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2007 Pot Black

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Pot Black
Tournament information
Dates6 October 2007
VenueSheffield City Hall
CitySheffield
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Highest break67 – Graeme Dott[1]
Final
ChampionRepublic of Ireland Ken Doherty
Runner-upEngland Shaun Murphy
Score1–0 (71–36)
2006
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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

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Players highlighted in bold denote match winners.[1]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
England Peter Ebdon 0
England Shaun Murphy 1
England Shaun Murphy 1
Scotland Stephen Hendry 0
Scotland Stephen Hendry 1
Australia Neil Robertson 0
England Shaun Murphy 0
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 1
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 1
Scotland John Higgins 0
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 1
Scotland Graeme Dott 0
Wales Mark Williams 0
Scotland Graeme Dott 1

References

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  1. ^ a b "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.