1981 Scottish Masters
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22-25 September 1981 |
| Venue | Kelvin Hall |
| City | Glasgow |
| Country | Scotland |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £20,000 |
| Winner's share | £8,000[1] |
| Highest break | 111 (Cliff Thorburn) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Jimmy White |
| Runner-up |  Cliff Thorburn |
| Score | 9–4 |
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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.
Vic Harris 4–0 
Ian Black
Main draw
| Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | ||||||||||||
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| Cliff Thorburn | 5 | ||||||||||||
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| Kirk Stevens | 1 |
| Cliff Thorburn | 6 | |||||||||
| Alex Higgins | 5 |
| Alex Higgins | 2 | |||||||||
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| Vic Harris | 3 |
| Cliff Thorburn | 4 | |||||||||
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| Jimmy White | 5 |
| Jimmy White | 9 | |||||||||
| Ray Reardon | 4 |
| Jimmy White | 6 | |||||||||
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| Doug Mountjoy | 0 |
| Steve Davis | 5 | |||||||||
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| Steve Davis | 5 | ||||||||||||
Final
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: unknown. Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland, 25 September 1981.[3] | ||
| Jimmy White England
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9–4 | Cliff Thorburn Canada
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| 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
- ^ "CueTracker - Prize Money Won by Jimmy White in Season 1981-1982 - Snooker Results & Statistics". cuetracker.net. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ http://cuetracker.net/Players/Jimmy-White/1981-1982
- ^ "CueTracker - Jimmy White - Season 2015-2016 - Snooker Results & Statistics". cuetracker.net. Retrieved 17 September 2015.