| Tournament Name: | Northern Ireland Classic |
| Venue: | Ulster Hall |
| Location: | Belfast |
| Country: | Northern Ireland |
| Organisation: | WPBSA |
| Format: | Non-ranking event |
| Total Prize Fund: | £19,500 |
| Winners Share: | £5,000 |
| Highest Break: | Dennis Taylor (112) |
| Winner: | Jimmy White |
| Runner Up: | Steve Davis |
| Score: | 11–9 |
The 1981 Northern Ireland Classic was a one-off invitational snooker tournament, held from 3 to 7 November 1981 at the Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Jimmy White defeated Steve Davis by eleven to nine (11–9) in the final. Dennis Taylor made the highest with 112.
Five of the top eight players in the rankings participated: Cliff Thorburn (1), Steve Davis (2), Terry Griffiths (3), Dennis Taylor (5) and Doug Mountjoy (6). Also participating were Kirk Stevens (10), Alex Higgins (11), and Jimmy White (21).
The prize fund is shown below:[1]
| Final: Best of 17 frames Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 7 November 1981. | |||
| Jimmy White | 11–9 | Steve Davis | |
| 73–33, 66–18, 41–76, 41–62, 14–77, 76(51)–8, 107(67)–35, 0–94(56), 71(50)–64 (54), 8–83, 76–23, 75–24, 61–68, 0–86(72), 0–93(52), 0–123(107), 68–66, 69–24, 85–4, 86(63)–1 | |||
| 67 | Highest break | 107 | |
| 0 | Century breaks | 1 | |
| 4 | 50+ breaks | 5 | |