Australias Neil Robertson made a 147 maximum break during his World Snooker Championship match against Jack Lisowski on Monday. Robertson recorded only the 12th 147 in the history of the tournament as he battled to avoid a second round exit at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.

It was Robertsons fifth career 147 and his first at the World Championship.

He celebrated by raising his arms aloft before Lisowski offered a congratulatory handshake.

The 40yearolds memorable break moved him to within one frame of Lisowski, who led 109 in the best of 25 frames clash.

Robertsons achievement will net him a share of the 15000 19000 high break prize with Graeme Dott, who made a maximum in qualifying, plus 40000 for doing it in the tournaments final stages.

The former world number one lifted his only World Championship title in his lone appearance in the final in 2010.

When he was a boy he used to get tapes sent over to Australia of the great moments here at the World Championship. Now it looks like he is about to offer one of his own, said David Hendon as Robertson stroked home the final pink the penultimate ball. As he fired home the black, Hendon bellowed Fantastic What a moment for the Melbourne man. Theyre on their feet at the Crucible, Neil Robertson with a 147. Onetime Crucible champion Joe Johnson added These are very very special moments, its going to live forever.

Robertson, who had looked out of sorts until his sudden surge to form, capitalised on the momentum to take the next frame to leave the match square at 1010 heading into the interval in the bestof25 encounter.

He likes records, he would have always wanted to make a 147 at the Crucible, added Jimmy White. But prior to that frame, it must be said he was really struggling. Then hes gone in and made a 147, clicked straight back into gear, been playing like hes been playing for the last few months and went and won the next frame in one visit.