1981 International Open
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14–20 September 1981 |
| Venue | Assembly Rooms |
| City | Derby |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £66,500[1] |
| Winner's share | £20,000[1] |
| Highest break |  Steve Davis (ENG) (135)[1] |
| Final | |
| Champion | Steve Davis |
| Runner-up |  Dennis Taylor |
| Score | 9–0 |
1982 → | |
The 1981 International Open (officially the 1981 Jameson International Open) was the first staging of the professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 14 and 20 September 1981 at the Assembly Rooms in Derby, England.[2] Television coverage was on ITV.
Earlier matches were played at the Romiley Forum in Stockport finishing on 12 September. Four of the last-16 matches were played there with the remaining four played in Derby.
Steve Davis won the tournament by defeating Dennis Taylor 9–0 in the final.[3]
Main draw[edit]
| Last 24 Best of 9 Frames | Last 16 Best of 9 Frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 Frames | Semi-finals Best of 17 Frames | Final Best of 17 Frames | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Steve Davis
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Perrie Mans
| 5 | Perrie Mans
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tony Meo
| 3 | Steve Davis
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| David Taylor
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Taylor
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Kirk Stevens
| 5 | Kirk Stevens
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jim Meadowcroft
| 1 | Steve Davis
| 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Doug Mountjoy
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins
| 5 | Alex Higgins
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Patsy Fagan
| 3 | Alex Higgins
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Spencer
| 5 | John Spencer
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ray Edmonds
| 3 | Steve Davis
| 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rex Williams
| 5 | Rex Williams
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Fred Davis
| 0 | Dennis Taylor
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John Virgo
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Virgo
| 5 | John Virgo
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tony Knowles
| 2 | Dennis Taylor
| 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Dave Martin
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Eddie Charlton
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dave Martin
| 5 | Dave Martin
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bill Werbeniuk
| 2 | Dave Martin
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Graham Miles
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Graham Miles
| 5 | Graham Miles
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Joe Johnson
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Davis crushes poor Taylor". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 21 September 1981. p. 13.
- ^ "International Open, Goya Matchroom Trophy". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ a b Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 148.