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By Dan Warren
BBC Sport at The Crucible
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Dott beat world number four John Higgins in the previous round
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Graeme Dott reached the Crucible semi- finals for the first time as he sealed a comfortable 13-7 win over David Gray.
The hard work was done in the opening two sessions, when the Scot built up a commanding 11-5 lead.
But he was far from convincing when play resumed, losing the opening frame when Gray made a 92 break, then edging a tense 40-minute frame to go 12-6 up.
Dott fluffed a red to give Gray the chance to win the next frame, but the number 13 seed won through in the next.
Dott said that in the semi-final, the pressure would be on his opponent, Matthew Stevens.
"You watch the Crucible when it gets to one table as a kid, and wonder what it would be like to play there," he said.
"Pride means I want to put in a good performance, but Matthew is a massive favourite for the semi-final although I have belief that I can beat him.
"I thought my quarter-final was a rubbish game, but I made it through."
Quarter-final result:
D Gray (Eng) 7-13 G Dott (Sco)
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