1981 Irish Masters

The 1981 Irish Masters was the seventh edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place from 18 to 22 February 1981.^[1] The tournament was played at Goffs in Kill, County Kildare, and featured ten professional players.

Irish Masters

Tournament information
Dates	18–22 February 1981 (1981-02-18 – 1981-02-22)
Venue	Goffs
City	Kill
Country	Ireland
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-Ranking event
Total prize fund	£14,000[1]
Winner's share	£5,000[2]
Highest break	Terry Griffiths (WAL) (93)[2]
Final
Champion	Terry Griffiths
Runner-up	Ray Reardon
Score	9–7
← 1980 1982 →

Terry Griffiths won the title for the second time, beating Ray Reardon 9–7 in the final.

Main draw

^[3][4]

	Round 1 Best of 7 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames					Semi-finals Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
						Terry Griffiths		4
						Kirk Stevens		0
											Terry Griffiths		6
											Cliff Thorburn		5
						Cliff Thorburn		4
						Doug Mountjoy		0
																Terry Griffiths		9
																Ray Reardon		7
						Ray Reardon		4
	Steve Davis		4			Steve Davis		2
	John Virgo		3								Ray Reardon		6
											Alex Higgins		5
						Alex Higgins		4
	Dennis Taylor		4			Dennis Taylor		2
	John Spencer		2