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1981 UK Championship

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1981 Coral UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates22 November – 5 December 1981 (1981-11-22 – 1981-12-05)
VenuePreston Guild Hall
CityPreston
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£40,000
Winner's share£10,000
Highest breakWales Terry Griffiths (131)
Final
ChampionEngland Steve Davis
Runner-upWales Terry Griffiths
Score16–3
1980
1982

The 1981 UK Championship (officially the 1981 Coral UK Championship) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England, between 22 November and 5 December 1981. This was the fifth edition of the UK Championship, the fourth staging of the competition in Preston, and the fourth consecutive UK Championship to be sponsored by Coral. The televised stages were shown on the BBC from 28 November through to the end of the championship.

Tournament summary

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Main draw

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Final

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Final: Best of 31 frames. Referee:
The Guild Hall, Preston, England, 4 and 5 December 1981.
Steve Davis
 England
16–3 Terry Griffiths
 Wales
First session: 28–60, 102–13 (87), 74–12, 76–24, 72–1 (65), 69–20, 75–45 (63)
Second session: 84–37 (58), 116–1 (56), 73–62 (54), 0–127 (96), 111–8, 64–44, 57–32, 27–77 (77)
Third session: 90–22, 113–9 (52), 81–26 (59), 54–37
87 Highest break 96
0 Century breaks 0
8 50+ breaks 2

Qualifying

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[2] Best of 17 frames

Century breaks

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References

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  1. ^ "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  2. ^ "1981 UK Championship Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2010.