Nigel Bond
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Nigel Bond (born 15 November 1965) is an English former professional snooker player.
Born | (1965-11-15) 15 November 1965 (age 58) Darley Dale, England | ||||||||||||||
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Sport country | England | ||||||||||||||
Nickname | 00-147[1] | ||||||||||||||
Professional | 1989–2022 | ||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 5 (1996/1997) | ||||||||||||||
Century breaks | 128 | ||||||||||||||
Tournament wins | |||||||||||||||
Ranking | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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Bond competed on the main tour from 1989 to 2022, and was ranked within the world's top 16 players between 1992 and 1999, peaking at 5th for the 1996–97 season. He reached the final of the World Championship in 1995, where he lost 9–18 to Stephen Hendry. He won the 1996 British Open, defeating John Higgins 9–8.
Having reached three other ranking tournament finals, Bond won the 2011 Snooker Shoot-Out and, in 2012, defeated Tony Chappel to win the World Seniors Championship. He fell off the tour following his loss to Lukas Kleckers in the second qualifying round for the 2022 World Championship, and subsequently announced his retirement.[2]