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1981 Northern Ireland Classic
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The 1981 Northern Ireland Classic was a one-off invitational snooker tournament, held from 3 to 7 November 1981 at the Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Jimmy White defeated Steve Davis by eleven frames to nine (11–9) in the final. Dennis Taylor made the highest break with 112.
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Five of the top eight players in the rankings participated: Cliff Thorburn (1), Steve Davis (2), Terry Griffiths (3), Dennis Taylor (5) and Doug Mountjoy (6). Also participating were Kirk Stevens (10), Alex Higgins (11), and Jimmy White (21).
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Prize fund
The prize fund is shown below:[1]
- Winner: £5,000
- Final: £3,500
- Semi-final: £2,500
- Quarter-final: £1,500
Main draw
| Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 21 frames | ||||||||
 Cliff Thorburn | 2 | |||||||||
 Jimmy White | 5 | |||||||||
| Jimmy White | 9 | |||||||||
 Doug Mountjoy | 8 | |||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy | 5 | |||||||||
 Dennis Taylor | 4 | |||||||||
| Jimmy White | 11 | |||||||||
| Steve Davis | 9 | |||||||||
| Terry Griffiths | 5 | |||||||||
| Kirk Stevens | 0 | |||||||||
| Terry Griffiths | 6 | |||||||||
| Steve Davis | 9 | |||||||||
| Alex Higgins | 2 | |||||||||
| Steve Davis | 5 | |||||||||
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Final
| Final: Best of 17 frames Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 7 November 1981.[2] | ||
| Jimmy White England |
11–9 | Steve Davis England |
| 73–33, 66–18, 41–76, 41–62, 14–77, 76(51)–8, 107(67)–35, 0–94(56), 71(50)–64 (54), 8–83, 76–23, 75–24, 61–68, 0–86(72), 0–93(52), 0–123(107), 68–66, 69–24, 85–4, 86(63)–1 | ||
| 67 | Highest break | 107 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 4 | 50+ breaks | 5 |
References
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