The 1981 World Team Classic sponsored by State Express was the new name of the team snooker tournament. It moved to the Hexagon Theatre in Reading with seven teams competing as the Irish players were divided. Scotland competed for the first time which they lost to the Republic of Ireland in a play off to reach the round robin stage of the competition. All matches including the final were now played in the best of six matches with a tie break frame between the captains if it stayed 3–3. England won their first title with captain Steve Davis winning three of the four matches against Eddie Charlton of Australia, Dennis Taylor of Northern Ireland and Ray Reardon of Wales in the final.
Spencer v Reardon: 37–63, 91–45, 54–66 Davis v Mountjoy: 87 (60)–45, 100–14 Taylor v Griffiths: 77–48, 33–72 (53), 64–71 (50) Spencer v Griffiths: 75–63, 7–114, 105–0 Taylor v Mountjoy: 30–77, 34–94 Davis v Reardon: 80–32, 59–11, Play off: 69–52
103 (Spencer)
Highest break
63 (Mountjoy)
1
Century breaks
0
3
50+ breaks
4
Referencesedit
^ ab"World Team Classic". Snooker Scene. December 1981. pp. 5–11.
November 28, 2023
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