Graeme "The Pocket Dynamo" Dott

After being UK Under-19 champion in 1992 and Scottish Amateur champion in 1993, Dott turned professional in 1994. He slowly climbed the rankings, reaching the top sixteen in 2001, where he has remained ever since. Early successes included reaching the quarter-final of the 1996 Welsh Open, qualifying for the World Championship for the first time in 1997, reaching the 1999 Scottish Open final, and reaching the semi-finals of both the Grand Prix and Scottish Open in 2000.

With his World Championship victory he was up to number 6 in the rankings for 2006/2007, then his highest ever position. This is a remarkable turn-around, for at one point in the 2005/2006 season he looked in danger of plummeting down the rankings.