David Gilbert (snooker player)

David Gilbert

David Gilbert at the 2011 Paul Hunter Classic
Born	June 12, 1981 (1981-06-12) (age 30)
Sport country	England
Professional	2001
Highest ranking	43
Current ranking	64
Career winnings	GB£67,495[1]
Highest break	135 (World Championship, 2006)[1]
Best ranking finish	Last 16 2009 Welsh Open, 2011 Australian Goldfields Open

David Gilbert (born June 12, 1981 in Derby) is an English professional snooker player. Gilbert is a former World Snooker Young Player of Distinction. Gilbert practices in Tamworth, Staffordshire at 'Tamworth Cue Sports Leisure Club'.

Career

Gilbert reached the last 32 of three tournaments before progressing further. Most notably he qualified for the 2007 World Championship where he led Stephen Hendry 1–5, before succumbing to a 10–7 defeat. Shortly before this match his mother Joan was diagnosed with breast cancer, though she ultimately recovered [1]. To qualify he beat Alfie Burden, Gerard Greene and Mark King.

The other two were the 2007 Welsh Open – where he won his two qualifying matches then beat James Wattana in the last 48 in Newport, before losing 5–0 to Steve Davis[2] – and the 2008 Grand Prix, where he again faced Hendry and again challenged him before succumbing 5–4.

Gilbert went one better at the 2009 Welsh Open, beating Mark Williams and Joe Perry[3] before losing to Mark Selby in the last 16.

He often helps out on his father's potato farm, and had planned to during the 2007 World Championship had he not qualified. He has also worked as a forester.

In the 2011/12 season Gilbert went from Round 1 to the Wild Card round of the Australian Goldfields Open beating Passakorn Suwannawat 5–4, Alfie Burden 5–2, Dave Harold 5–4 and Mark King 5–0 to set up a wild card round match at the venue against either Steve Mifsud or James Mifsud, the winner will play Graeme Dott in the first round proper.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Yahoo! Sport. 2009. David Gilbert. [Online] Yahoo! UK (Updated 2010) Available at: http://uk.yahoo.eurosport.com/snooker/person_prs113234.shtml [Accessed 15 February 2010].
2. ^ http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/AustralianGoldfieldsOpenQArticle/0,,13165~2385777,00.html

External links

• Profile at worldsnooker.com
• Profile at Pro Snooker Blog
• Results & Statistics on CueTracker

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