Peter Gilchrist (born 1968) is a Singaporean

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player. He won the

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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. Gilchrist won the

in 1994, 2001, 2013 (long format) 2019, and 2023. He also won the

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World Championship in 2015 (short format), 2016 and 2019 (long up). In 2003, Gilchrist moved to Singapore to become the national billiards and snooker coach. Gilchrist represented Singapore in the

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in 2009, where he won Gold for English Billiards Singles, and Bronze for the doubles. Gilchrist set the world record for highest break in billiards (1346) under modern rules, at the New Zealand Open Billiards Championships. On 14 February 2014, he scored his second 1000 break, at the

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Irish Open. Gilchrist is the only player of the modern era who scored more than one 1000 points in tournament break. Gilchrist won the 2019 Pacific International Billiards Championship, beating Sourav Kothari 1500–706 in the final. In 2022, during the

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, Gilchrist won the silver medal after losing 3–1 to

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's Pauk Sa, ending a streak of six gold medals in the English billiards men's singles event. Gilchrist is a two-time recipient of the Singapore Sports Awards' Sportsman of the Year title (2014 and 2020).

Personal life

In 2006, Gilchrist became a Singaporean citizen under the

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. He renounced his British citizenship at the same time.

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Career

Personal life

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