2007 Pot Black

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{{Infobox individual snooker tournament

|tournament_name=Pot Black

|dates=6 October 2007

|venue=Sheffield City Hall

|location=Sheffield

|country=England

|organisation=WPBSA

|format=Non-ranking event

|highest_break=67 – Graeme Dott

|winner={{flagicon|IRL}} Ken Doherty

|runner_up={{flagicon|ENG}} Shaun Murphy

|score=1–0 (71–36)

|previous=2006

|next=Last}}

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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/pot-black-heading-for-city-venue-1-355998|title=Pot Black heading for city venue|date=21 June 2007|work=Sheffield Star|access-date=16 March 2019|archive-date=16 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190316140601/https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/pot-black-heading-for-city-venue-1-355998|url-status=dead}} All matches were played over one {{cuegloss|Frame|frame}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/PotBlack.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216154927/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/PotBlack.html|archivedate=16 February 2012|title=Pot Black, Junior Pot Black|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|accessdate=17 May 2010}}

Ken Doherty became the first Irish Pot Black champion by defeating Shaun Murphy 1–0 (71–36) in the final.{{cite web|title=Doherty secures Pot Black title|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/7031830.stm|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=13 March 2013}}{{cite web|title=Doherty remaining confident|url=http://www1.skysports.com/snooker/news/12040/2803250/Doherty-remaining-confident|publisher=Sky Sports|accessdate=13 March 2013}} The two-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan turned down an invitation to participate in the tournament, citing "personal commitments".{{Cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2007/oct/03/snooker.sport|title=O'Sullivan jumps out of frame for Pot Black|last=Everton|first=Clive|date=2 October 2007|work=The Guardian|access-date=16 March 2019}} This was the last edition of Pot Black to be staged.