Page makes history with second 147 in same match
Jackson Page has become the first player to score a maximum 147 break twice in one match as he took a step closer to qualifying for the World Snooker Championship.The 23-year-old Welshman had made his first 147 on Sunday during the eighth frame of his third-round qualifying match against England's Allan Taylor.Resuming the match on Monday afternoon leading 8-1 and needing only two frames to complete victory, Page racked up another maximum in the 12th to secure a 10-2 win.Page's achievement has seen him securing the £147,000 Triple Crown bonus and a place in the final round of qualifiers.He will meet either Joe O'Connor or Julian Boiko in the fourth qualifying round, dubbed Judgement Day.
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