Gary Wilkinson

Infobox Snooker player
Name = Gary Wilkinson


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Born = birth date and age|1966|4|7
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Nationality = Flagicon|ENG English
Nickname = Lucky-Lucy, The Swordsman, Hedgecreeper
Professional = 1987 - Present
High ranking = #5 (1991/1992)
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High break = 139 (1991)Clarifyme|date=July 2007
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Other wins = 1

Gary Wilkinson (born April 7, 1966) is an English professional snooker player.

Career

Wilkinson turned professional in 1987, and climbed the rankings to reach the no. 5 spot in the world within four years. 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.Fact|date=March 2008 His best runs were to the quarter-finals in 1991 and 1995. As of 2008, he plays on the secondary Challenge Tour, and works as a tournament assistant for World Snooker [http://www.worldsnooker.com/tournament_news(id19187)-84.htm]

However, Wilkinson did capture one major title, becoming the World Matchplay Champion for 1992.

References

[http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Players/Global_Europe/Global_England/p_profile020.htm Global Snooker Centre profile]