World Snooker Championship 1982
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 April–16 May 1982 |
| Venue | Crucible Theatre |
| City | Sheffield |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £110,000 |
| Winner's share | £25,000 |
| Highest break |
 Willie Thorne (143) |
| Final | |
| Champion |
 Alex Higgins
|
| Runner-up |
 Ray Reardon
|
| Score | 18–15 |
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The 1982 World Snooker Championship (also known as the 1982 Embassy World Snooker Championship for sponsorship purposes) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 30 April and 16 May 1982 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.
Alex Higgins won in the final 18–15 against Ray Reardon. The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer 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 Reardon: 95
Highest break by Higgins: 135
There 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.
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