A total of 55 century breaks were made in the opening round of the Halo World Championship, smashing the previous record of 44 which was set in 2022.
It has been an exceptional standard of play at the Crucible so far, and the record for the whole tournament of 109 centuries, also set in 2022, is under threat.
Judd Trump made five tons in his opening round contest, while Zak Surety, Hossein Vafaei and Ronnie O'Sullivan each made four, and there were three apiece from Shaun Murphy and Daniel Wells. Zhao Xintong has made the highest break of the Crucible stages with a 142 - albeit Jackson Page still tops the charts for the whole event with his brace of 147s in the qualifiers.