Editing John Virgo (section)

{{short description|English former professional snooker player, 1979 UK champion}}
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{{Infobox snooker player
| name              = John Virgo
| image             = John Virgo crop.jpg
| caption           = Virgo in 2003
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1946|3|4}}
| birth_place       = [[County Borough of Salford|Salford]], Lancashire, England
| Sport country     = {{ENG}}
| Professional      = 1976–1994
| High ranking      = 10 ([[Snooker world rankings 1979/1980|1979/80]])
| Official maximums = 
| Best finish       = Semi-final (x4)
| Ranking wins      = 
}}
{{for|the British diplomat|John Virgoe}}
'''John Trevor Virgo''' (born 4 March 1946) is an English [[snooker]] [[sports commentator|commentator]] and former professional snooker player.

After turning professional in 1976, Virgo won four professional titles, including the [[1979 UK Championship]], the [[1980 Bombay International]] and the [[1984 Professional Snooker League]]. A member of the sport's elite Top 16 for seven seasons, Virgo is also a former [[1986 British Open|British Open]] and [[1979 World Snooker Championship|World Championship]] semi-finalist and was runner-up at the [[1980 Champion of Champions]] and the [[1984 Australian Masters]]. Virgo retired from professional snooker in 1994.

Virgo has had a successful career working for the [[BBC]], as a co-presenter of [[Big Break]] from 1991{{nbnd}}2002, and as a snooker commentator for the channel. He is a member of the [[World Snooker Tour awards|World Snooker Tour Hall of Fame]].