1970 Pot Black

1970 Pot Black
Tournament information
DatesRecorded early 1970 (broadcast 23 March – 6 July 1970 (1970-03-23 – 1970-07-06))
VenueBBC Studios
CityBirmingham
CountryEngland
FormatNon-ranking event
Highest breakEngland Fred Davis (54)
Final
ChampionEngland John Spencer
Runner-upWales Ray Reardon
Score88–27
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1971 →

The 1970 Pot Black event was the second edition of Pot Black, a professional invitational snooker tournament which was first broadcast in 1969. The event was recorded in early 1970 at the BBC TV Studios in Gosta Green, Birmingham. The tournament featured eight professional players. All matches were one-frame shoot-outs.

Broadcasts were on BBC2, starting with an introductory programme at 9:45 pm on Monday 23 March 1970.[1] This year, the tournament moved to a round-robin format with two groups of four players, the top two players from each group qualifying for a place in the semi-finals. Alan Weeks took over as presenter, with Ted Lowe remaining as commentator and Sydney Lee as referee.

The two finalists were the same as the previous year but the result was in reverse. John Spencer defeated Ray Reardon 88–27 in the one-frame final which was broadcast on 6 July 1970.[2]

Main draw

League 1

Player 1 Score Player 2 Broadcast Date
England Fred Davis 0–1 England Rex Williams 30 March 1970
England John Spencer 1–0 England Kingsley Kennerley 13 April 1970
England Fred Davis 0–1 England John Spencer 27 April 1970
England Rex Williams 1–0 England Kingsley Kennerley 11 May 1970
England Fred Davis 1–0 England Kingsley Kennerley 25 May 1970
England Rex Williams 1–0 England John Spencer 8 June 1970

League 2

Player 1 Score Player 2 Broadcast Date
Wales Gary Owen 0–1 England John Pulman 6 April 1970
Wales Ray Reardon 1–0 Northern Ireland Jackie Rea 20 April 1970
Wales Gary Owen 0–1 Wales Ray Reardon 4 May 1970
England John Pulman 1–0 Northern Ireland Jackie Rea 18 May 1970
Wales Gary Owen 1–0 Northern Ireland Jackie Rea 1 June 1970
England John Pulman 1–0 Wales Ray Reardon 15 June 1970

Knockout stage

Semi-finals (22 and 29 June 1970) Final (6 July 1970)
England John Spencer 1
England John Pulman 0 England John Spencer 1
England Rex Williams 0 Wales Ray Reardon 0
Wales Ray Reardon 1

References

  1. ^ "BBC Television – 23 March 1970 – Pot Black". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  2. ^ "BBC Television – 6 July 1970 – Pot Black: BBC2 Knockout Snooker Competition". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 23 February 2017.