1981 Australian Masters

The 1981 Winfield Australian Masters was a professional invitational snooker tournament which took place between 25 and 27 June 1981 at the Tattersalls Club in Sydney, Australia.

Australian Masters
Tournament information
Dates25–27 June 1981 (1981-06-25 – 1981-06-27)
VenueTattersalls Club
CitySydney
CountryAustralia
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-Ranking event
Total prize fund$60,000
Final
ChampionEngland Tony Meo
Runner-upEngland John Spencer
ScoreAggregate Score
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The tournament was sponsored by Winfield and had a total prize fund of $60,000. There were two qualifying groups, played on a round-robin basis, with the top two players from each group progressing to the semi-finals. The final was decided on aggregated points scored over three frames. The event was recorded for broadcast on Channel 2, with transmissions running from 8 September 1981 to 10 November 1981.[1]

There were four players in each group:

Group A Group B
England John SpencerNorthern Ireland Dennis Taylor
England Tony MeoCanada Cliff Thorburn
Wales Doug MountjoyAustralia Eddie Charlton
Australia Paddy MorganAustralia Ian Anderson

Eighteenth-ranked Tony Meo won his first title as a professional by defeating world number fourteen John Spencer over three frames in the final.[2] The winning aggregate score is unknown.

References
  1. "Sometimes even the stars of the game can't take a trick". Sydney Morning Herald. 25 June 1981. p. 34. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  2. "CueTracker - 1981 Australian Masters - Snooker Results & Statistics Database".
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