Bob Chaperon

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

Bob Chaperon
Born (1958-05-18) 18 May 1958
Sport country Canada
Professional1984–1995, 1998/99, 2000/01, 2002/03
Highest ranking25 (1990/91)
Career winnings£214,546
Highest break132 (1991 World Championship)
Century breaks10
Tournament wins
Ranking1

Career

Chaperon's greatest achievement was winning the 1990 British Open, beating Alex Higgins 10–8 in Higgins' last appearance in a major final.[1] He reached one other ranking quarter-final: the 1987 Grand Prix. He also won the World Cup with Canada in 1990 and the Canadian Snooker Championship in 1981, defeating Carey Lorraine in Ottawa.[2] He started slipping down the rankings in the 1990s and retired in 2003. He still plays in tournaments in North America.[3] In October 2019 he won a qualifier for the 2020 World Seniors Championship and will return to play snooker at the Crucible Theatre in August 2020.[4]

Performance and rankings timeline
Tournament 1983/
84		 1984/
85		 1985/
86		 1986/
87		 1987/
88		 1988/
89		 1989/
90		 1990/
91		 1991/
92		 1992/
93		 1993/
94		 1994/
95		 1998/
99		 2000/
01		 2002/
03
Ranking[5] [nb 1] [nb 2] 44 53 41 29 29 25 30 40 39 72 [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2]
Ranking tournaments
LG Cup[nb 3] A 1R LQ 2R QF 2R 1R 1R 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ
British Open NR 3R 1R 1R 2R 1R W 1R 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ A LQ
UK Championship NR LQ LQ 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R 2R LQ LQ LQ LQ A LQ
Welsh Open Tournament Not Held 2R 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ
European Open[nb 4] Tournament Not Held 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R LQ LQ LQ NH LQ
Irish Masters Non-Ranking Event LQ
Scottish Open[nb 5] A LQ 2R 3R 2R 3R 2R Not Held 2R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ
World Championship A LQ LQ LQ 1R 1R LQ LQ 1R LQ LQ WD LQ LQ LQ
Non-ranking tournaments
The Masters A A A A A A A LQ LQ A A A A A A
Former ranking tournaments
Canadian Masters NH Non-Ranking LQ Tournament Not Held
Hong Kong Open Non-Ranking Event NH LQ Tournament Not Held NR Not Held
Classic A LQ 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R 3R 2R Tournament Not Held
Dubai Classic Tournament Not Held NR 1R 1R 1R LQ LQ LQ Not Held
China Open[nb 6] Tournament Not Held LQ LQ NH
Thailand Masters[nb 7] Non-Ranking Event Not Held 1R 2R 2R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ NR
Former non-ranking tournaments
Canadian Professional Championship 2R 1R F QF 1R 1R Tournament Not Held
Performance Table Legend
LQ lost in the qualifying draw #R lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)		 QF lost in the quarter-finals
SF lost in the semi–finals F lost in the final W won the tournament
DNQ did not qualify for the tournament A did not participate in the tournament WD withdrew from the tournament
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. He was an amateur.
  2. New players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking.
  3. The event ran under different names as the Grand Prix (1984/1985 to 2000/2001).
  4. The event also ran under the name Irish Open (1998/1999).
  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. The event ran under different names as China International (1997/1998 and 1998/1999)
  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 Alex Higgins 10–8

Non-ranking finals: 1 (1 runner-up)
Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent(s) in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 1985 Canadian Professional Championship 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, 1 runner-up)
Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent(s) in the final Score
Winner 1. 1981 Canadian Amateur Championship Carey Lorraine 9–5
Runner-up 1. 2000 Canadian Amateur Championship Kirk Stevens 3–6
Winner 2. 2019 Canadian Amateur Championship (2) Lobsang Lama 6–5
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References
  1. "History of the British Open". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 2007-08-14.
  2. "Canadian Snooker Players at the Global Snooker Centre". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 2008-12-23.
  3. "snookerline.com". snookerline.com.
  4. "Canada's Bob Chaperon books Crucible return". World Senior's Snooker. 7 October 2019.
  5. "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
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