Kammala wannan jumla: Dott ya rasa taron farko na jerin abubuwan da suka faru na kakar 2011-12
Australian Goldfields Open saboda raunin wuya, amma ya shiga cikin sauran wasannin gasa bakwai da suka rage. An fitar da shi a zagaye na farko a Shanghai Masters da Welsh Open kuma bai wuce na karshe 16 na 2011 UK Championship, German Masters ko China Open ba. Dott mafi kyawun gudu na kakar ya zo ne a Open Open, inda ya doke Barry Hawkins da Marcus Campbell, kafin ya rasa 1 <unk> 5 ga Stephen Lee a wasan kusa da na karshe. Ya kuma kai wasan kusa da na karshe na Masters, inda John Higgins ya doke shi 3<unk>6.