1981 UK Snooker Championship ( English 1981 UK Championship ) is a professional non-rated snooker tournament , which was held from November 22 to December 5, 1981 in Preston , England . The winner of the tournament was Steve Davis , who won in the final with Terry Griffiths with a score of 16: 3.
 Snooker tournaments |
| UK Championship |
| Preston , England |
| November 22 - December 5, 1981 |
| Guildhall and Charter Theater |
| Prize pool - GB £ 40,000 |
| Winner - £ 10,000 |
| Highest break -? |
| Status - non-rated |
| Champion |
| 1980 Champion - Steve Davis |
| 1981 Champion - Steve Davis |
| Finalist - Terry Griffiths |
Content
Notable Facts
- The BBC channel covered the tournament from the beginning of the final stage, which started on 28 November .
- Steve Davis defended his first title in a rating tournament, winning Terry Griffiths 16: 3 in the final.
- Jimmy White after the successful start of the season, at this tournament for the first time reached the semifinals (this was the first British championship for White). In the semifinals, he lost to Steve Davis 0: 9.
- Also at this tournament, two other well-known players showed good results: Tony Meo and Tony Knowles .
Prize Fund
- Winner: £ 10,000
- General prize fund: £ 40,000
Results
QualificationMatches of 17 frames
| Preliminary roundMatches of 17 frames
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Final Stages
| 1/8 final | Quarter finals | Semifinals | The final | |||||||||||||||
| Steve davis | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Willy thorn | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Steve davis | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bill Verbeniuc | five | |||||||||||||||||
| Bill Verbeniuc | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kirk Stevens | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Steve davis | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy white | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy white | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor | five | |||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy white | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon | eight | |||||||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Joe johnson | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Steve davis | sixteen | |||||||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Graeme Myles | four | |||||||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tony knowles | five | |||||||||||||||||
| Tony knowles | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tony Meo | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| David Taylor | five | |||||||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins | four | |||||||||||||||||
| Tony Meo | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tony Meo | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cliff thorburn | 6 | |||||||||||||||||