The 1991
Pot Black was the first of the revived professional invitational snooker tournament after a 5-year absence and the 19th series altogether. It took place between 18 and 20 August 1991 and broadcast in September and October. This time, the tournament was held at
Trentham Gardens in
Stoke-on-Trent
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which formally hosted the
International and it was played alongside the
Junior Pot Black competition which also got revived, 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 aggregate score of two frames and the final being contested over the best of three frames.
Broadcasts had been moved from primetime
BBC2
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to an afternoon slot on
BBC1 and shown on Mondays and Wednesdays and the series started at 15:05 on Monday 2 September 1991,.
was the new presenter for the series and three times Pot Black champion
John Spencer joined
Ted Lowe
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Life and career
Born in Lambourn, Berkshire, Lowe was general manage ...
in the commentary box for the new series while
John Williams
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remained as referee.
Players in this year's series were the top 16 ranked players for the 1991–92 season including former Pot Black winners
Doug Mountjoy,
Steve Davis,
Terry Griffiths and defending champion
Jimmy White and former Junior Pot Black players
Dean Reynolds,
John Parrott and
Stephen Hendry. The final was won by Davis by winning the title for the third time beating Hendry 2–1 and equalling John Spencer and
Eddie Charlton.
Main draw
Final
References
{{Snooker season 1991/1992
Pot Black
1991 in snooker
1991 in English sport