Irish Masters 1981

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Irish Masters 1981
Benson & Hedges Irish Masters 1981
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Tournament type: Invitation tournament
Attendees: 10
Venue: Goffs , Kill , Ireland
Opening: February 25, 1981
Endgame: February 28, 1981

Defending champion: WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Terry Griffiths
Winner: WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Terry Griffiths
Finalist: WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon
Highest Break: 93 ( Terry Griffiths ) WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg
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The 1981 Benson & Hedges Irish Masters was a professional snooker invitation tournament for the 1980/81 season . For the first time in tournament history, a player managed to defend his title and win the Irish Masters twice: Former world champion Terry Griffiths beat six-time world champion Ray Reardon 9: 7 in an all-Welsh final . With a 93 break Griffiths also played the highest break of the tournament.

Prize money

Once again, Benson & Hedges sponsored the tournament. The prize pool almost doubled compared to last year, with the winner accounting for about a third of the £ 15,300 .

Prize money
winner £ 5,000
finalist £ 2,500
Semi-finalist £ 1,500
Quarter finalist 900
First round 600
All in all xxx

Tournament course

In contrast to the previous year, ten players took part instead of eight players, so that another round was necessary, as in contrast to the previous year, the game was played directly in the knockout system . The first round and quarter finals were played in the best of 7 frames mode , the semi-finals in the best of 11 frames mode and the final in the best of 17 frames mode .

  First round
best of 7 frames 		Quarterfinals
Best of 7 Frames 		Semi-final
best of 11 frames 		Final
Best of 17 frames
                             
        WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Terry Griffiths 4th  
        CanadaCanada Kirk Stevens 0  
  WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Terry Griffiths 6th  
  CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn 5  
        CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn 4th
        WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Doug Mountjoy 0  
  WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Terry Griffiths 9
  WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon 7th
EnglandEngland Steve Davis 4th     WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon 4th  
EnglandEngland John Virgo 3     EnglandEngland Steve Davis 2  
  WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon 6th
  Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins 5  
Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Dennis Taylor 4th     Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins 4th
EnglandEngland John Spencer 2     Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Dennis Taylor 2  

final

The Welshman and 1979 world champion Terry Griffiths only made it to the finals by winning the decider of his semi-final game. Last year's winner met six-time world champion and compatriot Ray Reardon , who also won the semifinals in the decider.

Reardon, who was in the final of the tournament in 1979 and had lost to Doug Mountjoy at the time, got off to a better start and took the lead 0: 2 and 2: 3. Griffiths then turned the match around and defended it after Reardons equalized at 5: 4. Reardon then managed to turn the match around, but Griffiths took the lead again. Reardon equalized before Griffiths got the next frame to 8: 7. With a 93-0 in the 16th frame, Griffiths then won the frame, match and tournament.

Final: Best of 17 Frames
Goffs ,  Kill , Ireland , February 28, 1981
WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Terry Griffiths 9 : 7 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon
64: 80 (64 Griffiths); 58: 67 ; 90 : 13 (60); 70 : 29; 51: 55 ; 68:58 ; 66:57 ; 35: 59 ;
86 : 48 (51); 30: 95 ; 55: 69 ; 71:29 ; 83:29 ; 37: 63 (54); 98 : 29 (53); 93 : 0
64 Highest break 50
- Century breaks -
4th 50+ breaks 1

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Ron Florax: 1981 Irish Masters. CueTracker.net, accessed March 26, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Ron Florax: 1981 Irish Masters - Finishes. CueTracker.net, accessed March 26, 2019 .