The 1981 Coral UK Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. The event began on 22 November 1981 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 28 November and 5 December 1981.
Tournament summary
- Steve Davis retained the first of his major titles by defeating Terry Griffiths 16–3 in the final.
- Jimmy White, fresh from his success in the Langs Scottish Masters and Northern Ireland Classic, which took place earlier in the season, beat John Virgo, Dennis Taylor and Ray Reardon, in reaching the semi-finals at his first attempt, but then was whitewashed 0–9 by the reigning World Champion Steve Davis.
- Two other young players, Tony Knowles and Tony Meo, also enhanced their reputations: Knowles by beating Fred Davis and Doug Mountjoy in reaching the quarter-finals, and Meo by defeating Rex Williams, Cliff Thorburn and Alex Higgins in reaching the semi-finals.
Main draw
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Qualifying
Best of 17 frames
Century breaks
References
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Steve Davis
Terry Griffiths
Bill Werbeniuk
Dennis Taylor
