Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been removed from the sport’s Hall of Fame and permanently stripped of his WPBSA membership following his conviction for sexually abusing two children.
The WPBSA acted with immediate effect after an emergency board meeting.
Dott, who won the World Championship at the Crucible in 2006, had previously held lifetime honorary membership as a result.
He is now permanently barred from tournaments in snooker, billiards and pool under WPBSA jurisdiction.
The governing body said its board had “unanimously agreed” that Dott’s membership should be revoked and “that he should be removed from the sport”.
Officials also contacted the World Snooker Tour to request his removal from its Hall of Fame.
That action was confirmed on Tuesday, when it was announced that a decision had been taken to “remove Graeme Dott from the World Snooker Tour Hall of Fame with immediate effect”.
Dott became the first person to be expelled from the organisation since it was established in 2011 to recognise individuals who have made outstanding contributions to snooker.
There has been no announcement that his 2006 world title will be removed from the sport’s historical records.
Dott was convicted at the High Court in Glasgow on Monday following a five-day trial.
Jurors returned majority guilty verdicts on two charges of lewd, indecent and libidinous behaviour involving a girl and boy who were both of primary school age.
The offences against the girl took place between 1993 and 1996, while those involving the boy occurred between 2006 and 2010.
Graeme Dott previously won the World Snooker Championship in 2006 | GETTY
Dott denied sexually abusing either child while giving evidence and described allegations put to him as “nonsense” and “lies”.
After the verdicts, Lord Harrower remanded Dott in custody and ordered him to provide his details for inclusion on the sex offenders register.
Sentencing was deferred to September 29 at the High Court in Edinburgh to allow for the preparation of a criminal justice social work report.
Dott had been suspended from all professional snooker activity by the WPBSA on April 9, 2025, after the criminal charges were announced.
He subsequently dropped from the professional rankings following the conclusion of the 2025-26 season.
Under the WPBSA constitution, Dott has 21 days in which to appeal the governing body’s decision to revoke his membership.
His removal ends the official privileges arising from a career which once placed him among snooker’s leading players.
Dott was inducted into the World Snooker Tour Hall of Fame in 2013, seven years after defeating Peter Ebdon 18-14 in a gruelling World Championship final.
He reached two other Crucible finals, losing to Ronnie O’Sullivan in 2004 and Neil Robertson in 2010.
His only other ranking title came at the 2007 China Open in Beijing.
Those achievements will remain part of snooker’s competitive record, but Dott will no longer receive official recognition through the Hall of Fame or WPBSA membership.
The governing body’s permanent sanction was imposed before Dott’s sentence has been determined, with the former champion remaining in custody ahead of next month’s hearing.
