26 Facts About Peter Ebdon

Peter Ebdon won two Triple Crown titles, the 2002 World Snooker Championship and the 2006 UK Championship.

Peter Ebdon made his first Crucible appearance at the 1992 World Snooker Championship, reaching the quarter-finals on his debut.

Peter Ebdon won his last ranking title at the 2012 China Open and reached the last of his 18 ranking event finals at the 2018 Paul Hunter Classic.

Since retiring as a player, Peter Ebdon has coached and mentored current professionals including Shaun Murphy, Jack Lisowski, Anthony McGill, Elliot Slessor, and Kyren Wilson.

Peter Ebdon defeated Michael Judge, Joe Perry, Anthony Hamilton, and Matthew Stevens to reach his second world final at the 2002 World Snooker Championship.

At one stage, Peter Ebdon took three minutes over a shot, and took five minutes to compile a break of 12.

Peter Ebdon stated he was "bitterly disappointed but very proud" to have been in the top 16 for so many years.

However, Peter Ebdon was ranked number 13 at the end of the season.

Peter Ebdon missed the 2012 Masters, the first time he had not featured at the event since 1992.

Peter Ebdon finished 98th in the Order of Merit and fell to number 28 in the rankings in March 2012.

Judd Trump on Twitter called it a "joke" that Peter Ebdon was permitted to play so slowly.

Peter Ebdon fell to world number 30 in the world rankings after the tournament.

Peter Ebdon ended the season ranked 40th in the world, the first time since 1992 he had finished a season outside the top 32.

In 2021, Peter Ebdon became mentor and coach to Jack Lisowski, who reached his first world quarter-final at the 2022 World Championship and credited his improved performance to Peter Ebdon.

Peter Ebdon won World Championship and UK Championship titles but never completed a career Triple Crown; his best Masters performances were semi-finals at the 1995 and 2005 events, which he lost respectively to O'Sullivan and Higgins.

Peter Ebdon was criticised by other professionals for his slow play as well as his exuberant outpourings of emotion after winning important frames or matches, with O'Sullivan once calling him a "psycho".

Peter Ebdon attended Highbury Grove School, where he played oboe in the school orchestra, studied Latin and Greek, and represented North London at cricket.

Peter Ebdon dropped out of school to pursue his snooker career, after which his father did not speak to him for six months.

Peter Ebdon later stated that he regretted not sitting his O levels.

In several notable matches, Peter Ebdon played foul shots because he confused the two colours.

Peter Ebdon had four children with his first wife Deborah.

Peter Ebdon lived there until 2009, when he announced that he and Deborah had separated by mutual consent after 16 years of marriage.

In 2010, Peter Ebdon married his second wife, Nora, whom he first met at a players' party at a snooker event in Austria.

Peter Ebdon became known for his focus on fitness, including swimming one mile every day.

Peter Ebdon is a devotee of Napoleon Hill's motivational book Think and Grow Rich.

Shortly after his retirement, Peter Ebdon was criticised for promoting conspiracy theories.