Английская Википедия:1979 Pot Black
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The 1979 Pot Black was a professional invitational snooker tournament, which was held in the Pebble Mill Studios in Birmingham. 8 players were competing in 2 four player groups. All matches were one-frame shoot-outs except the final which was played in the best of 3 frames on a one-hour programme.
Broadcasts were on BBC2 and started at 21:00 on Friday 29 December 1978[1] Alan Weeks presented the programme with Ted Lowe as commentator and Sydney Lee as referee.
This tournament had the TV debut of Steve Davis who played veteran namesake Fred Davis on the programme transmitted 19 January[2] and won the frame 83-23 but failed to reach the semi-finals. The first Pot Black champion Ray Reardon regained the title 10 years after his first beating reigning champion Doug Mountjoy 2–1.[3][4]
Main draw
Group 1
| Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Broadcast Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Flagicon Ray Reardon | 1–0 | Шаблон:Flagicon John Spencer | 29 December 1978 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Eddie Charlton | 0–1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Graham Miles | 12 January 1979 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Ray Reardon | 1–0 | Шаблон:Flagicon Eddie Charlton | 26 January 1979 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon John Spencer | 0–1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Graham Miles | 9 February 1979 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Ray Reardon | 0–1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Graham Miles | 23 February 1979 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon John Spencer | 0–1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Eddie Charlton | 9 March 1979 |
Group 2
| Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Broadcast Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Flagicon Doug Mountjoy | 0–1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Perrie Mans | 5 January 1979 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Fred Davis | 0–1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Steve Davis | 19 January 1979 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Perrie Mans | 1–0 | Шаблон:Flagicon Fred Davis | 2 February 1979 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Doug Mountjoy | 1–0 | Шаблон:Flagicon Steve Davis | 16 February 1979 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Perrie Mans | 1–0 | Шаблон:Flagicon Steve Davis | 2 March 1979 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Doug Mountjoy | 1–0 | Шаблон:Flagicon Fred Davis | 16 March 1979 |
Knockout stage
References
Шаблон:Pot Black Шаблон:Snooker season 1978/1979
