1981 Pontins Professional
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9–16 May 1981 |
| Venue | Pontin's |
| City | Prestatyn |
| Country | Wales |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-Ranking event |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Terry Griffiths |
| Runner-up |  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
| Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | ||||||||||||
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| Terry Griffiths | 5 | ||||||||||||
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| Steve Davis | 2 |
| Terry Griffiths | 5 | |||||||||
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| Doug Mountjoy | 5 |
| Doug Mountjoy | 4 | |||||||||
| Dennis Taylor | 4 |
| Terry Griffiths | 9 | |||||||||
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| Willie Thorne | 5 |
| Willie Thorne | 8 | |||||||||
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| Ray Reardon | 3 |
| Willie Thorne | 5 | |||||||||
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| Cliff Wilson | 5 |
| Cliff Wilson | 4 | |||||||||
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| John Virgo | 3 | ||||||||||||