The 1982 edition of the Winmau World Masters was played in the Rainbow Suite Kensington, London. Winner of this edition was the Englishman Dave Whitcombe. In the final, the man from Sittingbourne was too strong for the Scot Jocky Wilson.
In the quarterfinals Whitcombe had beaten Eric Bristow. Big surprise of the tournament was the Australian Kevin White. He reached the semi-final with victories over Bobby George, Doug McCarthy and Stefan Lord.
The Belgian Luc Marreel reached the last 32; the Englishman Joe Dodd beat the man from Hullegem.