| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8–15 March 1981 |
| Venue | Haden Hill Leisure Centre |
| City | Birmingham |
| Country | England |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £4,000 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Steve Davis |
| Runner-up | Tony Meo |
| Score | 9–3 |
1985 → | |
The 1981 John Courage English Professional Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place in March 1981 in Birmingham, England. [1]
Steve Davis won the title by defeating Tony Meo 9–3 in the final. [2]
| First round Best of 17 frames | Last 16 Best of 17 frames | Quarter-final Best of 17 frames | Semi-final Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Steve Davis | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jim Meadowcroft | 9 | Jim Meadowcroft | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John Barrie | 3 | Steve Davis | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John Spencer | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Spencer | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pat Houlihan | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steve Davis | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ray Edmonds | 9 | Ray Edmonds | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mike Hallett | 3 | Ray Edmonds | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Fred Davis | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ray Edmonds | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joe Johnson | 9 | Joe Johnson | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tony Knowles | 2 | Joe Johnson | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John Pulman | w/d | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steve Davis | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tony Meo | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tony Meo | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Virgo | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tony Meo | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Graham Miles | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Graham Miles | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sid Hood | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tony Meo | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Wildman | 9 | Mark Wildman | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bernard Bennett | 3 | Willie Thorne | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John Dunning | 9 | John Dunning | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| David Greaves | 4 | John Dunning | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| David Taylor | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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