1981 World Team Classic
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24 October – 1 November 1981 |
| Venue | Hexagon Theatre |
| City | Reading |
| Country | England |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £40,000 |
| Winner's share | £12,000 |
| Highest break | File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Terry Griffiths (WAL), 127 |
| Final | |
| Champion | England England |
| Runner-up | Wales Wales |
| Score | 4–3 (matches) |
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The 1981 World Team Classic, sponsored by State Express, was the new name of the team snooker tournament. It moved to the Hexagon Theatre in Reading with seven teams competing as the Irish players were divided. Scotland competed for the first time and lost to the Republic of Ireland in a play-off. The Republic of Ireland reached the round robin stage of the competition. All matches, including the final, were played as a best of six match with a tie break between the captains if the score was 3–3. England won their first match when captain Steve Davis won three of the four matches against Eddie Charlton of Australia. England and Wales played in the final.
John Spencer made the highest break of the tournament with a score of 103. [1]
Main draw
[edit | edit source]Teams and results are listed below.[1]
Teams
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Qualifying round
[edit | edit source]| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland | 4–2 | Scotland Scotland |
Group A
[edit | edit source]| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Date |
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| England England | 4–3 | Australia Australia | |
| Northern Ireland Northern Ireland | 4–1 | Australia Australia | |
| England England | 4–3 | Northern Ireland Northern Ireland |
Group B
[edit | edit source]| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Date |
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| Wales Wales | 4–2 | Canada Canada | |
| Wales Wales | 4–0 | Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland | |
| Canada Canada | 4–2 | Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland |
Semi-finals
[edit | edit source]| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Date |
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| England England | 4–2 | Canada Canada | |
| Wales Wales | 4–3 | Northern Ireland Northern Ireland |
Final
[edit | edit source]| Final: Best of 7 matches. Hexagon Theatre, Reading, England. 1 November 1981. | ||
| File:Flag of England.svg England Steve Davis, John Spencer, David Taylor |
4–3 | File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales Ray Reardon, Terry Griffiths, Doug Mountjoy |
| Spencer v Reardon: 37–63, 91–45, 54–66 Davis v Mountjoy: 87 (60)–45, 100–14 Taylor v Griffiths: 77–48, 33–72 (53), 64–71 (50) Spencer v Griffiths: 75–63, 7–114, 105–0 Taylor v Mountjoy: 30–77, 34–94 Davis v Reardon: 80–32, 59–11, Play off: 69–52 | ||
| 103 (Spencer) | Highest break | 63 (Mountjoy) |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 3 | 50+ breaks | 4 |