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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28–31 December 1981 (Broadcast 5 January – 20 April 1982) |
| Venue | Pebble Mill Studios |
| City | Birmingham |
| Country | England |
| Format | Non-Ranking event |
| Winner's share | £2,500 |
| Highest break |  Eddie Charlton (98) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Steve Davis |
| Runner-up | Eddie Charlton |
| Score | 2–0 |
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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 edit
Group 1 edit
| Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Broadcast Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Cliff Thorburn |
1–0 |  Doug Mountjoy |
5 January 1982 |
 Alex Higgins |
0–1 | David Taylor |
19 January 1982 |
| Cliff Thorburn |
1–0 | David Taylor |
2 February 1982 |
| Doug Mountjoy |
1–0 | Alex Higgins |
16 February 1982 |
| Doug Mountjoy |
0–1 | David Taylor |
2 March 1982 |
| Cliff Thorburn |
0–1 | Alex Higgins |
16 March 1982 |
Group 2 edit
| Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Broadcast Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Charlton |
1–0 | Ray Reardon |
12 January 1982 |
| Steve Davis |
1–0 | Dennis Taylor |
26 January 1982 |
| Eddie Charlton |
1–0 | Dennis Taylor |
9 February 1982 |
| Ray Reardon |
1–0 | Steve Davis |
23 February 1982 |
| Ray Reardon |
1–0 | Dennis Taylor |
9 March 1982 |
| Steve Davis |
1–0 | Eddie Charlton |
23 March 1982 |
Knockout stage edit
| Semi-finals (30 March and 6 April 1982) | Final (20 April 1982) | ||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy
| 0 | ||||||||
| Eddie Charlton
| 1 | ||||||||
| Eddie Charlton
| 0 | ||||||||
| Steve Davis
| 2 | ||||||||
| Steve Davis
| 1 | ||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn
| 0 | 3rd place Play-off (13 April 1982) | |||||||
| Doug Mountjoy
| 1 | ||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn
| 0 | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Too late for Jimmy". Belfast Telegraph. 12 December 1981. p. 17.
- ^ "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.