The primary participant to compile 100 century breaks through the 2024/25 snooker season will pocket a jackpot £100,000 bonus, it was introduced on Tuesday.
The century of centuries milestone has solely been reached twice earlier than for a single marketing campaign on the World Snooker Tour.
Neil Robertson memorably turned the primary participant to attain the feat when he contributed a document 103 tons through the 2013/14 snooker season.
Judd Trump virtually matched the Australian six years later when he made 102 century breaks throughout the 2019/20 snooker time period.
They had been each particular moments within the sport, notably Robertson’s which made important headlines when he accomplished the century of centuries on the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.
The World Snooker Tour is probably hoping to faucet into that form of media frenzy by goading its gamers into taking part in extra attacking snooker throughout its busy schedule.
In consequence, the primary participant to compile 100 century breaks this season will land a good-looking bonus price £100,000.
All occasions on the 2024/25 WST calendar depend in direction of a participant’s tally, with Trump presently main the way in which having compiled ten tons ultimately week’s Shanghai Masters.
If two or extra gamers attain the 100 milestone having performed the identical variety of frames in the identical spherical of the identical event, then the bonus shall be shared.
WST Chairman Steve Dawson mentioned: “We’re delighted to introduce this new bonus because it creates an additional story line which can run all through the season.”
“If a participant is heading in the right direction for the ‘century of centuries’ going into the previous couple of occasions then the drama will construct with each match.”
Trump was the main century maker final season on 79, with solely Kyren Wilson, Ronnie O’Sullivan, and John Higgins compiling greater than 50.
Due to this fact, it appears unlikely that there’ll be many gamers difficult for this prize.
Nonetheless, it stays an attention-grabbing incentive, and it definitely could be entertaining if two or extra gamers are vying it for it come the conclusion of the marketing campaign.
2024/25 snooker season century breaks
After the Shanghai Masters
1. Judd Trump – 10
2. Shaun Murphy – 8
3. Ali Carter – 6
4. Mark Williams – 5
5. David Gilbert – 5
6. Zhou Yuelong – 5
7. Jack Lisowski – 4
8. Gary Wilson – 4
Bonuses have develop into extra frequent on the World Snooker Tour during the last variety of years, though a number of have by no means been claimed.
When the Residence Nations tournaments started in 2016, there was a £1 million jackpot on provide for any participant who may win all 4 occasions on the collection in the identical season.
Unsurprisingly, that by no means materialised and the bonus was taken away after just a few years.
Extra just lately, there was a 147 break bonus on provide through the latest 2023/24 snooker season within the Triple Crown occasions.
Any participant who may compile two most breaks on the UK Championship, Masters, and World Championship would have obtained a tidy £147,000 windfall.
Regardless of just a few gamers managing to get one, although, it finally wasn’t required for the cash to be dished out.
Whether or not or not that bonus will return this season is but to be introduced.
2024/25 WST calendar
Notice: Dates are provisional and topic to vary
COMPLETED
Championship League Snooker
Champion: Ali Carter
Shanghai Masters
Champion: Judd Trump
JULY
twenty fifth to August third
– Xian Grand Prix qualifiers
– British Open qualifiers
– Wuhan Open qualifiers
(Mattioli Enviornment, Leicester)
AUGUST
nineteenth to twenty fifth
Xi’an Grand Prix
(Xi’an, China)
thirtieth to September seventh
Saudi Masters
(Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)
SEPTEMBER
twelfth to twenty second
English Open (together with qualifiers)
(Brentwood Centre, Brentwood)
twenty third to twenty ninth
British Open
(The Centaur, Cheltenham)
twenty eighth to thirtieth
Northern Eire Open qualifiers
(Ponds Forge, Sheffield)
OCTOBER
1st to third
Worldwide Championship qualifiers
(Ponds Forge, Sheffield)
sixth to twelfth
Wuhan Open
(Wuhan, China)
twentieth to twenty seventh
Northern Eire Open
(Waterfront Corridor, Belfast)
twenty eighth to thirtieth
Scottish Open qualifiers
(Canon Medical Enviornment, Sheffield)
NOVEMBER
third to tenth
Worldwide Championship
(Tianjin, China)
eleventh to seventeenth
Champion of Champions
(Toughsheet Group Stadium, Bolton)
sixteenth to twenty first
UK Championship qualifiers
(Mattioli Enviornment, Leicester)
twenty third to December 1st
UK Championship
(York Barbican, York)
DECEMBER
4th to seventh
Shoot Out
(Mattioli Enviornment, Leicester)
ninth to fifteenth
Scottish Open
(Meadowbank Sports activities Centre, Edinburgh)
sixteenth to twenty second
– German Masters qualifiers
– World Open qualifiers
(Canon Medical Enviornment, Sheffield)
JANUARY
twelfth to nineteenth
The Masters
(Alexandra Palace, London)
twenty seventh to February 2nd
German Masters
(Tempodrom, Berlin)
FEBRUARY
tenth to sixteenth
Welsh Open
(Venue Cymru, Llandudno)
MARCH
TBC
World Grand Prix
(TBC)
third to ninth
World Open
(Yushan, China)
seventeenth to twenty third
Gamers Championship
(Telford, England)
thirty first to April sixth
Tour Championship
(Manchester Central, Manchester)
APRIL
seventh to sixteenth
World Championship qualifiers
(EIS, Sheffield)
nineteenth to Could fifth
World Snooker Championship
(Crucible Theatre, Sheffield)
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