Dave Gilbert (snooker player, born 1961)

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

Gilbert defeated Cliff Wilson on the way to the last 16 of the 1987 International Open before losing to Stephen Hendry.^[1]

He reached the last 32 of both the 1988 and 1989 English professional championship losing to Dean Reynolds and Joe Johnson, respectively. ^[2]

He beat Dennis Taylor to reach the last 32 of the 1989 Asian Open.^[3]

In 1986 and 1989 Gilbert lost in the final round of qualifying before the Crucible Theatre section of the Snooker World Championship, losing to Dave Martin and then Doug Mountjoy.

Ken Owers won the 1989 WPBSA Invitational Event Two, beating Gilbert 9–6 in the final.

In January 1977, Patsy Fagan hit the first maximum of his career, against Gilbert at the Clapton Bus Garage Social Club.^[4]

Performance and rankings timeline

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.

^ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
^ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking
^ The event was also called the Dubai Masters (1988/1989)
^ The event was also called the Matchroom Trophy (1985/1986)
^ The event was also called the Thailand Masters (1985/1986-1986/1987, 1991/1992) and the Asian Open (1989/1990-1992/1993)
^ The event was also called the Australian Masters (1985/1986-1987/1988)

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

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	1979	British Under-19 Championship	Joe O'Boye	0–3^[5]
Winner	1.	1979	Pontins Junior Championship	John Parrott	3–1^[6]

^ "Snooker Scene". 24 January 2013. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013.
^ "engpro". 28 February 2012. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012.
^ "Snooker Scene". 24 January 2013. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013.
^ Maximum-webdesigner.com, David Weller -. "Patsy Fagan Snooker Archives". www.patsyfagan.com.
^ "Oh Boy-Joe wins it!". Leicester Daily Mercury. 2 April 1979. p. 36.
^ Morrison, Ian (1986). The Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Snooker. Twickenham: Hamlyn Publishing Group. p. 100. ISBN 0600501922.

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