The Riyadh Season Snooker Championship began on Wednesday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. World Snooker's top ten players, plus two wildcards, will play in the invitational event and it features an exciting innovation which is unique to this specific tournament. BUY NOW HERE: Ring IV live and exclusive on DAZN PPV for £24.99 / $59.99 That innovation is the 167 maximum break which a player is yet to make in the relatively short history of this tournament. Here is everything you need to know about the 167. What is the 167? In traditional snooker events, the maximum break a player can make in a single frame is 147. A player must pot 15 reds, with 15 blacks, before clearing the remaining colours. In snooker's history, there have been 208 tournament 147s. Judd Trump fires home the 12th 147 of the season in Xi'an! 😱#xiangp pic.twitter.com/8mIqoThyKU — WST (@WeAreWST) October 7, 2025 The Riyadh Season Snooker Championship event bumps the maximum break from 147 to 167. This is courtesy of an additional ball on the table. A gold ball worth 20 points will join the 15 reds and seven traditional colours. 167 rules The gold ball will sit on the baulk cushion at the start of every frame. The baulk cushion is at the top of the table. The gold ball will only become active if a player has potted 15 reds, 15 blacks, and all the colours. If that happens, the player can pot the golden ball. That is the only time that a player can pot the extra ball. If a player accidentally pots the golden ball before clearing the table, the referee will call a foul, and the player will concede four points to his opponent. If a maximum break is no longer possible, the referee will remove the golden ball from the table. It will return for the next frame. A grand prize of £792,000 is available for the 167 maximum break. Watch Ring IV Benavidez vs. Yarde live only on DAZN David Benavidez vs. Anthony Yarde headline a star-studded Ring IV fight card in Riyadh this Saturday, November 22. Watch it exclusively on DAZN PPV for £24.99 / $59.99. Or subscribe to DAZN Ultimate Tier to get Ring IV and a minimum of 12 PPV's included in your annual subscription. Meaning no extra PPV costs. More information and to buy, click here.