[3] A year later he turned professional and moved to England to compete, where he had moderate success reaching a world ranking of No.

[11][12] He was also runner-up in three tournaments – the International Billiards and Snooker Federation (IBSF) World Masters,[13] the Central Coast Leagues Club Classic, where he lost to Neil Robertson.

[19] In the South Pacific Snooker Championship he reached the quarter-final stage before losing to eventual winner Paul Balzer.

[23] He also reached the final of the Allied Metal Recyclers West Coast International where he lost to Neil Robertson.

[1] Wilkinson is now one of two National Directors of Coaching along with Robby Foldvari, appointed by the Australian Billiards & Snooker Council.