1972 Pot Black
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 29 December 1971 – 1 January 1972 (broadcast 12 April – 26 July 1972) |
| Venue | Pebble Mill Studios |
| City | Birmingham |
| Country | England |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Highest break | John Spencer (66) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Eddie Charlton |
| Runner-up | Ray Reardon |
| Score | 75–43 |
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The 1972 Pot Black was a professional invitational snooker tournament that was broadcast in 1972. The tournament was held between 29 December 1971 and 1 January 1972 in the Pebble Mill Studios in Birmingham, and featured six professional players. All matches were one-frame shoot-outs.
Broadcasts were on BBC2 and began at 21:00 on Wednesday 12 April 1972. The tournament in this year was reduced to six players. There was a qualifying stage in which each competitor played three matches. The leading four then played in a round-robin group, from which the top two players qualified for the final. Alan Weeks presented the programme, with Ted Lowe as commentator and Sydney Lee as referee.
The tournament featured its first overseas player, Australia's Eddie Charlton (making his TV debut), who went on to win the tournament by beating Ray Reardon 75–43 in the final, broadcast on 26 July.