The 1992

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was the second of the revived professional invitational snooker tournament and the 20th series altogether. It took place between 2 and 5 September 1992, and was broadcast in the autumn of the same year. The tournament was held in

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, and featured sixteen professional players in a knock-out system. This year, the series had been changed into a "timeframe" system which players would play at least one or two frames of snooker against the clock (each show was at least 20 minutes), the final being longer. Broadcasts were shown on Mondays and Wednesdays and the series started at 15:00 on Monday 7 September 1992.

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presented the series and

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and

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were the commentators with

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as referee. Players in this year's series were the top 16 ranked players for the 1992–93 season except the No1 player

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and

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. Replacing them were the first ever woman to play in series,

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and the professional debut of the Junior Pot Black champion

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who beat defending Pot Black champion

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in the first show of the series. The final was won by

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, beating debutant James Wattana

Tournament draw

References

{{Snooker season 1992/1993 Pot Black