| Tournament Name: | Pot Black 82 |
| Dates: | (Broadcast) |
| Venue: | Pebble Mill Studios |
| Location: | Birmingham |
| Country: | England |
| Format: | Non-Ranking event |
| Winners Share: | £2,500 |
| Highest Break: |  Eddie Charlton (98) |
| Winner: | Steve Davis |
| Runner Up: | Eddie Charlton |
| Score: | 2–0 |
| Previous: | 1981 |
| Next: | 1983 |
The 1982 Pot Black was a professional invitational snooker tournament, which was held between 28 and 31 December 1981 in the Pebble Mill Studios in Birmingham.[1] 8 players were competing in 2 four player groups. The matches are one-frame shoot-outs in the group stages, 2 frame aggregate scores in the semi-finals and the best of 3 frames in the final.
Broadcasts were on BBC2 and started at 21:00 on Tuesday 5 January 1982 [2] Alan Weeks presented the programme with Ted Lowe as commentator and John Williams as referee.
World snooker champion Steve Davis won his first Pot Black title beating show veteran Eddie Charlton 2–0.[3] [4]
| Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Broadcast Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cliff Thorburn | 1–0 | Doug Mountjoy | 5 January 1982 | |
| Alex Higgins | 0–1 | David Taylor | 19 January 1982 | |
| Cliff Thorburn | 1–0 | David Taylor | 2 February 1982 | |
| Doug Mountjoy | 1–0 | Alex Higgins | 16 February 1982 | |
| Doug Mountjoy | 1–0 | David Taylor | 2 March 1982 | |
| Cliff Thorburn | 0–1 | Alex Higgins | 16 March 1982 |
| Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Broadcast Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Charlton | 1–0 | Ray Reardon | 12 January 1982 | |
| Steve Davis | 1–0 | Dennis Taylor | 26 January 1982 | |
| Eddie Charlton | 1–0 | Dennis Taylor | 9 February 1982 | |
| Ray Reardon | 1–0 | Steve Davis | 23 February 1982 | |
| Ray Reardon | 1–0 | Dennis Taylor | 9 March 1982 | |
| Steve Davis | 1–0 | Eddie Charlton | 23 March 1982 |