Graeme Dott

Graeme Dott is a Scottish professional snooker player and snooker coach from Larkhall. He turned professional in 1994 and first entered the topin 2001. He has won two ranking titles, the 2006 World Snooker Championship and the 2007 China Open, and was runnerup in the World Championships of 2004 and 2010. He reached numberin the world rankings in 2007, but a subsequent episode of clinical depression seriously affected his form, causing him to drop to numberfor the 20092010 season. He then recovered his form, regained his top16 ranking, and reached a third World Championship final. In 2011, he published his autobiography, Frame of Mind The Autobiography of the World Snooker Champion.

In January 2006, Alex Lambie was diagnosed with terminal kidney cancer. Although he lived to see Dott win the World Championship in May of that year, he died onDecember 2006, while Dott was playing in the 2006 UK Championship. Weeks afterward, Elaine, who was 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 while Dott was playing in the 2007 Masters. After these experiences, Dott entered a severe depression, which affected his commitment to practice and his performance in matches. He lostprofessional matches in a row and slid down the rankings, dropping out of the top 16. Medication subsequently helped him recover his place in the top 16, although he expects his battle with depression to be lifelong. Dott and his wife had a second child, a daughter Lucy, born in November 2008.

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