14 Facts About Nigel Bond

Nigel Bond was born on 15 November 1965 and is an English retired professional snooker player.

Nigel Bond 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.

Nigel Bond reached his first ranking semi-final in his first season, and his first final in his second season, but his career peaked in the mid-1990s.

Nigel Bond won the World Snooker Association Performance of the Year award for this achievement, although he then failed to maintain this level of performance.

Nigel Bond reached at least the quarter-finals at the Crucible Theatre every year from 1993 to 1996, losing to Hendry every time, which added extra spice to their first-round match in 2006.

On 30 January 2011, Nigel Bond won the Snooker Shoot-Out event.

Nigel Bond lost to Neil Robertson and Mark Selby respectively in the first round.

Nigel Bond dropped a solitary place during the year to end it ranked world number 46.

Nigel Bond fell 11 spots from the start of the season to end it as the world number 57.

Nigel Bond fell just outside the top 64 at the end of the year as he was ranked 65th, but he earned a two-year extension via the European Order of Merit.

Nigel Bond had started practising at the Snooker Academy in Sheffield with young Chinese players and stated that this has contributed to him regaining the hunger and passion to play snooker.

Nigel Bond would have a losing run of 10 successive matches shortly afterwards, but at the Gibraltar Open he beat five players to reach his second semi-final of the season, where he failed to pick up a frame in a defeat to Shaun Murphy.

Nigel Bond kept his place on the tour through the one-year ranking list.

Nigel Bond made a surprise run to the quarter-finals of the 2019 UK Championship at the age of 54 winning a number of close matches.