Joe Davis compiled the first televised century break in 1962.[1] The record for most century breaks scored in official tournament play is held by Ronnie O'Sullivan with 1000 centuries.[2] The record was previously held by Stephen Hendry who compiled 775 centuries over the course of his career.[46] The first player to record 1,000 centuries in public performance is Horace Lindrum.[47] The first player—and so far only—to record 1,000 centuries in professional competition is Ronnie O'Sullivan, a feat he achieved at the 2019 Players Championship on 10 March 2019.[17] Stacey Hillyard became the first female to record a competitive century in January 1985.[48] The quickest recorded century break in tournament play was by Tony Drago at 1996 UK Championship, taking 3 minutes 31 seconds (211 seconds) to score a hundred points.[7] The youngest player to record a century break is Michael White at the age of nine in March 2001.[38]