1981 Irish Masters

The 1981 Irish Masters was the seventh edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place from 18 to 22 February 1981.^[1] The tournament was played at Goffs in Kill, County Kildare, and featured ten professional players.

Irish Masters

Tournament information
Dates	18–22 February 1981 (1981-02-18 – 1981-02-22)
Venue	Goffs
City	Kill
Country	Republic of Ireland
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-Ranking event
Total prize fund	£14,000[1]
Winner's share	£5,000[2]
Highest break	Terry Griffiths (WAL) (93)[2]
Final
Champion	Terry Griffiths
Runner-up	Ray Reardon
Score	9–7
← 1980 1982 →

Terry Griffiths won the title for the second time, beating Ray Reardon 9–7 in the final.

Main draw

^[3][4]

	Round 1 Best of 7 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames					Semi-finals Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
						Terry Griffiths		4
						Kirk Stevens		0
											Terry Griffiths		6
											Cliff Thorburn		5
						Cliff Thorburn		4
						Doug Mountjoy		0
																Terry Griffiths		9
																Ray Reardon		7
						Ray Reardon		4
	Steve Davis		4			Steve Davis		2
	John Virgo		3								Ray Reardon		6
											Alex Higgins		5
						Alex Higgins		4
	Dennis Taylor		4			Dennis Taylor		2
	John Spencer		2

References

1. "Star line-up in Masters event". The Irish Times. 3 February 1981. p. 3.
2. "Griffiths in tough battle for prize". Irish Independent. 23 February 1981. p. 12.
3. "Irish Masters". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
4. "1981 Irish Masters Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 20 November 2017.