2007 Pot Black

Pot Black

Tournament information
Dates	6 October 2007
Venue	Sheffield City Hall
City	Sheffield
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Highest break	67 – Graeme Dott [1]
Final
Champion	Ken Doherty
Runner-up	Shaun Murphy
Score	1–0 (71–36)
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The 2007 Pot Black was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was held on 6 October 2007 at the Sheffield City Hall in Sheffield, England. ^[2] All matches were played over one frame . ^[3]

Ken Doherty became the first Irish Pot Black champion by defeating Shaun Murphy 1–0 (71–36) in the final. ^{[4] [5]} The two-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan turned down an invitation to participate in the tournament, citing "personal commitments". ^[6] This was the last edition of Pot Black to be staged.

Main draw

Players highlighted in bold denote match winners. ^[1]

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
	Peter Ebdon		0
	Shaun Murphy		1
						Shaun Murphy		1
						Stephen Hendry		0
	Stephen Hendry		1
	Neil Robertson		0
											Shaun Murphy		0
											Ken Doherty		1
	Ken Doherty		1
	John Higgins		0
						Ken Doherty		1
						Graeme Dott		0
	Mark Williams		0
	Graeme Dott		1

References

1. "2007 Pot Black". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 30 January 2009.
2. "Pot Black heading for city venue". Sheffield Star . 21 June 2007. Archived from the original on 16 March 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
3. "Pot Black, Junior Pot Black". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
4. "Doherty secures Pot Black title". BBC Sport . Retrieved 13 March 2013.
5. "Doherty remaining confident". Sky Sports . Retrieved 13 March 2013.
6. Everton, Clive (2 October 2007). "O'Sullivan jumps out of frame for Pot Black". The Guardian . Retrieved 16 March 2019.