First of 14 programmes
BBC2's International Snooker Championship returns with eight of the world's star players who compete, in this 13th series, for the 1981 Pot Black trophy and a first prize of £2,500. Group 1:
Cliff Thorburn (Canada) Ray Reardon (Wales)
Kirk Stevens (Canada) Steve Davis (London) Group 2:
Eddie Charlton (Australia)
Alex Higgins (Northern Ireland) Jim Wych (Canada)
David Taylor (Manchester) Tonight's game in Group 1:
Cliff Thorburn , reigning World Champion, against Ray Reardon , six times World Champion Introduced by ALAN WEEKS Referee JOHN Williams Commentator TED LOWE
Director ROY NORTON
Producer REG PERRIN. BBC Birmingham