Matt Gibson (born 7 May 1953) is a Scottish former professional

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player.

Career

Gibson was runner-up to Tony Knowles in the 1972 British Junior Championship, and defeated Ronnie Millar to win the 1980 Scottish Amateur Championship. He represented Scotland at the 1980

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, finishing fourth in his seven-player qualifying group after winning three matches. He was accepted as a professional by the

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in 1981. He reached the final of his first event as a professional, the 1981 Scottish Professional Championship by defeating

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5–3 and Jim Donnelly 6–4. He lost the final 7–11 to Ian Black. In the

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, he reached the third qualifying round of the 1981 International Open with 5–3 wins over both

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and

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, before being eliminated 3–5 by John Dunning. His first match in the

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resulted in a defeat, 8–9 to Donnelly in the 1981 tournament. His best performance in a ranking event was at the

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, where he reached the last 48, where be defeated Gino Rigitano 10–7 and

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, both 10–7, before being knocked out 3–10 by Joe Johnson. Gibson reached the final of the

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, losing 5–10 to

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after eliminating

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and John Rea. He was included in the Scotland team for the 1987 World Cup, losing 0–2 against

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as his team lost 1–5 in the first round. Gibson started the

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as 161st in the

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, and despite winning several matches, did not compete professionally again after the end of the season. The highest ranking that he achieved during his career was 50th.

Career Finals

Amateur Professional

References

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