The Statman
9th July 2006, 03:47 PM
The following players have made a century in their first Crucible match:
<table border=1><tr><td>Frame(s)</td><td>Player, Year (Break(s))</td></tr><tr><td>1 and 15</td><td>Fergal O’Brien, 1994 (100 and 118)</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Euan Henderson, 1996 (103)</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Mark Selby, 2005 (135) </td></tr><tr><td>3 and 12</td><td>David Gray, 1998 (140 and 107) </td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Peter Lines, 1998 (141 ¹) </td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Patrick Wallace, 2001 (135) </td></tr><tr><td>5 and 10</td><td>Stephen Maguire, 2004 (121 and 112) </td></tr><tr><td>6, 10 and 14</td><td>Ryan Day, 2004 (111, 128 and 112 ²) </td></tr><tr><td>6 and 8</td><td>Steve James, 1988 (104 and 140) </td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Chris Small, 1992 (110)</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Joe Perry, 1999 (120)</td></tr><tr><td>8 and 17</td><td>Drew Henry, 1994 (133 and 112)</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Nigel Bond, 1992 (129)</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Billy Snaddon, 1994 (137)</td></tr><tr><td>11 and 17</td><td>Alfie Burden, 1998 (105 and 115)</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Michael Judge, 2001 (108)</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Eddie Charlton, 1977* (105)</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Ali Carter, 2003 (101)</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Anthony Hamilton, 1996 (115)</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Tony Knowles, 1981 (101)</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Neil Robertson, 2005 (110)</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Doug Mountjoy, 1977* (102)</td></tr></table>
Notes:
¹ Ryan Day is therefore the only player to have made three centuries in his début Crucible match.
² Peter Lines’s 141 is the highest break made by a player in his début match.
* Note that Doug Mountjoy’s century was in his début in the competition, whereas Eddie Charlton’s was in his début at the Crucible only by virtue of 1977 being the championship’s first year at the Crucible.
<table border=1><tr><td>Frame(s)</td><td>Player, Year (Break(s))</td></tr><tr><td>1 and 15</td><td>Fergal O’Brien, 1994 (100 and 118)</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Euan Henderson, 1996 (103)</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Mark Selby, 2005 (135) </td></tr><tr><td>3 and 12</td><td>David Gray, 1998 (140 and 107) </td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Peter Lines, 1998 (141 ¹) </td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Patrick Wallace, 2001 (135) </td></tr><tr><td>5 and 10</td><td>Stephen Maguire, 2004 (121 and 112) </td></tr><tr><td>6, 10 and 14</td><td>Ryan Day, 2004 (111, 128 and 112 ²) </td></tr><tr><td>6 and 8</td><td>Steve James, 1988 (104 and 140) </td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Chris Small, 1992 (110)</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Joe Perry, 1999 (120)</td></tr><tr><td>8 and 17</td><td>Drew Henry, 1994 (133 and 112)</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Nigel Bond, 1992 (129)</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Billy Snaddon, 1994 (137)</td></tr><tr><td>11 and 17</td><td>Alfie Burden, 1998 (105 and 115)</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Michael Judge, 2001 (108)</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Eddie Charlton, 1977* (105)</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Ali Carter, 2003 (101)</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Anthony Hamilton, 1996 (115)</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Tony Knowles, 1981 (101)</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Neil Robertson, 2005 (110)</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Doug Mountjoy, 1977* (102)</td></tr></table>
Notes:
¹ Ryan Day is therefore the only player to have made three centuries in his début Crucible match.
² Peter Lines’s 141 is the highest break made by a player in his début match.
* Note that Doug Mountjoy’s century was in his début in the competition, whereas Eddie Charlton’s was in his début at the Crucible only by virtue of 1977 being the championship’s first year at the Crucible.