1981 Masters (snooker)

The 1981 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from Tuesday 27 January to Sunday 1 February 1981 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. The number of invited players had been raised to 12, which saw Steve Davis make his Masters debut and a rise in prize money. With the increase in the number of players the tournament was extended from 5 days to 6, with a Sunday finish.

Benson & Hedges Masters
Tournament information
Dates27 January–1 February 1981
VenueWembley Conference Centre
CityLondon
CountryEngland
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£20,500
Winner's share£6,000
Highest break Terry Griffiths (136)
Final
Champion Alex Higgins
Runner-up Terry Griffiths
Score9–6
← 1980
1982 →

Alex Higgins reached his fourth consecutive Masters final by defeating Cliff Thorburn 6–5 in the semi-finals, despite having trailed 1–5. There he reversed the result of the 1980 final against Terry Griffiths, who had himself made a dramatic recovery to beat John Spencer 6–5 in the semi-finals, after trailing 2–5 and needing two snookers in the eighth frame. Griffiths set a new tournament record break of 136 in the final. The tournament attracted 18,742 spectators in its six days, including a new British tournament record of 2,422 for the final session.

Main draw

[1][2][3]

Round 1
Best of 9 frames		 Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames		 Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames		 Final
Best of 17 frames
     
        Terry Griffiths 5  
Fred Davis 5     Fred Davis 2  
Kirk Stevens 4       Terry Griffiths 6  
          John Spencer 5  
        Ray Reardon 1  
Dennis Taylor 2     John Spencer 5  
John Spencer 5       Terry Griffiths 6
          Alex Higgins 9
        Alex Higgins 5  
Eddie Charlton 0     Doug Mountjoy 1  
Doug Mountjoy 5       Alex Higgins 6  
          Cliff Thorburn 5  
        Cliff Thorburn 5      
Perrie Mans 5     Perrie Mans 4      
Steve Davis 3  

Final
Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: John Smyth
Wembley Conference Centre, London, England, 1 February 1981.
Alex Higgins
 Northern Ireland		 9–6 Terry Griffiths
 Wales
First session: 117–10 (75), 38–69, 54–64, 62–47, 99–38, 58–31, 20–69, 69–10, 77–37, 75–39, 113–5, 0–136 (136), 31–97, 51–62, 85–48
75 Highest break 136
0 Century breaks 1
1 50+ breaks 1

Century breaks

Total: 2[4]

References
  1. "1981 Masters Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  2. "The Masters". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  3. "1981 Benson & Hedges Masters". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  4. "1981 Masters". CueTracker - Snooker Results and Statistics Database. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
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