by SnookerEd25 » 01 Oct 2024 Read
Minimum Break wrote:Prop wrote:Does Barry Pinches count?
According to Wikipedia he has made 161 Centuries since turning pro in 1989.
At his current rate he will reach 1000 centuries early in 2207.
by chengdufan » 01 Oct 2024 Read
Minimum Break wrote:Prop wrote:Does Barry Pinches count?
According to Wikipedia he has made 161 Centuries since turning pro in 1989.
At his current rate he will reach 1000 centuries early in 2207.
by HappyCamper » 01 Oct 2024 Read
SnookerEd25 wrote:Minimum Break wrote:Prop wrote:Does Barry Pinches count?
According to Wikipedia he has made 161 Centuries since turning pro in 1989.
At his current rate he will reach 1000 centuries early in 2207.
Oh, I’ll be dead then, so won’t be around to see it
by SnookerFan » 01 Oct 2024 Read
HappyCamper wrote:SnookerEd25 wrote:Minimum Break wrote:Prop wrote:Does Barry Pinches count?
According to Wikipedia he has made 161 Centuries since turning pro in 1989.
At his current rate he will reach 1000 centuries early in 2207.
Oh, I’ll be dead then, so won’t be around to see it
they have discovery plus in heaven.
by Johnny Bravo » 03 Oct 2024 Read
Granite wrote:So we've got 3 players in the millennium club of centuries now when it was just looking like 1 about a few weeks ago. John Higgins and Judd Trump both accomplished this feat in one week apart I think.
How high do you rate this accomplishment? The players rate it very highly just from their reactions.
Granite wrote:There's more tournaments now but Judd has the highest century/frame ratio I think, followed by O'Sullivan and Higgins. Judd's big title haul doesn't reflect a 1000 centuries but speaks volumes on his scoring prowess.
Granite wrote:Robertson (951) is next in line followed by Selby (839), I don't see anyone else reaching it after those 2. Selby is 50/50.
by Johnny Bravo » 03 Oct 2024 Read
SnookerFan wrote:TheRocket wrote:It's a good achievement. 1000 is a special number.
I know that century breaks are not everything but it's a sign of breakbuilding capability and the players who got there are all special players. I include Trump into that. Might not have an impressive CV so far at the Worlds or the TC events but he's still a serial winner who wins multiple titles every season.
The noteworthy thing for me, is how quickly Judd did it compared to the other two.
Though you do have to take into account how there was a period with far fewer tournaments, I guess.
by Cloud Strife » 03 Oct 2024 Read
by Andre147 » 04 Oct 2024 Read
Johnny Bravo wrote:SnookerFan wrote:TheRocket wrote:It's a good achievement. 1000 is a special number.
I know that century breaks are not everything but it's a sign of breakbuilding capability and the players who got there are all special players. I include Trump into that. Might not have an impressive CV so far at the Worlds or the TC events but he's still a serial winner who wins multiple titles every season.
The noteworthy thing for me, is how quickly Judd did it compared to the other two.
Though you do have to take into account how there was a period with far fewer tournaments, I guess.
Judd has played way way more frames compared to ROS and Higgins.
by gninnur karona » 04 Oct 2024 Read
Andre147 wrote:Johnny Bravo wrote:SnookerFan wrote:TheRocket wrote:It's a good achievement. 1000 is a special number.
I know that century breaks are not everything but it's a sign of breakbuilding capability and the players who got there are all special players. I include Trump into that. Might not have an impressive CV so far at the Worlds or the TC events but he's still a serial winner who wins multiple titles every season.
The noteworthy thing for me, is how quickly Judd did it compared to the other two.
Though you do have to take into account how there was a period with far fewer tournaments, I guess.
Judd has played way way more frames compared to ROS and Higgins.
He has played more frames because there is more than double the tournaments Hendry had in his career, and Ronnie for the 1st half of his career.
Be assured that if Ronnie had the same amount of tournaments back then, he would well be above 2000 century breaks lol
by chengdufan » 04 Oct 2024 Read
gninnur karona wrote:Andre147 wrote:Johnny Bravo wrote:SnookerFan wrote:TheRocket wrote:It's a good achievement. 1000 is a special number.
I know that century breaks are not everything but it's a sign of breakbuilding capability and the players who got there are all special players. I include Trump into that. Might not have an impressive CV so far at the Worlds or the TC events but he's still a serial winner who wins multiple titles every season.
The noteworthy thing for me, is how quickly Judd did it compared to the other two.
Though you do have to take into account how there was a period with far fewer tournaments, I guess.
Judd has played way way more frames compared to ROS and Higgins.
He has played more frames because there is more than double the tournaments Hendry had in his career, and Ronnie for the 1st half of his career.
Be assured that if Ronnie had the same amount of tournaments back then, he would well be above 2000 century breaks lol
In the real world Judd Trump and Neil Robertson have a clearly superior century per frame strike rate than any other professional or ex-professional who has recorded multiple centuries.
by TheRocket » 04 Oct 2024 Read
by Dragonfly » 04 Oct 2024 Read
Dragonfly wrote:Williams went through a stage of missing shots on purpose/lack of interest once a frame was secured. Didn't see the point of playing for another few minutes just to rack up centuries. There is a certain logic to this. Once a player gets to 80 or so the frame is just dead time then.
With all the 147s these days centuries have become almost meaningless. Even 147 is commonplace. Wish we saw a 155
Dragonfly wrote:With all the 147s these days centuries have become almost meaningless. Even 147 is commonplace. Wish we saw a 155
by badtemperedcyril » 04 Oct 2024 Read
Andre147 wrote:Johnny Bravo wrote:SnookerFan wrote:TheRocket wrote:It's a good achievement. 1000 is a special number.
I know that century breaks are not everything but it's a sign of breakbuilding capability and the players who got there are all special players. I include Trump into that. Might not have an impressive CV so far at the Worlds or the TC events but he's still a serial winner who wins multiple titles every season.
The noteworthy thing for me, is how quickly Judd did it compared to the other two.
Though you do have to take into account how there was a period with far fewer tournaments, I guess.
Judd has played way way more frames compared to ROS and Higgins.
He has played more frames because there is more than double the tournaments Hendry had in his career, and Ronnie for the 1st half of his career.
Be assured that if Ronnie had the same amount of tournaments back then, he would well be above 2000 century breaks lol
badtemperedcyril wrote:Centuries are far more frequent since Hearn took over for several reasons : -
- there is a tournament virtually every week so the most successful players will naturally get used to the conditions.
- the conditions are pretty constant — therefore, players with anything like a sound technique will score heavily.
[going back to previous era’s]
- balls are now lighter so the pack opens more easily.
- there is no nap on the table bed cloth so the pack opens more easily.
- there is no nap on the cushion cloth so the balls “slide” into the pocket at a favourable angle.
- there has been more undercut, or, “shoulder” on the pocket drop so the ball doesn’t have to get so far into the pocket to be accepted. I’m not certain this is the case now, possibly not.
The above meant that the overall strategy was altogether more conservative. Pot what you could, keep the pack tight, take no chances… the frames developed on a more fragmented way.
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Overall, this, I believe gives a partial explanation as to why big breaks are more frequent today.
Make no mistake, the current players are far superior technically but the players of yesteryear were every bit as talented and in most cases, just as skillful.