David Gilbert (snooker player)

David Gilbert ( born June 12, 1981 in Derby) is an English snooker player.

Career

Gilbert played in 2002/ 03 for the first time on the Snooker Main Tour. In his debut season he reached as a highlight the Round of 48 at the Regal Scottish Open. Then stagnated his achievements and he had the first professional tour again leave.

He qualified again for the 2005/ 06 season and finally established himself in midfield in the world rankings, including through his qualification for the Snooker World Cup 2007, when he met in round one on the seven -times world champion Stephen Hendry and despite a 5:1 - leadership nor 7:10 succumbed.

He has since succeeded in further Ranking Tournaments qualification, first at the 2007 Welsh Open, a year later at the Royal London Watches Grand Prix in 2009 and a second time for the Welsh Open. In the latter, he could, after he had surprisingly defeated in the qualifying former world champion Mark Williams 5-1 win against Joe Perry for the first time his opening match at the finals. In the second round, however, he lost to Mark Selby.

Then he fell in the rankings back and reached at the end of season 2010/ 11 is no longer the top 64 but He succeeded in immediate re- qualify for the main tour of Q School. At the Australian Goldfields Open 2011 he moved once more into the finals of a ranking tournament. In his last sixteen he benefited from the luck of the draw in round one he met the local wildcard player James Mifsud.

With wins over Stuart Carrington, Jimmy Robertson, Mike Dunn and Fergal O'Brien, he qualified for the finals of the World Snooker Championship in 2012., Where he sat down in the first round 10-8 against Martin Gould by, he was defeated in the second round of the Australian Neil Robertson at 9:13.