1975 Pot Black Explained

Tournament Name:1975 Pot Black
Dates:
(broadcast)
Venue:Pebble Mill Studios
Location:Birmingham
Country:England
Format:Non-ranking event
Winners Share:£1,000
Highest Break: Fred Davis (87)
Winner: Graham Miles
Runner Up: Dennis Taylor
Score:81–27
Previous:1974
Next:1976

The 1975 Pot Black was a professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place between 28 and 31 December 1974 in the Pebble Mill Studios in Birmingham, and featured eight professional players.[1] All matches were one-frame shoot-outs.

Broadcasts were on BBC2 and started at 19:50 on Saturday 4 January 1975.[2] Alan Weeks presented the programme with Ted Lowe as commentator and Sydney Lee as referee.

Dennis Taylor made his debut in this year's tournament and went on to reach the final losing to defending champion Graham Miles 81-27,[3] making him the third player in a row to win back to back titles after John Spencer and Eddie Charlton.[4]

Main draw

Champions League

Player 1ScorePlayer 2Broadcast Date
Graham Miles1–0 Ray Reardon4 January 1975
John Spencer0–1 Eddie Charlton18 January 1975
Ray Reardon0–1 John Spencer1 February 1975
Eddie Charlton1–0 Graham Miles15 February 1975
John Spencer1–0 Graham Miles1 March 1975
Ray Reardon0–1 Eddie Charlton15 March 1975

Challengers League

Player 1ScorePlayer 2Broadcast Date
Dennis Taylor1–0 John Pulman11 January 1975
Fred Davis1–0 Rex Williams25 January 1975
Dennis Taylor0–1 Fred Davis8 February 1975
John Pulman1–0 Rex Williams22 February 1975
Fred Davis1–0 John Pulman8 March 1975
Rex Williams0–1 Dennis Taylor22 March 1975

Knockout stage

Notes and References

  1. News: Baker . Harry . The men with a secret.. . Birmingham Evening Mail . 4 January 1975 . 15.
  2. Web site: BBC Television – 4 January 1975 – Pot Black . BBC Genome Project. . 24 February 2017.
  3. Web site: BBC Television – 19 April 1975 – Pot Black: BBC2 Knockout Snooker Competition . BBC Genome Project. . 24 February 2017.
  4. Web site: CueTracker - 1975 Pot Black - Snooker Results & Statistics Database.