1980–81 snooker season

1980–81 snooker season
Details
Duration18 June 1980 – 16 May 1981
Tournaments18 (1 ranking event)
Triple Crown winners
UK ChampionshipEngland Steve Davis
MastersNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins
World ChampionshipEngland Steve Davis

The 1980–81 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 18 June 1980 and 16 May 1981. The following table outlines the results for the ranking and the invitational events.

New professional players

In February 1980, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) accepted the application of Tony Knowles to become a professional from the 1980–81 season, and rejected Eugene Hughes and Ian Williamson. Jimmy White, the 1979 English Amateur Champion, opted to remain as an amateur until after the 1980 World Amateur Championship; he became a professional after winning it in November 1980. Dave Martin won the 1980 Professional Ticket Event. Jim Rempe became a professional in 1980 and played in the 1980 World Challenge Cup but he did not participate in a singles event until the 1985 Matchroom Trophy. Knowles, White, and Martin all made their World Snooker Championship debuts at the 1981 edition.

The new professionals were, therefore:

Calendar

Date Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Reference
06-18 06-20  AUS NR Australian Masters Channel 10 Television Studios Sydney England John Spencer Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor
08-13 08-31  CAN NR Canadian Open Canadian National Exhibition Stadium Toronto Canada Cliff Thorburn Wales Terry Griffiths 17–10
10-02 10-12  ENG NR Champion of Champions New London Theatre London Wales Doug Mountjoy England John Virgo 10–8
10-18 10-26  ENG TE World Challenge Cup New London Theatre London  Wales  Canada 8–5
11-16 11-29  ENG NR UK Championship Guild Hall Preston England Steve Davis Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 16–6
12-01 12-02  ENG NR The Classic Blighty's Farnworth England Steve Davis Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 4–1
12-07 12-13  ENG TQ Professional Ticket Event Snooker Centre Sheffield England Dave Martin Republic of Ireland Eugene Hughes 9–6
12-28 12-31  ENG NR Pot Black BBC Studios Birmingham Canada Cliff Thorburn Canada Jim Wych 2–0
01-27 02-01  ENG NR The Masters Wembley Conference Centre London Northern Ireland Alex Higgins Wales Terry Griffiths 9–6
02-05 02-08  WAL NR Welsh Professional Championship Ebbw Vale Leisure Centre Ebbw Vale Wales Ray Reardon Wales Cliff Wilson 9–6
02-18 02-21  IRL NR Irish Masters Goff's Kill Wales Terry Griffiths Wales Ray Reardon 9–7
02-24 02-25  ENG NR Tolly Cobbold Classic Corn Exchange Ipswich England Graham Miles Canada Cliff Thorburn 5–1
03-02 03-08  ENG NR Yamaha Organs Trophy Assembly Rooms Derby England Steve Davis England David Taylor 9–6
03-12 03-14  NIR NR Irish Professional Championship Riverside Theatre Coleraine Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor Republic of Ireland Patsy Fagan 22–21
03-08 03-15  ENG NR English Professional Championship Haden Hill Leisure Centre Birmingham England Steve Davis England Tony Meo 9–3
03-?? 03-??  SCO NR Scottish Professional Championship Cumbernauld Theatre Kildrum Scotland Ian Black Scotland Matt Gibson 11–7
04-07 04-20  ENG WR World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield England Steve Davis Wales Doug Mountjoy 18–12
05-09 05-16  WAL NR Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn Wales Terry Griffiths England Willie Thorne 9–8
WR = World ranking event
NR = Non-ranking event
TE = Team event
TQ = Tour qualifier

Official rankings

The top 16 of the world rankings.

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

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