1992 Pot Black

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Pot Black Timeframe
Tournament information
Dates2–5 September 1992 (1992-09-02 1992-09-05)
(Broadcast 7 September – 14 October 1992 (1992-09-07 1992-10-14))
VenueNorbreck Hydro
City Blackpool
Country England
Organisation WPBSA
FormatNon-Ranking event
Final
Champion Flag of England.svg Neal Foulds
Runner-up Flag of Thailand.svg James Wattana
Score252-176 points
1991
1993

The 1992 Pot Black was the second of the revived professional invitational snooker tournament and the 20th series altogether. It took place between 2 and 5 September 1992, and was broadcast in the autumn of the same year. [1] The tournament was held in Blackpool, and featured sixteen professional players in a knock-out system.

This year, the series had been changed into a "timeframe" system which players would play at least one or two frames of snooker against the clock (each show was at least 20 minutes), the final being longer.

Broadcasts were shown on Mondays and Wednesdays and the series started at 15:00 on Monday 7 September 1992. [2] Eamonn Holmes presented the series and Ted Lowe and Willie Thorne were the commentators with John Williams as referee.

Players in this year's series were the top 16 ranked players for the 1992–93 season except the No. 1 player Stephen Hendry and Darren Morgan. Replacing them were the first ever woman to play in series, Allison Fisher and the professional debut of the Junior Pot Black champion Ronnie O'Sullivan who beat defending Pot Black champion Steve Davis in the first show of the series. The final was won by Neal Foulds, beating debutant James Wattana [3]

Tournament draw

[4]

Last 16
Points based
20 Minutes timeframe
Quarter-finals
Points based
20 Minutes timeframe
Semi-finals
Points based
20 Minutes timeframe
Final
Points based
20 Minutes timeframe
        
Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 117
Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 174
Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 83
Flag of England.svg Gary Wilkinson 134
Flag of England.svg Gary Wilkinson 114
Flag of England.svg Steve James 93
Flag of England.svg Gary Wilkinson 84
Flag of England.svg Neal Foulds 103
Flag of England.svg Neal Foulds 69
Flag of England.svg Nigel Bond 57
Flag of England.svg Neal Foulds 119
Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 79
Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 120
Ulster Banner.svg Dennis Taylor 98
Flag of England.svg Neal Foulds 252
Flag of Thailand.svg James Wattana 176
Flag of England.svg John Parrott 103
Flag of England.svg Allison Fisher 91
Flag of England.svg John Parrott 99
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alain Robidoux 96
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Terry Griffiths 73
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alain Robidoux 124
Flag of England.svg John Parrott 84
Flag of Thailand.svg James Wattana 128
Flag of England.svg Willie Thorne 106
Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 96
Flag of England.svg Willie Thorne 74
Flag of Thailand.svg James Wattana 133
Flag of England.svg Martin Clark 79
Flag of Thailand.svg James Wattana 116

References

  1. Everton, Clive (13 August 1992). "Time, gentlemen...". The Guardian. London. p. 12.
  2. "BBC Television – 7 September 1992 – Pot Black". BBC Genome Project . BBC . Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  3. "BBC Television – 14 October 1992 – Pot Black". BBC Genome Project . BBC . Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  4. West, Elliott (6 April 2022). "Up against the Clock". Snooker Loopy. Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.