2007 Pot Black

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]

Pot Black

Tournament information
Dates	6 October 2007
Venue	Sheffield City Hall
City	Sheffield
Country	England
Organisation(s)	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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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

[1]

	Quarter-finals Best of 1 frame					Semi-finals Best of 1 frame					Final Best of 1 frame
		Peter Ebdon	4
		Shaun Murphy	74
							Shaun Murphy	63
							Stephen Hendry	0
		Stephen Hendry	63
		Neil Robertson	45
												Shaun Murphy	36
												Ken Doherty	71
		Ken Doherty	72
		John Higgins	20
							Graeme Dott	6
							Ken Doherty	79
		Mark Williams	1
		Graeme Dott	80

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. 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.