1981 Tolly Cobbold Classic

Tolly Cobbold Classic

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
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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.[1]

Graham Miles won the tournament beating Cliff Thorburn 5–1 in the final.[2]

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

1. "Tolly Cobbold Classic". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
2. Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 148.