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Welcome to the billiard, pool, and snooker glossary of terms. This is the definition of Maximum Break as it relates to cue sports. You can also view the entire billiard dictionary.
Maximum break is a phrase used in snooker to signify the highest possible break score attainable on the racked balls. Maximum Break calculations normally accrues to 147 points. This is calculated by summing the 15 reds in combination with the scoring on the black, and then potting the colors.
That was incredible. It was the first time Gary ever scored maximum break in a snooker game. He must be loving it.
The maximum break definition was entered on 12/30/2007 9:08:20 PM and was updated on 12/30/2007 9:08:20 PM. It is a cue sport term that is related to snooker. It was entered in to the database by the Billiards Forum Editor. See also: total clearance, clearance, maximum, break, break shot, highest snooker break, break serve, breaking violation, century break, opening break shot, open break for more on the meaning of maximum break.
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