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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3–7 November 1981 |
| Venue | Ulster Hall |
| City | Belfast |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £19,500 |
| Winner's share | £5,000 |
| Highest break |  Dennis Taylor (112) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Jimmy White |
| Runner-up | Steve Davis |
| Score | 11–9 |
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
editThe prize fund is shown below:[1]
- Winner: £5,000
- Final: £3,500
- Semi-final: £2,500
- Quarter-final: £1,500
Main draw
edit| 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 | |||||||||
Final
edit| Final: Best of 17 frames Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 7 November 1981.[2] | ||
| Jimmy White England
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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
edit- ^ "1981 Northern Ireland Classic - Finishes". Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ a b "1981 Northern Ireland Classic". Archived from the original on 10 August 2015.