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In the News (Tue 1 Dec 09)

  
  Dott survives Ebdon recovery to win world title
Graeme Dott won the 2006 world snooker championship final at the Crucible Theatre, surviving a fightback from former champion Peter Ebdon for an 18-14 victory to take the first professional title of his career.
Dott, who had struggled with his positional play as Ebdon recovered, produced arguably the best break of his career to go to 17-14 up and just one frame away from victory after a clearance of 68, his highest of the match.
Dott, stopped the rot with a break of 66 although it needed Ebdon's in-off to give him his first frame in five-and-half-hours, including intervals, to go two frames away from the title at 16-13.
www.turkishpress.com /news.asp?id=121539   (915 words)

  
 BreakingNews.ie: Dott in the driving seat
Graeme Dott took significant strides towards his first 888.com World Championship title - with the help of bananas and chocolate - opening up an 11-5 advantage in a war of attrition with Peter Ebdon at the Crucible Theatre.
Dott will be aware of Ebdon’s immense reservoir of stamina and concentration levels, which were evident in beating Matthew Stevens 17-16 and then Stephen Hendry 18-17 to claim the 2002 world title.
Dott held his nerve with a yellow to pink clearance in the next to re-open a five-frame advantage and looked set to pinch the next after trailing 52-14.
www.breakingnews.ie /2006/05/01/story256633.html   (751 words)

  
 Graeme Dott   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-10)
Dott was runner-up at the British Open 2001 (losing 9-6 to John Higgins) and the Embassy World Championship 2004 (going down to Ronnie O'Sullivan) and the Malta Cup 2005 (beaten by Stephen Hendry).
Dott is a keen Glasgow Rangers fan and enjoys his golf.
Graeme Dott beat Peter Ebdon in a marathon final to take the 2006 snooker World Championship.
www.biogs.com /snippets/dott.html   (236 words)

  
 RTÉ.ie Sport - O'Sullivan rocked by Dott whitewash
Dott, the world number 15 from Glasgow, barely missed a ball as he went some way to avenging his defeat by O'Sullivan in last year's Embassy World Championship final.
Dott stepped in to take the fourth with a run of 114 and although he broke down on 63 in the fifth, he later potted yellow and green to get over the winning line.
Dott, who had lost nine of his previous 10 meetings with O'Sullivan, led their Crucible final 5-0 but was beaten 18-8.
www.rte.ie /sport/2005/0203/malta1.html   (285 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited Sport | Snooker | Dott closes in on win
Graeme Dott has closed in on his first World Championship crown after maintaining his iron grip on the best-of-35-frame final against Peter Ebdon.
Dott looked favourite but, when leading 44-39, he missed a red into the middle and Ebdon needed no second invitation to step in and make a 28 clearance to the pink.
Dott went 14-7 ahead with a 65 clearance in frame 21 after Ebdon broke down on 31 when missing a fl into the middle pocket.
sport.guardian.co.uk /snooker/story/0,,1765277,00.html   (436 words)

  
 Graeme Dott - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Graeme Dott (born May 12, 1977) is a professional snooker player from Larkhall in Scotland.
Dott finally achieved a ranking tournament victory at the 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.
Dott married Elaine Lambie in 2001 and the couple celebrated the birth of their son, Lewis, in 2004.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Graeme_Dott   (515 words)

  
 Graeme's got a Dott of bottle - Evening Times   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-10)
Graeme, 28, sensationally lifted the title at 12.52am today by overcoming Peter Ebdon 18-14 in a gruelling and punishing final at the Crucible in Sheffield.
Graeme's manager, 58-year-old publican Alex Lambie, immediately phoned his daughter Pauline to tell her to make arrangements for the party at the Berries Hotel.
Graeme's 24-year-old wife Elaine was at the Crucible to see his victory, along with his parents John and Susan, from Glasgow.
www.eveningtimes.co.uk /news/5051625.html   (617 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited Sport | Snooker | Snooker: Dott takes the lead
Graeme Dott led the 2002 champion Peter Ebdon 11-5 after the first day of the 888.com world championship final but it was slow going.
Dott increased his lead to 7-2 by accumulating the first three frames of the evening in 82 minutes but by that point the average time per frame stood at 27, longer than the record 25 of the epic final between Dennis Taylor and Steve Davis.
Dott won the 10th frame to extend his advantage to 8-2 before Ebdon finally ended the sequence by winning another scrappy battle for 8-3.
sport.guardian.co.uk /snooker/story/0,,1764962,00.html   (623 words)

  
 The Hindu : Sport / Billiards & Snooker : Dott edges Stevens, enters final
Graeme Dott held his nerves to edge out Matthew Stevens 17-15 in the semifinals of the World snooker championship at The Crucible on Saturday.
Dott started the final session with a lead of 13-11 then moved to 15-12 and was poised to finish it.
Dott won a tense 31st frame and took the next on the final pink.
www.hindu.com /2004/05/03/stories/2004050304411900.htm   (212 words)

  
 Dott survives late scare to reach semi-finals
Scotland's Graeme Dott held off a late surge from Australia's Neil Robertson to book his place in the semi-finals of the Snooker World Championship with a dramatic 13-12 win at The Crucible in Sheffield, England.
Scotland's Graeme Dott held off a late surge from Australia's Neil Robertson to book his place in the semi-finals of the Snooker World Championship with a dramatic 13-12 win at The Crucible.
Dott came through in the best of the 25 frames quarter-final despite a wobble in the final session.
archive.turkishpress.com /news.asp?id=120689   (471 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Other Sport... | Snooker | Dogged Dott wins epic world final
Dott went into the last session leading 15-7 but Ebdon won six successive frames to reduce the deficit to two.
After the match Dott, who lost the 2004 final to Ronnie O'Sullivan, admitted he thought his title chance was crumbling in the face of Ebdon's thrilling fightback.
Dott took the next with a 65 clearance after Ebdon missed a fl into the middle pocket and the Scot took another scrappy frame, the last of the session, to establish an eight-frame lead.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4963566.stm   (711 words)

  
 RTÉ.ie Sport - Dott wins title after epic battle
Scotland's Graeme Dott was crowned world snooker champion after his gruelling final against Peter Ebdon came to life in grand style on Monday evening.
Dott began this afternoon's third session of the final with an 11-5 lead and stretched that out to 15-7.
Dott produced a remarkable clearance to move within a frame of victory at 17-14 and then edged the next to take the title.
www.rte.ie /sport/2006/0502/dottg.html   (201 words)

  
 The Hindu : Sport / Billiards & Snooker : Dott inching towards first title
Dott showed far more positive intent than his opponent in a match where half-hour frames were the norm.
Dott again showed composure to compile a decisive 39 clearance to the fl.
Graeme Dott (Sco) leads Peter Ebdon (Eng) 11-5 (12-79, 62-53, 91-1, 70-48, 71-9, 32-67, 78-6, 53-20, 53-20, 63-16, 25-66, 6-124, 72-47, 51-65, 61-5, 16-92).
www.hindu.com /2006/05/02/stories/2006050205651900.htm   (453 words)

  
 Graeme Dott biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-10)
Graeme Dott (born May 12, 1977) is a Scottish professional snooker player.
Since turning professional in 1994, Dott has slowly climbed the rankings, reaching the top sixteen in 2001.
Graeme Dott scored a 147 break in the 1999 British Open.
graeme-dott.biography.ms   (95 words)

  
 Dott in sight of world title
Graeme Dott heads into the concluding day of the world snooker final needing just seven more frames for victory after building a healthy 11-5 lead over former champion Peter Ebdon.
Dott, 28, yet to win a major professional event after losing his four previous ranking finals, came through a marathon opening session here which did not end until 2345GMT Sunday.
Dott, beaten by Ronnie O'Sullivan in the final here at the Crucible Theatre in 2004, said: "The experience of being in the final two years ago is certainly helping.
www.turkishpress.com /news.asp?id=121379   (466 words)

  
 TakeSport is London's newest and hottest sports guide and betting magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-10)
New world champion Graeme Dott admitted he was on the verge of quitting snooker only two and a half...
Graeme Dott closed in on his first 888.com World Championship crown after maintaining his iron grip...
Graeme Dott stayed on course to win the 888.com World Championship crown for the first time after sharing...
www.takesport.com /Snooker   (256 words)

  
 Scot Dott rounds on O’Sullivan - [Sunday Herald]
When Graeme Dott arrived at the Crucible Theatre yesterday he could scarcely have imagined what was to unfold.
When he lost 6-4 to Dott in the semi-finals of the 2001 British Open in Newcastle he told journalists he wanted to hang himself from a nearby bridge.
Dott, though, drilled in the fl in frame 28 to pull off one of the best victories of his career.
www.sundayherald.com /55427   (635 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Other Sport... | Snooker | Dott breaks duck
Graeme Dott broke his duck of not having won a title in the most spectacular way imaginable at the 2006 World Championship.
Of all the players he could have faced in the final, Ebdon is the most resilient, and the Wellingborough star was intent on making life difficult for his opponent.
Dott stunned all by taking a 5-0 lead, before the predicted 'Rocket' charge put paid to the Scot's efforts.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/4963744.stm   (453 words)

  
 The Telegraph - Calcutta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-10)
While O’Sullivan said that it had been a bit of an anti-climax for Dott after holding such a big lead but he still maintained his rival was no fluke in getting into the final.
Graeme’s got quality written all over him, he’s up there with the big boys and beaten some great players to get to the final,” said O’Sullivan, who courted controversy earlier in the tournament when he raised a finger to a pocket after failing to pot a ball.
For Dott, it was also a great achievement having never made it past the second round and who had come close to retiring from the sport late last year and smashed his cue in a motorway service station in January in despair at his poor form.
www.telegraphindia.com /1040505/asp/sports/story_3207961.asp   (534 words)

  
 Balanced News Blog » Blog Archive » Snooker Champion Graeme Dott was on Verge of Quitting   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-10)
Snooker Champion Graeme Dott was on Verge of Quitting
New world snooker champion Graeme Dott admitted he was on the verge of quitting snooker only two and a half years ago after claiming: “I was absolutely hating the game.”
Dott was feeling down and depressed after a series of demoralising defeats which led to him snapping his cue at a motorway service station on the way home from the 2004 Welsh Open.
www.balancednewsblog.com /?p=2117   (274 words)

  
 Sport News and Events » Snooker   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-10)
Graeme Dott cannot hide his joy as he is crowned world snooker champion for the first time.
Graeme Dott lands his first snooker title with the biggest prize of all By Saj Chowdhury at the Crucible theatre Graeme Dott broke his duck of not having won a title in the most spectacular way imaginable at the 2006 World Championship.
Graeme Dott quickly wraps up a comfortable 10-3 victory over John Parrott at the World Snooker Championship.
www.sport-newsblog.com /news/category/snooker   (591 words)

  
 Dott clinches world snooker title
Graeme Dott has moved up to number five in the rankings after clinching his maiden World Snooker Championship title with a marathon 18-14 final victory over Peter Ebdon at The Crucible in Sheffield.
Dott, at one stage leading 15-7, saw his advantage rapidly diminish as Ebdon rattled off six consecutive frames.
Despite his first-round exit at the hands of Nigel Bond, Stephen Hendry is back on top of the WPBSA rankings for the 2006-2007 campaign after an absence of eight years.
www.itv.com /news/index_242116.html   (495 words)

  
 The Sun Online - Sport: Hot Dott stuns Rocket
Scottish ace Dott then picked up the one frame he needed in the evening session to record a superb 17-11 victory and reach his second final in three years.
It was the third time O’Sullivan has lost all eight frames in a session at Sheffield with John Parrott in 1994 and John Higgins four years later inflicting the same misery on him.
The result was the perfect revenge for Dott, who lost to O'Sullivan in the 2004 final 18-8.
www.thesun.co.uk /article/0,,2006190733,00.html   (622 words)

  
 Scotsman.com News - Opinion - Heroes and villains: Graeme Dott and the Scottish Executive   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-10)
After many years of professional snooker, it probably crossed Graeme Dott’s mind that he just wasn’t destined to win any major titles, let alone the World Championship, but last Monday night, the 28-year-old from Larkhall finally broke his duck – by taking the biggest prize of them all.
In the final, the Scot looked to be cruising to victory after leading 15-7 at one point, but his opponent, Peter Ebdon, made a determined comeback to get to 16-14 (18 frames being the winning post).
Dott then showed 'nerves of steel' to go on and win the final two frames and emerge victorious.
news.scotsman.com /opinion.cfm?id=678052006   (675 words)

  
 Snooker: Dott inches towards world title -DAWN - Sport; May 2, 2006
SHEFFIELD (England), May 1: Graeme Dott edged agonisingly closer to a first world title when he opened up a 9-4 lead over former winner Peter Ebdon in the best-of-35-frame world snooker championship final on Sunday.
Ebdon won the first two frames of the next session to trail 4-8 but Dott then nipped in to win the 13th.
Final (best of 35 frames): Graeme Dott (Scotland) leads Peter Ebdon (England) 11-5 (12-79, 62-53, 91-1, 70-48, 71-9, 32-67, 78-6, 53-20, 53-20, 63-16, 25-66, 6-124, 72-47, 51-65, 61-5, 16-92).—Agencies
www.dawn.com /2006/05/02/spt12.htm   (442 words)

  
 logjam. | May 2004
Graeme Dott admits he will start as a huge underdog when he takes on Ronnie O’Sullivan in Sunday’s World Championship final at The Crucible.
Dott has never won a major title and is the rank outsider after starting the tournament at odds of 200-1.
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brettpeters.org /log/200405.html   (5083 words)

  
 Premier League Snooker - Brought To You By Betfred
Graeme Dott - 96 (v Jimmy White – 21/9/06)
Stephen Hendry - 75 (v Graeme Dott – 14/9/06)
Jimmy White - 75 (v Graeme Dott – 21/9/06)
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