Graeme Dott

Graeme Dott (born 12 May 1977) is a Scottish former professional snooker player from Glasgow. After turning professional in 1994, he competed on the World Snooker Tour for over 30 years. He won the 2006 World Snooker Championship, defeating Peter Ebdon in the final, and was runner-up at two other World Championships, losing the 2004 final to Ronnie O'Sullivan and the 2010 final to Neil Robertson. He contested ten ranking finals during his career, winning two ranking titles, and achieved a highest world ranking of second in the 2007–08 rankings. He made 271 career century breaks, including two official maximum breaks.

In 2025, Dott was charged with historical child sex offences and was suspended from professional competition while awaiting trial. On 24 August 2026, he was found guilty of lewd and libidinous behaviour towards two children, who had been aged around 10 and 7 respectively when the abuse began. On the same day, the board of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association voted unanimously to revoke his WPBSA membership, removing him permanently from the sport. He was also removed from the World Snooker Hall of Fame. He was remanded in custody and will be sentenced on 29 September.