Betfred are to donate £147,000 to Sport Relief after Stephen Hendry achieved snooker perfection by making a maximum 147 break at the Betfred.com World Championship in Sheffield.

The title sponsors promised the donation for the first player to make a maximum in this year’s tournament at the Crucible Theatre and it was Hendry who accomplished the feat on day 11.

In frame seven of his quarter-final against Shaun Murphy, the seven-times former world champion potted a black with all 15 reds and then cleared the colours to complete the sport’s most coveted achievement.

It was the second time Hendry had made a Crucible maximum, his first coming in the 1995 semi-finals against Jimmy White, and his ninth in all.

Betfred boss Fred Done said: “It’s fantastic that Sport Relief are receiving the £147,000 donation and I’m delighted that it was a true snooker legend in Stephen that made the 147 break.”