1982 Pot Black
The 1982 Pot Black was a professional invitational snooker tournament, which was held in the Pebble Mill Studios in Birmingham. 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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | late December 1981 (Broadcast 5 January-20 April 1982) |
| Venue | Pebble Mill Studios |
| City | Birmingham |
| Country | England |
| Format | Non-Ranking event |
| Winner's share | £2500 |
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| Final | |
| Champion |  |
| Runner-up | |
| Score | 2–0 |
← 1981 1983 → | |
Broadcasts were on BBC2 and started at 21:00 on Tuesday 5 January 1982 [1] 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.[2][3]
Main draw
Group 1
| Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Broadcast Date |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 1–0 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 5 January 1982 |
 | 0–1 | | 19 January 1982 |
| 1–0 | | 2 February 1982 |
| 1–0 | | 16 February 1982 |
| 0–1 | | 2 March 1982 |
| 0–1 | | 16 March 1982 |
Group 2
| Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Broadcast Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–0 | | 12 January 1982 |
| 1–0 | | 26 January 1982 |
| 1–0 | | 9 February 1982 |
| 1–0 | | 23 February 1982 |
| 1–0 | | 9 March 1982 |
| 1–0 | | 23 March 1982 |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals (30 March and 6 April 1982) | Final (20 April 1982) | |||||||
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Doug Mountjoy | 0 | ||||||
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Eddie Charlton | 1 | ||||||
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Eddie Charlton | 0 | ||||||
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Steve Davis | 2 | ||||||
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Steve Davis | 1 | ||||||
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Cliff Thorburn | 0 | 3rd place Play-off (13 April 1982) | |||||
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Doug Mountjoy | 1 | ||||||
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Cliff Thorburn | 0 | ||||||
References
- "BBC Television – 5 January 1982 – Pot Black". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- "BBC Television – 20 April 1982 – Pot Black: BBC2 Knockout Snooker Competition". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- "CueTracker - 1982 Pot Black - Snooker Results & Statistics". cuetracker.net. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
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