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
Paul Hunter (snooker player) Hearn said that the organisation "messed up" by not doing so sooner. In 2006 Hunter was posthumously awarded the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award – his widow Lindsey accepted the award on his behalf. The Paul Hunter Foundation was set up after his death with the "specific aim of giving disadvantaged, able bodied and disabled youngsters an opportunity to play snooker". Paul Hunter (snooker player) Paul Alan Hunter (14 October 1978 – 9 October 2006) was a British professional snooker player. His media profile developed swiftly and he became known as the "Beckham of the Baize"