Woollaston wins PTC 3

The world number 60 started and finished the day with victories over former world champions as he beat Ken Doherty 4-0 in the last 16 round.

He then defeated Alan McManus (4-3) and Anthony McGill (4-2) before breaks of 70, 42, 43 and 50 saw him take care of Dott in the final.

Dott had looked to be the form player in the competition having previously beaten the likes of Ronnie O'Sullivan, John Higgins and Stephen Hendry on his way to the final.

"I think this shows the strength in depth on the Tour, no result surprises me these days," said Woollaston after the win.

"I didn't play a bad match in the tournament, the only time I was worried was in the quarter-finals when I was 2-0 down to Alan McManus. I came back to win that 4-3, and in the final against Graeme I did well to recover from 2-1 down."

It was doubling pleasing for Woollaston as his wife Tatiana (pictured with Woollaston), a referee from Belarus, is moving to England permanently on Monday.

"I'll see her for the first time in two months, and that gave me extra inspiration today because I felt as if I had nothing to lose," he said.

"I wanted to win it for her. We've not had a honeymoon yet so the money will help with that."

Woollaston picks up a cheque for £10,000 for the victory and 2,000 ranking points.

The Players Tour Championship is a series of 12 short events, with the top 24 on the final Order of Merit to qualify for the Grand Finals, providing they play in at least three in the UK and three in Europe. 

Last 16
Ben Woollaston 4-0 Ken Doherty
Alan McManus 4-1 Joe Jogia
Anthony McGill 4-1 Michael Holt
Stephen Lee 4-1 Stephen Maguire
Marcus Campbell 4-2 Mark Selby
Barry Hawkins 4-1 Xiao Guodong
Jamie Jones 4-3 Matthew Selt
Graeme Dott 4-2 John Higgins

Ben Woollaston 4-3 Alan McManus
Anthony McGill 4-2 Stephen Lee
Marcus Campbell 0-4 Barry Hawkins
Jamie Jones 0-4 Graeme Dott

Ben Woollaston 4-0 Anthony McGill
Barry Hawkins 1-4 Graeme Dott

Graeme Dott 2-4 Ben Woollaston