1981 Junior Pot Black

July 2026 August 2016 Junior Pot Black 81 April 1981 (Broadcast 1981 05 01 1981 06 19 y) Pebble Mill Studios Birmingham England Non-Ranking event ??? ENG Dean Reynolds NZL Dene O'Kane 151–79 first 1982 The 1981 Junior Pot Black was the first staging of the junior snooker tournament which was held in the Pebble Mill Studios in Birmingham. 12 young players were competing in a qualifying round before 6 of the winners go on to the round-robin stage of 2 groups of three. The matches are one-frame shoot-outs and 2 frame aggregate scores in the final. Broadcasts were on BBC2 and started at 18:55 on Friday 1 May 1981BBC Television – 1 May 1981 – Junior Pot Black http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbctwo/england/1981-05-01 BBC Genome Project 25 February 2017 Alan Weeks presented the programme with Ted Lowe as commentator and John Williams as referee. Notable players in the first championship include John Parrott, Neal Foulds and the two finalists Dean Reynolds and Dene O'Kane. Reynolds won the title 151–79 and soon turned professional afterwards.BBC Television – 19 June 1981 – Junior Pot Black: BBC2 Knockout Snooker Competition http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbctwo/england/1981-06-13 BBC Genome Project 25 February 2017 Main draw Qualifying round Player 1ScorePlayer 2Broadcast DateIRL Paul Ennis40–54AUS Greg Jenkins1 May 1981ENG Tony Pyle64–55ENG Danny Adds1 May 1981ENG Jonathan White0–1ENG John Keers8 May 1981ENG Neal Foulds0–1ENG Dean Reynolds8 May 1981ENG John Parrott1–0WAL Mark Bennett15 May 1981ENG Terry Whitthread0–1NZL Dene O'Kane15 May 1981 Group 1 Player 1ScorePlayer 2Broadcast DateAUS Greg Jenkins1–0ENG John Keers22 May 1981AUS Greg Jenkins0–1ENG John Parrott29 May 1981ENG John Keers0–1ENG John Parrott5 June 1981 Group 2 Player 1ScorePlayer 2Broadcast DateENG Tony Pyle0–1ENG Dean Reynolds22 May 1981ENG Tony Pyle0–1NZL Dene O'Kane29 May 1981ENG Dean Reynolds0–1NZL Dene O'Kane5 June 1981 Knockout stage Semi-finals (12 June 1981) Final (19 June 1981) NZL Dene O'Kane 1 AUS Greg Jenkins 0 ENG Dean Reynolds 1 ENG John Parrott 0 NZL Dene O'Kane 79 ENG Dean Reynolds 151 References Category:Pot Black Category:Snooker competitions in England Category:1981 in snooker Category:1981 in English sport Junior Pot Black, 1981