1981 Scottish Masters

Scottish Masters
Tournament information
Dates 22-25 September 1981
Venue Kelvin Hall
City Glasgow
Country Scotland
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Non-Ranking event
Total prize fund £20,000
Winner's share £8,000[1]
Highest break 111 (Cliff Thorburn)
Final
Champion England Jimmy White
Runner-up Canada Cliff Thorburn
Score 9–4
1982

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.

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
Canada Cliff Thorburn 5
Canada Kirk Stevens 1 Canada Cliff Thorburn 6
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 5 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 2
England Vic Harris 3 Canada Cliff Thorburn 4
England Jimmy White 5 England Jimmy White 9
Wales Ray Reardon 4 England Jimmy White 6
Wales Doug Mountjoy 0 England Steve Davis 5
England 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(64)–40, 58–24, 95–38, 54–39, 74–53, 75–60(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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