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Bob Chaperon

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Bob Chaperon
Born (1958-05-18) 18 May 1958 (age 68)
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Sport country Canada
Professional1984–1995, 1998/99, 2000/01, 2002/03
Highest ranking25 (1990/91)
Tournament wins
Ranking1

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

Career

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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 to the Crucible after 30 years at the 2022 World Seniors Championship, but lost in the last 24 by 3–1 to Philip Williams.

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

Performance and rankings timeline

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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[8] [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 Held means an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Event means an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Event means an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Event means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
  1. ^ He was an amateur.
  2. ^ a b c d 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

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Ranking finals: 1 (1 title)

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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

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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)

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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)

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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

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  1. ^ a b c d 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. ^ Terry Smith, ed. (1990). Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Seventh ed.). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. pp. 85–87. ISBN 0720719550.
  3. ^ "History of the British Open". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 2007-08-14.
  4. ^ "Canadian Snooker Players at the Global Snooker Centre". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 2008-12-23.
  5. ^ Pascal, Randy (10 January 2020). "Chaperon more than happy to rack 'em up again". The Sudbury Star. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Canada's Bob Chaperon books Crucible return". World Senior's Snooker. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 8 October 2019.
  7. ^ "2020 ROKiT Phones World Seniors Snooker Championship - Players". snookerscores.net. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
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