Gerard Greene (born 12 November 1973 in Kent, South East England) is a left-handed Northern Irish professional snooker player, who has represented Northern Ireland in international events (the Nations Cup in 2000 and 2001), as his parents are from Belfast. He lives in Rainham in Medway. He has enjoyed moderate success in his career; 2007–2008 is his third season ranked among the top 32 in the world, and his eighth in the top 48. He has reached one ranking semi-final (the 2007 Grand Prix) and four quarter-finals.
He has qualified for the World Championship three times without winning a match at the Crucible Theatre, although he has twice drawn the defending champion – (John Higgins in 1999 and Peter Ebdon in 2003). The other time he qualified was in 2005 where he lost 10–9 to Steve Davis .
He had an extraordinary match in the 1996 Grand Prix, going in-off on the final black to decide the frame three times (thus losing all 3 frames) in a 5–0 defeat to Davis, who called him "the unluckiest man in the snooker world".
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