Gary Wilkinson (snooker player) Gary Wilkinson (snooker player) Gary Wilkinson (born 7 April 1966) is an English former professional snooker player. Wilkinson turned professional in 1987. In 1988 he won the non-ranking WPBSA Invitation Event beating Alex Higgins 5-4 in the final. He climbed the rankings to reach the no. 5 spot in the world within four seasons. He failed to sustain these results and has never won a ranking tournament, losing in the final of the British Open and the 1992 Scottish Masters as well as four semi-finals. He spent a decade in the top 32, but without reaching a ranking semi-final after
Murdo MacLeod (snooker player) Sinclair 11–9 in 1983 and 10–2 in 1985, and was the beaten finalist in the 1988 and 1989 editions of the tournament, losing 4–10 to Stephen Hendry and 7–9 to John Rea respectively. Having slipped gradually down the rankings in the mid-1990s, MacLeod's position of 333rd was not sufficient for him to retain his professional status, and he dropped off the snooker tour aged 50 in 1997. Murdo MacLeod (snooker player) Murdo MacLeod (14 January 1947 in Edinburgh, Lothian) is a Scottish former professional snooker player. MacLeod turned professional in 1981, aged 34. He retained his place on the snooker