Century Breaks
There were 59 centuries in the championship, a new record which would last until 2002. John Higgins' 14 centuries in the tournament was a new record, beating the 12 made by Stephen Hendry in 1995.
- 143, 139, 131, 130, 130, 128, 119, 118, 114, 111, 109, 104, 103, 102 John Higgins
- 143, 138, 118, 106 Jimmy White
- 141, 134, 118, 104, 100 Ronnie O'Sullivan
- 141 Peter Lines
- 140, 107 David Gray
- 137, 134, 131, 112 Ken Doherty
- 137 Dave Harold
- 137 James Wattana
- 133, 109 Stephen Lee
- 127, 100 Matthew Stevens
- 124, 117, 109, 108, 108, 104 Peter Ebdon
- 120, 108, 104, 102 John Parrott
- 115, 108, 102, 100 Anthony Hamilton
- 115, 105 Alfie Burden
- 112 Darren Morgan
- 111 Alan McManus
- 105, 100 Fergal O'Brien
- 103, 100 Mark King
- 102 Mark Williams
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