1981 World Team Classic
The 1981 World Team Classic sponsored by State Express was the new name of the team snooker tournament. It moved to the Hexagon Theatre in Reading and it had now has seven teams competing with Ireland playing in their own countries and Scotland competed for the first time which they lost to the Republic of Ireland in a play off to reach the round obin stage of the competition. All matches including the final were now played in the best of six matches with a tie break frame between the captains if it stayed 3-3. England won their first title with captain Steve Davis winning three of the four matches against Eddie Charlton of Australia, Dennis Taylor of Northern Ireland and Ray Reardon of Wales in the final .
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24 October –1 November 1981 |
| Venue | Hexagon Theatre |
| City | Reading |
| Country | England |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £40,000 |
| Winner's share | £12,000 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  |
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| Score | 4–3 (matches) |
← 1980 1982 → | |
Main draw
Teams
Qualifying Round
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 4–2 |  |
Group A
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4–3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | |
 | 4–1 | | |
| 4–3 | |
Group B
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4–2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | |
| 4–0 | | |
| 4–2 | |
Semi-Finals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4–2 | | |
| 4–3 | |
Final
| Final: Best of 7 matches. Referee: Hexagon Theatre, Reading, England. 1 November 1981. | ||
Steve Davis, John Spencer, David Taylor |
4–3 | Ray Reardon, Terry Griffiths, Doug Mountjoy |
| Spencer v Reardon: 37–63, 91–45, 54–66 Davis v Mountjoy: 87 (60)–45, 100–14 Taylor v Griffiths: 77–48, 33–72 (53), 64–71 (50) Spencer v Griffiths: 75–63, 7–114, 105–0 Taylor v Mountjoy: 30–77, 34–94 Davis v Reardon: 80–32, 59–11, Play off: 69–52 | ||
| Highest break | ||
| Century breaks | ||
| 50+ breaks | ||
References
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