAL) 21 September 2023
 Mark Allen (NIR) 13 February 2024
500  Stuart Bingham (ENG) 28 April 2021
 Marco Fu (HKG) 12 December 2019
 Stephen Maguire (SCO) 9 November 2023

Records

Career

  • Joe Davis compiled the first televised century break in 1962.
  • The record for the most century breaks scored in official tournament play has been held by Ronnie O'Sullivan since January 2015, when he broke the record of 775 career centuries previously held by Stephen Hendry.
  • The first player to have recorded 1,000 centuries in public performance is Horace Lindrum. Ronnie O'Sullivan, John Higgins, and Judd Trump are the only players to have compiled more than 1,000 century breaks in professional competition. O'Sullivan was the first to do so, having achieved his 1,000th century at the 2019 Players Championship on 10 March 2019.
  • Stacey Hillyard became the first female player to record a competitive century in January 1985.
  • The fastest recorded century break in tournament play was by Tony Drago at the 1996 UK Championship – he took 3 minutes 31 seconds (211 seconds) to score one hundred points. During the 2022 Scottish Open, Ronnie O'Sullivan came three seconds shy of Drago's record with a century break in 3 minutes 34 seconds (214 seconds).
  • The youngest player to record a witnessed century break is Michael White, who scored his first century in March 2001 at the age of nine.

Season

  • Hendry was the first player to reach 50 century breaks in a season, compiling 53 in the 1994–95 season. He again exceeded 50 centuries in the 1995–96 season, with 51, and O'Sullivan came close with 48 in the 2006–07 season.
  • Hendry's record was broken in the 2010–11 season by Mark Selby with 54 centuries, and again by Selby with 55 century breaks in the 2011–12 season. The record was broken for a third successive season in 2012–13 when Judd Trump compiled 61 centuries.
  • The first player to reach the "century of centuries" (100 century breaks) mark during a single season is Neil Robertson, who compiled his 100th century of the 2013–14 season on 30 April 2014 during his quarter-final match against Judd Trump at the 2014 World Championship. In total, Robertson compiled 103 century breaks throughout the season, and in doing so broke Trump's record from the previous season. Trump matched the feat in the curtailed 2019–20 season, compiling 102 century breaks in total.

Event

  • The most centuries made by a player in a single match during a professional tournament is seven and the record is shared by Stephen Hendry, Ding Junhui and Judd Trump.
    • Hendry set the record during the final of the 1994 UK Championship. During this match, Hendry compiled six centuries in a span of eight frames.
    • Ding tied the record in his semi-final match at the 2016 World Championship. This is also a record for a match at the Crucible Theatre, beating the previous record of six shared by Mark Selby and Ronnie O'Sullivan.
    • Trump tied the record in the final at the 2019 World Championship. This equalled Ding's record at the Crucible Theatre and Hendry's record for a final. It also set a new record for a World Championship final at the Crucible, surpassing O'Sullivan's tally of six centuries during the final of the 2013 World Championship.
    • Selby's six-century haul in a second round match at the 2011 World Championship set the record for a best-of-25 match.
    • O'Sullivan holds the record for making the most centuries in a best-of-9 match, compiling five centuries (including a 147) to beat Ali Carter 5–2 at the 2007 Northern Ireland Trophy.
    • Fergal O'Brien holds the record for most centuries in a best-of-11 match, compiling five centuries to beat Barry Hawkins 6–5 at the 2016 UK Championship.
  • The record for combined number of century breaks in a single match by both players is eleven, achieved by Judd Trump (seven) and John Higgins (four) in the final of the 2019 World Championship. This broke the previous record of ten, achieved by Ding Junhui (seven) and Alan McManus (three) in their semi-final tie at the 2016 World Championship.
  • The most century breaks in a ranking event is eighteen centuries by Ding during the 2016 World Championship, compiling three during qualifying and a further fifteen at the Crucible Theatre during the main event. Hendry previously set a record of sixteen at the 2002 World Championship, which remains a televised, Crucible and venue record. Mark Williams tied Hendry's records twenty years later at the 2022 World Championship.
  • O'Sullivan has compiled more century breaks than any other player in the World Championship competition at the Crucible Theatre. He broke Hendry's record of 127 centuries at the 2013 Championship, extending his total to 200 at the 2023 Championship. John Higgins is the only other player besides Hendry and O'Sullivan to compile more than 100 centuries at the world championship in the Crucible era.
  • An aggregate Crucible record of 109 centuries was set at the 2022 World Championship, breaking the previous record of 108 in 2021. The only other time the 100-century threshold has been breached was at the 2019 world championship, with 100.

Consecutive

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