Graeme Dott won the title of the 2007 China open snooker tournament after beating Jamie Cope 9-5 here on Sunday.

The Scot took the official world number one spot after winning the China title.

Graeme Dott lifts his trophy for the 2007 China open snooker tournament after beating Jamie Cope 9-5 in Beijing April 1st, 2007. [Xinhua]

Dott dominated the final as Cope looked jaded after last night's gruelling semi-final against Barry Hawkins,

Dott won six of the eight frames in the first session for a 6-2 lead in the best-of-17-frame final.

Dott put together breaks of 72, 60, 70 and 95 to open a four-frame advantage and leave himself needing three more to take the title.

He took the first frame 71-46 before Cope struck back with a break of 65 to level the match.

Cope fought back after Dott had won the third frame, tying up the match at 2-2 with a run of 97.

However, Dott won the next with breaks of 72 and 60 before taking advantage of a mistake by his opponent to open a 4-2 lead.

The 29-year-old Dott lost momentum when the match resumed as Cope trailed back 6-5 after runs of 91, 77 and 46.

Dott proved his superb form in the tournament after outplaying cope in the last three breaks after snatching 124, 120 and 64 points.

This is the first time these two have met in professional competition.