Tournament Summary
- Jimmy White, Tony Knowles and Dave Martin made their World Championship debuts, but they lost in the first round 8–10 against Steve Davis, 8–10 against Graham Miles and 4–10 against Bill Werbeniuk respectively.
- Steve Davis won his first world title at the third attempt, when he beat White, Alex Higgins, Terry Griffiths, defending champion Cliff Thorburn, before beating Doug Mountjoy 18–12 in the final.
- John Williams refereed the final.
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