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1981–82 snooker season

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1981–82 snooker season
Details
Duration25 June 1981 – 29 May 1982
Tournaments19 (1 ranking event)
Triple Crown winners
UK ChampionshipEngland Steve Davis
MastersEngland Steve Davis
World ChampionshipNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins

The 1981–82 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 25 June 1981 and 29 May 1982. The following table outlines the results for ranking events and the invitational events.

New professional players

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In January 1981, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) accepted Eugene Hughes, Mike Watterson, Paul Medati, Jack Fitzmaurice and Dessie Sheehan were accepted. Billy Kelly and Mick Fisher applied but were rejected.[1]

In April 1981, a further thirteen players turned professional: Ian Black, Bert Demarco, Jim Donnelly, Clive Everton, Geoff Foulds, Doug French, Matt Gibson, Vic Harris, Dennis Hughes, Billy Kelly, Eddie McLaughlin, Murdo MacLeod and Colin Roscoe, were accepted,[2] but Williamson and Tony Graham were not.[3]

Dean Reynolds, Gary Johnston, and John Phillips were accepted in the September intake, when four players, including Paul Watchorn and Tony Kearney, were unsuccessful with their applications.[4][5]

Calendar

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Date[n 1] Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Reference
06-25 06-27  AUS NR Australian Masters Channel 10 Television Studios Sydney England Tony Meo England John Spencer [n 2] [6]
09-14 09-20  ENG NR International Open Assembly Rooms Derby England Steve Davis Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 9–0 [7]
09-22 09-25  SCO NR Scottish Masters Kelvin Hall Glasgow England Jimmy White Canada Cliff Thorburn 9–4 [8]
10-24 11-01  ENG TE World Team Classic Hexagon Theatre Reading  England  Wales 4–3 [9][10]
11-03 11-07  NIR NR Northern Ireland Classic Ulster Hall Belfast England Jimmy White England Steve Davis 11–9 [11][12]
11-22 12-05  ENG NR UK Championship Guild Hall Preston England Steve Davis Wales Terry Griffiths 16–3 [13]
12-28 12-31  ENG NR Pot Black BBC Studios Birmingham England Steve Davis Australia Eddie Charlton 2–0 [14][15]
01-10 01-13  ENG NR The Classic Civic Centre Oldham Wales Terry Griffiths England Steve Davis 9–8 [16]
01-26 01-31  ENG NR The Masters Wembley Conference Centre London England Steve Davis Wales Terry Griffiths 9–5 [17]
02-22 02-24  ENG NR Tolly Cobbold Classic Corn Exchange Ipswich England Steve Davis Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 8–3 [18][19]
02-24 02-28  WAL NR Welsh Professional Championship Ebbw Vale Leisure Centre Ebbw Vale Wales Doug Mountjoy Wales Terry Griffiths 9–8 [20][21]
03-01 03-07  ENG NR International Masters Assembly Rooms Derby England Steve Davis Wales Terry Griffiths 9–7 [22]
03-05 03-07  SCO NR Scottish Professional Championship Glen Pavilion Dunfermline Scotland Eddie Sinclair Scotland Ian Black 11–7 [23]
03-09 03-13  NIR NR Irish Professional Championship Riverside Theatre Coleraine Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 16–13 [24][25]
03-23 03-28  IRL NR Irish Masters Goff's Kill Wales Terry Griffiths England Steve Davis 9–5 [26][27]
04-16 04-18  SCO NR Highland Masters Eden Court Theatre Inverness Wales Ray Reardon England John Spencer 11–4 [11]
04-30 05-16  ENG WR World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield Northern Ireland Alex Higgins Wales Ray Reardon 18–15 [28]
05-22 05-28  WAL NR Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn England Steve Davis Wales Ray Reardon 9–4 [29][30]
05-29  ENG NR Bass and Golden Leisure Classic Liverpool Centre Liverpool England Rex Williams England Ray Edmonds 4–1 [11]
WR = World ranking event
NR = Non-ranking event
TE = Team event

Official rankings

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Main article: Snooker world rankings 1981/1982

The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the World Snooker Championship and were invited for the Masters.[31][32][33]

No. Ch. Name
1 Rise Canada Cliff Thorburn
2 Rise England Steve Davis
3 Rise Wales Terry Griffiths
4 Fall Wales Ray Reardon
5 Rise Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor
6 Rise Wales Doug Mountjoy
7 Rise England David Taylor
8 Fall Australia Eddie Charlton
9 Rise Canada Bill Werbeniuk
10 Rise Canada Kirk Stevens
11 Fall Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
12 Fall England Fred Davis
13 Fall England John Virgo
14 Rise England John Spencer
15 Fall South Africa Perrie Mans
16 Steady England Graham Miles

Notes

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  1. ^ Dates use the mm-dd date format.
  2. ^ The final was decided on aggregate score over three frames.

References

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  1. ^ Everton, Clive (20 January 1980). "Watterson promoted". The Guardian. p. 23.
  2. ^ "Snooker". The Guardian. 18 April 1981. p. 22.
  3. ^ "New professionals". Snooker Scene. June 1981. p. 12.
  4. ^ "Dean turns pro". Grimsby Evening Telegraph. 7 September 1981. p. 10.
  5. ^ "Professional status for Reynolds...". Snooker Scene. November 1982. p. 35.
  6. ^ Turner, Chris. "Australian Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 30 September 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  7. ^ Turner, Chris. "International Open, Goya Matchroom Trophy". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  8. ^ Turner, Chris. "Scottish Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  9. ^ Turner, Chris. "World Cup, World Team Classic, Nations Cup". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  10. ^ "England's Classic Triump". The Herald. Glasgow. 2 November 1981. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
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  15. ^ "Pot Black, Junior Pot Black". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
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  17. ^ Turner, Chris. "The Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  18. ^ Turner, Chris. "Tolly Cobbold Classic". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  19. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: Ranking first for Carter". Eurosport. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  20. ^ Turner, Chris. "Welsh Professional Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  21. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: British success for the Whirlwind". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  22. ^ Turner, Chris. "British Open Including British Gold Cup, Yamaha Organs Trophy and Yamaha International Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  23. ^ Turner, Chris. "Scottish Professional Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  24. ^ Turner, Chris. "Irish Professional Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  25. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: Birth of the Hurricane". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  26. ^ Turner, Chris. "Irish Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
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  28. ^ Turner, Chris. "World Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  29. ^ "Pontin's Roll of Honour". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 6 April 2008. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  30. ^ Turner, Chris. "Pontins Open, Pontins Professional, Pontins World Pro-Am Series". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
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  33. ^ Hayton, Eric (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 119–123. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.
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