Century Breaks
There were 13 centuries in the championship, equalling the record from 1979. Mountjoy meanwhile made a record at the World Championship making a 145 break beating the 142 of Rex Williams in 165 and Bill Werbeniuk in 1979. With this record he earned a £5,000 bonus. His record would last until 1983.
- 145, 129, 110 Doug Mountjoy
- 135, 133 Dennis Taylor
- 134 Tony Meo
- 119, 119, 106 Steve Davis
- 112 Ray Reardon
- 101 Tony Knowles
- 100 Terry Griffiths
- 100 Cliff Thorburn
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