1973 Pot Black

The 1973 Pot Black was a professional invitational snooker tournament, which was broadcast in 1973. The tournament was held in the Pebble Mill Studios in Birmingham, and featured eight professional players. All matches were one-frame shoot-outs.

1973 Pot Black
Tournament information
DatesRecorded Christmas 1972 (broadcast 13 February – 29 May 1973)
VenuePebble Mill Studios
CityBirmingham
CountryEngland
FormatNon-ranking event
Winner's share£1000
Highest break Eddie Charlton (110)
Final
Champion Eddie Charlton
Runner-up Rex Williams
Score93–33
← 1972
1974 →

Broadcasts were on BBC2 and started at 21:00 on Tuesday 13 February 1973[1] The tournament this year was reverted to 8 players. The three ex-winners were in a Pot Black Champions group while the remaining five players were in a League of Champions group. The top two from each group qualified for the semi-finals. Alan Weeks presented the programme with Ted Lowe as commentator and Sydney Lee as referee.

The tournament featured the TV debut of Alex Higgins who beat John Pulman in the first match of the series. Eddie Charlton retained the Pot Black title beating Rex Williams 93–33 shown on 29 May [2] and also made the first century break making 110 against John Spencer [3] which remained a record until 2005.[4]

Main draw

League of Champions Group
Player 1 Score Player 2 Broadcast Date
Alex Higgins1–0 John Pulman13 February 1973
Rex Williams1–0 Jackie Rea20 February 1973
Fred Davis0–1 John Pulman6 March 1973
Alex Higgins0–1 Rex Williams13 March 1973
Fred Davis1–0 Jackie Rea27 March 1973
John Pulman1–0 Rex Williams3 April 1973
Alex Higgins0–1 Jackie Rea10 April 1973
Fred Davis1–0 Rex Williams24 April 1973
Jackie Rea1–0 John Pulman1 May 1973
Alex Higgins0–1 Fred Davis8 May 1973

Pot Black Champions Group
Player 1 Score Player 2 Broadcast Date
John Spencer0–1 Ray Reardon27 February 1973
John Spencer0–1 Eddie Charlton20 March 1973
Eddie Charlton1–0 Ray Reardon17 April 1973

Knockout stage
Semi-finals (15 and 22 May 1973) Final (29 May 1973)
Rex Williams 1
Fred Davis 0 Rex Williams 0
Ray Reardon 0 Eddie Charlton 1
Eddie Charlton 1

References
  1. "BBC Television – 13 February 1973 – Pot Black". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  2. "BBC Television – 29 May 1973 – Pot Black: BBC2 Knockout Snooker Competition". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  3. "BBC Television – 20 March 1973 – Pot Black: BBC2 Knockout Snooker Competition". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  4. http://cuetracker.net/tournaments/pot-black/1973/901
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