Jackson Page Makes History with Double 147s!

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In the world of snooker, there aren’t all that many records not held by Ronnie O’Sullivan. The Rocket is perhaps the greatest British sportsperson of all time and as well as being a snooker player of unrivalled natural ability, flair and X factor, he also backs that up with weight of titles.

The 49-year-old boasts the record for the most UK Championships and Masters titles. He is the player with the joint-most World Championships (tied with Stephen Hendry on seven) and that also makes him easily the player with the most wins in Triple Crown events. His 41 ranking event victories is a record tally, as are his almost-1300 century breaks. He is both the oldest and youngest winner of several huge tournaments, including the UK Championship and the Masters, whilst he is also the oldest player ever to win the World Championship.

Previous Record Holder

  • What Is a 147? A 147 in snooker is the highest possible score a player can achieve in a single frame.

He also holds a record or two when it comes to maximum breaks. He has made 15 147s at the time of writing, two more than John Higgins, although it is the Scott that holds the record for being the oldest player to ever make an official tournament “maxy”. But perhaps Ronnie’s most impressive feat at a snooker table is the scarcely believable 147 he made in just five minutes and eight seconds (based on the latest, accepted timing – initially it was recorded as 12 seconds slower). That was snooker from the gods, as close to perfection as any player has ever reached and all done with such speed and ease it was as if it was a magic trick.

But on the 14th of April, 2025 Jackson Page, an unheralded 23-year-old from Wales, did something that not even Ronnie has done. He became the first player in the long history of the game to make two 147 breaks in the same match. O’Sullivan, Hendry, Higgins, Judd Trump and all the many greats of the past have never done that and now Page will forever hold the record for being the first player to do so.

Page, from Ebbw Vale, is currently ranked well outside the top 16 in the world, sitting 35th at the start of April. However, as a former U18 world champion, he will hope to have a bigger impact on the sport than merely being the answer to a quiz question. That said, his was a phenomenal achievement, and one that we may not see matched for many years.

Perfect Page


Page was, like the Rocket and many other great players, something of a prodigy. He made his debut at the Welsh Open at the tender age of 15, back in 2017, thanks to a wildcard. He won two games at that tournament before losing to Trump, and after winning the 2017 European Under-21 Snooker Championship in 2019 he decided to turn pro.

His career has perhaps not gone quite as he would have hoped since then and he dropped off the main tour in 2021 before earning a two-year card through Q School in 2021. The following year he progressed through several rounds of qualifying at the World Championship to make it to the tournament proper for the first time in his career.

He beat Barry Hawkins 10-7 in the first round, showing his break-building ability by closing out the match with big breaks of 128 and 135. He was well beaten in the second round, going down 13-3 to an inspired Mark Williams but it was a sign that he was settling into life as a professional player.

His world ranking has been trending down since he returned to the main tour and he began the current 2024/25 season ranked 45th, the lowest he had been at the start of a campaign. He began the season very well too, making it to the final of a ranking event for the first, and currently only, time. He lost 3-1 to Ali Carter in the 2024 Championship League and has also made it through to a couple of quarter finals, including at the Welsh Open.

Qualifying Rounds for the 2025 World Snooker Championship

But his moment in the spotlight came in qualifying for the 2025 World Snooker Championship, which will start in earnest on the 19th of April. Playing in the third qualifying round, the Welshman thrashed England’s Allan Taylor 10-2. He now faces a tough test in the fourth and final qualification round, playing against Joe O’Connor, ranked 30th in the world, for a place in the main draw.

However, Page has already changed his life, with his record two maximums in one match also seeing him claim £147,000 in bonus prize money. The World Snooker Tour first offered this prize to any player who made two maximums across any of the three Triple Crown events in the 2023/24 season. For the current campaign it was extended to include the Snooker Masters event in Saudi Arabia but Page has claimed the prize in one – or rather two – fell swoops in the same match!

Double 147s

He made his first 147 on Sunday the 13th of April, that impressive break actually being the first maxy of his entire pro career. He had already made a century break, 109, to move into a comfortable 6-1 lead over Taylor, but in the eighth he managed 15 reds and blacks, and all the colours, to land the £10,000 bonus for a 147 in qualifying and the £15,000 prize for the highest break.

A break of 94 in the next put him 8-1 to the good, with the game to be completed the following day. On Monday, the players exchanged frames before Page won the match with another perfect break. That 147 was worth rather more than the first one and the 23 year old will fancy his chances of cashing in further by booking his spot in the tournament proper.

Page’s confidence will surely be sky high heading into the final qualifying round and there will also be a certain degree of financial pressure removed. The jubilant player revealed that he had bought a new house recently and his Triple Crown bonus will certainly put a decent dent in the mortgage! Page has a baby son and maybe Page Jr is just the good-luck charm his dad needs to start moving up the world rankings and fulfilling the promise he showed as a teenager.