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Graeme Dott
Dott in 2014
Born (1977-05-12) 12 May 1977 (age 48)
Larkhall, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sport country Scotland
NicknameThe Pocket Dynamo[1]
Professional1994–present
Highest ranking2 (2007/08)
Current ranking 68 (as of 8 February 2026)
Maximum breaks2
Century breaks271
Tournament wins
Ranking2
World Champion2006

Graeme Dott (born 12 May 1977) is a Scottish professional snooker player from Glasgow. After winning the British Under-19 Championship in 1992 and the Scottish Amateur Championship in 1993, he turned professional in 1994. He first entered the top 16 in 2001 and reached his first world final at the 2004 World Championship, losing 8–18 to Ronnie O'Sullivan. Two years later, he defeated Peter Ebdon 18–14 in the final of the 2006 World Championship, winning his first world title and first ranking title. He reached the semi-finals of the 2006 UK Championship and claimed his second ranking title at the 2007 China Open, defeating Jamie Cope 9–5 in the final. He reached his career highest ranking of second in the 2007–08 rankings.

Dott's form declined in late 2007 as he struggled with clinical depression. After a string of poor results, he dropped from second to 13th in the 2008–09 rankings and then to 28th in the 2009–10 rankings. He reached a third world final at the 2010 World Championship, losing 13–18 to Neil Robertson, and re-entered the top 16 for the following three seasons. He reached the semi-finals of the 2013 Masters but lost 5–6 to Mark Selby. He was runner-up at three ranking events later in his career, at the 2018 German Masters, 2018 Snooker Shoot Out, and 2020 World Grand Prix. In all, Dott has played in ten ranking finals, winning two.

In 2025, Dott was charged with sexually abusing two children, a girl between 1993 and 1996, beginning when she was around 10 years old, and a boy between 2006 and 2010, beginning when he was around 7 years old. Released on bail, he has pleaded not guilty to the charges and will stand trial at Scotland's High Court of Justiciary in August 2026. The WPBSA suspended him from competition in April 2025 and he remains suspended pending the outcome of his trial.

Early life and amateur years

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Graeme Dott was born on 12 May 1977,[2] the youngest son of John Dott and Susan Cartledge. He has three older brothers. He grew up in the Easterhouse housing estate in Glasgow and was educated locally at Commonhead Primary School and Lochend Secondary School. His father, uncle, and grandfather all worked for Yarrows Shipbuilders, and he has described his background as "a traditional working-class Glasgow family."[3]

Dott began playing snooker at age eight after he received a miniature snooker table for Christmas. His maternal uncle, George Cartledge, began taking him to snooker clubs, where he practiced on full-sized tables. When he was 13, his family moved to the Dennistoun area of Glasgow. Shortly afterwards, he made his first century break at Dee Bee's Snooker Club in Dennistoun and began playing in junior tournaments at Reardon's Snooker Centre on Stockwell Street. He developed a strong relationship with Alex Lambie, a businessman from Larkhall in Lanarkshire, whose son played alongside Dott in junior tournaments.[3] Lambie, who owned a snooker club as well as Berries Hotel in Larkhall, mentored Dott as an amateur and later went on to manage his professional career. Dott has described Lambie as a "second father."[4]

Dott won his first major amateur title at the British Under-19 Championship in 1992, when he was 15. His parents split up when he was 16, after which he lived with his mother; his father moved to a council house nearby.[3] He won the Scottish Amateur Championship in 1993.[5]

Career

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Early career: From turning professional to World Champion (1994–2007)

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Dott turned professional in 1994, at age 17. He reached his first ranking quarter-final at the 1996 Welsh Open, losing 4–5 to John Higgins.[6] He made his Crucible debut at the 1997 World Snooker Championship, losing 9–10 in the first round to James Wattana,[7] and reached his first ranking final at the 1999 Scottish Open, losing 1–9 to Stephen Hendry.[8] He made his first maximum break in professional competition at the 1999 British Open.[9] He reached his second ranking final at the 2001 British Open, losing 6–9 to Higgins,[10] and entered the top 16 for the first time in the 2001–02 rankings.[2] Dott began the 2004 World Championship having won only two previous matches at the Crucible, but he reached his first world final, where he faced Ronnie O'Sullivan. Dott took a 5–0 lead but O'Sullivan won 18 of the last 21 frames to secure an 18–8 victory.[11] The following year, Dott lost a fourth successive ranking final when Hendry defeated him 9–7 in the 2005 Malta Cup.[12] At the 2005 World Championship, he lost 9–10 in the first round to Ian McCulloch.[13]

At the 2006 World Championship, Dott defeated Neil Robertson in the quarter-finals, winning the match in a deciding frame, and faced O'Sullivan again in the semi-finals. The scores were tied at 8–8 after the second session, but Dott won all eight frames in the third session to lead 16–8.[14] Although O'Sullivan won the next three frames, Dott took frame 28 on the last black to win 17–11.[15] He faced Peter Ebdon in the final and led 11–5 and 15–7. Ebdon then won six consecutive frames to reduce Dott's lead to two at 15–13, but Dott went on to secure an 18–14 victory, claiming his first ranking title and first world title.[16] The final was noted for its long duration, slow pace of play, and lack of high scoring, with Dott making a highest break in the match of just 68. The 27th frame was at that time the longest ever played at the Crucible, at 74 minutes.[17] The final did not end until 12:52 a.m.[18]

Competing as the reigning World Champion the following season, Dott reached the semi-finals of the 2006 UK Championship but lost 7–9 to Hendry, despite having led 7–5.[19] He defeated Jamie Cope 9–5 in the final of the 2007 China Open to win his second ranking title.[20] At the 2007 World Championship, he again lost to McCulloch in the first round, becoming the 17th consecutive first-time champion to experience the so-called "Crucible curse," under which no first-time winner has ever successfully defended the title since the tournament moved to the Crucible in 1977.[21]

Mid-career: Struggles with form and third world final (2007–20)

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Dott reached a career highest ranking of second in the 2007–08 rankings, although his ranking subsequently declined after a string of poor results. After reaching the semi-finals of the 2007 Shanghai Masters, he did not win any further matches for the remainder of the season. He lost in the first round of the 2007 UK Championship to qualifier Dave Harold and lost in the first round of the 2008 Masters to eventual runner-up Stephen Lee.[22] Speaking after losing to Ebdon at the 2008 Malta Cup, his 11th consecutive professional defeat, he described his form as "hopeless" and said he was "nowhere near to playing a good enough standard".[23]

Following a first-round defeat at the 2008 Welsh Open, he announced that he was considering missing the 2008 World Championship. His manager explained he had been suffering from depression following the death of his father-in-law and a cancer scare for his wife.[24] He did participate in the tournament but lost 7–10 to Joe Perry in the first round.[25] In the 2008–09 rankings, he fell from second to 13th. At the beginning of the 2008–09 season, he broke his left arm playing soccer and had to withdraw from the 2008 Shanghai Masters and the 2008 Grand Prix.[26] At the 2009 World Championship, he reached the second round for the first time since winning the title in 2006 but lost 10–13 to Mark Selby.[27] He fell further to 28th place in the 2009–10 rankings.

During the 2009–10 season, he reached the last 16 of just one ranking event prior to the 2010 World Championship. However, he performed strongly at the Crucible, defeating Mark Allen 13–12 in the quarter-finals and Selby 17–14 in the semi-finals to reach his third world final. Although he lost 13–18 to Neil Robertson, he regained his top 16 standing in the 2010–11 rankings.[28] At the 2011 World Championship, he reached the quarter-finals before losing to eventual runner-up Judd Trump.[29] Dott did not subsequently advance past the second round of the World Championship. He was runner-up to Barry Hawkins at the non-ranking 2012 Snooker Shoot-Out.[30] At the 2012 World Championship, he lost 1–10 in the first round to Perry, stating after the match that it was the worst he had ever played as a professional.[31][32]

During the 2012–13 season, he reached the quarter-finals of the 2012 Wuxi Classic, where he was whitewashed 0–5 by Mark Davis, and the 2012 Shanghai Masters, where he lost 4–5 to Trump.[33] At the 2013 Masters, he had his career best performance at the tournament, defeating Stephen Maguire 6–5 and Trump 6–1 to reach the semi-finals, where he lost 5–6 to Selby despite leading 4–1 and and missing a pot on the black that would have given him a 5–1 lead.[34][35] The 2013 World Championship was the last time Dott was among the top 16 seeds for the Crucible. He defeated Ebdon 10–6 in a first-round match that lasted over 7 hours; an extra session had to be added after the players failed to complete the match in the first two sessions.[36] Afterwards, he criticised Ebdon's slow, deliberative style of play and called for a rule to limit the amount of time a player could spend over a shot.[18] Facing Murphy in the second round, he recovered from 2–6 behind to tie the scores at 8–8 but went on to lose the match 11–13.[37]

Dott at the 2014 German Masters.

In the 2013–14 season, he reached the semi-finals of the 2013 International Championship but lost 7–9 to eventual winner Ding Junhui.[38] He reached the quarter-finals of the 2014 World Open but lost 4–5 to Murphy, who fluked the final black in the deciding frame.[39] At the 2014 China Open, he reached the quarter-finals but lost 3–5 to the world number one Neil Robertson.[40] Having fallen out of the top 16 after the 2014 German Masters,[41] he competed in the qualifiers for the 2014 World Championship but lost 7–10 to Kyren Wilson in the last qualifying round. It was the first time he had failed to reach the Crucible since 1999, following 14 consecutive appearances.[42] He ended the season ranked 17th.[43]

At the 2014 UK Championship, he defeated Neil Robertson in a deciding frame to reach the quarter-finals of the event for the first time since 2006.[44] He said afterwards that he was taking a more carefree approach to the game.[45] He took a 4–1 lead over Stuart Bingham in the quarter-final match but lost 5–6.[46] He was ranked 16th after the tournament, but dropped to 17th after the 2015 German Masters and never again retained his top-16 ranking. He successfully qualified for the 2015 World Championship, winning his first-round match 10–8 against Ricky Walden. In the second round, he again faced Bingham; Dott lost the match 5–13 while Bingham went on to win the title.[47] The following season, he reached his first ranking semi-final in over two years at the 2016 German Masters but lost 2–6 to Martin Gould.[48] He qualified for the 2016 World Championship but lost 4–10 to Mark Williams in the opening round.[49]

Dott qualified for the 2017 World Championship and defeated Ali Carter 10–7 in the first round, to date his most recent victory at the Crucible. He lost 6–13 to Hawkins in the second round.[50][51] He reached the eighth ranking final of his career at the 2018 German Masters but lost 1–9 to Williams.[52] At the 2018 World Championship, he again came through the qualifiers and for a second consecutive year faced Carter in the first round. He led 6–3 after the first session but went on to lose 8–10.[53] He reached his ninth ranking final at the 2018 Snooker Shoot Out but lost to Michael Georgiou.[54] At the 2019 World Championship, he qualified for the Crucible for a fifth consecutive year. Facing Bingham in the first round, he trailed 1–8 but recovered to tie the scores at 9–9. However, Bingham won the deciding frame after Dott missed the black off its spot.[55] During the 2019–20 season, he reached the quarter-finals of the 2019 International Championship, the semi-finals of the 2020 German Masters, the final of the non-ranking 2019–20 Championship League, and the final of the 2020 World Grand Prix, where he lost 8–10 to Neil Robertson, who made five centuries in the match.[56] It was Dott's eighth defeat in his ten ranking finals. He failed to qualify for the 2020 World Championship and ended the season ranked 21st.[57]

Later career and suspension (2020–present)

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Dott at the 2025 German Masters, pictured with referee Desislava Bozhilova.

Dott has not featured at the main stage of the World Championship since the 2019 event, having lost in the final qualifying round four consecutive times from 2020 to 2023 and in the third qualifying round in 2024.[58][59][60] He has not reached any further ranking finals after the 2020 World Grand Prix; his best performances came when he reached the semi-finals of the 2022 European Masters and the quarter-finals of the 2022 Turkish Masters.[61][62] He made his second professional maximum break in the 2022 World Championship qualifiers, 23 years after his first at the 1999 British Open.[63] His world ranking continued to decline in the 2020s and he fell out of the top 32 during the 2021–22 season, ending it ranked 35th.[64] He ended the 2022–23 season ranked 41st,[65] and the 2023–24 season ranked 54th.[66]

On 9 April 2025, two days before he was scheduled to compete in the 2025 World Championship qualifiers, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) announced that it had suspended him from competition due to pending court proceedings.[67] At the time of his suspension, he was ranked 56th.[68] He ended the 2024–25 season ranked 61st.[69]

Personal life

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In 1997, Dott began a relationship with Elaine Lambie, the 16-year-old daughter of his mentor and manager Alex Lambie.[70] They married in 2003 and have two children together, a son born in 2004 and a daughter born in 2008.[70] Elaine works as a nurse.[71] With his £200,000 winnings from the 2006 World Championship, Dott paid off the mortgage on their family home in Larkhall.[4]

Alex Lambie was diagnosed with terminal kidney cancer in January 2006 and died in December of that year. His wife May had previously died of cancer in 2002.[72] In early 2007, Elaine, who was then pregnant, had a cancer scare when doctors discovered potentially cancerous cysts on her ovaries. Although she turned out not to have cancer, she suffered a miscarriage.[73] After these experiences, Dott entered a severe depression, which affected his practice and performances in tournaments.[70] After a string of poor results, he fell out of the top 16 in the rankings.[4][70] His form improved again with the help of anti-depressant medication.[4]

Child abuse allegations

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In 2025, Dott was charged with child sex offences relating to two alleged victims.[5][74] Prosecutors claim that he sexually abused a girl between 1993 and 1996 in Glasgow, beginning when she was around 10 years old, and a boy between 2006 and 2010 in various locations in Lanarkshire, beginning when he was around 7 years old.[68][75] He is alleged to have instructed the girl to remove her clothing, exposed his genitals to her, and sexually assaulted her.[76] He is alleged to have molested the boy, made sexual remarks to him, and watched him shower.[77] He has pleaded not guilty to the charges, and his lawyer claimed during an August 2025 hearing that: "the allegations are fabricated and there is no truth in any of them."[78] He will stand trial at Scotland's High Court of Justiciary, beginning on 17 August 2026.[77]

Performance and rankings timeline

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Ranking[nb 1] [nb 2] 190 58 33 30 25 19 14 12 13 15 13 6 2 13 28 13 10 13 12 17 18 24 30 22 22 21 18 35 39 54 61
Ranking tournaments
Championship League Tournament Not Held Non-Ranking Event 2R 2R RR RR RR A
Saudi Arabia Masters Tournament Not Held 4R A
Wuhan Open Tournament Not Held WD 1R A
English Open Tournament Not Held 1R 1R 1R 3R 1R 1R LQ 2R LQ A
British Open LQ 2R 1R 1R 2R 2R 2R F 2R 2R 2R Tournament Not Held 1R 3R 3R 2R A
Xi'an Grand Prix Tournament Not Held WD A
Northern Ireland Open Tournament Not Held 1R 1R 1R 3R 1R WD LQ 1R 1R A
International Championship Tournament Not Held 1R SF 1R 3R 2R 1R 1R QF Not Held LQ LQ A
UK Championship LQ LQ LQ LQ 2R 2R 2R 2R 3R 2R QF 2R SF 1R 2R 1R 2R 2R 2R 4R QF 2R 2R 4R 3R 3R 4R 3R LQ LQ LQ A
Shoot Out Tournament Not Held Non-Ranking Event 2R F 3R WD WD 1R WD 3R 2R A
Scottish Open[nb 3] 1R 1R 1R 1R F SF 2R 2R 2R 3R Tournament Not Held MR Not Held 2R 1R 4R 4R 1R LQ 1R LQ 1R A
German Masters[nb 4] NH LQ LQ 1R NR Tournament Not Held SF 2R 2R 2R LQ SF LQ F LQ SF 1R LQ LQ 2R 1R A
World Grand Prix Tournament Not Held NR 1R DNQ 1R DNQ F DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Players Championship[nb 5] Tournament Not Held DNQ 2R 1R DNQ DNQ 1R DNQ 1R DNQ 1R DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Welsh Open 1R QF 1R 3R 1R 2R 1R SF 1R 2R 3R QF 3R 2R 2R 2R QF 1R 2R 3R 3R 3R 3R 2R 1R 1R 2R 2R 1R 2R 1R A
World Open[nb 6] LQ LQ 1R LQ 1R 2R SF 3R 2R 2R 3R 1R RR RR WD LQ LQ QF 2R QF Not Held 2R 1R LQ 3R Not Held 1R 1R
Tour Championship Tournament Not Held DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
World Championship LQ LQ 1R LQ LQ 1R 1R 2R 2R F 1R W 1R 1R 2R F QF 1R 2R LQ 2R 1R 2R 1R 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ WD
Non-ranking tournaments
The Masters LQ LQ WD LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R 1R 1R 1R QF 1R 1R 1R A QF QF SF A A A A A A A A A A A A
Championship League Tournament Not Held A RR A RR A A RR A WD RR WD RR F SF 2R RR A A
Former ranking tournaments
Asian Classic[nb 7] 1R LQ LQ Tournament Not Held
Malta Grand Prix Non-Ranking Event LQ NR Tournament Not Held
Thailand Masters[nb 8] LQ 1R 1R 2R LQ LQ LQ 1R NR Not Held NR Tournament Not Held
Irish Masters Non-Ranking Event 1R QF 1R NH NR Tournament Not Held
Northern Ireland Trophy Tournament Not Held NR QF 2R 2R Tournament Not Held
Bahrain Championship Tournament Not Held 1R Tournament Not Held
Wuxi Classic[nb 9] Tournament Not Held Non-Ranking Event QF 1R 2R Tournament Not Held
Shanghai Masters Tournament Not Held SF WD 1R QF 1R QF 1R QF 1R LQ 3R Non-Ranking Not Held Non-Ranking
Indian Open Tournament Not Held LQ 3R NH 1R 2R 3R Tournament Not Held
China Open[nb 10] Not Held NR LQ 1R 1R 1R Not Held 1R 2R W 1R QF 1R 1R 2R 2R QF 2R 3R 1R 3R LQ Tournament Not Held
Riga Masters[nb 11] Tournament Not Held Minor-Rank 2R LQ QF 2R Tournament Not Held
China Championship Tournament Not Held NR 3R 3R 1R Tournament Not Held
WST Pro Series Tournament Not Held RR Tournament Not Held
Turkish Masters Tournament Not Held QF Tournament Not Held
WST Classic Tournament Not Held 1R Not Held
European Masters[nb 12] LQ LQ LQ NH 1R Not Held 2R 2R 2R F SF QF NR Tournament Not Held 1R 2R LQ 2R 2R SF 1R WD Not Held
Former non-ranking tournaments
Scottish Masters A A A A LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ Tournament Not Held
Northern Ireland Trophy Tournament Not Held 1R Ranking Event Tournament Not Held
Irish Masters A A A A A A A A Ranking Event NH QF Tournament Not Held
Warsaw Snooker Tour Tournament Not Held SF Tournament Not Held
Pot Black Tournament Not Held A QF SF Tournament Not Held
Malta Cup[nb 12] Ranking Event Tournament Not Held Ranking Event RR Tournament Not Held Ranking Event
World Series Berlin Tournament Not Held W Tournament Not Held
World Series Grand Final Tournament Not Held SF Tournament Not Held
World Series Prague Tournament Not Held F Tournament Not Held
Hainan Classic Tournament Not Held SF Tournament Not Held
Scottish Professional Championship Tournament Not Held SF Tournament Not Held
Wuxi Classic[nb 9] Tournament Not Held A A A QF Ranking Event Tournament Not Held
Brazil Masters Tournament Not Held F Tournament Not Held
Power Snooker Tournament Not Held A QF Tournament Not Held
Premier League[nb 13] A A A A A A A A A A A A SF A A A A A A Tournament Not Held
World Grand Prix Tournament Not Held QF Ranking Event
Shoot Out Tournament Not Held 2R F 1R SF 2R 1R Ranking Event
Six-red World Championship[nb 14] Tournament Not Held A A A NH 3R A 2R 2R A QF 2R 2R Not Held LQ Not Held
Performance Table Legend
LQ lost in the qualifying draw #R lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) 		QF lost in the quarter-finals
SF lost in the semi-finals F lost in the final W won the tournament
DNQ did not qualify for the tournament A did not participate in the tournament WD withdrew from the tournament
NH / Not Held means an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Event means an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Event means an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Event means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
PA / Pro-am Event means an event is/was a pro-am event.
  1. ^ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  2. ^ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking
  3. ^ The event was called the International Open (1994/1995–1996/1997) and the Players Championship (2003/2004)
  4. ^ The event was called the German Open (1995/1996–1997/1998)
  5. ^ The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2010/2011–2015/2016)
  6. ^ The event was called the Grand Prix (1994/1995–2000/2001 and 2004/2005–2009/2010) and the LG Cup (2001/2002–2003/2004)
  7. ^ The event was called the Dubai Classic (1994/1995) and the Thailand Classic (1995/1996)
  8. ^ The event was called the Thailand Open (1994/1995–1996/1997)
  9. ^ a b The event was called the Jiangsu Classic (2008/2009–2009/2010)
  10. ^ The event was called the China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)
  11. ^ The event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)
  12. ^ a b The event was called the European Open (1994/1995–1996/1997 and 2001/2002–2003/2004), the Irish Open (1998/1999) and the Malta Cup (2004/2005–2007/2008)
  13. ^ The event was called the European League (1994/1995–1996/1997)
  14. ^ The event was called the Six-red Snooker International (2008/2009) and the Six-red World Grand Prix (2009/2010)

Career finals

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Ranking finals: 10 (2 titles)

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Legend
World Championship (1–2)
Other (1–6)
Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 1999 Scottish Open Scotland Stephen Hendry 1–9
Runner-up 2. 2001 British Open Scotland John Higgins 6–9
Runner-up 3. 2004 World Snooker Championship England Ronnie O'Sullivan 8–18
Runner-up 4. 2005 Malta Cup Scotland Stephen Hendry 7–9
Winner 1. 2006 World Snooker Championship England Peter Ebdon 18–14
Winner 2. 2007 China Open England Jamie Cope 9–5
Runner-up 5. 2010 World Snooker Championship (2) Australia Neil Robertson 13–18
Runner-up 6. 2018 German Masters Wales Mark Williams 1–9
Runner-up 7. 2018 Snooker Shoot Out Cyprus Michael Georgiou 0–1
Runner-up 8. 2020 World Grand Prix Australia Neil Robertson 8–10

Minor-ranking finals: 2

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Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 2011 Sheffield Open England Ben Woollaston 2–4
Runner-up 2. 2013 FFB Open England Mark Selby 3–4

Non-ranking finals: 5 (1 title)

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Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 2008 World Series of Snooker Berlin England Shaun Murphy 6–1
Runner-up 1 2009 World Series of Snooker Prague England Jimmy White 3–5
Runner-up 2. 2011 Brazil Masters England Shaun Murphy 0–5
Runner-up 3. 2012 Snooker Shoot Out England Barry Hawkins 0–1
Runner-up 4. 2020 Championship League (March) Scotland Scott Donaldson 0–3

Pro-am finals: 9 (4 titles)

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Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 1994 Pontins Spring Open England Wayne Brown 3−7[79]
Winner 1. 1995 Pontins Autumn Open England Stephen Lee 5–1[79]
Runner-up 2. 1996 Marseille International Open England Matthew Couch 4–5[80]
Winner 2. 1997 Austrian Open England Matthew Couch 7–6
Runner-up 3. 2008 Belgian Open England Ricky Walden 0−4[81]
Runner-up 4. 2016 PMK Invitational Pro-Am Scotland Anthony McGill 2−4[82]
Winner 3. 2017 PMK Invitational Pro-Am Scotland Eden Sharav 4−3[83]
Winner 4. 2018 PMK Invitational Pro-Am (2) Northern Ireland Joe Swail 4−0[84]
Runner-up 5. 2019 PMK Invitational Pro-Am (2) Scotland Michael Collumb 3−4[85]

Team finals: 1 (1 title)

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Outcome No. Year Championship Team Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 2017 CVB Snooker Challenge  Great Britain  China 26–9

Amateur finals: 1 (1 title)

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Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 1993 Scottish Amateur Championship Scotland Neil Martin 8–4[86]

Sources

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  • Rookwood, Dan (14 February 2003). "Small talk: Graeme Dott". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 3 March 2011.

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Further reading

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  • Dott, Graeme (2011). Frame of Mind: The Autobiography of the World Snooker Champion. John Blake Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-84358-346-2.
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