1981 Pontins Professional

1981 Pontins Professional
Tournament information
Dates 9–16 May 1981
Venue Pontin's
City Prestatyn
Country Wales
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Non-Ranking event
Final
Champion Wales Terry Griffiths
Runner-up England Willie Thorne
Score 9–8
1980
1982

The 1981 Pontins Professional was the eighth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament which took place in May 1981 in Prestatyn, Wales.[1]

The tournament featured eight professional players. The quarter-final matches were contested over the best of 9 frames, the semi-final matches over the best of 9 frames, and the final over the best of 17 frames.

Terry Griffiths won the event for the first time, beating Willie Thorne 9–8 in the final.[2]

Main draw

[2]

Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 9 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
Wales Terry Griffiths 5
England Steve Davis 2 Wales Terry Griffiths 5
Wales Doug Mountjoy 5 Wales Doug Mountjoy 4
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 4 Wales Terry Griffiths 9
England Willie Thorne 5 England Willie Thorne 8
Wales Ray Reardon 3 England Willie Thorne 5
Wales Cliff Wilson 5 Wales Cliff Wilson 4
England John Virgo 3

References

  1. "Brief History of the Pontins Open and Professional". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 148.
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