1986 Pot Black

The 1986 Pot Black was the eighteenth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, and the last of its original run. It took place in December 1985, but was broadcast in 1986. The tournament was held at Pebble Mill Studios in Birmingham, and featured sixteen professional players in a knock-out system. All matches until the semi-final were one-frame shoot-outs, the semi-final was won by aggregate score over two frames, and the final was decided by the best of three frames.

Pot Black 86
Tournament information
DatesDecember 1985 (broadcast weekly, 16 January–17 April 1986)
VenuePebble Mill Studios
CityBirmingham
CountryEngland
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatNon-Ranking event
Highest break Jimmy White (106)
Final
Champion Jimmy White
Runner-up Kirk Stevens
Score2–0
1985
1991

Broadcasts were on BBC2 and started at 22:10 on Thursday 16 January 1986,[1] later than in previous series. David Icke presented, with Ted Lowe as commentator and John Williams as referee.

The only Pot Black debut in this series was that of Patsy Fagan. All the competitors in this series were 1985 World Championship last-16 players. Jimmy White won the event, beating Kirk Stevens 2–0 with a break of 106 in the last frame.[2][3]

Main draw

Last 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Best of 3 frames
        
Doug Mountjoy 0
Patsy Fagan 1
Patsy Fagan 0
Jimmy White 1
Jimmy White 1
Terry Griffiths 0
Jimmy White 1
Cliff Thorburn 0
Cliff Thorburn 1
David Taylor 0
Cliff Thorburn 1
Tony Knowles 0
Tony Knowles 1
Eddie Charlton 0
Jimmy White 2
Kirk Stevens 0
Steve Davis 0
Bill Werbeniuk 1
Bill Werbeniuk 0
Kirk Stevens 1
Kirk Stevens 1
Tony Meo 0
Kirk Stevens 1
Dennis Taylor 0
Ray Reardon 1
Alex Higgins 0
Ray Reardon 0
Dennis Taylor 1
Dennis Taylor 1
John Parrott 0

Final

Final: Best of 3 frames. Referee: John Williams.
Pebble Mill Studios, Birmingham, England, December 1985 (Broadcast 17 April 1986).
Jimmy White
 England
2–0 Kirk Stevens
 Canada
60–46, 106–21 (106)
106 Highest break 45
1 Century breaks 0
1 50+ breaks 1

References

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