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1981 Masters (snooker)
Professional non-ranking snooker tournament, Jan/Feb 1981
Professional non-ranking snooker tournament, Jan/Feb 1981
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tournament_name | 1981 Benson & Hedges Masters |
| dates | |
| venue | Wembley Conference Centre |
| location | London |
| country | England |
| organisation | WPBSA |
| format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £20,500 |
| winners_share | £6,000 |
| highest_break | Terry Griffiths (136) |
| winner | Alex Higgins |
| runner_up | Terry Griffiths |
| score | 9–6 |
| previous | 1980 |
| next | 1982 |
- http://www.cuetracker.net/Tournaments/Masters/1981/01
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\bcuetracker\.net\bon the local blacklist|bot=Cyberbot II|invisible=false}} The 1981 Masters (officially 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
| seed-width = | team-width = 180 | score-width = Best of 9 frames Best of 9 frames Best of 11 frames Best of 17 frames | RD1-team03=Fred Davis | RD1-score03=5 | RD1-team04=Kirk Stevens | RD1-score04=4 | RD1-team07=Dennis Taylor | RD1-score07=2 | RD1-team08=John Spencer | RD1-score08=5 | RD1-team11=Eddie Charlton | RD1-score11=0 | RD1-team12=Doug Mountjoy | RD1-score12=5 | RD1-team15=Perrie Mans | RD1-score15=5 | RD1-team16=Steve Davis | RD1-score16=3 | RD2-team01=Terry Griffiths | RD2-score01=5 | RD2-team02=ENG Fred Davis | RD2-score02=2 | RD2-team03=Ray Reardon | RD2-score03=1 | RD2-team04=ENG John Spencer | RD2-score04=5 | RD2-team05=Alex Higgins | RD2-score05=5 | RD2-team06=WAL Doug Mountjoy | RD2-score06=1 | RD2-team07=Cliff Thorburn | RD2-score07=5 | RD2-team08=RSA Perrie Mans | RD2-score08=4 | RD3-team01=WAL Terry Griffiths | RD3-score01=6 | RD3-team02=ENG John Spencer | RD3-score02=5 | RD3-team03=NIR Alex Higgins | RD3-score03=6 | RD3-team04=CAN Cliff Thorburn | RD3-score04=5 | RD4-team01=WAL Terry Griffiths | RD4-score01=6 | RD4-team02=NIR Alex Higgins | RD4-score02=9
Final
| 1 | 50+ breaks | 1 |
|---|
Century breaks
Total: 2
- 136 Terry Griffiths
- 102 Cliff Thorburn
References
References
- "1981 Masters Results". Snooker Database.
- "The Masters". Snooker Scene.
- "1981 Benson & Hedges Masters". Global Snooker Centre.
- "1981 Masters". CueTracker - Snooker Results and Statistics Database.
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