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Dave Gilbert (snooker player, born 1961)

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Dave Gilbert
Born (1961-08-15) 15 August 1961 (age 63)
Bethnal Green, London
Sport country England
Professional1985–1995
Highest ranking57 (1988-1989)
Best ranking finishLast 16 (1987 International Open)

Dave Gilbert (born 15 August 1961) is an English former professional snooker player.

Career

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Gilbert was introduced to snooker by his father Les.[1] In January 1977, Patsy Fagan hit the first maximum of his career, against Gilbert at the Clapton Bus Garage Social Club.[2] He was later coached by Ron Shore at the Ilford Snooker Centre. In 1979, he defeated John Parrott to win the Pontins Junior title. In 1983, he beat Terry Whitbread in the final of the London Championship. He took up professional status in July 1985.[1] In the final round of qualifiers for the 1986 Snooker World Championship he lost 10-5 to Dave Martin.[3]

He made his television debut in 1987, in a match in which Gilbert defeated Cliff Wilson on the way to the last-16 of the 1987 International Open, before losing to Stephen Hendry. He finished 1987 ranked 82 in the world, but rose to a world ranking of number 57 in 1988.[1][4] He reached the last-32 of both the 1988 and 1989 English Professional Championship, losing to Dean Reynolds and Joe Johnson, in those respective years. [5] He beat former World Champion Dennis Taylor to reach the last-32 of the 1989 Asian Open.[6] At the 1989 Snooker World Championship Gilbert lost 10-7 against Doug Mountjoy in the final round of qualifying before the Crucible Theatre section of the tournament.[7]

Personal life

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He was born in Bethnal Green, London to Les and Brenda. His father Les was a London Transport bus driver. Gilbert worked at Smithfield meat market, and as an engraver at Hatton Garden, prior to becoming a professional snooker player. In 1980, he was involved in a head-on collision on the M6 near Stafford following a snooker tournament in Prestatyn in which his sister Sue was killed and required him to have a steel plate inserted into his left arm, and prevented him from being able again to straighten that arm from the elbow. He married Toni in 1986.[1]

Performance and rankings timeline

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Tournament 1985/
86 		1986/
87 		1987/
88 		1988/
89 		1989/
90 		1990/
91 		1991/
92 		1992/
93 		1993/
94 		1994/
95
Ranking[nb 1] [nb 2] 72 82 57 63 74 91 154 168 206
Ranking tournaments
Dubai Classic[nb 3] Tournament Not Held NR LQ LQ LQ A LQ A
Grand Prix LQ LQ LQ 1R 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ WD
UK Championship LQ LQ LQ 1R 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ WD
European Open Tournament Not Held 1R LQ LQ LQ A LQ A
Welsh Open Tournament Not Held LQ A LQ A
International Open[nb 4] LQ LQ 3R LQ LQ Not Held A LQ A
Thailand Open[nb 5] Non-Ranking Not Held 2R LQ LQ A LQ A
British Open 1R LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A
World Championship LQ LQ WD LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A
Non-ranking tournaments
The Masters A A A A A LQ LQ A A A
Former ranking tournaments
Canadian Masters Non-Ranking Event LQ Tournament Not Held
Hong Kong Open[nb 6] Non-Ranking Event NH 1R Tournament Not Held NR
Classic LQ LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ Tournament Not Held
Strachan Open Tournament Not Held LQ MR NR NH
Former non-ranking tournaments
English Professional Championship LQ LQ 1R 1R Tournament Not Held
Shoot Out Tournament Not Held 3R Tournament Not Held
Performance Table Legend
LQ lost in the qualifying draw #R lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) 		QF lost in the quarter-finals
SF lost in the semi-finals F lost in the final W won the tournament
DNQ did not qualify for the tournament A did not participate in the tournament WD withdrew from the tournament
NH / Not Held means an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Event means an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Event means an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Event means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
  1. ^ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  2. ^ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking
  3. ^ The event was also called the Dubai Masters (1988/1989)
  4. ^ The event was also called the Matchroom Trophy (1985/1986)
  5. ^ The event was also called the Thailand Masters (1985/1986-1986/1987, 1991/1992) and the Asian Open (1989/1990-1992/1993)
  6. ^ The event was also called the Australian Masters (1985/1986-1987/1988)

Career finals

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Non-ranking finals: 1

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Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 1989 WPBSA Non-Ranking - Event 2 England Ken Owers 6–9

Amateur finals: 2 (1 title)

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Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 1979 British Under-19 Championship Republic of Ireland Joe O'Boye 0–3[8]
Winner 1. 1979 Pontins Junior Championship England John Parrott 3–1[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Morrison, Ian (1988). Who's Who in Snooker. Hamlyn. p. 37. ISBN 0-600-55713-8.
  2. ^ Maximum-webdesigner.com, David Weller -. "Patsy Fagan Snooker Archives". www.patsyfagan.com. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  3. ^ Morrison, Ian (1989). Snooker - Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness Publishing. p. 28. ISBN 0-85112-364-3.
  4. ^ "Snooker Scene". 24 January 2013. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013.
  5. ^ "engpro". 28 February 2012. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012.
  6. ^ "Snooker Scene". 24 January 2013. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013.
  7. ^ Morrison, Ian (1989). Snooker - Records, Facts and Champions. Guinness Publishing. p. 32. ISBN 0-85112-364-3.
  8. ^ "Oh Boy-Joe wins it!". Leicester Daily Mercury. 2 April 1979. p. 36.
  9. ^ Morrison, Ian (1986). The Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Snooker. Twickenham: Hamlyn Publishing Group. p. 100. ISBN 0600501922.
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