The 147 is the third this year and 59th in professional snooker
Ronnie O'Sullivan hit a 147 on his way to a 5-2 win over Ali Carter and the Northern Ireland Trophy quarter-finals.
The break took eight minutes and three seconds and was one of five century breaks from the world number five.
He will be joined in the quarters by Peter Ebdon, who secured a 5-0 whitewash of Steve Davis in Belfast.
And home hope Gerard Greene beat Ken Doherty 5-1 and next faces fellow Northern Irishman Mark Allen, who beat Welshman Ryan Day 5-3.
Neil Robertson will also be in the last eight after he dismissed Ian McCullough 5-0.
The Australian will now face Stephen McGuire, while O'Sullivan must overcome Fergal O'Brien if he is to reach the semi-finals.
But O'Sullivan insists he is not happy with his form at the £200,500 event, despite breaks of 108, 122, 107, 147 and 129.
"I got lucky because Ali made it easy for me because he missed a lot of balls," he said. "I can't face practising at the moment because I'm playing rubbish.
"It's nice to get 147s, though, it's a good feeling."
It was the seventh maximum of O'Sullivan's career.
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