Thepchaiya Un-Nooh produced a heart-breaking second on the 2015 UK Championship.
The Thai cueist met Neil Robertson within the final 32 on the Barbican Centre in York.
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Regardless of his opponent constructing a commanding 4-1 lead of their better of 11 frames encounter, Un-Nooh confirmed his class within the sixth.
He comfortably wrapped up the body by clearing the reds earlier than transferring onto the colors.
After potting the pink, Un-Nooh was left with simply the black to the nook pocket for a 147 break.
It will have been the primary most on British tv of the then 30-year-old’s profession.
His prowess throughout the body and the positioning of the black prompted the commentator to state: “It appears a formality.
“However as you nicely know there’s no formalities whenever you’re taking a look at making a most. Your first one on British tv.”
As a substitute, Un-Nooh’s effort ricochet off the pocket jaws and bounced out.
The gorgeous miss drew gasps from the group because the snooker star’s feelings received the higher of him.
A distraught Un-Nooh was unable to carry again his tears regardless of the referee’s greatest makes an attempt to console him.
In the meantime, the group applauded his 140 break, which had diminished Robertson’s result in 4-2.
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The commentator added: “Oh no! Would you consider it? Phrases can’t describe how unhealthy he should be feeling.
“What a second it was in his profession, in his snooker profession, in his life. I can’t consider it, neither can he.”
In addition to squandering the possibility of a primary televised most, Un-Nooh additionally missed out on £44,000 in prize cash.
The World Snooker Tour’s ‘rolling 147 prize’ had reached £40,000 going into the 2015 UK Championship.
With the extra £4,000 sum for the best break of the match, Un-Nooh would have scooped £44,000 if the black had dropped.
He was as a substitute pressured to accept £9,000 in winnings as Robertson went on to say a 6-2 victory.
The New Zealander then went on to say the 147 prize pot himself with a most within the remaining on his option to beating Liang Wenbo.
As for Un-Nooh, the 40-year-old now has 4 profession maximums to his title.
The world quantity 46 has additionally received a single rating rating title since turning skilled in 2009.
That victory got here on the 2019 Snooker Shoot Out, the place he defeated Michael Holt within the remaining.