1970 Pot Black
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | Recorded early 1970 (broadcast 23 March – 6 July 1970) |
| Venue | BBC Studios |
| City | Birmingham |
| Country | England |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Highest break |  Fred Davis (54) |
| Final | |
| Champion | John Spencer |
| Runner-up |  Ray Reardon |
| Score | 88–27 |
← 1969 1971 → | |
The 1970 Pot Black event was the second edition of shoot-outs.
Broadcasts were on
BBC2, starting with an introductory programme at 9:45 pm on Monday 23 March 1970.[1] 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.[2]
Main draw
League 1
| Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Broadcast Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Davis |
0–1 | Rex Williams |
30 March 1970 |
| John Spencer |
1–0 | Kingsley Kennerley |
13 April 1970 |
| Fred Davis |
0–1 | John Spencer |
27 April 1970 |
| Rex Williams |
1–0 | Kingsley Kennerley |
11 May 1970 |
| Fred Davis |
1–0 | Kingsley Kennerley |
25 May 1970 |
| Rex Williams |
1–0 | John Spencer |
8 June 1970 |
League 2
| Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Broadcast Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Owen |
0–1 | John Pulman |
6 April 1970 |
| Ray Reardon |
1–0 |  Jackie Rea |
20 April 1970 |
| Gary Owen |
0–1 | Ray Reardon |
4 May 1970 |
| John Pulman |
1–0 | Jackie Rea |
18 May 1970 |
| Gary Owen |
1–0 | Jackie Rea |
1 June 1970 |
| John Pulman |
1–0 | Ray Reardon |
15 June 1970 |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals (22 and 29 June 1970) | Final (6 July 1970) | ||||||||
| John Spencer
| 1 | ||||||||
| John Pulman
| 0 | John Spencer
| 1 | ||||||
| Rex Williams
| 0 | Ray Reardon
| 0 | ||||||
| Ray Reardon
| 1 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "BBC Television – 23 March 1970 – Pot Black". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ "BBC Television – 6 July 1970 – Pot Black: BBC2 Knockout Snooker Competition". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 23 February 2017.