 Dott akarasikirwa nechiitiko chekutanga chepamusoro chemwaka wa2011-12 weAustralia Goldfields Open nekuda kwekukuvara kwemutsipa, asi akatora chikamu mumakwikwi manomwe akasara. Akakandirwa kunze mumutambo wokutanga muShanghai Mastersuye Welsh Open uye havana kupfuurira mberi kwe16 yekupedzisira ye2011 UK Championship, German Masters kana China Open. Dott akanakisa kumhanya kwemwaka kwakauya kuWorld Open, kwaakakunda Barry Hawkins naMarcus Campbell, asati arasikirwa ne1 5 kuna Stephen Lee mumakwikwi ekupedzisira. Akasvikawo kumaquarter-finals eMasters, kwaakakundwa naJohn Higgins 36. 