1983 World Snooker Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 April–2 May 1983 |
| Venue | Crucible Theatre |
| City | Sheffield |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £135,000 |
| Winner's share | £30,000 |
| Highest break |
 Cliff Thorburn (147) |
| Final | |
| Champion |
 Steve Davis
|
| Runner-up |
Cliff Thorburn
|
| Score | 18–6 |
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The 1983 World Snooker Championship (also known as the 1983 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16 April and 2 May 1983 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.
Steve Davis won in the final 18–6 against Cliff Thorburn. The tournament was sponsored by Embassy.
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers).
Highest break by Davis: 131
Highest break by Thorburn: 55
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.
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