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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 28 November through to the end of the championship.
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 22 November – 5 December 1981 |
Venue | Preston Guild Hall |
City | Preston |
Country | England |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Non-ranking event |
Total prize fund | £40,000 |
Winner's share | £10,000 |
Highest break | Terry Griffiths (131) |
Final | |
Champion | Steve Davis |
Runner-up | Terry Griffiths |
Score | 16–3 |
← 1980 1982 → |
Last 24 Best of 17 frames | Last 16 Best of 17 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 17 frames | Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 31 frames | |||||||||||||||||||
Steve Davis | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Willie Thorne | 9 | Willie Thorne | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Steve Davis | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ray Edmonds | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Bill Werbeniuk | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Bill Werbeniuk | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Kirk Stevens | 9 | Kirk Stevens | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Steve Davis | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Mike Hallett | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Jimmy White | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dennis Taylor | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Jimmy White | 9 | Jimmy White | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Jimmy White | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
John Virgo | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ray Reardon | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ray Reardon | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Joe Johnson | 9 | Joe Johnson | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Steve Davis | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
John Spencer | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Terry Griffiths | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Terry Griffiths | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Graham Miles | 9 | Graham Miles | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Terry Griffiths | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pat Houlihan | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tony Knowles | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Doug Mountjoy | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tony Knowles | 9 | Tony Knowles | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Terry Griffiths | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Fred Davis | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tony Meo | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
David Taylor | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Alex Higgins | 9 | Alex Higgins | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Alex Higgins | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dave Martin | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tony Meo | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Cliff Thorburn | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tony Meo | 9 | Tony Meo | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rex Williams | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Final: Best of 31 frames. Referee: The Guild Hall, Preston, England, 4 and 5 December 1981. | ||
Steve Davis England |
16–3 | Terry Griffiths Wales |
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 |
[2] Best of 17 frames
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