1981 Pot Black
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | late December 1980 (Broadcast 30 December 1980-31 March 1981) |
| Venue | Pebble Mill Studios |
| City | Birmingham |
| Country | England |
| Format | Non-Ranking event |
| Winner's share | £2500 |
| Highest break |
 Kirk Stevens (79) |
| Final | |
| Champion |
Cliff Thorburn
|
| Runner-up |
Jim Wych
|
| Score | 2–0 |
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The 1981 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.
Broadcasts were on BBC2 and started at 21:00 on Tuesday 30 December 1980 Alan Weeks presented the programme with Ted Lowe as commentator and top referee John Williams replaced Sydney Lee after 13 years.
First time players this year are Canadians Kirk Stevens and Jim Wych. The latter made the final against fellow Canadian Cliff Thorburn before losing 0-2.
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