JAM said:

Five years ago, I was researching Gary Wilson for a Facebook post and came across this info, which I shared: The Wallsend 35-year-old endured 6 years off the tour and took jobs as a taxi driver, a barman, and a production line worker in a frozen foods factory before grasping his second chance. Wilson said: "I dropped off the tour and I wasn't good enough to get back on. I was having all these uncertain times when I didn't know if I was going to be a pro again. I was desperate to get back on the tour and just scrape a living. So to go from that point to where I am now, in the one-table set-up, is absolutely amazing and the sort of thing you dream of."

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I've always had a soft sport in my heart for Gary Wilson after reading about his snooker journey. His dad, of course, supports him 100 percent. He got married to his lovely wife Robin in 2021.

It was really cool to see Gary compete on the WNT event in Lugo, Spain. He was there was his pops, and they dressed up like Romans. I think this guy on the left is a friend.

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batmmann5 said:

So, back in 2000, you can see this in this video. It happened. Efren did, what Johnny thought Wiktor did. 56 minutes. Efren -15 and Dallas elected to have Efren break again. I saw another video from 2021 or 2022, where Darren was not allowed to continue shooting when Corey got an unsportsmanlike penalty, so the rules changed. Darren had a wide open table, but was not given the option, Corey had to break again. That video is on you tube. Login to view embedded media

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