1981 Scottish Masters

The 1981 Scottish Masters was the 1981 edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place from 22 to 25 September 1981. The tournament was played at the Kelvin Hall in Glasgow, Scotland, and featured nine professional players.

Scottish Masters
Tournament information
Dates22-25 September 1981
VenueKelvin Hall
CityGlasgow
CountryScotland
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatNon-Ranking event
Total prize fund£20,000
Winner's share£8,000[1]
Highest break111 (Cliff Thorburn)
Final
Champion Jimmy White
Runner-up Cliff Thorburn
Score9–4
1982

Jimmy White won the first title of his professional career, beating Cliff Thorburn 9–4 in the final.[2]

Qualifying

Prior to the main draw, one qualifying match was played, with the winner advancing to face Alex Higgins in the quarter-finals; this match was played under a best-of-seven frames format.

Main draw

Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
Cliff Thorburn 5
Kirk Stevens 1 Cliff Thorburn 6
Alex Higgins 5 Alex Higgins 2
Vic Harris 3 Cliff Thorburn 4
Jimmy White 5 Jimmy White 9
Ray Reardon 4 Jimmy White 6
Doug Mountjoy 0 Steve Davis 5
Steve Davis 5

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: unknown.
Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland, 25 September 1981.[3]
Jimmy White
 England
9–4 Cliff Thorburn
 Canada
44–70, 17–59, 39–63, 73–42, 0–88 (82), 83–26, 62–43, 66–40 (64), 58–24, 95–38, 54–39, 74–53, 75–60 (Thorburn 60)
64 Highest break 82
0 Century breaks 0
1 50+ breaks 2

Century breaks

111 Cliff Thorburn
108 Steve Davis

References

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