Neil Robertson made a magical 147 break in his World Championship last-16 clash against Jack Lisowski, writes Ben Parsons.

The Australian became just the eighth player to make a Crucible maximum and raised the roof at the iconic Sheffield theatre. 

Robertson lifted his arms in joyous celebration after potting the final black to complete snooker perfection.

His feat is rewarded with a total prize of £47,500, including £40,000 for the Crucible 147, plus a further £7,500 split with Graeme Dott for the tournament high-break.

2006 world champion Dott had made a maximum in the qualifying stages.

It is the 12th 147 break to be made at the sport's spiritual home, 39 years on from Cliff Thorburn’s history making first maximum break against Terry Griffiths.

Tournament favourite Robertson was never flustered in his attempt in frame 19, floating around the table and picking off the 15 reds and blacks with ease. 

He was congratulated by opponent Lisowski as well as Judd Trump and Anthony McGill on the other table as he etched his name into Crucible history. 

Robertson had fallen 10-7 behind against Lisowski but momentum swung after the world number three capitalised on the Cheltenham potter’s unforced lose safety shot to reduce the deficit to two. 

And in the following frame, the Masters champion kept his composure in the Crucible cauldron to make the first World Championship maximum since John Higgins in 2020.

Earlier in Monday’s afternoon session, Noppon Saengkham and Stuart Bingham both came close to making a 147 break of their own. 

Saengkham missed the final red in his attempt, while Bingham agonisingly ran out of position on the 13th black.

Higgins overcame Saengkham 13-7 to reach his 16th quarter-final, while Bingham defeated world number five Kyren Wilson 13-9 to secure his last eight spot.