1983 Pot Black

The 1983 Pot Black was a professional invitational snooker tournament, which was held in the Pebble Mill Studios in Birmingham. 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.

Pot Black 83

Tournament information
Dates	28-30 December 1982 (Broadcast 10 January – 11 April 1983 (1983-01-10 – 1983-04-11))
Venue	Pebble Mill Studios
City	Birmingham
Country	England
Format	Non-Ranking event
Winner's share	£2500
Highest break	Ray Reardon (91)
Final
Champion	Steve Davis
Runner-up	Ray Reardon
Score	2–0
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Broadcasts were on BBC2 and started at 21:00 on Monday 10 January 1983 ^[1] Alan Weeks presented the programme with Ted Lowe as commentator and John Williams as referee.

First time in Pot Black this year are Tony Knowles who failed to make the semi-finals and Jimmy White who managed it before losing to Steve Davis. Davis went on to win the title beating twice champion Ray Reardon 2–0 to win his second title and the fourth man to retain it.^[2][3]

Main draw

Group 1

Player 1	Score	Player 2	Broadcast Date
Steve Davis	1–0	Ray Reardon	10 January 1983
Kirk Stevens	0–1	Willie Thorne	17 January 1983
Steve Davis	0–1	Kirk Stevens	24 January 1983
Ray Reardon	1–0	Willie Thorne	14 February 1983
Steve Davis	1–0	Willie Thorne	28 February 1983
Ray Reardon	1–0	Kirk Stevens	14 March 1983

Group 2

Player 1	Score	Player 2	Broadcast Date
Alex Higgins	0–1	Tony Knowles	14 January 1983
Eddie Charlton	1–0	Jimmy White	21 January 1983
Eddie Charlton	1–0	Alex Higgins	7 February 1983
Tony Knowles	0–1	Jimmy White	21 February 1983
Alex Higgins	0–1	Jimmy White	7 March 1983
Tony Knowles	0-1	Eddie Charlton	21 March 1983

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals 28 March and 4 April 1983)					Final (11 April 1983)
	Steve Davis		1
	Jimmy White		0
						Steve Davis		2
						Ray Reardon		0
	Ray Reardon		1
	Eddie Charlton		0