Editing Maximum break (section)

===Youngest and oldest===
The youngest player to have made an officially recognised maximum break in professional competition is [[Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon]], who compiled a 147 at the [[Euro Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 3|2010 Rhein{{nbnd}}Main Masters]] aged {{age in years and days|1993-12-14|2010-10-22|sep=and}}.<ref name="CT_Archive_Records">{{cite web |url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Records.html |title=Various snooker records |website=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive |access-date=22 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128045831/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Records.html |archive-date=28 January 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Sean Maddocks]] is recognised by ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' as the youngest player to make a maximum break in any recognised competition. Maddocks was {{age in years and days|2002-04-10|2017-07-09|sep=and}} old when he achieved the feat at the LiteTask Pro{{nbh}}Am series in Leeds on 9 July 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/youngest-snooker-player-to-score-a-147-break |title=Youngest snooker player to score a 147 break |work=[[Guinness World Records]] |access-date=21 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621093709/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/youngest-snooker-player-to-score-a-147-break |archive-date=21 June 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wpbsa.com/maddocks-recognised-guinness-world-record-holder/ |title=Maddocks recognised as Guinness World Record holder |date=22 February 2018 |work=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|WPBSA]] |access-date=21 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621045341/https://www.wpbsa.com/maddocks-recognised-guinness-world-record-holder/ |archive-date=21 June 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Judd Trump is known to have made a 147 at the Potters Under{{nbh}}16 Tournament in 2004 at the age of {{age in years and days|1989-08-20|2004-03-13|sep=and}}; however, this break is not recognised by ''Guinness World Records''.<ref name="CT_Archive_Records" /> The youngest player to have made a televised maximum is Ding Junhui, who was aged {{age in years and days|1987-04-01|2007-01-14|sep=and}} when he achieved a 147 at the [[2007 Masters (snooker)|2007 Masters]].<ref name="Max 055" /><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/6260923.stm |title=Ding compiles maximum at Masters |work=[[BBC Sport]] |access-date=17 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323030220/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/6260923.stm |archive-date=23 March 2012 |date=14 January 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The oldest player to have made a maximum in professional competition is John Higgins, who did so in the [[2024 Championship League (invitational)|2024 Championship League]], aged {{age in years and days|1975-05-18|2024-02-10|sep=and}}.<ref name="Max 198" /> Former professional [[Darren Morgan]] made a maximum break in an amateur Seniors event in 2023 at the age of {{age in years and days|1966-05-03|2023-01-19|sep=and}}; this possibly makes him the oldest player to achieve a maximum break in competition.<ref>{{cite news |title=Darren Morgan finally hits a competitive 147 at the age of 56 |url=https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/sport/23261895.darren-morgan-finally-hits-competitive-147-age-56/ |newspaper=[[South Wales Argus]] |date=19 January 2023 |access-date=13 February 2023 |archive-date=13 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213145730/https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/sport/23261895.darren-morgan-finally-hits-competitive-147-age-56/ |url-status=live}}</ref>