Bob_Chaperon

Bob Chaperon

Bob Chaperon

Canadian snooker and billiards player

Robert Chaperon (born 18 May 1958) is a Canadian retired professional snooker and billiards player.

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Career

Chaperon was born on 18 May 1958.[1] He played snooker on the professional tour from 1984 to 1995, and in the 1998/99, 2000/01, 2002/03 seasons, and also participated in the World Snooker Americas Tour in 1998/99, 1999/2000 and 2001/02.[1] He won the 1990 British Open, beating Alex Higgins 10–8 in Higgins' last appearance in a major final.[2][3] He reached one other ranking quarter-final, at the 1987 Grand Prix.[1] He also won the 1990 World Cup as a member of the Canadian team, and the Canadian Snooker Championship in 1981, defeating Carey Lorraine in Ottawa.[4] Having not played competitively for about three years, Chaperon resumed in 2007.[5] In October 2019 he won a qualifier for the 2020 World Seniors Championship and although he was due to play in the event at the Crucible Theatre in August 2020,[6] did not participate in the tournament.[7] He finally made his return after 30 years to crucible in 2022 at the World Seniors but lost in the last 24 3-1 to Phillip Williams

His highest world ranking as a professional was 25.[1]

Performance and rankings timeline

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More information Performance Table Legend ...
NH / Not Heldmeans an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
  1. [N 1]
    He was an amateur.
  2. [N 2]
    New players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking.
  3. [N 3]
    The event ran under different names as the Grand Prix (1984/1985 to 2000/2001).
  4. [N 4]
    The event also ran under the name Irish Open (1998/1999).
  5. [N 5]
    The event ran under different names such as International Open (1983/1984 to 1984/1985, 1986/1987 to 1996/1997) and the Matchroom Trophy (1985/1986).
  6. [N 6]
    The event ran under different names as China International (1997/1998 and 1998/1999)
  7. [N 7]
    The event ran under different names such as Asian Open (1989/1990 to 1992/1993) and Thailand Open (1993/1994 to 1996/1997).

Career finals

Ranking finals: 1 (1 title)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent(s) in the final Score
Winner 1. 1990 British Open Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 10–8

Non-ranking finals: 1

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent(s) in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 1985 Canadian Professional Championship Canada Cliff Thorburn 4–6

Team finals: 1 (1 title)

Outcome No. Year Championship Team/partner Opponent(s) in the final Score
Winner 1. 1990 World Cup  Canada  Northern Ireland 9–5

Amateur finals: 3 (2 titles)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent(s) in the final Score
Winner 1. 1981 Canadian Amateur Championship Canada Carey Lorraine 9–5
Runner-up 1. 2000 Canadian Amateur Championship Canada Kirk Stevens 3–6
Winner 2. 2019 Canadian Amateur Championship (2) Canada Lobsang Lama 6–5

References

  1. [1]
    Hayton, Eric; Dee, John (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 290–291. ISBN 978-0954854904.
  2. [2]
    Terry Smith, ed. (1990). Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Seventh ed.). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. pp. 85–87. ISBN 0720719550.
  3. [3]
    "History of the British Open". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 2007-08-14.
  4. [4]
    "Canadian Snooker Players at the Global Snooker Centre". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 2008-12-23.
  5. [5]
    Pascal, Randy (10 January 2020). "Chaperon more than happy to rack 'em up again". The Sudbury Star. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  6. [6]
    "Canada's Bob Chaperon books Crucible return". World Senior's Snooker. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 8 October 2019.
  7. [7]
    "2020 ROKiT Phones World Seniors Snooker Championship - Players". snookerscores.net. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  8. [8]
    "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
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