1983 World Snooker Championship - Century Breaks

Century Breaks

There were eighteen century breaks during the championship, a record which stood until 1986. The highest break of the event was 147 by Cliff Thorburn. With this record he earned a £5,000 bonus.

  • 147 Cliff Thorburn
  • 139, 105 Kirk Stevens
  • 131, 103 Steve Davis
  • 122, 116 Ray Reardon
  • 118, 115, 104 Eddie Charlton
  • 118, 106 Doug Mountjoy
  • 111 Jimmy White
  • 109, 102 Alex Higgins
  • 109 Bill Werbeniuk
  • 106 John Spencer
  • 102 Tony Meo

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