1977 Pot Black
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | Recorded late December 1976 (broadcast 7 January – 22 April 1977) |
| Venue | Pebble Mill Studios |
| City | Birmingham |
| Country | England |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Winner's share | £1000 |
| Highest break | South Africa Perrie Mans (59) |
| Final | |
| Champion | South Africa Perrie Mans |
| Runner-up | Wales Doug Mountjoy |
| Score | 90–21 |
← 1976 1978 → | |
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The 1977 Pot Black was a professional invitational snooker tournament, which was held in the Pebble Mill Studios in Birmingham, and this year, the tournament expanded from 8 to 12 players. All matches were one-frame shoot-outs. Broadcasts were on BBC2 and started at 21:00 on Friday 7 January 1977 [1] Alan Weeks presented the programme with Ted Lowe as commentator and Sydney Lee as referee. With 12 players now competing in this series, The round robin format has now become 4 groups of 3 players. The two debutants Perrie Mans and Doug Mountjoy faced each other in the final which Mans won 90-21.[2][3]
Main draw
The draw for the group stages was done by Denis Howell, the Minister of Sport and shown before the first match.
Group 1
| Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Broadcast Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia Eddie Charlton | 1–0 | England Rex Williams | 7 January 1977 |
| Canada Cliff Thorburn | 1–0 | England Rex Williams | 4 February 1977 |
| Australia Eddie Charlton | 0–1 | Canada Cliff Thorburn | 4 March 1977 |
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Group 2
| Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Broadcast Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| England John Spencer | 0–1 | Wales Doug Mountjoy | 14 January 1977 |
| Wales Doug Mountjoy | 1–0 | England John Pulman | 11 February 1977 |
| England John Spencer | 0–1 | England John Pulman | 11 March 1977 |
Group 3
| Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Broadcast Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| England Fred Davis | 1–0 | Wales Ray Reardon | 21 January 1977 |
| South Africa Perrie Mans | 1–0 | England Fred Davis | 18 February 1977 |
| Wales Ray Reardon | 0–1 | South Africa Perrie Mans | 18 March 1977 |
Group 4
| Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Broadcast Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| England Graham Miles | 1–0 | Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor | 28 January 1977 |
| England Willie Thorne | 1–0 | Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor | 25 February 1977 |
| England Graham Miles | 0–1 | England Willie Thorne | 25 March 1977 |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals (1 and 8 April 1977) | Final (22 April 1977) | ||||||||
| Canada Cliff Thorburn | 0 | ||||||||
| Wales Doug Mountjoy | 1 | ||||||||
| Wales Doug Mountjoy | 0 | ||||||||
| South Africa Perrie Mans | 1 | ||||||||
| South Africa Perrie Mans | 1 | ||||||||
| England Willie Thorne | 0 | 3rd place Play-off (15 April 1977) | |||||||
| Canada Cliff Thorburn | 1 | ||||||||
| England Willie Thorne | 0 | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "BBC Television – 7 January 1977 – Pot Black". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ↑ "BBC Television – 29 April 1977 – Pot Black: BBC2 Knockout Snooker Competition". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ↑ "CueTracker - 1977 Pot Black - Snooker Results & Statistics Database".