One of many subplots of this week’s English Open sees John Higgins and Judd Trump vie to succeed in the 1,000 profession century breaks milestone.
It’s not a query of if the pair will eclipse the unimaginable tally however when, with Higgins caught on 998 tons and Trump only one behind on 997.
Ronnie O’Sullivan is the one participant to have ever surpassed 1,000 tons, the Rocket reaching the goal again in 2019.
O’Sullivan, who’s approach out in entrance on the all-time record with 1,272, memorably compiled his thousandth century break on the 2019 Gamers Championship.
The Englishman made a break of 134 within the ultimate body of the ultimate to beat Neil Robertson in Preston.
Now, Higgins and Trump will try to hitch him on the 1,000 mark once they compete on the English Open in Brentwood within the coming days.
At first of the 2024/25 season, it had appeared a certainty that the previous could be the following to realize the honour of recording the feat.
Higgins wanted solely 5 century breaks at first of the summer time however, failing to succeed in the latter rounds of tournaments, has solely been in a position so as to add three to his tally.
The 49 year-old’s type has been so detached that he’s nearly clinging onto his membership among the many world’s prime 16.
Trump, against this, had commenced the marketing campaign 15 tons behind the Scot however has drawn inside only one after a scintillating spell of type.
The 35 year-old has contributed 17 century breaks this time period whereas romping to victories on the Shanghai Masters and the Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters.
These triumphs got here both facet of his run to the ultimate of the Xi’an Grand Prix, with these outcomes serving to him return to the world primary place within the rankings.
Within the 2024 English Open, Higgins will face Andrew Higginson within the final 64 however should wait till Tuesday night to enter the fray within the competitors.
Trump can have first crack then when he encounters Liu Hongyu on Monday afternoon, albeit it’s unlikely that he’d compile the required three tons in a best-of-seven fixture.
If each gamers can attain even the center rounds of the match, they are going to anticipate to compile the tons wanted to succeed in 1,000.
There aren’t any prizes on supply for this mini race, however it will likely be intriguing to see who can seize the headlines first regardless.
All-time century breaks
(Sept fifteenth, 2024)
1. Ronnie O’Sullivan: 1,272
2. John Higgins: 998
3. Judd Trump: 997
4. Neil Robertson: 947
5. Mark Selby: 833
6. Stephen Hendry: 777
7. Shaun Murphy: 670
8. Ding Junhui: 665
9. Mark Williams: 645
10. Mark Allen: 627
Robertson, in the meantime, is in fourth on the all-time record with 947 century breaks and would fancy his probabilities of reaching the 1,000 mark this season if he has a pleasant run of type.
Two-time English Open champion Mark Selby is in fifth with 833 tons, forward of the unique century king Stephen Hendry with 777.
The principle levels of the English Open run from Monday to Sunday (Sept 16-22) on the Brentwood Leisure Centure, with Trump the defending champion.
The likes of Ronnie O’Sullivan, Kyren Wilson, Mark Allen, Shaun Murphy, and Mark Williams shall be hoping to problem for the Steve Davis Trophy as properly.
Dwell protection within the UK and Eire shall be accessible on Eurosport, discovery+, and Freeview channel DMAX.
2024 English Open draw
Spherical of 64
Matches to be performed on Monday, September sixteenth and Tuesday, September seventeenth
Judd Trump vs Liu Hongyu
Matthew Selt vs Ricky Walden/Mink Nutcharut
Ryan Day vs Fan Zhengyi
Robert Milkins vs Oliver Traces
Stuart Bingham vs Wu Yize
Ali Carter vs Ian Burns
Noppon Saengkham vs Zak Surety
Mark Williams vs Ben Woollaston
Mark Selby vs Aaron Hill
Joe O’Connor vs Artemijs Zizins
Tom Ford vs Jiang Jun
Si Jiahui vs Andrew Pagett
Hossein Vafaei vs Matthew Stevens
Jak Jones vs Ishpreet Singh Chadha
Stephen Maguire vs Yuan Sijun/Bulcsú Révész
Ronnie O’Sullivan vs He Guoqiang
Mark Allen vs Lengthy Zehuang
Lyu Haotian vs Dominic Dale/Liam Davies
John Higgins vs Andrew Higginson
David Gilbert vs Michael Holt
Chris Wakelin vs Joe Perry
Zhang Anda vs Mark Davis
Pang Junxu vs Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
Luca Brecel vs Anthony Hamilton
Shaun Murphy vs Jamie Clarke
Neil Robertson vs Jackson Web page
Gary Wilson vs Ross Muir
Zhou Yuelong vs Jamie Jones
Jack Lisowski vs Xu Si
Barry Hawkins vs J. Robertson
Anthony McGill vs Xiao Guodong/Mitchell Mann
Kyren Wilson vs David Grace
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