Century Breaks
The were 10 century breaks at the championship, the highest being 143 by Willie Thorne. There was also a £5,000 bonus for compiling a higher break than the championship record of 145.
- 143, 122, 112, 106 Willie Thorne
- 135, 118 Alex Higgins
- 126, 102 Jimmy White
- 111 Kirk Stevens
- 100 John Virgo
Read more about this topic: 1982 World Snooker Championship
Famous quotes containing the words century and/or breaks:
“For a man wins nothing better than a good wife, and then again nothing deadlier than a bad one.”
—Hesiod (c. 8th century B.C.)
“If the Son of Heaven breaks the law, he should be punished like a common man.”
—Chinese proverb.