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.