Peter Gilchrist (billiards player)

Peter Gilchrist
Gilchrist at the 2015 SEA Games
Born1968 (age 55–56)
Middlesbrough, England
Sport country Singapore
Medal record
Men's English billiards
Representing  Singapore
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Laos Singles
Gold medal – first place 2011 Indonesia Singles
Gold medal – first place 2013 Myanmar Singles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore Singles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore Singles
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Singles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Philippines Singles
Gold medal – first place 2021 Hanoi Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2021 Hanoi Singles
Silver medal – second place 2023 Phnom Penh Singles
Silver medal – second place 2015 Singapore Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Laos Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Indonesia Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Myanmar Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Doubles
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Doha Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Singles
Asian Indoor Games
Silver medal – second place 2009 Vietnam Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Macau Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Incheon Singles

Peter Gilchrist (born 1968) is a Singaporean billiards player. He won the World Billiards Championship (English billiards) in 1994, 2001, and 2013 (long format), 2019, and 2023.

Career

Gilchrist played in Teesside Boys Billiards League as a youth. he was the English Amateur Champion in 1988.[1]

Gilchrist won the World Billiards Championship (English billiards) in 1994, 2001, 2013 (long format)[2] 2019,[3] and 2023. He also won the International Billiards and Snooker Federation World Championship in 2015 (short format), 2016 and 2019 (long up).[1]

In 2003, Gilchrist moved to Singapore to become the national billiards and snooker coach.[4]

Gilchrist represented Singapore in the SEA Games in 2009,[5] where he won Gold for English Billiards Singles, and Bronze for the doubles.[6][7]

Gilchrist set the world record for highest break in billiards (1346) under modern rules, at the New Zealand Open Billiards Championships.[8] On 14 February 2014, he scored his second 1000 break, at the World Billiards Irish Open. Gilchrist is the only player of the modern era who scored more than one 1000 points in tournament break.[9]

Gilchrist won the 2019 Pacific International Billiards Championship, beating Sourav Kothari 1500–706 in the final.[10]

In 2022, during the 2021 Southeast Asian Games, Gilchrist won the silver medal after losing 3–1 to Myanmar's Pauk Sa, ending a streak of six gold medals in the English billiards men's singles event.[11]

Gilchrist is a two-time recipient of the Singapore Sports Awards' Sportsman of the Year title (2014 and 2020).[12]

Personal life

In 2006, Gilchrist became a Singaporean citizen under the Foreign Sports Talent Scheme. He renounced his British citizenship at the same time.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Peter Gilchrist". World Billiards. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  2. ^ "IBSF Long up Billiards Championships Long up – Leeds / England 2013". International Billiards and Snooker Federation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  3. ^ "2019 World Billiards Championship". wbeventsonline.com. World Billiards. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Games-Gilchrist on cue for more billiards glory in adopted home". Yahoo Sports. 7 June 2015. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  5. ^ PlayPauseSlowMediumFast12 of 12. "Peter Gilchrist – SEA Games: Singapore's gold winners". Sports.xin.msn.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Wong, Jonathan (12 December 2009). "Golden Surprise - Doubles pair win Singapore's first cue sports gold since 2005 Games". The Straits Times.
  7. ^ Wong, Jonathan (16 December 2009). "A break at last - Gilchrist makes up for previous failures by winning billiards gold". The Straits Times.
  8. ^ "Highest billiard break-world record set by Peter Gilchrist". Worldrecordacademy.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  9. ^ "Irish Open 2014". Worldsnooker.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  10. ^ "Gilchrist masterclass denies Kothari a double". The Hindu. 14 June 2019. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  11. ^ Auto, Hermes (17 May 2022). "SEA Games: Six-time champion Peter Gilchrist upset in billiards final | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  12. ^ "Singapore Sports Awards". Singapore National Olympic Council. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Gilchrist pots way to new world milestones". TODAYOnline. Archived from the original on 7 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.