Peter Gilchrist (billiards player)

Peter Gilchrist
Born 1968 (age 47–48)
Middlesbrough, England
Sport country  Singapore
Highest break 1346 (Billiards), 125 (Snooker, 1994 World Snooker Championship)
Best ranking finish Last 128 (1994 World Snooker Championship)
Medal record
Men's English billiards
Representing  Singapore
SEA Games
2009 Laos Singles
2009 Laos Doubles
2011 Indonesia Singles
2011 Indonesia Doubles
2013 Myanmar Singles
2013 Myanmar Doubles
Asian Games
2006 Doha Singles
2010 Guangzhou Singles
Asian Indoor Games
2007 Macau Singles
2009 Vietnam Singles
2013 Incheon Singles

Peter Gilchrist (born 1968 in Middlesbrough) is an English born Singaporean English billiards player.

Gilchrist won the WPBSA World Championships in 1994, 2001 and in 2013.

In 2003, Gilchrist moved to Singapore to become the national billiards and snooker coach.[1]

In 2006, Gilchrist become a Singapore citizen under the Foreign Sports Talent Scheme as a two-time world billiards champion (1994 and 2001) while competing for England.[2]

He has also represented Singapore in the SEA Games in 2009,[3] where he won Gold for English Billiards Singles, and Bronze for the doubles.

He also set the world record for highest break in billiards (1346) under modern rules, at the New Zealand Open Billiards Championships.[4]

On 14 February 2014, he scored his second 1000 break at the World Billiards Irish Open. He is the only player of the modern era who scored more than one 1000 points in tournament break.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Games-Gilchrist on cue for more billiards glory in adopted home". Daily Mail. 7 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Gilchrist pots way to new world milestones". TODAYOnline. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  3. ↑ PlayPauseSlowMediumFast12 of 12. "Peter Gilchrist – SEA Games: Singapore's gold winners". Sports.xin.msn.com. Retrieved 2013-04-26.
  4. ↑ "Highest billiard break-world record set by Peter Gilchrist". Worldrecordacademy.com. Retrieved 2013-04-26.
  5. ↑ "Irish Open 2014". Worldsnooker.com. Retrieved 2015-03-05.
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