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
1981
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]

  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.