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. 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. 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
Tournament draw
Match dates of transmission
Player 1Player 2Broadcast Date Ronnie O'Sullivan Steve Davis7 September 1992 Gary Wilkinson Steve James 9 September 1992 Neal Foulds Nigel Bond 14 September 1992 Jimmy White Dennis Taylor16 September 1992 John Parrott Allison Fisher21 September 1992 Alain Robidoux Terry Griffiths 23 September 1992 Willie Thorne Alan McManus 28 September 1992 James Wattana Martin Clark 30 September 1992 Gary Wilkinson Ronnie O'Sullivan 5 October 1992 Neal Foulds Jimmy White 5 October 1992 John Parrott Alain Robidoux 7 October 1992 James Wattana Willie Thorne 7 October 1992 Neal Foulds Gary Wilkinson 14 October 1992 James Wattana John Parrott14 October 1992 Neal Foulds James Wattana16 October 1992
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