1981 Scottish Masters

1981 Scottish Masters
Tournament information
Dates22–25 September 1981 (1981-09-22 – 1981-09-25)
VenueKelvin Hall
CityGlasgow
CountryScotland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-Ranking event
Total prize fund£20,000
Winner's share£8,000
Highest break Cliff Thorburn (CAN) (111)
Final
Champion Jimmy White (ENG)
Runner-up Cliff Thorburn (CAN)
Score9–4
1982 →

The 1981 Langs Supreme Scottish Masters was the inaugural 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.[1]

Summary

One preliminary match was played between Vic Harris, the winner of the 1981 English Amateur Championship who had recently turned professional, and Ian Black, the winner of the 1981 Scottish Professional Championship.[2]

Jimmy White beat Ray Reardon 5–4 in the first quarter-final while Steve Davis beat Doug Mountjoy 5–0, including a break of 108.[3] On the second day Vic Harris won his preliminary match 4–0 and then lost 3–5 to Alex Higgins. Cliff Thorburn beat Kirk Stevens 5–1 in the other quarter-final, including a break of 111 by Thorburn.[4][5]

In the semi-finals Jimmy White beat Steve Davis 6–5 while Cliff Thorburn beat Alex Higgins 6–2.[6]

Jimmy White won the first title of his professional career, beating Cliff Thorburn 9–4 in the final. Thorburn led 3–0 and 4–1 but then White won eight frames in succession to win the title and the £8,000 first prize.[5]

Tournament draw

 
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames		Final
Best of 17 Frames
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Cliff Thorburn (CAN) 5
 
 
 
  Kirk Stevens (CAN) 1
 
Canada Cliff Thorburn 6
 
 
 
 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 2
 
 Alex Higgins (NIR) 5
 
 
 
  Vic Harris (ENG) 3
 
Canada Cliff Thorburn 4
 
 
 
 England Jimmy White 9
 
 Jimmy White (ENG) 5
 
 
 
  Ray Reardon (WAL) 4
 
England Jimmy White 6
 
 
 
 England Steve Davis 5
 
 Doug Mountjoy (WAL) 0
 
 
  Steve Davis (ENG) 5
 

One preliminary 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.

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: unknown.
Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland, 25 September 1981.
Jimmy White
 England 		9–4 Cliff Thorburn
 Canada
44–70, 17–59, 39–63, 73–42, 0–88 (82), 83–26, 62–43, 66–40 (64), 58–24, 95–38, 54–39, 74–53, 75–60 (Thorburn 60)
64 Highest break 82
0 Century breaks 0
1 50+ breaks 2

Century breaks

[5]

References

  1. ^ "Scottish Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  2. ^ Naismith, Albert (22 September 1981). "Now Davis cues up at Kelvin Hall". The Glasgow Herald. p. 31.
  3. ^ Naismith, Albert (23 September 1981). "Vanquished Reardon badly misses his cue". The Glasgow Herald. p. 20.
  4. ^ Naismith, Albert (24 September 1981). "Harris extends Higgins". The Glasgow Herald. p. 23.
  5. ^ a b c "Brilliant White's £8000 triumph". The Glasgow Herald. 26 September 1981. p. 16.
  6. ^ Naismith, Albert (25 September 1981). "Davis falls to red-hot White". The Glasgow Herald. p. 23.