<p>Resuming the evening session with a 12-10 lead, Robertson went on to beat former champion Dott 18-13 at the Crucible Theatre to claim the title.<br /><br />"It's an amazing feeling to be world champion after a Titanic struggle of a match," a relieved Robertson said. "The pressure before the final and during the final was absolutely unbelievable because there's so much at stake." <br /><br />However, the final showdown was somewhat overshadowed by the match-fixing allegations surrounding last year's champion John Higgins, which surfaced just hours before the contest got underway. <br /><br />Robertson took a 12-10 lead over 2006 champion Dott into the final session on Monday, which rolled on past midnight.<br />At 14-12 ahead with the reds cleared, Robertson missed a crucial brown to the left middle pocket at 57-40 up. But he went on to sink the pink and take the 45-minute frame for a three-frame lead.<br /><br />Robertson put the white down but Dott missed his subsequent shot and the Australian went on to take the frame 58-10 for a 17-13 lead. Robertson broke off in the final frame, in which both players showed their fatigue. Robertson played a plant for a 42-1 lead and the match time rolled past 12 hours.<br />He sank a pink to leave Dott needing snookers, then blew a kiss to his mother, clutching the Australian flag.</p>
<p>Resuming the evening session with a 12-10 lead, Robertson went on to beat former champion Dott 18-13 at the Crucible Theatre to claim the title.<br /><br />"It's an amazing feeling to be world champion after a Titanic struggle of a match," a relieved Robertson said. "The pressure before the final and during the final was absolutely unbelievable because there's so much at stake." <br /><br />However, the final showdown was somewhat overshadowed by the match-fixing allegations surrounding last year's champion John Higgins, which surfaced just hours before the contest got underway. <br /><br />Robertson took a 12-10 lead over 2006 champion Dott into the final session on Monday, which rolled on past midnight.<br />At 14-12 ahead with the reds cleared, Robertson missed a crucial brown to the left middle pocket at 57-40 up. But he went on to sink the pink and take the 45-minute frame for a three-frame lead.<br /><br />Robertson put the white down but Dott missed his subsequent shot and the Australian went on to take the frame 58-10 for a 17-13 lead. Robertson broke off in the final frame, in which both players showed their fatigue. Robertson played a plant for a 42-1 lead and the match time rolled past 12 hours.<br />He sank a pink to leave Dott needing snookers, then blew a kiss to his mother, clutching the Australian flag.</p>
