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| Graeme started his campaign with a 10-3 victory over former champion , before beating the veteran ] in the second round. His quarter-final match was against ]'s ], and after leading 12-8 he was pegged back to 12-12, before edging through the final frame. In the semi-finals he faced ]. At 8-8 |
Graeme started his campaign with a 10-3 victory over former champion , before beating the veteran ] in the second round. His quarter-final match was against ]'s ], and after leading 12-8 he was pegged back to 12-12, before edging through the final frame. In the semi-finals he faced ]. At 8-8 after the second session of four, Ronnie failed to perform in the third, not winning any of the 8 frames and paving the way for Graeme to win 17-11. | ||
| Dott faced ] in the final for the £200,000 prize. He began the last session of the match leading 15-7, but Ebdon won six successive frames to reduce his deficit to two frames. Dott eventually won by 18 frames to 14, in the latest finish to a World Championship final being approximately half an hour later than the classic ] between ] and ], despite featuring 3 frames less. Neither afternoon session featured the intended 8 frames, due to the frame lengths. The match also included the longest frame in Crucible history. | Dott faced ] in the final for the £200,000 prize. He began the last session of the match leading 15-7, but Ebdon won six successive frames to reduce his deficit to two frames. Dott eventually won by 18 frames to 14, in the latest finish to a World Championship final being approximately half an hour later than the classic ] between ] and ], despite featuring 3 frames less. Neither afternoon session featured the intended 8 frames, due to the frame lengths. The match also included the longest frame in Crucible history. | ||
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| Nickname | The Pocket Dynamo |
|---|---|
| Professional | 1994– |
| Highest ranking | 6 (2006/07) |
| Current ranking | 56 (as of 16 December 2024) |
| Century breaks | 271 (as of 23 December 2024) |
| Tournament wins | |
| World Champion | 2006 |
Graeme Dott (born May 12, 1977) is a professional snooker player from Larkhall in Scotland. He is the current snooker world champion.
Since turning professional in 1994, Dott has slowly climbed the rankings, reaching the top sixteen in 2001, where he has remained ever since. With his World Championship victory, he is now up to number 6 in the rankings for 2006-07, his highest ever position. This is a remarkable turn-around, for at one point in the 2005-06 season he looked in danger of plummeting down the rankings.
Dott finally achieved a ranking tournament victory at the 888.com 2006 World Snooker Championship; he was previously runner-up in the 1999 Regal Scottish Open, the 2001 British Open, the 2004 World Championship and the 2005 Malta Cup.
He scored his only competitive 147 break in the 1999 British Open.
Dott married Elaine Lambie in 2001 and the couple celebrated the birth of their son, Lewis, in 2004. Elaine is the daughter of Graeme's manager, Alex Lambie, whose brother John used to manage Partick Thistle F.C..
He supports Rangers F.C..
2006 World Championship victory
Graeme started his campaign with a 10-3 victory over former champion , before beating the veteran Nigel Bond in the second round. His quarter-final match was against Australia's Neil Robertson, and after leading 12-8 he was pegged back to 12-12, before edging through the final frame. In the semi-finals he faced ]. At 8-8 after the second session of four, Ronnie failed to perform in the third, not winning any of the 8 frames and paving the way for Graeme to win 17-11.
Dott faced Peter Ebdon in the final for the £200,000 prize. He began the last session of the match leading 15-7, but Ebdon won six successive frames to reduce his deficit to two frames. Dott eventually won by 18 frames to 14, in the latest finish to a World Championship final being approximately half an hour later than the classic 1985 final between Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor, despite featuring 3 frames less. Neither afternoon session featured the intended 8 frames, due to the frame lengths. The match also included the longest frame in Crucible history.
External links
- Profile at World Snooker
- "Small talk: Graeme Dott" - trivia interview by The Guardian
- "Graeme Dott". World Snooker Tour. Archived from the original on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.