The 1970 Pot Black event was the second edition of '' Pot Black'', a professional invitational

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tournament which was first broadcast in

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. The event was recorded in early 1970 at the BBC TV Studios in Gosta Green, Birmingham. The tournament featured eight professional players. All matches were one-frame shoot-outs. Broadcasts were on

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, starting with an introductory programme at 9:45 pm on Monday 23 March 1970. This year, the tournament moved to a round-robin format with two groups of four players, the top two players from each group qualifying for a place in the semi-finals. Alan Weeks took over as presenter, with

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remaining as commentator and Sydney Lee as referee. The two finalists were the same as the previous year but the result was in reverse. John Spencer defeated

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Main draw

League 1

League 2

Knockout stage

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