Graeme Dott

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 claimed his second ranking title at the 2007 China Open, defeating Jamie Cope 9–5 in the final, and reached his career highest ranking of second in the 2007–08 rankings.

Dott's form declined in late 2007, due to clinical depression, and he fell from second to 28th in the rankings over the following two seasons. He qualified for the 2010 World Championship, where he reached his third world final, losing 13‍–‍18 to Neil Robertson but recovering his top-16 ranking for the next several seasons. After failing to qualify for the 2014 World Championship, he successfully qualified for five consecutive years from 2015 to 2019 but then failed to qualify from 2020 to 2024. He was runner-up at three further ranking tournaments, the 2018 German Masters, the 2018 Snooker Shoot Out, and the 2020 World Grand Prix. In all, he has played in ten ranking finals, winning two. His best performances in the other Triple Crown events have been semi-final finishes at the 2006 UK Championship and the 2013 Masters.

In April 2025, the WPBSA suspended Dott from competition after he 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. He remains suspended pending the outcome of his trial.