Английская Википедия:1973 Pot Black
Шаблон:Blacklisted-links Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox individual snooker tournament
The 1973 Pot Black was a professional invitational snooker tournament, which was broadcast in 1973. The tournament was held in the Pebble Mill Studios in Birmingham, and featured eight professional players. All matches were one-frame shoot-outs.
Broadcasts were on BBC2 and started at 21:00 on Tuesday 13 February 1973[1] The tournament this year was reverted to 8 players. The three ex-winners were in a Pot Black Champions group while the remaining five players were in a League of Champions group. The top two from each group qualified for the semi-finals. Alan Weeks presented the programme with Ted Lowe as commentator and Sydney Lee as referee.
The tournament featured the TV debut of Alex Higgins who beat John Pulman in the first match of the series. Eddie Charlton retained the Pot Black title beating Rex Williams 93–33 shown on 29 May [2] and also made the first century break making 110 against John Spencer[3] which remained a record until 2005.[4]
Main draw
League of Champions Group
| Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Broadcast Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Flagicon Alex Higgins | 1–0 | Шаблон:Flagicon John Pulman | 13 February 1973 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Rex Williams | 1–0 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jackie Rea | 20 February 1973 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Fred Davis | 0–1 | Шаблон:Flagicon John Pulman | 6 March 1973 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Alex Higgins | 0–1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Rex Williams | 13 March 1973 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Fred Davis | 1–0 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jackie Rea | 27 March 1973 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon John Pulman | 1–0 | Шаблон:Flagicon Rex Williams | 3 April 1973 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Alex Higgins | 0–1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jackie Rea | 10 April 1973 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Fred Davis | 1–0 | Шаблон:Flagicon Rex Williams | 24 April 1973 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Jackie Rea | 1–0 | Шаблон:Flagicon John Pulman | 1 May 1973 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Alex Higgins | 0–1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Fred Davis | 8 May 1973 |
Pot Black Champions Group
| Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Broadcast Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Flagicon John Spencer | 0–1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Ray Reardon | 27 February 1973 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon John Spencer | 0–1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Eddie Charlton | 20 March 1973 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Eddie Charlton | 1–0 | Шаблон:Flagicon Ray Reardon | 17 April 1973 |
Knockout stage
References
Шаблон:Pot Black Шаблон:Snooker season 1972/1973
