The 1981 UK Championship (officially the 1981 Coral UK Championship) was a professional non-rankingsnooker 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.
Jimmy White, fresh from his success in the Langs Scottish Masters and Northern Ireland Classic, which took place earlier in the season, beat Clive Everton, John Virgo, Dennis Taylor and Ray Reardon, in reaching the semi-finals at his first attempt, but then was whitewashed 0–9 by the reigning World and UK Champion Steve Davis.
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January 01, 1970
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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 1981 Coral UK ChampionshipTournament informationDates22 November 5 December 1981 1981 11 22 1981 12 05 VenuePreston Guild HallCityPrestonCountryEnglandOrganisationWPBSAFormatNon ranking eventTotal prize fund 40 000Winner s share 10 000Highest breakTerry Griffiths 131 FinalChampionSteve DavisRunner upTerry GriffithsScore16 3 19801982 Contents 1 Tournament summary 2 Main draw 3 Final 4 Qualifying 5 Century breaks 6 ReferencesTournament summary editSteve Davis retained the first of his major titles by defeating Terry Griffiths 16 3 in the final Jimmy White fresh from his success in the Langs Scottish Masters and Northern Ireland Classic which took place earlier in the season beat Clive Everton John Virgo Dennis Taylor and Ray Reardon in reaching the semi finals at his first attempt but then was whitewashed 0 9 by the reigning World and UK Champion Steve Davis Two other young players Tony Knowles and Tony Meo also enhanced their reputations Knowles by beating Fred Davis and Doug Mountjoy in reaching the quarter finals and Meo by defeating Rex Williams Cliff Thorburn and Alex Higgins in reaching the semi finals Main draw edit 1 Last 24Best of 17 framesLast 16Best of 17 framesQuarter finalsBest of 17 framesSemi finalsBest of 17 framesFinalBest of 31 frames nbsp Steve Davis9 nbsp Willie Thorne9 nbsp Willie Thorne2 nbsp Steve Davis9 nbsp Ray Edmonds4 nbsp Bill Werbeniuk5 nbsp Bill Werbeniuk9 nbsp Kirk Stevens9 nbsp Kirk Stevens7 nbsp Steve Davis9 nbsp Mike Hallett4 nbsp Jimmy White0 nbsp Dennis Taylor5 nbsp Jimmy White9 nbsp Jimmy White9 nbsp Jimmy White9 nbsp John Virgo6 nbsp Ray Reardon8 nbsp Ray Reardon9 nbsp Joe Johnson9 nbsp Joe Johnson7 nbsp Steve Davis16 nbsp John Spencer5 nbsp Terry Griffiths3 nbsp Terry Griffiths9 nbsp Graham Miles9 nbsp Graham Miles4 nbsp Terry Griffiths9 nbsp Pat Houlihan5 nbsp Tony Knowles5 nbsp Doug Mountjoy6 nbsp Tony Knowles9 nbsp Tony Knowles9 nbsp Terry Griffiths9 nbsp Fred Davis6 nbsp Tony Meo3 nbsp David Taylor5 nbsp Alex Higgins9 nbsp Alex Higgins9 nbsp Alex Higgins4 nbsp Dave Martin4 nbsp Tony Meo9 nbsp Cliff Thorburn6 nbsp Tony Meo9 nbsp Tony Meo9 nbsp Rex Williams8Final editFinal Best of 31 frames Referee The Guild Hall Preston England 4 and 5 December 1981 Steve Davis nbsp England 16 3 Terry Griffiths nbsp 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 2Qualifying edit 2 Best of 17 frames Winner Score Competitor Group 1 nbsp Paul Medati 9 6 nbsp Eddie McLaughlin nbsp Paul Medati 9 7 nbsp Jim Donnelly Group 2 nbsp Mike Hallett 9 4 nbsp Vic Harris nbsp Mike Hallett 9 6 nbsp Dennis Hughes Group 3 nbsp Matt Gibson 9 6 nbsp Jack Fitzmaurice nbsp Clive Everton 9 6 nbsp Matt Gibson Group 4 nbsp Joe Johnson 9 6 nbsp Tommy Murphy nbsp Mike Watterson 9 4 nbsp Bernard Bennett nbsp Joe Johnson 9 3 nbsp Mike Watterson Winner Score Competitor Group 5 nbsp Pat Houlihan 9 1 nbsp Kingsley Kennerley nbsp Pat Houlihan 9 4 nbsp Ian Black Group 6 nbsp Geoff Foulds 9 7 nbsp Billy Kelly Group 7 nbsp Eddie Sinclair 9 6 nbsp Mark Wildman nbsp Eddie Sinclair 9 0 nbsp Sid Hood Group 8 nbsp Rex Williams 9 3 nbsp Doug French nbsp Colin Roscoe 9 7 nbsp Murdo MacLeod nbsp Rex Williams 9 4 nbsp Colin Roscoe Winner Score Competitor Round of 32 Best of 17 frames nbsp Willie Thorne 9 6 nbsp Paul Medati nbsp Mike Hallett 9 5 nbsp Patsy Fagan nbsp Jimmy White 9 4 nbsp Clive Everton nbsp Joe Johnson 9 5 nbsp Cliff Wilson nbsp Pat Houlihan 9 4 nbsp Jim Meadowcroft nbsp Tony Knowles 9 1 nbsp Geoff Foulds nbsp Dave Martin 9 7 nbsp Eddie Sinclair nbsp Rex Williams 9 4 nbsp John DunningCentury breaks edit131 Terry Griffiths 126 Willie Thorne 120 105 Steve Davis 120 Alex Higgins 120 Kirk Stevens 107 Tony Meo 103 Rex Williams 102 Tony KnowlesReferences edit UK Championship Snooker Scene Archived from the original on 24 January 2013 Retrieved 17 November 2017 1981 UK Championship Results Snooker Database Archived from the original on 7 October 2011 Retrieved 13 October 2010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1981 UK Championship amp oldid 1182896343, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
