Snooker: World champion Graeme Dott dug deep to defeat young gun Jamie Cope in today's China Open final in Beijing.
Last year's Crucible king led 6-2 after the afternoon session, but despite Cope winning three frames on the spin to reduce his arrears immediately after the interval, it was Dott who pulled away to win his second ranking-event title.
The 29-year-old pocketed breaks of 72, 60, 70 and 95 to earn himself a healthy four-frame advantage ahead of the final session at the Beijing University Gymnasium, with Cope on target with runs of 65 and 97.
And although Cope hit back in spirited fashion with breaks of 90 and 77 to trail by one frame at 6-5 down, new provisional world number one Dott proved too good with further runs of 124 and 126 to guarantee himself this year's £35,000 winner's cheque.