Alex Taubman missed the maximum
- Written by Vivek Pathak - Media Officer, IBSF
Alex Taubman - Wales
IBSF Media
Welsh player, Alex Taubman missed the maximum possible in snooker '147' while playing against Antti Tolvanen of Finland. Alex was in good form and had cleared all red-black combinations, but after potting the last black, his cue-ball landed in a difficult position for yellow. The only option left in that position was long pot, which he missed and the break finished on 120.
Before that, he already had crafted breaks of 76 and 68 in first two frame, but in third frame Antti scored a break of 68 to narrow the lead 1-2. After attempting the maximum, Alex sealed the match 4-1 having another break of 40 points in final frame. Score-line (Alex: 88(76)-06, 76(68)-01, 08-98(68), 120(120)-00, 55-37).
The highest break so far in this championship is 141 made by Indian player, Pankaj Advani, on first day of the championship.