| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | late December 1981 (Broadcast 5 January-20 April 1982) |
| Venue | Pebble Mill Studios |
| City | Birmingham |
| Country | England |
| Format | Non-Ranking event |
| Winner's share | £2500 |
| Highest break |
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| Final | |
| Champion |
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| Runner-up |
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| Score | 2–0 |
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The 1982 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 5 January 1982 Alan Weeks presented the programme with Ted Lowe as commentator and John Williams as referee.
World snooker champion Steve Davis won his first Pot Black title beating show veteran Eddie Charlton 2-0.