1981 World Team Classic

State Express World Team Classic 1981 10 24 1981 11 1 y Hexagon Theatre Reading England Non-ranking event £40,000 £12,000 Terry Griffiths WAL, 127 ENG England WAL Wales 4–3 (matches) 1980 1982 The 1981 World Team Classic, sponsored by State Express, was the new name of the team snooker tournament. It moved to the Hexagon Theatre in Reading with seven teams competing as the Irish players were divided. Scotland competed for the first time and lost to the Republic of Ireland in a play-off. The Republic of Ireland reached the round robin stage of the competition. All matches, including the final, were played as a best of six match with a tie break between the captains if the score was 3–3. England won their first match when captain Steve Davis won three of the four matches against Eddie Charlton of Australia. England and Wales played in the final. John Spencer made the highest break of the tournament with a score of 103. Main draw Teams and results are listed below.World Team Classic Snooker Scene December 1981 5–11 Teams Country Player 1 (Captain) Player 2 Player 3 Ray Reardon Terry Griffiths Doug Mountjoy Steve Davis John Spencer David Taylor Alex Higgins Dennis Taylor Tommy Murphy Cliff Thorburn Bill Werbeniuk Kirk Stevens Eddie Charlton Paddy Morgan Ian Anderson Patsy Fagan Dessie Sheehan Eugene Hughes Eddie Sinclair Matt Gibson Ian Black Qualifying round Team 1ScoreTeam 2DateIRL Republic of Ireland4–2SCO Scotland Group A Team 1ScoreTeam 2DateENG England4–3AUS AustraliaNIR Northern Ireland4–1AUS AustraliaENG England4–3NIR Northern Ireland Group B Team 1ScoreTeam 2DateWAL Wales4–2CAN CanadaWAL Wales4–0IRL Republic of IrelandCAN Canada4–2IRL Republic of Ireland Semi-finals Team 1ScoreTeam 2DateENG England4–2CAN CanadaWAL Wales4–3NIR Northern Ireland Final Final: Best of 7 matches.Hexagon Theatre, Reading, England. 1 November 1981. Steve Davis, John Spencer, David Taylor 4–3 Ray Reardon, Terry Griffiths, Doug Mountjoy Spencer v Reardon: 37–63, 91–45, 54–66 Davis v Mountjoy: 87 (60)–45, 100–14 Taylor v Griffiths: 77–48, 33–72 (53), 64–71 (50) Spencer v Griffiths: 75–63, 7–114, 105–0 Taylor v Mountjoy: 30–77, 34–94 Davis v Reardon: 80–32, 59–11, Play off: 69–52 103 (Spencer) Highest break 63 (Mountjoy) 1 Century breaks 0 3 50+ breaks 4 References Category:World Cup (snooker) World Team Classic World Team Classic World Team Classic