1981 World Snooker Championship
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| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 6–20 April 1981 |
| Venue | Crucible Theatre |
| City | Sheffield |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £75,000 |
| Winner's share | £20,000[1] |
| Highest break |  Doug Mountjoy (145) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Steve Davis |
| Runner-up | Doug Mountjoy |
| Score | 18–12 |
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The 1981 Embassy World Snooker Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 6 and 20 April 1981 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.
Steve Davis won in the final 18–12 against Doug Mountjoy.
Tournament summary
- Jimmy White, Tony Knowles and Dave Martin made their World Championship debuts, but they lost in the first round 8–10 against Steve Davis, 8–10 against Graham Miles and 4–10 against Bill Werbeniuk respectively.[2][3][4]
- Steve Davis won his first world title at the third attempt, when he beat White, Alex Higgins, Terry Griffiths, defending champion Cliff Thorburn, before beating Doug Mountjoy 18–12 in the final.[5]
- John Williams refereed the final.[6]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[7]
- Winner: £20,000
- Runner-up: £10,000
- Semi-final: £5,000
- Quarter-final: £2,500
- Last 16: £1,800
- Last 32: £875
- Highest break: £1,200
- Maximum break: £10,000
- Total: £75,000
Main draw
| Round 1 Best of 19 frames |
Round 2 Best of 25 frames |
Quarter-finals Best of 25 frames |
Semi-finals Best of 31 frames |
Final Best of 35 frames |
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Graham Miles | 10 |  |
Cliff Thorburn (1) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Tony Knowles | 8 | |
Graham Miles | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Cliff Thorburn (1) | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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David Taylor | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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David Taylor | 10 | |
Fred Davis (8) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Cliff Wilson | 6 | |
David Taylor | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Cliff Thorburn (1) | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Steve Davis | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Tony Meo | 10 | |
Terry Griffiths (5) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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John Virgo | 6 | |
Tony Meo | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Steve Davis | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Terry Griffiths (5) | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Steve Davis | 10 |  |
Alex Higgins (4) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Jimmy White | 8 | |
Steve Davis | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Steve Davis | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Doug Mountjoy | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Doug Mountjoy | 10 |  |
Eddie Charlton (3) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Willie Thorne | 6 | |
Doug Mountjoy | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Dennis Taylor (6) | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Doug Mountjoy | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Kirk Stevens | 10 | |
Dennis Taylor (6) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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John Dunning | 4 | |
Kirk Stevens | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Doug Mountjoy | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Ray Reardon (2) | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Bill Werbeniuk | 10 |  |
Perrie Mans (7) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Dave Martin | 4 | |
Bill Werbeniuk | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Bill Werbeniuk | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Ray Reardon (2) | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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John Spencer | 10 | |
Ray Reardon (2) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Ray Edmonds | 9 | |
John Spencer | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Century breaks
There were 13 century breaks in the championship, equalling the record from 1979. Mountjoy meanwhile made a record at the World Championship making a 145 break beating the 142 of Rex Williams in 1965 and Bill Werbeniuk in 1979. With this record he earned a £5,000 bonus.[7] His record would last until 1983.[12][13]
- 145, 129, 110 Doug Mountjoy
- 135, 133 Dennis Taylor
- 134 Tony Meo
- 119, 119, 106 Steve Davis
- 112 Ray Reardon
- 101 Tony Knowles
- 100 Terry Griffiths
- 100 Cliff Thorburn
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