Snooker - Pot Black
This was the tournament that made snooker into a television sport. An elite field played one-frame matches, which were shown on BBC Television on a weekly basis each year until the congested calendar brought an end to the series in 1986. It returned in 1991 for a three-year run and again in 2005, but has not been staged since 2007.
Venues: 1969-72 BBC Studios, Birmingham, Eng; 1973-91 & 93 Pebble Mill Studios, Birmingham, Eng; 1992 Blackpool, Eng; 2005-06 Royal Automobile Club, London, Eng; 2007 City Hall, Sheffield, Eng
Venues: 1969-72 BBC Studios, Birmingham, Eng; 1973-91 & 93 Pebble Mill Studios, Birmingham, Eng; 1992 Blackpool, Eng; 2005-06 Royal Automobile Club, London, Eng; 2007 City Hall, Sheffield, Eng
| YEAR | WINNER | RUNNER-UP |
| 1969 | RAY REARDON (Wal) | J Spencer (Eng) |
| 1970 | JOHN SPENCER (Eng) | R Reardon (Wal) |
| 1971 | JOHN SPENCER (Eng) | F Davis (Eng) |
| 1972 | EDDIE CHARLTON (Aus) | R Reardon (Wal) |
| 1973 | EDDIE CHARLTON (Aus) | R Williams (Eng) |
| 1974 | GRAHAM MILES (Eng) | J Spencer (Eng) |
| 1975 | GRAHAM MILES (Eng) | D Taylor (Nir) |
| 1976 | JOHN SPENCER (Eng) | D Taylor (Nir) |
| 1977 | PERRIE MANS (RSA) | D Mountjoy (Wal) |
| 1978 | DOUG MOUNTJOY (Wal) | G Miles (Eng) |
| 1979 | RAY REARDON (Wal) | D Mountjoy (Wal) |
| 1980 | EDDIE CHARLTON (Aus) | R Reardon (Wal) |
| 1981 | CLIFF THORBURN (Can) | J Wych (Can) |
| 1982 | STEVE DAVIS (Eng) | E Charlton (Aus) |
| 1983 | STEVE DAVIS (Eng) | R Reardon (Wal) |
| 1984 | TERRY GRIFFITHS (Wal) | J Spencer (Eng) |
| 1985 | DOUG MOUNTJOY (Wal) | J White (Eng) |
| 1986 | JIMMY WHITE (Eng) | K Stevens (Can) |
| 1991 | STEVE DAVIS (Eng) | S Hendry (Sco) |
| 1992 | NEAL FOULDS (Eng) | J Wattana (Tha) |
| 1993 | STEVE DAVIS (Eng) | M Hallett (Eng) |
| 2005 | MATTHEW STEVENS (Wal) | S Murphy (Eng) |
| 2006 | MARK WILLIAMS (Wal) | J Higgins (Sco) |
| 2007 | KEN DOHERTY (Rir) | S Murphy (Eng) |
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