| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | February 1981 |
| Venue | Corn Exchange |
| City | Ipswich |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Winner's share | £2,000 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Graham Miles |
| Runner-up |  Cliff Thorburn |
| Score | 5–1 |
| ← 1980 1982 → | |
The 1981 Tolly Cobbold Classic was the third edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place between 24th and 25 February 1981 at the Corn Exchange in Ipswich, England.
Graham Miles won the tournament beating Cliff Thorburn 5–1 in the final.
Group phase
All matches in the group phase were played over four frames.
- Graham Miles 4–0 Alex Higgins
- Graham Miles 4–0 Kirk Stevens
- Kirk Stevens 3–1 Alex Higgins
- Cliff Thorburn 2–2 Graham Miles
- Cliff Thorburn 4–0 Kirk Stevens
- Cliff Thorburn 4–2 Alex Higgins
Final
| Final Best of 9 frames | ||||
| Graham Miles
| 5 | |||
| Cliff Thorburn
| 1 | |||
Third-place play-off
| Play-off Best of 3 frames | ||||
| Kirk Stevens
| 2 | |||
| Alex Higgins
| 0 | |||
References
- "Tolly Cobbold Classic". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 148.
| Tolly Cobbold Classic | |
|---|---|
| Tournaments | |
| Winners | |
| 1980–81 snooker season | |
|---|---|
| Ranking events | |
| Non-ranking events | |