Born |
Kirkby in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire |
7 April 1966
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Sport country | England |
Professional | 1987–2006 |
Highest ranking | 5 (1991/1992) |
Career winnings | £883,247 |
Highest break | 143 (2005 Pontin's International Open Series, Event 2) |
Century breaks | 69 |
Best ranking finish | Final (1991 British Open) |
Tournament wins | |
Non-ranking | 2 |
Gary Wilkinson (born 7 April 1966) is an English former professional snooker player.
Wilkinson turned professional in 1987. In 1988 he won the non-ranking WPBSA Invitation Event beating Alex Higgins 5-4 in the final. He climbed the rankings to reach the no. 5 spot in the world within four seasons. He failed to sustain these results and has never won a ranking tournament, losing in the final of the 1991 British Open and the 1992 Scottish Masters as well as four semi-finals. He spent a decade in the top 32, but without reaching a ranking semi-final after 1992. He has made ten appearances in the World Championship, meaning that he has come through qualifying eight times, a record only bettered by John Parrott. His best runs were to the quarter-finals in 1991 and 1995. After dropping off the main tour he played in the PIOS whilst also working as a tournament assistant for World Snooker. Wilkinson did capture one major title, however when he won the World Matchplay in 1991.