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World champion Graeme Dott won the Honghe Industrial China Open in Beijing on Sunday with a 9-5 victory over Jamie Cope.

Last year's Crucible king led the Stoke young gun 6-2 after the afternoon session of their best-of-17 frame clash at the Beijing University Gymnasium.

And despite Stoke's Cope winning three frames on the spin to reduce his arrears immediately after the interval, it was Scot Dott who pulled away to win his second ranking event title.

"I came out to China a few days early for a tour (of Inner Mongolia) and played a few exhibitions. That really helped me as I got over my jetlag and I felt ready for the tournament," said Dott.

"Usually I lose in the first round here but I've beaten Ronnie O'Sullivan and John Higgins on my way to the title here so I've done it the hard way."

Dott pocketed breaks of 72, 60, 70 and 95 to earn himself a healthy four-frame advantage ahead of the final session, with Cope on target with runs of 65 and 97.

And although Cope hit back in spirited fashion with breaks of 90 and 77 to trail by one frame at 6-5 down, new provisional world number one Dott proved too good with further runs of 124 and 126 to guarantee himself this year's £35,000 winner's cheque.

"Winning any tournament is great, but winning here is great before the World Championship later this month," said Dott.

"I played okay, but I could have played better. To be honest I wasn't feeling very well today. I've had a sore throat and had to take a few paracetamol to help.

"I had a good lead, but made three or four terrible mistakes and gave him chances to get back.

"For some reason I just felt a bit flat. It was a struggle, but when Jamie came back to 6-5 that seemed to spur me on. Suddenly I woke up."

Cope, appearing in only his second ranking event final, pocketed a £17,500 runner-up cheque as well as £2,000 in additional prize-money having made the tournament's highest break, 145 against former world champion Shaun Murphy in a 5-0 quarter-final whitewash on Friday.

He said: "It's disappointing to lose my second final, but I've got to be happy with the way I played.

"I've had a great week, I just need to get used to playing these longer frame matches.

"I'm only 21, so there's still lots of times to win titles. Graeme played very well. I thought I had a really good chance to win this year, but I missed a chance to level and 3-3 and at 6-5 down I didn't really get a shot for two frames.

"I didn't feel tired during the final, I think it's just a question of getting that winning belief. Once I get my first title it will set me off and by the law of averages I must win one eventually."

Having taken the first frame on points 71-46, Dott saw Stoke's Cope level matters with a composed 65 break.

The Larkhall potter edged ahead by winning the third frame, 80-16, though 21-year-old Royal London Watches Grand Prix runner-up Cope drew level again thanks to an excellent 97 break.

Dott won the fifth frame with breaks of 72 and 60, but Cope should have levelled the match at 3-3. However, he missed a pot on a red ball into a corner pocket and Dott won it 67-36.

And it got better for the Scot as he won the next two frames, pocketing breaks of 70 and 95 to leave himself needing three frames for victory.

Cope started the evening session in solid fashion, his breaks of 90 and 77 winning the opening two frames, before he won the 11th frame 71-57 to be one frame behind.

However, Dott raised his game, won a crucial 12th frame with superb 124 break and then made it back-to-back centuries with a cool 126 clearance to edge within one frame of his second title.

And that title came when he pinched a scrappy 14th and deciding frame 71-40.