1970 Pot Black

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1970 Pot Black
Tournament information
DatesRecorded early 1970 (broadcast 23 March – 6 July 1970 (1970-03-23 1970-07-06))
VenueBBC Studios
City Birmingham
CountryEngland
FormatNon-ranking event
Highest break Flag of England.svg Fred Davis (54)
Final
Champion Flag of England.svg John Spencer
Runner-up Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ray Reardon
Score88–27
1969
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.

Contents

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 1ScorePlayer 2Broadcast Date
Flag of England.svg Fred Davis 0–1 Flag of England.svg Rex Williams 30 March 1970
Flag of England.svg John Spencer 1–0 Flag of England.svg Kingsley Kennerley 13 April 1970
Flag of England.svg Fred Davis 0–1 Flag of England.svg John Spencer 27 April 1970
Flag of England.svg Rex Williams 1–0 Flag of England.svg Kingsley Kennerley 11 May 1970
Flag of England.svg Fred Davis 1–0 Flag of England.svg Kingsley Kennerley 25 May 1970
Flag of England.svg Rex Williams 1–0 Flag of England.svg John Spencer 8 June 1970

League 2

Player 1ScorePlayer 2Broadcast Date
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gary Owen 0–1 Flag of England.svg John Pulman 6 April 1970
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ray Reardon 1–0 Ulster Banner.svg Jackie Rea 20 April 1970
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gary Owen 0–1 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ray Reardon 4 May 1970
Flag of England.svg John Pulman 1–0 Ulster Banner.svg Jackie Rea 18 May 1970
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gary Owen 1–0 Ulster Banner.svg Jackie Rea 1 June 1970
Flag of England.svg John Pulman 1–0 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ray Reardon 15 June 1970

Knockout stage

Semi-finals (22 and 29 June 1970) Final (6 July 1970)
Flag of England.svg John Spencer 1
Flag of England.svg John Pulman 0 Flag of England.svg John Spencer 88
Flag of England.svg Rex Williams 0 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ray Reardon 27
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 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.