Century Breaks
There was 11 century breaks at the championship. Kirk Stevens and Steve Davis shared the high break prize when they both made a 136. It was the first time the highest break would go to two players. There was also a £5,000 bonus for compiling a higher break than the championship record of 142.
- 136, 116 Steve Davis
- 136 Kirk Stevens
- 123, 104 Doug Mountjoy
- 122 Alex Higgins
- 119, 114 Cliff Thorburn
- 108 John Spencer
- 106 Fred Davis
- 101 Bill Werbeniuk
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