Peter Ebdon
Born	August 27, 1970 (1970-08-27) (age 37), Kettering
Nationality	English
Nickname(s)	Ebbo The Ebdonator The Force Skeletor
Professional	1991–
Highest ranking	#3 (1996/97 & 2002/03)
2008/09 ranking	#9
Career winnings	GB£2,636,795
Highest break	147 (twice)
Tournament wins
Ranking	7
Non-ranking	3
World Champion	2002

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Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Tournament wins 4 External links 5 References

Career

Ebdon turned professional in 1991, and, sporting a ponytail, made an impact by beating Steve Davis 10-4 in the first round of the 1992 World Championship; he went on to reach the quarter-finals of the event, losing 13-7 to a resurgent Terry Griffiths, however it was a run which earned him the WPBSA Young Player of the Year award as a result. Steve Davis, OBE, (born Steven Davis August 22, 1957, Plumstead, London) is an English professional Snooker 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 Terrence " Terry " Griffiths OBE (born October 16, 1947, Llanelli) is a retired Welsh His first ranking title was the 1993 Grand Prix ^[1]. He climbed the rankings rapidly to reach a career-highest position of number three in 1996; he again reached world number three status at the close of the 2002 season.

Perhaps Ebdon's greatest achievement, thus far, was his 18-17 defeat of Stephen Hendry in the 2002 World Championship final ^[2], having started the tournament at 33-1 ^[3]. Stephen Gordon Hendry, MBE (born January 13, 1969 in South Queensferry, Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional Snooker He had previously reached the final of the tournament in 1996, which he lost 18-12 to Hendry, and was also runner-up at the 2006 event to Graeme Dott in which, at 15-7 down coming into the final session, Ebdon won six successive frames before Dott prevailed 18-14. Graeme Dott (born May 12, 1977) is a professional Snooker player from Larkhall in Scotland. In the semi-final before the final he led Marco Fu 15-9 before being pegged back to 16-16 before Ebdon took the decider, at the end of which he shed tears of relief. Fu Ka-chun ( Chinese name: 傅家俊 born January 8 1978 best known in Western media as Marco Fu, is a professional Snooker player from His opponents en route to the final were all ranked between 21-25 in the rankings (although Shaun Murphy was defending World Champion and thus top seed for the event), the first time this has happened. Shaun Murphy (born August 10, 1982 in Harlow, England) is an English professional Snooker player and the 2005

Ebdon is a remarkably focused and determined player. Until recently, his shot times had slowed down considerably; this attracted some criticism – particularly, in his match against Ronnie O'Sullivan in the 2005 World Championship. Ronald Antonio "Ronnie" O'Sullivan (born 5 December 1975 in Wordsley, West Midlands) nicknamed "The Resuming at 10-6 down, Ebdon won the first six frames of the evening session, at one stage taking three minutes over a shot, and five minutes to compile a break of 12. Ebdon nevertheless won the match 13-11 ^[4]. Such performances, though lacking fluency, often appear to break his opponent mentally. Ebdon stated after his victory over O'Sullivan, "When I'm trying my hardest I seem to go slow. I don't do it intentionally". When The Times described his slow play as 'cheating', he attempted to sue them for libel and lost. The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. ^[5]

Among Ebdon's other career highlights was winning the UK Championship in 2006, beating Stephen Hendry 10-6 in the final ^[6] – in doing so, becoming only the ninth player to have won both the World and UK Championship. The UK Championship is a professional Snooker tournament generally regarded as the second most prestigious tournament after the World Championship. Stephen Gordon Hendry, MBE (born January 13, 1969 in South Queensferry, Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional Snooker Ebdon's shot times were markedly quicker, and this fluency served him well in defeating the defending champion Ding Junhui and John Higgins en route to the final, and compiling eight century-breaks over the course of the tournament. Ding Junhui ( sometimes referred to as Jun-hui Ding in the West born April 1, 1987) is a Chinese Snooker player born in Yixing John Higgins However, he failed to reach a ranking quarter-final in 2007.

Ebdon was only the second player to have made two competitive maximum 147 breaks in professional tournament play – these coming at the Strachan Professional and UK Championship, both in 1992. In the same year, he became the first player to make four centuries in five frames. ^[7]

Ebdon is renowned for his strict fitness regime in order to condition himself for snooker; he swims one mile a day and has cut down on carbohydrates and sugars in order to maximise physical fitness and stamina. ^[8]He is a devotee of Napoleon Hill's classic motivational book Think and Grow Rich. Napoleon Hill ( October 26 1883 &ndash November 8 1970) was an American author who was one of the earliest producers of the modern Think and Grow Rich! is a motivational book written by Napoleon Hill and inspired by a suggestion by American billionaire Andrew Carnegie.

Peter has been criticised in the past for his exuberant outpourings of emotion after winning important frames or matches. However, since one particular outburst after potting the match ball against Stephen Lee during their 2001 World Championship second round encounter – repeatedly punching the air and shouting "Come on!" at the top of his voice - he has toned down his celebrations significantly. Stephen Lee (born 12 October 1974) is a professional Snooker -player from Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, noted for his

Ebdon is also colour blind. Color blindness, a Color vision deficiency is the inability to perceive differences between some of the Colors that others can distinguish In a frame in which the brown ball is in close proximity to a red, he usually asks the referee for help on which ball is which.

Personal life

Ebdon was born in Kettering, but lived in Islington, North London until he was 18, before moving to Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. Kettering is a Town in Northamptonshire, England, UK. It is the main town within the Borough of Kettering. Islington is the central district of the London Borough of Islington. North London is the northern part of London, England. The area it covers is defined differently for a range of purposes Wellingborough is a Town in Northamptonshire, England situated some eleven miles from the county town of Northampton and eight miles south Northamptonshire (or archaically the County of Northampton; abbreviated Northants In 2005, he emigrated with his family to Dubai. Dubai (in دبيّ,) is one of the seven emirates and most populous city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE Ebdon currently resides with his wife Deborah and four children in Dubai. Dubai (in دبيّ,) is one of the seven emirates and most populous city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE He goes for regular walks on the beach with his dog and is very happy there. ^[9]

Tournament wins

Ranking wins

• Skoda Grand Prix – 1993
• Thailand Open – 1997
• British Open – 2000
• Scottish Open – 2001
• World Championship – 2002
• Irish Masters – 2004
• UK Championship – 2006

Non-ranking wins

• Irish Masters – 1995
• Malta Grand Prix – 1995
• Scottish Masters – 1996

External links

• Profile on worldsnooker.com
• Ebdon profile on bbc.co.uk

References

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