Thepchaiya Un-Nooh produced a heart-breaking moment at the 2015 UK Championship.
The Thai cueist met Neil Robertson in the last 32 at the Barbican Centre in York.
YouTube / @WSTUn-Nooh was left in tears after missing a pot for £44,000[/caption] YouTube / @WSTThe Thai cueist left himself the black for a maximum 147 break[/caption]Despite his opponent building a commanding 4-1 lead in their best of 11 frames encounter, Un-Nooh showed his class in the sixth.
He comfortably wrapped up the frame by clearing the reds before moving onto the colours.
After potting the pink, Un-Nooh was left with just the black to the corner pocket for a 147 break.
It would have been the first maximum on British television of the then 30-year-old’s career.
His prowess during the frame and the positioning of the black prompted the commentator to state: “It looks a formality.
“But as you well know there’s no formalities when you’re looking at making a maximum. Your first one on British television.”
Instead, Un-Nooh’s effort ricochet off the pocket jaws and bounced out.
The stunning miss drew gasps from the crowd as the snooker star’s emotions got the better of him.
A distraught Un-Nooh was unable to hold back his tears despite the referee’s best attempts to console him.
Meanwhile, the crowd applauded his 140 break, which had reduced Robertson’s lead to 4-2.
YouTube / @WSTUn-Nooh’s final shot agonisingly bounced out off the pocket jaw[/caption] YouTube / @WSTThe referee had to console Un-Nooh after his miss[/caption]The commentator added: “Oh no! Would you believe it? Words can’t describe how bad he must be feeling.
“What a moment it was in his career, in his snooker career, in his life. I can’t believe it, neither can he.”
As well as squandering the chance of a first televised maximum, Un-Nooh also missed out on £44,000 in prize money.
The World Snooker Tour’s ‘rolling 147 prize’ had reached £40,000 going into the 2015 UK Championship.
With the additional £4,000 sum for the highest break of the tournament, Un-Nooh would have scooped £44,000 if the black had dropped.
He was instead forced to settle for £9,000 in winnings as Robertson went on to claim a 6-2 victory.
The New Zealander then went on to claim the 147 prize pot himself with a maximum in the final on his way to beating Liang Wenbo.
As for Un-Nooh, the 40-year-old now has four career maximums to his name.
The world number 46 has also won a single ranking ranking title since turning professional in 2009.
That victory came at the 2019 Snooker Shoot Out, where he defeated Michael Holt in the final.
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