World Snooker Championship 1981
World Snooker Championship 1981 Embassy World Snooker Championship
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Attendees: | 24 |
Venue: | Crucible Theater , Sheffield , England |
Opening: | April 6, 1981 |
Endgame: | April 20, 1981
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Winner: | Steve Davis |
Finalist: | Doug Mountjoy |
Highest Break: | 145 ( Doug Mountjoy) |
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The 1981 World Snooker Championship took place from April 6 to April 20, 1981 at the Crucible Theater in Sheffield .
Steve Davis won his first world championship title against Doug Mountjoy after defeating the 1979 and 1980 world champions in the quarter and semi-finals. Mountjoy not only scored 145 in the semi-finals, the highest break of the tournament, but also the highest ever in a World Cup, for which there was a bonus of 5,000 pounds.
Prize money
Prize money 1981 | Profit in £ |
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winner | 20,000 |
defeated finalist | 10,000 |
Semi-finalist | 5,000 |
Quarter finalist | 2,500 |
Round of 16 | 1,800 |
First round off | 875 |
Highest break | 1,200 (+5,000) |
Maximum break | 10,000 |
All in all | £ 60,000 |
Final round
Round 1 Best of 19 frames |
Round of 16 Best of 25 frames |
Quarterfinals Best of 25 frames |
Semi-finals Best of 31 frames |
Final Best of 35 frames |
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Graham Miles | 10 | 1 | Cliff Thorburn | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tony Knowles | 8th | Graham Miles | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Cliff Thorburn | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
David Taylor | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||
David Taylor | 10 | 8th | Fred Davis | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cliff Wilson | 6th | David Taylor | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Cliff Thorburn | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Steve Davis | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Steve Davis | 10 | 4th | Alex Higgins | 8th | ||||||||||||||||||
Jimmy White | 8th | Steve Davis | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
Steve Davis | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Terry Griffiths | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tony Meo | 10 | 5 | Terry Griffiths | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
John Virgo | 6th | Tony Meo | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
Steve Davis | 18th | |||||||||||||||||||||
Doug Mountjoy | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Kirk Stevens | 10 | 6th | Dennis Taylor | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
John Dunning | 4th | Kirk Stevens | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
6th | Dennis Taylor | 8th | ||||||||||||||||||||
Doug Mountjoy | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Doug Mountjoy | 10 | 3 | Eddie Charlton | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||
Willie Thorne | 6th | Doug Mountjoy | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
Doug Mountjoy | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Ray Reardon | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Bill Werbeniuk | 10 | 7th | Perrie Mans | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dave Martin | 4th | Bill Werbeniuk | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
Bill Werbeniuk | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Ray Reardon | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
John Spencer | 10 | 2 | Ray Reardon | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ray Edmonds | 9 | John Spencer | 11 |
Century breaks
13 Century Breaks were achieved by eight different players, which meant the setting of the record of total Centuries played at a World Cup in 1979:
Doug Mountjoy | 145 , 129, 110 |
Dennis Taylor | 135, 133 |
Tony Meo | 134 |
Steve Davis | 119 (2 ×), 106 |
Ray Reardon | 112 |
Tony Knowles | 101 |
Terry Griffiths | 1080 |
Cliff Thorburn | 100 |
swell
- Chris Downer: Crucible Almanac (2011 edition). , Bournemouth 2011.
- Global Snooker ( Memento from July 26, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- Chris Turner's Snooker Archive ( Memento from June 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive )