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1992 Pot Black

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Pot Black Timeframe
Tournament information
Dates2–5 September 1992 (1992-09-02 – 1992-09-05)
(Broadcast 7 September – 14 October 1992 (1992-09-07 – 1992-10-14))
VenueNorbreck Hydro
CityBlackpool
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-Ranking event
Final
ChampionEngland Neal Foulds
Runner-upThailand James Wattana
Score252-176 points
1991
1993

The 1992 Pot Black was the second of the revived professional invitational snooker tournament and the 20th series altogether. It took place between 2 and 5 September 1992, and was broadcast in the autumn of the same year.[1] The tournament was held in Blackpool, and featured sixteen professional players in a knock-out system.

This year, the series had been changed into a "timeframe" system which players would play at least one or two frames of snooker against the clock (each show was at least 20 minutes), the final being longer.

Broadcasts were shown on Mondays and Wednesdays and the series started at 15:00 on Monday 7 September 1992.[2] Eamonn Holmes presented the series and Ted Lowe and Willie Thorne were the commentators with John Williams as referee.

Players in this year's series were the top 16 ranked players for the 1992–93 season except the No1 player Stephen Hendry and Darren Morgan. Replacing them were the first ever woman to play in series, Allison Fisher and the professional debut of the Junior Pot Black champion Ronnie O'Sullivan who beat defending Pot Black champion Steve Davis in the first show of the series. The final was won by Neal Foulds, beating debutant James Wattana[3]

Tournament draw

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Last 16
Points based
20 Minutes timeframe
Quarter-finals
Points based
20 Minutes timeframe
Semi-finals
Points based
20 Minutes timeframe
Final
Points based
20 Minutes timeframe
        
England Steve Davis 117
England Ronnie O'Sullivan 174
England Ronnie O'Sullivan 83
England Gary Wilkinson 134
England Gary Wilkinson 114
England Steve James 93
England Gary Wilkinson 84
England Neal Foulds 103
England Neal Foulds 69
England Nigel Bond 57
England Neal Foulds 119
England Jimmy White 79
England Jimmy White 120
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 98
England Neal Foulds 252
Thailand James Wattana 176
England John Parrott 103
England Allison Fisher 91
England John Parrott 99
Canada Alain Robidoux 96
Wales Terry Griffiths 73
Canada Alain Robidoux 124
England John Parrott 84
Thailand James Wattana 128
England Willie Thorne 106
Scotland Alan McManus 96
England Willie Thorne 74
Thailand James Wattana 133
England Martin Clark 79
Thailand James Wattana 116

References

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  1. ^ Everton, Clive (13 August 1992). "Time, gentlemen...". The Guardian. London. p. 12.
  2. ^ "BBC Television – 7 September 1992 – Pot Black". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  3. ^ "BBC Television – 14 October 1992 – Pot Black". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  4. ^ West, Elliott (6 April 2022). "Up against the Clock". Snooker Loopy. Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.