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1981 Northern Ireland Classic

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Northern Ireland Classic
Tournament information
Dates3–7 November 1981 (1981-11-03 – 1981-11-07)
VenueUlster Hall
CityBelfast
CountryNorthern Ireland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£19,500
Winner's share£5,000
Highest breakNorthern Ireland Dennis Taylor (112)
Final
ChampionEngland Jimmy White
Runner-upEngland Steve Davis
Score11–9

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 elevenframes to nine (11–9) in the final. Dennis Taylor made the highest break with 112.

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).

Prize fund

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The prize fund is shown below:[1]

  • Winner: £5,000
  • Final: £3,500
  • Semi-final: £2,500
  • Quarter-final: £1,500

Main draw

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Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames
Final
Best of 21 frames
 
          
 
 
 
 
Canada Cliff Thorburn2
 
 
 
England Jimmy White5
 
England Jimmy White9
 
 
 
Wales Doug Mountjoy8
 
Wales Doug Mountjoy5
 
 
 
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor4
 
England Jimmy White11
 
 
 
England Steve Davis9
 
Wales Terry Griffiths5
 
 
 
Canada Kirk Stevens0
 
Wales Terry Griffiths6
 
 
 
England Steve Davis9
 
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins2
 
 
England Steve Davis5
 

Final

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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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  1. ^ "1981 Northern Ireland Classic - Finishes". Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b "1981 Northern Ireland Classic". Archived from the original on 10 August 2015.