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1981 UK Championship


FieldValue
tournament_name1981 Coral UK Championship
dates
venuePreston Guild Hall
locationPreston
countryEngland
organisationWPBSA
formatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£40,000
winners_share£10,000
highest_breakWAL Terry Griffiths (131)
winnerENG Steve Davis
runner_upWAL Terry Griffiths
score16–3
previous1980
next1982

The 1981 UK Championship (officially the 1981 Coral UK Championship) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England, between 22 November and 5 December 1981. This was the fifth edition of the UK Championship, the fourth staging of the competition in Preston, and the fourth consecutive UK Championship to be sponsored by Coral. The televised stages were shown on the BBC from the quarter-finals on 28 November through to the end of the championship.

Tournament summary

  • Steve Davis retained the first of his major titles by defeating Terry Griffiths 16–3 in the final.
  • Jimmy White, fresh from his success in the Langs Scottish Masters and Northern Ireland Classic, which took place earlier in the season, beat Clive Everton, John Virgo, Dennis Taylor and Ray Reardon, in reaching the semi-finals at his first attempt, but then was whitewashed 0–9 by the reigning World and UK Champion Steve Davis.
  • Two other young players, Tony Knowles and Tony Meo, also enhanced their reputations: Knowles by beating Fred Davis and Doug Mountjoy in reaching the quarter-finals, and Meo by defeating Rex Williams, Cliff Thorburn and Alex Higgins in reaching the semi-finals.

Main draw

Best of 17 frames Best of 17 frames Best of 17 frames Best of 17 frames Best of 31 frames | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team01=England Willie Thorne | RD1-score01=9 | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=England Ray Edmonds | RD1-score02=4 | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=Canada Kirk Stevens | RD1-score03=9 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=England Mike Hallett | RD1-score04=4 | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=England Jimmy White | RD1-score05=9 | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=England John Virgo | RD1-score06=6 | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=England Joe Johnson | RD1-score07=9 | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=England John Spencer | RD1-score08=5 | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09=England Graham Miles | RD1-score09=9 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=England Pat Houlihan | RD1-score10=5 | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=England Tony Knowles | RD1-score11=9 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=England Fred Davis | RD1-score12=6 | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=Northern Ireland Alex Higgins | RD1-score13=9 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=England Dave Martin | RD1-score14=4 | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=England Tony Meo | RD1-score15=9 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=England Rex Williams | RD1-score16=8 | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01=England Steve Davis | RD2-score01=9 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=England Willie Thorne | RD2-score02=2 | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=Canada Bill Werbeniuk | RD2-score03=9 | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=Canada Kirk Stevens | RD2-score04=7 | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor | RD2-score05=5 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=England Jimmy White | RD2-score06=9 | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=Wales Ray Reardon | RD2-score07=9 | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=England Joe Johnson | RD2-score08=7 | RD2-seed09= | RD2-team09=Wales Terry Griffiths | RD2-score09=9 | RD2-seed10= | RD2-team10=England Graham Miles | RD2-score10=4 | RD2-seed11= | RD2-team11=Wales Doug Mountjoy | RD2-score11=6 | RD2-seed12= | RD2-team12=England Tony Knowles | RD2-score12=9 | RD2-seed13= | RD2-team13=England David Taylor | RD2-score13=5 | RD2-seed14= | RD2-team14=Northern Ireland Alex Higgins | RD2-score14=9 | RD2-seed15= | RD2-team15=Canada Cliff Thorburn | RD2-score15=6 | RD2-seed16= | RD2-team16=England Tony Meo | RD2-score16=9 | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=England Steve Davis | RD3-score01=9 | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=Canada Bill Werbeniuk | RD3-score02=5 | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=England Jimmy White | RD3-score03=9 | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=Wales Ray Reardon | RD3-score04=8 | RD3-seed05= | RD3-team05=Wales Terry Griffiths | RD3-score05=9 | RD3-seed06= | RD3-team06=England Tony Knowles | RD3-score06=5 | RD3-seed07= | RD3-team07=Northern Ireland Alex Higgins | RD3-score07=4 | RD3-seed08= | RD3-team08=England Tony Meo | RD3-score08=9 | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=England Steve Davis | RD4-score01=9 | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=England Jimmy White | RD4-score02=0 | RD4-seed03= | RD4-team03=Wales Terry Griffiths | RD4-score03=9 | RD4-seed04= | RD4-team04=England Tony Meo | RD4-score04=3 | RD5-seed01= | RD5-team01=England Steve Davis | RD5-score01=16 | RD5-seed02= | RD5-team02=Wales Terry Griffiths | RD5-score02=3

Final

850+ breaks2

Qualifying

Best of 17 frames

WinnerScoreCompetitorGroup 1Group 2Group 3Group 4
ENG Paul Medati9–6SCO Eddie McLaughlin
ENG Paul Medati9–7SCO Jim Donnelly
ENG Mike Hallett9–4ENG Vic Harris
ENG Mike Hallett9–6ENG Dennis Hughes
SCO Matt Gibson9–6ENG Jack Fitzmaurice
WAL Clive Everton9–6SCO Matt Gibson
ENG Joe Johnson9–6NIR Tommy Murphy
ENG Mike Watterson9–4ENG Bernard Bennett
ENG Joe Johnson9–3ENG Mike Watterson
WinnerScoreCompetitorGroup 5Group 6Group 7Group 8
ENG Pat Houlihan9–1ENG Kingsley Kennerley
ENG Pat Houlihan9–4SCO Ian Black
ENG Geoff Foulds9–7ENG Billy Kelly
SCO Eddie Sinclair9–6ENG Mark Wildman
SCO Eddie Sinclair9–0ENG Sid Hood
ENG Rex Williams9–3ENG Doug French
WAL Colin Roscoe9–7SCO Murdo MacLeod
ENG Rex Williams9–4WAL Colin Roscoe
WinnerScoreCompetitorRound of 32 Best of 17 frames.
ENG Willie Thorne9–6ENG Paul Medati
ENG Mike Hallett9–5IRL Patsy Fagan
ENG Jimmy White9–4WAL Clive Everton
ENG Joe Johnson9–5WAL Cliff Wilson
ENG Pat Houlihan9–4ENG Jim Meadowcroft
ENG Tony Knowles9–1ENG Geoff Foulds
ENG Dave Martin9–7SCO Eddie Sinclair
ENG Rex Williams9–4ENG John Dunning

Century breaks

  • 131 Terry Griffiths
  • 126 Willie Thorne
  • 120, 105 Steve Davis
  • 120 Alex Higgins
  • 120 Kirk Stevens
  • 107 Tony Meo
  • 103 Rex Williams
  • 102 Tony Knowles

References

References

  1. "UK Championship". Snooker Scene.
  2. "1981 UK Championship Results". Snooker Database.
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