1980–81 snooker season

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:


 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tony Knowles (ENG)
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jimmy White (ENG)
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Dave Martin (ENG)
 * 🇺🇸 Jim Rempe (USA)

Official rankings
The top 16 of the world rankings.