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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28–31 December 1974 (broadcast 4 January – 19 April 1975) |
| Venue | Pebble Mill Studios |
| City | Birmingham |
| Country | England |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Winner's share | £1,000 |
| Highest break |  Fred Davis (87) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Graham Miles |
| Runner-up |  Dennis Taylor |
| Score | 81–27 |
← 1974 1976 → | |
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
editChampions League
edit| Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Broadcast Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Miles | 1–0 | Ray Reardon | 4 January 1975 |
| John Spencer | 0–1 | Eddie Charlton | 18 January 1975 |
| Ray Reardon | 0–1 | John Spencer | 1 February 1975 |
| Eddie Charlton | 1–0 | Graham Miles | 15 February 1975 |
| John Spencer | 1–0 | Graham Miles | 1 March 1975 |
| Ray Reardon | 0–1 | Eddie Charlton | 15 March 1975 |
Challengers League
edit| Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Broadcast Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Taylor | 1–0 | John Pulman | 11 January 1975 |
| Fred Davis | 1–0 | Rex Williams | 25 January 1975 |
| Dennis Taylor | 0–1 | Fred Davis | 8 February 1975 |
| John Pulman | 1–0 | Rex Williams | 22 February 1975 |
| Fred Davis | 1–0 | John Pulman | 8 March 1975 |
| Rex Williams | 0–1 | Dennis Taylor | 22 March 1975 |
Knockout stage
edit| Semi-finals (29 March and 5 April 1975) | Final (19 April 1975) | ||||||||
| Graham Miles | 1 | ||||||||
| Ray Reardon | 0 | ||||||||
| Graham Miles | 1 | ||||||||
| Dennis Taylor | 0 | ||||||||
| Dennis Taylor | 1 | ||||||||
| Fred Davis | 0 | 3rd place Play-off (12 April 1975) | |||||||
| Ray Reardon | 1 | ||||||||
| Fred Davis | 0 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Baker, Harry (4 January 1975). "The men with a secret.". Birmingham Evening Mail. p. 15.
- ^ "BBC Television – 4 January 1975 – Pot Black". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ "BBC Television – 19 April 1975 – Pot Black: BBC2 Knockout Snooker Competition". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ "CueTracker - 1975 Pot Black - Snooker Results & Statistics Database".