The Snooker Shoot Out is famed for its fast-paced, against the clock format, but believe it or not, there have still been a number of players to have displayed calmness and composure to register unlikely centuries.
They may be relatively few and far between, but we have come to expect a couple of players to notch up breaks of 100 during each edition of the popular event.
We take a look at every century made at the competition, which this year, takes place at the Tower Circus in Blackpool.
Snooker Shoot Out Centuries - How many have there been?
As of the end of the 2024 competition, a total of 30 century breaks have been compiled at the Snooker Shoot Out.
Ranking event winner Zhou Yuelong was the last player to achieve the feat, registering a 101 break at the most recent staging of the competition last year.
Who has recorded the most centuries at the Snooker Shoot Out?
A total of 27 players have notched three figure breaks at the Snooker Shoot Out with three players doing so on more than one occasion.
The most prolific century break-builder to date is Martin Gould - the 2013 champion - who has amassed three centuries, including a stunning 135 clearance 12 months prior to his crowning glory.
The great Ronnie O'Sullivan also features on the list, chipping in with 129 and 113 breaks - both in 2011 - whilst Xiao Guodong also possesses two to his name, with his efforts of 106 and 101 coming in 2020 and 2023.
Snooker Shoot Out Century Breaks
Check out every century break made at the Snooker Shoot Out, topped by Shaun Murphy's mesmerising 147 maximum in 2023.
- 147 – Shaun Murphy (2023)
- 142 – Mark Allen (2021)
- 139 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (2019)
- 135, 116, 100 – Martin Gould (2012, 2015, 2019)
- 133 – Luca Brecel (2019)
- 133 – Thor Chuan Leong (2020)
- 132 – Ricky Walden (2019)
- 129, 113 – Ronnie O'Sullivan (2011)
- 127 – David Gilbert (2016)
- 125 – Mark Selby (2013)
- 123 – Hossein Vafaei (2022)
- 121 – Stephen Lee (2012)
- 120 – Tony Knowles (1990)
- 120 – Chang Bingyu (2020)
- 119 – Chris Wakelin (2023)
- 117 – Ali Carter (2023)
- 116 – Michael Holt (2023)
- 112 – Mark King (2011)
- 109 – Michael Georgiou (2018)
- 107 – Jak Jones (2020)
- 106, 101 – Xiao Guodong (2020, 2023)
- 106 – Alfie Burden (2011)
- 103 – Allan Taylor (2022)
- 102 – Mark Davis (2018)
- 101 – Ryan Day (2014)
- 101 – Kyren Wilson (2023)
- 101 – Zhou Yuelong (2024)
