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Nigel Bond
Born November 15, 1965 (1965-11-15) (age 42)
Nationality Flag of England England
Nickname(s) Basildon,, 00-147,,
Professional 1989–current
Highest ranking 5 (96/97)
2008/09 ranking 23
Highest break 140, Grand Prix 2004
Tournament wins
Ranking 1
Non-ranking 1

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Career

After a strong amateur career, [2] Bond turned professional for the 1989-1990 season. He reached his first ranking semi-final in his first season, and his first final in his second season, but his career peaked in the mid-1990s. In the 1994 World Championships, Nigel pulled off one of the biggest comebacks in the event's history, rallying from 9-2 to defeat Cliff Thorburn 10-9 in what would be Cliff's final appearance at the crucible. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The World Snooker Championship, currently held at the Crucible Theatre in the English city of Sheffield, is the climax of Snooker 's annual calendar and Clifford (Cliff Charles Devlin Thorburn CM (born January 16, 1948 in Victoria British Columbia) is a retired professional Canadian A year later, Bond reached the final, but lost to Stephen Hendry 18-9. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Stephen Gordon Hendry, MBE (born January 13, 1969 in South Queensferry, Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional Snooker This was his only semi-final run of the season. As a consequence of reaching the final, he climbed to number 5 in the world rankings for 1996/97, and in that same season he acquired his only ranking tournament victory (after three previous losing finals), the British Open, beating John Higgins 9-8 after needing a snooker in the final frame, [3] winning the World Snooker Association Performance of the Year award for this achievement. John Higgins He has failed to maintain this level of performance, partly due to his son Daniel having a heart condition.

He reached at least the quarter finals at the Crucible Theatre every year from 1993 to 1996, losing to Stephen Hendry every time, which added extra spice to their first round match in 2006. The Crucible Theatre is a theatre built in 1971 and located in the city centre of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Stephen Gordon Hendry, MBE (born January 13, 1969 in South Queensferry, Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional Snooker After leading comfortably throughout the match Nigel was pegged back to 7-7, and the match went to a final frame. With only the black remaining, and 7 points up, Nigel clipped it into the left corner pocket, only for the cue ball to go in-off in the right middle pocket, resulting in a respotted black (the first one ever to decide the final frame of a World Championship match), which Nigel potted to take frame and match. TemplateCuegloss will have to be hacked to support multi-page articles Final score 10-9, Nigel's first win at the Crucible since 1999 , [4] and his only last-16 run of that season. [5]

By the end of the 1990s, Nigel was out of the top 16, and dropped out of the top 32 for the 2004-2005 year. However, he reclaimed his place a year later, and by qualifying for the 2007 World Championship he ensured that he remained there for a third year in succession, despite losing 10-7 to Peter Ebdon. Peter Ebdon (born August 27, 1970 in Kettering, England) is an English professional Snooker player and former A run to the last 16 of the 2007 UK Championships, [6] in which he came from 5-7 to win 9-7 against Ken Doherty in the last 32 before losing 9-6 to Ding Junhui in the last 16, was a precursor to his first quarter-final run for 5 years, at the China Open. Ken Doherty (born 17 September Ding Junhui ( sometimes referred to as Jun-hui Ding in the West born April 1, 1987) is a Chinese Snooker player born in Yixing Victories over David Roe, Stephen Lee and Barry Pinches took him to a meeting with Stephen Maguire, which he lost 5-0. David Roe (born 11 September 1965) is an English professional Snooker player and a four-time ranking tournament quarter-finalist Stephen Lee (born 12 October 1974) is a professional Snooker -player from Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, noted for his Barry Pinches (born 13 July 1970) is an English professional Snooker player recognisable for his bright and flamboyant waistcoats which Stephen Maguire (born March 13, 1981) is a Scottish professional Snooker player from Glasgow. This run ensures that the remains in the top 32 for 2008/2009. Nigel is widely regarded to be one of the finest players with the swan neck rest in the game.

Tournament wins

Ranking wins

Non-ranking wins

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References

  1. ^ Chris Turners Snooker archive (2008). The British Open was a professional Snooker tournament It was a ranking tournament from 1985 The Scottish Masters, often known by its sponsored names the Lang's Scottish Masters or the Regal Scottish Masters, was a non- ranking professional Retrieved on 2008-02-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio
  2. ^ Profile at globalsnooker.co.uk. Global Snooker (2005). Retrieved on 2008-02-15. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor
  3. ^ Profile on WWW Snooker. Retrieved on 2008-04-10. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama
  4. ^ Profile on Sporting Life 2007. Sporting Life (2007). Retrieved on 2008-04-10. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama
  5. ^ Profile on Sporting Life 2006. Sporting Life (2006). Retrieved on 2008-04-10. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama
  6. ^ Bond fight back sets up Junhui clash. Matlock Mercury (2007). Retrieved on 2008-04-10. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama
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