Neil Robertson is ready to take on a man he rates extremely highly in the World Grand Prix final on Sunday as Graeme Dott awaits him in Cheltenham.
In a remarkable run of results, Robertson has reached his third ranking final in as many weeks, having won the European Masters and finished runner-up in at the German Masters.
The Australian is looking to make it two wins out of three when he takes on Dott over a best of 19 frames on Sunday and pick up the £100,000 top prize in doing so.
However, the Scot is going to be anything but a pushover and has demonstrated some fine form of his own, both this week in Cheltenham, and in the weeks leading up to this event.
The veteran made the semi-finals in Berlin last week and beat Ronnie O’Sullivan in the quarters en route to the final here.
Robertson has been very impressed by Dott’s recent performances and is full of respect for the man who he beat to win the 2010 World Championship.
‘Yeah he is [having a resurrgence]. It’s good to see, Graeme’s always been a top, top, top class player,’ said the Thunder from Down Under.
‘A lot of people say he’s one of the most underrated players, but amongst the people that really are in the know in the game and all the players, we certainly don’t under-rate him at all.
‘We know what a fantastic player he is.
‘Maybe just the general public…maybe how he used to play or something, not everyone can look like Ronnie O’Sullivan or Judd Trump around the table.
‘He’s a very positive player, very attacking and gets on with it so I’m expecting a really exciting final tomorrow.’
Robertson booked his spot in the final with a 6-4 win over Kyren Wilson, while Dott beat Tom Ford by the same scoreline.
The Aussie has been the heavier scorer this week, knocking in four centuries and the tournament’s highest break of 140, compared to just one ton from Dott (103).
However, the Scot is very confident in his own game at the moment and is ready to cause an upset and get his hands on the trophy.
‘I’ve been playing well, I’ve been saying all season that it’s been coming because it has been coming,’ said Dott after beating Ford, but before Robertson downed Wilson.
‘I’ll be ready, it’ll be tough whoever I play, especially Neil because he’s playing that well, but if I can get involved in the match, give me six-each on Sunday night then I’ll fancy it.’
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