1981 Scottish Masters

1981 Scottish Masters 1981 09 22 1981 09 25 y Kelvin Hall Glasgow Scotland WPBSA Non-Ranking event £20,000 £8,000 Cliff Thorburn CAN (111) Jimmy White ENG Cliff Thorburn CAN 9–4 1982 The 1981 Langs Supreme Scottish Masters was the inaugural edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place from 22 to 25 September 1981. The tournament was played at the Kelvin Hall in Glasgow, Scotland, and featured nine professional players.Scottish Masters http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/scotmast.html Chris Turner's Snooker Archive https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155901/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/scotmast.html 8 January 2018 2012-02-16 Summary One preliminary match was played between Vic Harris, the winner of the 1981 English Amateur Championship who had recently turned professional, and Ian Black, the winner of the 1981 Scottish Professional Championship.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=j8FAAAAAIBAJ&pg=5599%2C4266681 Now Davis cues up at Kelvin Hall Albert Naismith The Glasgow Herald 31 22 September 1981 Jimmy White beat Ray Reardon 5–4 in the first quarter-final while Steve Davis beat Doug Mountjoy 5–0, including a break of 108.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kMFAAAAAIBAJ&pg=4570%2C4497854 Vanquished Reardon badly misses his cue Albert Naismith The Glasgow Herald 20 23 September 1981 On the second day Vic Harris won his preliminary match 4–0 and then lost 3–5 to Alex Higgins. Cliff Thorburn beat Kirk Stevens 5–1 in the other quarter-final, including a break of 111 by Thorburn.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kMFAAAAAIBAJ&pg=6527%2C4779821 Harris extends Higgins Albert Naismith The Glasgow Herald 23 24 September 1981 In the semi-finals Jimmy White beat Steve Davis 6–5 while Cliff Thorburn beat Alex Higgins 6–2.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kMFAAAAAIBAJ&pg=6527%2C4779821 Davis falls to red-hot White Albert Naismith The Glasgow Herald 23 25 September 1981 Jimmy White won the first title of his professional career, beating Cliff Thorburn 9–4 in the final. Thorburn led 3–0 and 4–1 but then White won eight frames in succession to win the title and the £8,000 first prize.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ksFAAAAAIBAJ&pg=6456%2C5183442 Brilliant White's £8000 triumph The Glasgow Herald 16 26 September 1981 Tournament draw main 3 high 200 yes Quarter-finalsBest of 9 frames Semi-finalsBest of 11 frames FinalBest of 17 Frames Cliff Thorburn CAN 5 Kirk Stevens CAN 1 Alex Higgins NIR 5 Vic Harris ENG 3 Jimmy White ENG 5 Ray Reardon WAL 4 Doug Mountjoy WAL 0 Steve Davis ENG 5 CAN Cliff Thorburn 6 NIR Alex Higgins 2 ENG Jimmy White 6 ENG Steve Davis 5 CAN Cliff Thorburn 4 ENG Jimmy White 9 One preliminary match was played, with the winner advancing to face Alex Higgins in the quarter-finals; this match was played under a best-of-seven frames format. Vic Harris ENG 4–0 Ian Black SCO Final Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: unknown.Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland, 25 September 1981. Jimmy White 9–4 Cliff Thorburn 44–70, 17–59, 39–63, 73–42, 0–88 (82), 83–26, 62–43, 66–40 (64), 58–24, 95–38, 54–39, 74–53, 75–60 (Thorburn 60) 64 Highest break 82 0 Century breaks 0 1 50+ breaks 2 Century breaks 111 Cliff Thorburn 108 Steve Davis References Scottish Masters Category:Scottish Masters Masters Scottish Masters