1979 Pot Black

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1979 Pot Black
Tournament information
DatesRecorded late Dec 1978 (broadcast 29 December 1978 – 6 April 1979 (1978-12-29 1979-04-06))
Venue Pebble Mill Studios
City Birmingham
CountryEngland
FormatNon-ranking event
Winner's share£1000
Highest break Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Doug Mountjoy (82)
Final
Champion Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ray Reardon
Runner-up Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Doug Mountjoy
Score2–1
1978
1980

The 1979 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. All matches were one-frame shoot-outs except the final which was played in the best of 3 frames on a one-hour programme.

Contents

Broadcasts were on BBC2 and started at 21:00 on Friday 29 December 1978 [1] Alan Weeks presented the programme with Ted Lowe as commentator and Sydney Lee as referee.

This tournament had the TV debut of Steve Davis who played veteran namesake Fred Davis on the programme transmitted 19 January [2] and won the frame 83-23 but failed to reach the semi-finals. The first Pot Black champion Ray Reardon regained the title 10 years after his first beating reigning champion Doug Mountjoy 2–1. [3] [4]

Main draw

Group 1

Player 1ScorePlayer 2Broadcast Date
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ray Reardon 1–0 Flag of England.svg John Spencer 29 December 1978
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eddie Charlton 0–1 Flag of England.svg Graham Miles 12 January 1979
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ray Reardon 1–0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eddie Charlton 26 January 1979
Flag of England.svg John Spencer 0–1 Flag of England.svg Graham Miles 9 February 1979
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ray Reardon 0–1 Flag of England.svg Graham Miles 23 February 1979
Flag of England.svg John Spencer 0–1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eddie Charlton 9 March 1979

Group 2

Player 1ScorePlayer 2Broadcast Date
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Doug Mountjoy 0–1 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Perrie Mans 5 January 1979
Flag of England.svg Fred Davis 0–1 Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 19 January 1979
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Perrie Mans 1–0 Flag of England.svg Fred Davis 2 February 1979
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Doug Mountjoy 1–0 Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 16 February 1979
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Perrie Mans 1–0 Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 2 March 1979
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Doug Mountjoy 1–0 Flag of England.svg Fred Davis 16 March 1979

Knockout stage

Semi-finals (23 and 30 March 1979) Final (6 April 1979)
      
Flag of England.svg Graham Miles 0
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Doug Mountjoy 1
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ray Reardon 2
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Doug Mountjoy 1
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ray Reardon 1
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Perrie Mans 0

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