The 1983 Junior Pot Black was the third staging of the junior snooker tournament and last of the original run which was held in the Pebble Mill Studios in Birmingham. 8 young players were competing in a knockout format. The matches are one-frame shoot-outs and a 2 frame aggregate score in the final.
Broadcasts were twice weekly on BBC2 except the final which was on three times and the series started at 18:30 on Tuesday 5 July 1983. Alan Weeks presented the programme with Ted Lowe as commentator and with John Williams unavailable, Vic Bartlam took the role as referee.
The only players from the last series competing this year were the defending champion John Parrott who had just turned professional at the time of the series being broadcast, runner-up John Keers and semi-finalist Steve Ventham. Among the new players for this series was 14 year old Stephen Hendry who was making his television debut. Hendry beat Nicolas Pearce in the first match before losing to Ventham in the semi-final who then lost to Parrott in a two frame aggregate final giving him his second consecutive title.
Main draw
Match dates of transmission
Player 1Player 2Broadcast Date Mark Thompson John Keers 5 July 1983 Stephen Hendry Nick Pearce 6 July 1983 John Parrott Brian Rowswell 12 July 1983 Steve Ventham Chris Hamson 13 July 1983 John Parrott Mark Thompson 19 July 1983 Steve Ventham Stephen Hendry 20 July 1983 John Parrott Steve Ventham 21 July 1983
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