User:Steveflan/Snooker World Cup 1981

The 1981 World Team Classic sponsored by State Express was the third team snooker tournament, comprising of seven competing nations with three players per team. The event was held between 24 October and 1 November at the Hexagon Theatre in Reading, England. Two teams (Scotland and Republic of Ireland), played a qualifying match on 4 October 1981 at the Redwood Lodge Hotel & Country Club in Bristol, England to determine the final team in the main competition.

The defending champion, Wales reached their third consecutive final, but were beaten by England who recorded their first title.

Terry Griffiths made the highest break of the tournament, 127.

Prize fund
A total of £40,000 was awarded at the event, with the winning team receiving £12,000. The breakdown of prize money is shown below:
 * Winner: £12,000
 * Runner-Up: £7,500
 * Semi final: £5,250
 * Third in group: £4,500
 * Losing qualifier: £1,000
 * Total: £40,000


 * Highest break: £555

Format
In a change from the previous tournaments, all matches consisted of six individual matches played over two sessions of 3 individual matches in each session. Each individual match was the best-of-3 frames, with each team gaining a point for each individual match won.

If, after 6 matches, the teams were tied at 3 points apiece, a single frame match was played between the respective captains to determine the overall match winner.

Round robin stage
Each team would play one match as the home team and one match as the away team to determine the playing order of individual matches.

Group positions were determined by the greater number of matches won. If two teams were tied on the same number of matches won then the team with the higher number of individual matches won was ranked higher in the group. If two teams were still tied, then a single-frame play-off would be played between the two respective captains.

All individual matches were played.

Semi finals
The two group winners were classed as the home team with the group runners-up classed as the away team to determine the playing order of individual matches.

Final
A coin toss would determine which finalist would be classed as the home team to determine the playing order of individual matches. England won the toss and became the home team.

Playing Order
All matches were played in the following order:

Main draw
Teams and results are listed below.

Teams
World ranking shown in brackets.

Qualifying round
Played at the Redwood Lodge Hotel & Country Club, Bristol, England.

Century breaks
There were 2 century breaks in the tournament.
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Terry Griffiths - 127
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 John Spencer - 103

Player Records
''Players are ordered by the percentage of matches won followed by the percentage of frames won. Records also include the qualifying match between Republic of Ireland and Scotland.''