Ex-snooker champion Graeme Dott suspended just days before World Championship | Other | Sport

Former snooker champion Graeme Dott has been suspended by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) just days before the World Snooker Championship. The Scot was due to feature in the World Championship qualifiers on Friday, with Dott having won the competition back in 2006. 

In a statement on Wednesday afternoon, the WPBSA announced: “Graeme Dott has been suspended by the WPBSA due to a case which is scheduled to be heard before the High Court in Scotland. Whilst court proceedings are ongoing, it would be inappropriate for the WPBSA to make any further comment.”

The World Championship is set to get underway from Sheffield on 19 April, but Dott won’t be involved. It will mark the first World Championship since he turned professional in 1994 that the Scottish-born cuesmith will be missing for the event. 

The snooker star from Larkhall in Scotland turned professional in 1994 and broke into the top-16 seven years later in 2001. Alongside his 2006 World Championship win, Dott boasts one other ranking title to his name, the 2007 China Open. 

Either side of his Crucible win against Peter Ebdon 19 years ago, Dott also finished as a World Championship runner-up in 2004 and 2010. The now 47-year-old reached a career high of second in the world rankings back in 2007 and had ranked 56th in the world prior to his suspension. 

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