The 1981 Irish Masters was the seventh edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place from 18 to 22 February 1981.[1] The tournament was played at Goffs in Kill, County Kildare, and featured ten professional players.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18–22 February 1981 |
| Venue | Goffs |
| City | Kill |
| Country | Republic of Ireland |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £14,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £5,000[2] |
| Highest break |  Terry Griffiths (WAL) (93)[2] |
| Final | |
| Champion | Terry Griffiths |
| Runner-up | Ray Reardon |
| Score | 9–7 |
← 1980 1982 → | |
Terry Griffiths won the title for the second time, beating Ray Reardon 9–7 in the final.
Main draw
edit| Round 1 Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Kirk Stevens
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Steve Davis
| 4 | Steve Davis
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| John Virgo
| 3 | Ray Reardon
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||
 Alex Higgins
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor
| 4 | Dennis Taylor
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| John Spencer
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Star line-up in Masters event". The Irish Times. 3 February 1981. p. 3.
- ^ a b "Griffiths in tough battle for prize". Irish Independent. 23 February 1981. p. 12.
- ^ "Irish Masters". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ "1981 Irish Masters Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 20 November 2017.