

Global body World Women's Snooker, which stages women’s events, said that while it was difficult to completely verify the "magical break," it did appear that Nutcharut's score was the first-ever maximum by a woman.Ī teenage girl has become the first ever woman to score a 147 maximum break in snooker. I hope there will be many more in my career.'' It felt excellent and I'm still feeling really good about it.

I was so pleased when I potted the black and adored 147. In an interview filmed after her record-breaking feat on March 16, she said: ''I stayed calm all the way through and was just taking it one shot at a time. Nutcharut, who is still studying at college, is now the first-ever woman to achieve the sought after goal of all snooker players around the world. Snooker officials said the maximum break of 147 had never been achieved before by a female player in practice or competitive matches - and praised the teenager for her ''magical'' achievement. Nutcharut Wongharuthai, 19, achieved the feat - rare even for world champions like Ronnie O’Sullivan - during a match in Bangkok on March 11.Ĭameras at the snooker club showed how she kept ice-cool while potting the combinations of red and black balls to give the highest score possible, before celebrating by excitedly jumping up and down. A teenager has reportedly become the first ever woman to score a 147 maximum break in snooker.
