1970 Pot Black

July 2026 August 2016 1970 Pot Black Recorded early 1970 (broadcast 1970 03 23 1970 07 6 y) BBC Studios Birmingham England Non-ranking event ENG Fred Davis (54) ENG John Spencer WAL Ray Reardon 88–27 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. Broadcasts were on BBC2, starting with an introductory programme at 9:45 pm on Monday 23 March 1970.BBC Television – 23 March 1970 – Pot Black http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbctwo/england/1970-03-23 BBC Genome Project 23 February 2017 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.BBC Television – 6 July 1970 – Pot Black: BBC2 Knockout Snooker Competition http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbctwo/england/1970-07-06 BBC Genome Project 23 February 2017 Main draw League 1 Player 1ScorePlayer 2Broadcast DateENG Fred Davis0–1ENG Rex Williams30 March 1970ENG John Spencer1–0ENG Kingsley Kennerley13 April 1970ENG Fred Davis0–1ENG John Spencer27 April 1970ENG Rex Williams1–0ENG Kingsley Kennerley11 May 1970ENG Fred Davis1–0ENG Kingsley Kennerley25 May 1970ENG Rex Williams1–0ENG John Spencer8 June 1970 League 2 Player 1ScorePlayer 2Broadcast DateWAL Gary Owen0–1ENG John Pulman6 April 1970WAL Ray Reardon1–0NIR Jackie Rea20 April 1970WAL Gary Owen0–1WAL Ray Reardon4 May 1970ENG John Pulman1–0NIR Jackie Rea18 May 1970WAL Gary Owen1–0NIR Jackie Rea1 June 1970ENG John Pulman1–0WAL Ray Reardon15 June 1970 Knockout stage yes Semi-finals (22 and 29 June 1970) Final (6 July 1970) ENG John Spencer 1 ENG John Pulman 0 ENG Rex Williams 0 WAL Ray Reardon 1 ENG John Spencer 88 WAL Ray Reardon 27 References Category:Pot Black Pot Black Pot Black