Player Profile - Graeme Dott
DOB: 12 May 1977
Lives: Larkhall, Glasgow
Provisional Ranking: 39th (Main Tour) Ranking Points this Season
Last 5 Seasons: 2-6-13-15-13
Turned Pro: 1994
Ranking Tournament Victories: Two - 888.com World Snooker Championship 2006, Honghe Industrial China Open 2007
Last Seasons Prize Money: £63,100
Career Prize Money: (up to start of 2008/09 season): £1,184,265
Highest Tournament Break: 147 - British Open 1999

After a promising start, Dott’s 2007/08 season suffered a sharp nosedive as he failed to win a match in the last six ranking events. That meant a drop of 11 places in the official rankings to 13th – and a starting position of 39th on the provisional list going into the 2008/09 campaign.
The Scot opened the season strongly with a run to the semi-finals of the Roewe Shanghai Masters, beating Michael Holt, Ding Junhui and Stephen Lee before losing to Ryan Day.
But there was little to cheer for Dott fans in the remainder of the campaign. Shortly before the 888.com World Snooker Championship, he revealed that he was suffering from depression, stemmed by the death of father-in-law, mentor and manager Alex Lambie. Dott even considered pulling out of his Crucible match with Joe Perry. He decided to play but went down 10-7.
Asked about his illness, Dott said: “It was diagnosed months ago but it’s not the kind of thing you want to shout from the roof tops. You get people who are depressed and those that aren’t but people don’t talk about it. Hopefully by the time next season comes I’ll be ok.”
The Pocket Dynamo amazed the snooker world by going all the way to snooker’s biggest title in 2006.
Wins over John Parrott and Nigel Bond, Neil Robertson and Ronnie O’Sullivan put him into the Crucible final - an epic battle against Peter Ebdon. Dott led 15-7 before his opponent mounted a bold comeback. The 27th frame alone lasted a record 74 minutes and the match eventually finished at nearly 1am – and the Scot was the last man standing. A brilliant 68 clearance put him 17-14 ahead and he clinched the title in the next.
Dott’s jubilation was plain to see as he kissed the famous trophy, punched the air in delight and celebrated on stage with wife Elaine.
"To win the World Championship as my first title is a dream come true," said the man who had broken his own cue at a motorway service station in despair at the state of his game just three years earlier. "I hope I’ll get some recognition now and I hope this will be the first of many titles."
The following week, the Rangers fan fulfilled another dream by parading the trophy in front of a packed Ibrox.
The following season, he doubled his tally of ranking titles by winning the Honghe Industrial China Open.
After beating star players Neil Robertson, John Higgins and Ronnie O’Sullivan to reach the final, Dott saw off Jamie Cope 9-5 in the final.
"The world is the big one but this one means a lot," said Dott. "I came out to China a few days early for a tour and played a few exhibitions. That really helped me as I got over my jet lag and I felt ready for the tournament.
"Usually I lose in the first round here but I’ve beaten Ronnie O’Sullivan and John Higgins on my way to the title here so I’ve done it the hard way."
Dott had previously appeared in four ranking finals, finishing runner-up to Stephen Hendry at the 1999 Scottish Open and 2005 Malta Cup, to Higgins at the 2001 British Open and to O’Sullivan at the Crucible in 2004.
He is a keen golfer, playing to a single figure handicap, and also enjoys playing poker and listening to the music of Frank Sinatra. Elaine gave birth to their first son, Lewis, in 2004.

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