1981 Pontins Professional

1981 Pontins Professional 1981 05 9 1981 05 16 y Pontin's Prestatyn Wales WPBSA Non-Ranking event £3,500Terrific Terry lands a gamble https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000271/19810514/557/0024 subscription Liverpool Echo 14 May 1981 24 WAL Terry Griffiths ENG Willie Thorne 9–8 1980 1982 The 1981 Pontins Professional was the eighth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament which took place between 9 and 16 May 1981 in Prestatyn, Wales.Ray v Cliff https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000525/19810502/016/0016 subscription Staffordshire Sentinel 2 May 1981 16Brief History of the Pontins Open and Professional http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/pontins.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120228200841/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/pontins.html dead 28 February 2012 Chris Turner's Snooker Archive 5 January 2018 The tournament featured eight professional players. The quarter-final matches were contested over the best of 9 frames, the semi-final matches over the best of 9 frames, and the final over the best of 17 frames. Terry Griffiths won the event for the first time, beating Willie Thorne 9–8 in the final.Layton Eric Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker 148 Main draw Quarter-finalsBest of 9 frames Semi-finalsBest of 9 frames FinalBest of 17 frames WAL Terry Griffiths 5 ENG Steve Davis 2 WAL Doug Mountjoy 5 NIR Dennis Taylor 4 ENG Willie Thorne 5 WAL Ray Reardon 3 WAL Cliff Wilson 5 ENG John Virgo 3 WAL Terry Griffiths 5 WAL Doug Mountjoy 4 ENG Willie Thorne 5 WAL Cliff Wilson 4 WAL Terry Griffiths 9 ENG Willie Thorne 8 References Category:Pontins Professional Category:Snooker competitions in Wales Pontins Professional Pontins Professional Pontins Professional