The 1982 Pot Black was a professional invitational snooker tournament, which was held between 28 and 31 December 1981 in the Pebble Mill Studios in Birmingham. 8 players were competing in 2 four player groups. The matches are one-frame shoot-outs in the group stages, 2 frame aggregate scores in the semi-finals and the best of 3 frames in the final.
Broadcasts were on BBC2 and started at 21:00 on Tuesday 5 January 1982 Alan Weeks presented the programme with Ted Lowe as commentator and John Williams as referee.
World snooker champion Steve Davis won his first Pot Black title beating show veteran Eddie Charlton 2–0.
Main draw Group 1
Player 1ScorePlayer 2Broadcast Date Cliff Thorburn1–0 Doug Mountjoy5 January 1982 Alex Higgins0–1 David Taylor19 January 1982 Cliff Thorburn77–57 David Taylor2 February 1982 Doug Mountjoy1–0 Alex Higgins16 February 1982 Doug Mountjoy1–0 David Taylor2 March 1982 Cliff Thorburn39–81 Alex Higgins16 March 1982
Group 2
Player 1ScorePlayer 2Broadcast Date Eddie Charlton1–0 Ray Reardon12 January 1982 Steve Davis1–0 Dennis Taylor26 January 1982 Eddie Charlton1–0 Dennis Taylor9 February 1982 Ray Reardon1–0 Steve Davis23 February 1982 Ray Reardon1–0 Dennis Taylor9 March 1982 Steve Davis76–30 Eddie Charlton23 March 1982
Knockout stage
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