1982 Pot Black

Pot Black 82
Tournament information
Dates28–31 December 1981 (1981-12-28 – 1981-12-31)
(Broadcast 5 January – 20 April 1982 (1982-01-05 – 1982-04-20))
VenuePebble Mill Studios
CityBirmingham
CountryEngland
FormatNon-Ranking event
Winner's share£2,500
Highest breakAustralia Eddie Charlton (98)
Final
ChampionEngland Steve Davis
Runner-upAustralia Eddie Charlton
Score2–0
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1983 →

The 1982 Pot Black was a professional invitational snooker tournament, which was held between 28 and 31 December 1981 in the Pebble Mill Studios in Birmingham.[1] 8 players were competing in 2 four player groups. The matches are one-frame shoot-outs in the group stages, 2 frame aggregate scores in the semi-finals and the best of 3 frames in the final.

Broadcasts were on BBC2 and started at 21:00 on Tuesday 5 January 1982 [2] Alan Weeks presented the programme with Ted Lowe as commentator and John Williams as referee.

World snooker champion Steve Davis won his first Pot Black title beating show veteran Eddie Charlton 2–0.[3][4]

Main draw

Group 1

Player 1 Score Player 2 Broadcast Date
Canada Cliff Thorburn 1–0 Wales Doug Mountjoy 5 January 1982
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 0–1 England David Taylor 19 January 1982
Canada Cliff Thorburn 1–0 England David Taylor 2 February 1982
Wales Doug Mountjoy 1–0 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 16 February 1982
Wales Doug Mountjoy 1–0 England David Taylor 2 March 1982
Canada Cliff Thorburn 0–1 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 16 March 1982

Group 2

Player 1 Score Player 2 Broadcast Date
Australia Eddie Charlton 1–0 Wales Ray Reardon 12 January 1982
England Steve Davis 1–0 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 26 January 1982
Australia Eddie Charlton 1–0 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 9 February 1982
Wales Ray Reardon 1–0 England Steve Davis 23 February 1982
Wales Ray Reardon 1–0 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 9 March 1982
England Steve Davis 1–0 Australia Eddie Charlton 23 March 1982

Knockout stage

Semi-finals (30 March and 6 April 1982) Final (20 April 1982)
      
Wales Doug Mountjoy 0
Australia Eddie Charlton 1
Australia Eddie Charlton 0
England Steve Davis 2
England Steve Davis 1
Canada Cliff Thorburn 0 3rd place Play-off (13 April 1982)
Wales Doug Mountjoy 1
Canada Cliff Thorburn 0

References

  1. ^ "Too late for Jimmy". Belfast Telegraph. 12 December 1981. p. 17.
  2. ^ "BBC Television – 5 January 1982 – Pot Black". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  3. ^ "BBC Television – 20 April 1982 – Pot Black: BBC2 Knockout Snooker Competition". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  4. ^ "CueTracker - 1982 Pot Black - Snooker Results & Statistics". cuetracker.net. Retrieved 26 February 2017.