Graeme Dott
Scottish professional snooker player, 2006 world champion / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Graeme Dott (born 12 May 1977) is a Scottish professional snooker player and snooker coach from Larkhall. He turned professional in 1994 and first entered the top 16 in 2001. He has won two ranking titles, the 2006 World Snooker Championship and the 2007 China Open, and was runner-up in the World Championships of 2004 and 2010. He reached number 2 in the world rankings in 2007, but a subsequent episode of clinical depression seriously affected his form, causing him to drop to number 28 for the 2009–10 season. He then recovered his form, regained his top-16 ranking, and reached a third World Championship final. In 2011, he published his autobiography, Frame of Mind: The Autobiography of the World Snooker Champion.
Born | (1977-05-12) 12 May 1977 (age 47) Larkhall, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Sport country | Scotland |
Nickname | The Pocket Dynamo[1] |
Professional | 1994–present |
Highest ranking | 2 (2007/08) |
Current ranking | 54 (as of 7 May 2024) |
Maximum breaks | 2 |
Century breaks | 267 (as of 6 May 2024) |
Tournament wins | |
Ranking | 2 |
World Champion | 2006 |