Gary Wilkinson

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Gary Wilkinson

Born	April 7, 1966 (1966-04-07) (age 42)
Nationality	English
Professional	1987 - Present
Highest ranking	#5 (1991/1992)
Highest break	139 (1991)^[clarify]
Tournament wins
Non-ranking	1

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

[edit] 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.^{[citation needed]} 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 [1]

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