Dott writes off final chances

Rank outsider Graeme Dott reached his first World Embassy Championship final and immediately wrote off his chances of toppling Ronnie O’Sullivan as he claimed: “How do you stop a machine?”

Dott, who began the tournament at odds of 200-1, overcame Matthew Stevens 17-15 in the semi-finals to guarantee him a minimum pay-day of £125,000 (€185,527) and also regain his place in the top 16 for 2004-2005.