147 or 9 dart finish

[bcblue1878]

It's a very different debate depending on whether you're talking about the difficulty for the elite professionals or your average run of the mill player.

Luke Littler threw a 9 darter 4 times in competitions in 2024 and probably 10+ times in practice.

Ronnie O'Sullivan has the record of 15 maximum breaks in competitive games but that's over a 30 year career so an average of 1 every 2 seasons. Again he's probably had many, many more in practice.

So at an elite level the 147 seems to be statistically harder and if it's that hard for someone like Ronnie, imagine how hard it is for your average person that plays for fun.

So the only answer to the question is the 147 is harder.

........ Now what about a hole in one?

Just checked the stats on this, apparently a Tour Professional odds of making a hole in one are around 2500-1, where as Joe Bloggs average golfer it’s around 12500-1

 

[Kurt.]

Luke Littler could practice for years and never make a 147

Ronnie o Sullivan could practice for a year and have a chance of hitting a 9 darter

 

[Doc Sick]

If you took up both sports at the same time you'd get closer to the 9 darter sooner.

 

[arch stanton]

147 dart finish is rubbish, so a 9 dart finish is obviously better. Grammar is important kids.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Mark Williams at Tianren cup China snooker tournament. Only 12,000 feet above sea level.

Topping up on oxygen.

Let's see the athletes from the darts perform such feats.

 

[degsy]

show working out please

15 reds
15 blacks
1Y
1G
1Bw
1Bl
1P
1Bk

=36 Vs 9

 

[Rita_Poon]

15 reds
15 blacks
1Y
1G
1Bw
1Bl
1P
1Bk

=36 Vs 9

You missed out the ref respotting the black.

 

[WA Toffee]

Technically you can get a 155 break in snooker
Don't think it's ever been done in competition though so I would say that is the hardest of the lot