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
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
Last →

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 edit

Players highlighted in bold denote match winners.[1]

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
         
Peter Ebdon0
Shaun Murphy1
Shaun Murphy1
Stephen Hendry0
Stephen Hendry1
Neil Robertson0
Shaun Murphy0
Ken Doherty1
Ken Doherty1
John Higgins0
Ken Doherty1
Graeme Dott0
Mark Williams0
Graeme Dott1

References edit

  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.