1981 Masters (snooker)
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Dates | 27 January–1 February 1981 |
Venue | Wembley Conference Centre |
City | London |
Country | England |
Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
Format | Non-ranking event |
Total prize fund | £20,500 |
Winner's share | £6,000 |
Highest break | 136 |
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Score | 9–6 |
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The 1981 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from Tuesday 27th January to Sunday 1st February 1981 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. The number of invited players had been raised to 12, which saw Steve Davis make his Masters debut and a rise in prize money. With the increase in the number of players the tournament was extended from 5 days to 6, with a Sunday finish.
Alex Higgins reached his fourth consecutive Masters final by defeating Cliff Thorburn 6–5 in the semi-finals, despite having trailed 1–5. There he reversed the result of the 1980 final against Terry Griffiths, who had himself made a dramatic recovery to beat John Spencer 6–5 in the semi-finals, after trailing 2–5 and needing two snookers in the eighth frame. Griffiths set a new tournament record break of 136 in the final. The tournament attracted 18,742 spectators in its six days, including a new British tournament record of 2,422 for the final session.
Main draw
Round 1 Best of 9 frames |
Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames |
Semi-finals Best of 11 frames |
Final Best of 17 frames |
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Century breaks
- 136 Terry Griffiths
- 102 Cliff Thorburn