Pontins Professional 1981

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Pontins Professional 1981
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Tournament type: Invitation tournament
Attendees: 8th
Venue: Pontins, Prestatyn , Wales
Opening: May 9, 1981
Endgame: May 16, 1981

Winner: WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Terry Griffiths
Finalist: EnglandEngland Willie Thorne
Highest Break: 102 ( Terry Griffiths ) WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg
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The 1981 Pontins Professional was a snooker tournament as part of the 1980/81 season . It took place from May 9-16 at Pontins' holiday resort in Prestatyn on the north coast of Wales.

Defending champion John Virgo lost his opening match. For the seventh time in the eighth edition of the tournament, Terry Griffiths was a Welshman in the final. In the decision-making frame, he won the final 9: 8 against Willie Thorne .

Prize money

The decision from the previous year to give all 8 participants a minimum bonus was withdrawn this year. Losers in the first round were left empty-handed, but this time the winner got £ 3,500 instead of £ 2,000 and the losing finalist £ 2,000, twice as much as before.

placement Prize money
winner £ 3,500
final £ 2,000
Semifinals 750 pounds
All in all £ 7,000

Final round

The tournament was top-class again, from the top 6 in the world rankings only the number 1 Cliff Thorburn from Canada was missing . A total of 8 professionals played in three elimination rounds for the tournament victory.

  Quarter Finals
(Best of 7) 		Semi-finals
(Best of 9) 		Final
(Best of 17)
                           
  1 EnglandEngland Steve Davis 2        
3 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Terry Griffiths 5  
3 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Terry Griffiths 5
  5 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Doug Mountjoy 4th  
4th Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Dennis Taylor 4th
5 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Doug Mountjoy 5  
3 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Terry Griffiths 9
  7th EnglandEngland Willie Thorne 8th
3 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon 3    
7th EnglandEngland Willie Thorne 5  
7th EnglandEngland Willie Thorne 5
  8th WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Cliff Wilson 4th  
6th EnglandEngland John Virgo 3
  8th WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Cliff Wilson 5  

Century breaks

Only once did a player break the 100 point limit: Terry Griffiths scored 102 points in the semi-finals.

WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Terry Griffiths 102

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  1. ^ Pontins Open / Pontins Professional / Pontins World Pro-Am Series. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, archived from the original on January 7, 2012 ; accessed on December 8, 2018 .
  2. ↑ a b c 1981 Pontins Professional - Finishes. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 8, 2018 .
  3. ↑ 1981 Pontins Professional. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 8, 2018 .
  4. ↑ 1981 Pontin's Professional Results. In: Snooker Database. Retrieved December 8, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Rankings - 1980-1981. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 8, 2018 .