The four-time world champion Higgins earned his spot in the illustrious Crucible maximum group today (Thursday, August 6) as the first player to make the maximum break since 2012.
He secured the feat in his second-round match against Norwegian player, Kurt Maflin.
This is the full list of all the sportsmen that have made the maximum 147 break during the World Championship at Sheffield’s Crucible theatre.
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1. 2020: John Higgins
Higgins became the first player since 2012 to make a maximum 147 break at the World Championship today (Thursday, August 6) in Sheffield. The four-time world champion achieved the feat in his second-round match against Kurt Maflin at the Crucible. Photo: Alex Pantling
2. 1983: Cliff Thorburn
Canadian player Thorburn claimed the honour of the maiden Crucible 147 - and the first to be televised - during his second-round meeting with Terry Griffiths. The 1980 world champion, who went on to lose the final to Steve Davis, pocketed £13,000. Photo: Getty Images
3. 1992: Jimmy White
Sheffield had to wait a further nine years to witness another historic break. Perennial runner-up White, en route to the fourth of his six unsuccessful finals, produced the only maximum of his career in the first round against Tony Drago. Photo: John Gichigi
4. 1995: Stephen Hendry
Hendry, who established himself as the undisputed King of the Crucible during the 1990s, won seven titles during the decade. A World Championship 147 break proved elusive until he did so against rival White in the 1995 semi-finals. Photo: Gareth Copley