In the 2024 World Snooker Championships, a total of 185 strokes were shot to break 100 (122 in the qualifying round, 63 in the main draw), and the number of 100 in the main draw is the lowest in the past decade. This year's breaking hundred kings is the "potato brother" David who advanced to the semifinals. Gilbert, who shot 3 shots to break 100 in the qualifying round and 10 shots to break 100 in the main draw.
David. Gilbert
In professional snooker events, a single player has shot a maximum of 23 strokes in a tournament. Wilson and Matthew. Celt has done it all, and it's happened at the Champions League invitational tournament.
The World Championships is the largest, and the total number of 100 breaks in a single event is also ahead of other competitions. At the 2023 World Championships, players set a new record with a total of 225 strokes, but the player with the most 100 shots only shot 12 strokes (champion Brecel and runner-up Selby).
Luca. Brecel
Further back, at the 2022 World Championships, the "Golden Left Hand" Mark. Williams shot 16 strokes to break 100 in the main event, tying the record for the most personal 100 breaks set by "Billiards Emperor" Hendry in 2002. This year, O'Sullivan, who won the championship, also shot 15 strokes to break 100.
Mark. Williams
So, who does the record of breaking 100 in a single event of the World Championships belong to? The answer is Ding Junhui. In 2016, Ding Junhui started from the qualifying round, passed all the way, and broke into the finals, he scored 3 strokes to break 100 in the qualifying round, and 15 strokes to break 100 in the main match, raising the record to 18 strokes! Five years later, at the 2021 World Championships, Bingham scored 4 strokes to break 100 in the qualifying round and 13 strokes to break 100 in the main draw, only 1 shot away from the record; He was unable to break this record as he lost 15–17 to Selby in the semi-finals.
Ding
Stewart. Bingham