Dott akarasikirwa nechiitiko chekutanga chechikamu chegore ra2011-12, iyo Australian Goldfields Open
nemhaka yokukuvadzwa kwomutsipa, asi akapinda mumakwikwi manomwe akasara. Akabviswa mumutambo wokutanga muShanghai Masters neWelsh Open uye haana kupfuura 16 yekupedzisira ye2011 UK Championship, German Masters kana China Open. Dott akanakisa kumhanya kwemwaka kwakauya kuWorld Open, kwaakakunda Barry Hawkins naMarcus Campbell, asati arasikirwa ne1 <unk> 5 kuna Stephen Lee mumakwikwi ekupedzisira. Akasvikawo kumaquarter-finals eMasters, kwaakakundwa naJohn Higgins 3<unk>6.