David Gilbert at the 2011 Paul Hunter Classic |
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| Born | June 12, 1981 |
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| Sport country | England |
| Professional | 2001 |
| Highest ranking | 43 |
| Current ranking | 68 |
| Career winnings | GB£67,495[1] |
| Highest <dfn style="border-bottom:1px dotted #0645AD; font-style:inherit;">break</dfn> | 141 (2011 PTC 5) |
| 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'.
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 venue stage 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 last 32 match at the venue against James Mifsud.