The 1970 Pot Black event was the second edition of Pot Black, a professional invitational snooker tournament which was first broadcast in 1969. The event was recorded in early 1970 at the BBC TV Studios in Gosta Green, Birmingham. The tournament featured eight professional players. All matches were one-frame shoot-outs.

1970 Pot Black
Tournament information
DatesRecorded early 1970 (broadcast 23 March – 6 July 1970 (1970-03-23 – 1970-07-06))
VenueBBC Studios
CityBirmingham
CountryEngland
FormatNon-ranking event
Highest breakEngland Fred Davis (54)
Final
ChampionEngland John Spencer
Runner-upWales Ray Reardon
Score88–27
1969
1971

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

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League 1

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "BBC Television – 23 March 1970 – Pot Black". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  2. ^ "BBC Television – 6 July 1970 – Pot Black: BBC2 Knockout Snooker Competition". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 23 February 2017.