1981 Tolly Cobbold Classic
{{Infobox individual snooker tournament
|tournament_name=Tolly Cobbold Classic
|logo=
|dates=February 1981
|venue=Corn Exchange
|location=Ipswich
|country=England
|organisation=WPBSA
|format=Non-ranking event
|Total prize fund=
|winners_share=£2,000
|highest_break=
|winner={{flagicon|ENG}} Graham Miles
|runner_up={{flagicon|CAN}} Cliff Thorburn
|score=5–1
|previous=1980
|next=1982}}
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.{{cite web|title=Tolly Cobbold Classic|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/tolly.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107152329/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/tolly.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 January 2012|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|accessdate=7 February 2018}}
Graham Miles won the tournament beating Cliff Thorburn 5–1 in the final.{{cite book|last=Hayton|first=Eric|title=Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker|page=148}}
Group phase
All matches in the group phase were played over four frames.
- {{flagicon|ENG}} Graham Miles 4–0 Alex Higgins {{flagicon|NIR}}
- {{flagicon|ENG}} Graham Miles 4–0 Kirk Stevens {{flagicon|CAN}}
- {{flagicon|CAN}} Kirk Stevens 3–1 Alex Higgins {{flagicon|NIR}}
- {{flagicon|CAN}} Cliff Thorburn 2–2 Graham Miles {{flagicon|ENG}}
- {{flagicon|CAN}} Cliff Thorburn 4–0 Kirk Stevens {{flagicon|CAN}}
- {{flagicon|CAN}} Cliff Thorburn 4–2 Alex Higgins {{flagicon|NIR}}
Final
{{2TeamBracket
| RD1=Final
Best of 9 frames
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1={{flagicon|ENG}} Graham Miles
| RD1-score1=5
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2={{flagicon|CAN}} Cliff Thorburn
| RD1-score2=1
}}
Third-place play-off
{{2TeamBracket
| RD1=Play-off
Best of 3 frames
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1={{flagicon|CAN}} Kirk Stevens
| RD1-score1=2
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2={{flagicon|NIR}} Alex Higgins
| RD1-score2=0
}}