1981 World Championships - WABBA
| Overall Winner John Brown | |
Tall | |
| 1 | John Brown |
| 2 | Bob Esprit |
| 3 | Javier Tavalera |
| 4 | Patrick Nicholls |
| 5 | Alwin Djaoen |
| 6 | Christian Gomba |
| 7 | S Herte |
Medium | |
| 1 | Georges Daucles |
| 2 | Pierro Venturato |
| 3 | Jules Jupiter |
| 4 | Erwin Patzer |
| 5 | Tony Parris |
| 6 | Saied Osman |
| 7 | Guy Verlinden |
Short | |
| 1 | Terry Phillips |
| 2 | Steve Chabony |
| 3 | Francois Chung |
| 4 | Rafael Montlouis |
| 5 | Leonce Daccalor |
| 6 | Rohmat Juraimi |
| 7 | Manuel Velasco |
Professional | |
| 1 | Edouard Kawak |
| 2 | Robby Robinson |
| 3 | Dave Johns |
| 4 | Gabin Lambert |
| 5 | Bill Richardson |
| 6 | Larry Jackson (1) |