1981 Scottish Masters

Scottish Masters

Tournament information
Dates	22-25 September 1981
Venue	Kelvin Hall
City	Glasgow
Country	Scotland
Organisation(s)	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
1982 →

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
		Cliff Thorburn	5
		Kirk Stevens	1				Cliff Thorburn	6
		Alex Higgins	5				Alex Higgins	2
		Vic Harris	3									Cliff Thorburn	4
		Jimmy White	5									Jimmy White	9
		Ray Reardon	4				Jimmy White	6
		Doug Mountjoy	0				Steve Davis	5
		Steve Davis	5

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: unknown. Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland, 25 September 1981.[3]
Jimmy White  England	9–4	Cliff Thorburn  Canada
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