The 1977 Pot Black was a professional invitational snooker tournament, which was held in the Pebble Mill Studios in Birmingham, and this year, the tournament expanded from 8 to 12 players. All matches were one-frame shoot-outs.

1977 Pot Black
Tournament information
DatesRecorded late December 1976 (broadcast 7 January – 22 April 1977 (1977-01-07 – 1977-04-22))
VenuePebble Mill Studios
CityBirmingham
CountryEngland
FormatNon-ranking event
Winner's share£1000
Highest breakSouth Africa Perrie Mans (59)
Final
ChampionSouth Africa Perrie Mans
Runner-upWales Doug Mountjoy
Score90–21
1976
1978

Broadcasts were on BBC2 and started at 21:00 on Friday 7 January 1977 [1] Alan Weeks presented the programme with Ted Lowe as commentator and Sydney Lee as referee.

With 12 players now competing in this series, The round robin format has now become 4 groups of 3 players. The two debutants Perrie Mans and Doug Mountjoy faced each other in the final which Mans won 90-21.[2][3]

Main draw

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The draw for the group stages was done by Denis Howell, the Minister of Sport and shown before the first match.

Group 1

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Player 1 Score Player 2 Broadcast Date
  Eddie Charlton 1–0   Rex Williams 7 January 1977
  Cliff Thorburn 1–0   Rex Williams 4 February 1977
  Eddie Charlton 0–1   Cliff Thorburn 4 March 1977

Group 2

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Player 1 Score Player 2 Broadcast Date
  John Spencer 0–1   Doug Mountjoy 14 January 1977
  Doug Mountjoy 1–0   John Pulman 11 February 1977
  John Spencer 0–1   John Pulman 11 March 1977

Group 3

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Player 1 Score Player 2 Broadcast Date
  Fred Davis 1–0   Ray Reardon 21 January 1977
  Perrie Mans 1–0   Fred Davis 18 February 1977
  Ray Reardon 0–1   Perrie Mans 18 March 1977

Group 4

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Player 1 Score Player 2 Broadcast Date
  Graham Miles 1–0   Dennis Taylor 28 January 1977
  Willie Thorne 1–0   Dennis Taylor 25 February 1977
  Graham Miles 0–1   Willie Thorne 25 March 1977

Knockout stage

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Semi-finals (1 and 8 April 1977) Final (22 April 1977)
      
  Cliff Thorburn 0
  Doug Mountjoy 1
  Doug Mountjoy 0
  Perrie Mans 1
  Perrie Mans 1
  Willie Thorne 0 3rd place Play-off (15 April 1977)
  Cliff Thorburn 1
  Willie Thorne 0

References

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  1. ^ "BBC Television – 7 January 1977 – Pot Black". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  2. ^ "BBC Television – 29 April 1977 – Pot Black: BBC2 Knockout Snooker Competition". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  3. ^ "CueTracker - 1977 Pot Black - Snooker Results & Statistics Database".