1981 UK Championship

1981 Coral UK Championship 1981 11 22 1981 12 5 y Preston Guild Hall Preston England WPBSA Non-ranking event £40,000 £10,000 WAL Terry Griffiths (131) ENG Steve Davis WAL Terry Griffiths 16–3 1980 1982 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 UK Championship http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=34 https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071813/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=34 24 January 2013 Snooker Scene 17 November 2017 Last 24Best of 17 frames Last 16Best of 17 frames Quarter-finalsBest of 17 frames Semi-finalsBest of 17 frames FinalBest of 31 frames England Willie Thorne 9 England Ray Edmonds 4 Canada Kirk Stevens 9 England Mike Hallett 4 England Jimmy White 9 England John Virgo 6 England Joe Johnson 9 England John Spencer 5 England Graham Miles 9 England Pat Houlihan 5 England Tony Knowles 9 England Fred Davis 6 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 9 England Dave Martin 4 England Tony Meo 9 England Rex Williams 8 England Steve Davis 9 England Willie Thorne 2 Canada Bill Werbeniuk 9 Canada Kirk Stevens 7 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 5 England Jimmy White 9 Wales Ray Reardon 9 England Joe Johnson 7 Wales Terry Griffiths 9 England Graham Miles 4 Wales Doug Mountjoy 6 England Tony Knowles 9 England David Taylor 5 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 9 Canada Cliff Thorburn 6 England Tony Meo 9 England Steve Davis 9 Canada Bill Werbeniuk 5 England Jimmy White 9 Wales Ray Reardon 8 Wales Terry Griffiths 9 England Tony Knowles 5 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 4 England Tony Meo 9 England Steve Davis 9 England Jimmy White 0 Wales Terry Griffiths 9 England Tony Meo 3 England Steve Davis 16 Wales Terry Griffiths 3 Final Final: Best of 31 frames. Referee: The Guild Hall, Preston, England, 4 and 5 December 1981. Steve Davis 16–3 Terry Griffiths First session: 28–60, 102–13 (87), 74–12, 76–24, 72–1 (65), 69–20, 75–45 (63) Second session: 84–37 (58), 116–1 (56), 73–62 (54), 0–127 (96), 111–8, 64–44, 57–32, 27–77 (77)Third session: 90–22, 113–9 (52), 81–26 (59), 54–37 87 Highest break 96 0 Century breaks 0 8 50+ breaks 2 Qualifying 1981 UK Championship Results http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=124 Snooker Database 13 October 2010 7 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111007102240/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=124 dead Best of 17 frames Winner Score Competitor Group 1 ENG Paul Medati 9–6 SCO Eddie McLaughlin ENG Paul Medati 9–7 SCO Jim Donnelly Group 2 ENG Mike Hallett 9–4 ENG Vic Harris ENG Mike Hallett 9–6 ENG Dennis Hughes Group 3 SCO Matt Gibson 9–6 ENG Jack Fitzmaurice WAL Clive Everton 9–6 SCO Matt Gibson Group 4 ENG Joe Johnson 9–6 NIR Tommy Murphy ENG Mike Watterson 9–4 ENG Bernard Bennett ENG Joe Johnson 9–3 ENG Mike Watterson Winner Score Competitor Group 5 ENG Pat Houlihan 9–1 ENG Kingsley Kennerley ENG Pat Houlihan 9–4 SCO Ian Black Group 6 ENG Geoff Foulds 9–7 ENG Billy Kelly Group 7 SCO Eddie Sinclair 9–6 ENG Mark Wildman SCO Eddie Sinclair 9–0 ENG Sid Hood Group 8 ENG Rex Williams 9–3 ENG Doug French WAL Colin Roscoe 9–7 SCO Murdo MacLeod ENG Rex Williams 9–4 WAL Colin Roscoe Winner Score Competitor Round of 32 Best of 17 frames.ENG Willie Thorne 9–6ENG Paul MedatiENG Mike Hallett 9–5IRL Patsy FaganENG Jimmy White 9–4WAL Clive EvertonENG Joe Johnson 9–5WAL Cliff WilsonENG Pat Houlihan 9–4ENG Jim MeadowcroftENG Tony Knowles 9–1ENG Geoff Foulds ENG Dave Martin 9–7 SCO Eddie SinclairENG Rex Williams 9–4ENG 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 Category:UK Championship (snooker) UK Championship UK Championship UK Championship UK Championship