1981 Masters (snooker)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 27 January–1 February 1981 |
| Venue | Wembley Conference Centre |
| City | London |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £20,500 |
| Winner's share | £6,000 |
| Highest break |
 Terry Griffiths (136) |
| Final | |
| Champion |
 Alex Higgins |
| Runner-up |
Terry Griffiths |
| Score | 9–6 |
|
← 1980 1982 → | |
The 1981 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from Tuesday 27 January to Sunday 1 February 1981 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. The number of invited players had been raised to 12, which saw Steve Davis make his Masters debut and a rise in prize money. With the increase in the number of players the tournament was extended from 5 days to 6, with a Sunday finish.
Alex Higgins reached his fourth consecutive Masters final by defeating Cliff Thorburn 6–5 in the semi-finals, despite having trailed 1–5. There he reversed the result of the 1980 final against Terry Griffiths, who had himself made a dramatic recovery to beat John Spencer 6–5 in the semi-finals, after trailing 2–5 and needing two snookers in the eighth frame. Griffiths set a new tournament record break of 136 in the final. The tournament attracted 18,742 spectators in its six days, including a new British tournament record of 2,422 for the final session.
Main draw
| Round 1 Best of 9 frames |
Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames |
Semi-finals Best of 11 frames |
Final Best of 17 frames | |||||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths |
5 | |||||||||||||||||
 Fred Davis |
5 | Fred Davis |
2 | |||||||||||||||
 Kirk Stevens |
4 | Terry Griffiths |
6 | |||||||||||||||
| John Spencer |
5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon |
1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor |
2 | John Spencer |
5 | |||||||||||||||
| John Spencer |
5 | Terry Griffiths |
6 | |||||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins |
9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins |
5 | |||||||||||||||||
 Eddie Charlton |
0 | Doug Mountjoy |
1 | |||||||||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy |
5 | Alex Higgins |
6 | |||||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn |
5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn |
5 | |||||||||||||||||
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5 | Perrie Mans |
4 | |||||||||||||||
| Steve Davis |
3 | |||||||||||||||||
Century breaks
- 136 Terry Griffiths
- 102 Cliff Thorburn
References
- ↑ "1981 Masters Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ↑ "The Masters". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ↑ "1981 Benson & Hedges Masters". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ↑ "1981 Masters". CueTracker - Snooker Results and Statistics Database. Retrieved 19 January 2015.