1981 Australian Masters

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

Australian Masters
Tournament information
DatesJune 1981
VenueTattersalls Club
CitySydney
CountryAustralia
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatNon-Ranking event
Total prize fund$60,000
Final
Champion Tony Meo
Runner-up 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
John Spencer Dennis Taylor
Tony Meo Cliff Thorburn
Doug Mountjoy Eddie Charlton
Paddy Morgan 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. http://cuetracker.net/Tournaments/Australian-Masters/1981/812
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