Bob Chaperon

{{Infobox snooker player

|name = Bob Chaperon

|image =

|caption =

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1958|5|18}}

|birth_place = Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

| Sport country = {{CAN}}

| Professional = 1984–1995, 1998/99, 2000/01, 2002/03

| High ranking = 25 (1990/91)

| Official maximums =

| Ranking wins = 1

}}

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

Career

Chaperon was born on 18 May 1958.{{cite book |last1=Hayton |first1=Eric |last2=Dee |first2=John |date=2004 |title=The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History |publisher=Rose Villa Publications |location=Lowestoft |isbn=978-0954854904 |pages=290–291}} 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. He won the 1990 British Open, beating Alex Higgins 10–8 in Higgins' last appearance in a major final.{{cite book |editor=Terry Smith |date=1990 |title=Benson and Hedges Snooker Year |location=Aylesbury |publisher=Pelham Books |isbn=0720719550 |pages=85–87|edition=Seventh }}{{Cite web

|url = http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/History/tourn_hist_bo.htm

|title = History of the British Open

|publisher = Global Snooker Centre

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070814223202/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/History/tourn_hist_bo.htm#

|archive-date = 2007-08-14

|url-status = dead

}} He reached one other ranking quarter-final, at the 1987 Grand Prix. 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.{{Cite web

|url = http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Countries/country_canada.htm

|title = Canadian Snooker Players at the Global Snooker Centre

|publisher = Global Snooker Centre

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081223230044/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Countries/country_canada.htm#

|archive-date = 2008-12-23

|url-status = dead

}} Having not played competitively for about three years, Chaperon resumed in 2007.{{cite news |last=Pascal |first=Randy |title=Chaperon more than happy to rack 'em up again |url=https://www.thesudburystar.com/sports/local-sports/that-sudbury-sports-guy-chaperone-more-than-happy-to-rack-em-up-again |work=The Sudbury Star |date=10 January 2020 |access-date=10 April 2021 }} 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,{{Cite web|url=https://facebook.com/worldseniorssnooker/|title=Canada's Bob Chaperon books Crucible return|last=|first=|date=7 October 2019|website=World Senior's Snooker|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008185603/https://www.facebook.com/worldseniorssnooker/|archive-date=8 October 2019|access-date=}} did not participate in the tournament.{{cite web |url=https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/2020-rokit-phones-world-seniors-snooker-championship/players |website=snookerscores.net |title=2020 ROKiT Phones World Seniors Snooker Championship - Players |access-date=10 April 2021}} 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.

Performance and rankings timeline

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! Tournament

style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Ranking{{cite web|title=Ranking History|url=http://www.snooker.org/rnk/history.asp|website=Snooker.org|accessdate=7 November 2017|archive-date=19 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219070820/http://www.snooker.org/Rnk/history.asp|url-status=live}}

| align="center" |He was an amateur.

| align="center" |New players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking.

| align="center" |44

| align="center" |53

| align="center" |41

| align="center" |29

| align="center" |25

| align="center" |30

| align="center" |40

| align="center" |39

| align="center" |72

| align="center" |

colspan="50" | Ranking tournaments

style="background:#EFEFEF;" | LG CupThe event ran under different names as the Grand Prix (1984/1985 to 2000/2001).

| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A

| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ

| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

| align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF

| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ

style="background:#EFEFEF;" | British Open

| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|NR

| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R

| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

| style="text-align:center; background:#00ff00;"|W

| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ

| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A

| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ

style="background:#EFEFEF;" | UK Championship

| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|NR

| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ

| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R

| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R

| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R

| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R

| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ

| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A

| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ

style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Welsh Open

|align="center" colspan="8" style="color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held

| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ

style="background:#EFEFEF;" | European OpenThe event also ran under the name Irish Open (1998/1999).

| align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held

| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ

| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|NH

| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ

style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Irish Masters

|align="center" colspan="14" style="color:#555555;"| Non-Ranking Event

| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ

style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Scottish OpenThe 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).

| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A

| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ

| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R

| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R

| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

| align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"| Not Held

| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ

style="background:#EFEFEF;" | World Championship

| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A

| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ

| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R

| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ

| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R

| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ

| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|WD

| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ

colspan="50" | Non-ranking tournaments

style="background:#EFEFEF;" | The Masters

| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A

| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ

| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A

colspan="50" | Former ranking tournaments

style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Canadian Masters

| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| NH

| colspan="3" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Non-Ranking

| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ

| colspan="30" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Hong Kong Open

| align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#555555;"| Non-Ranking Event

| align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH

| align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

| align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held

| align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR

| align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"| Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Classic

| align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

| align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R

| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" colspan="50" style="color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Dubai Classic

| colspan="5" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held

| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| NR

| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ

| colspan="3" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;"| China OpenThe event ran under different names as China International (1997/1998 and 1998/1999)

|align="center" colspan="12" style="color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held

| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ

| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|NH

style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Thailand MastersThe event ran under different names such as Asian Open (1989/1990 to 1992/1993) and Thailand Open (1993/1994 to 1996/1997).

| align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"| Non-Ranking Event

| align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"| Not Held

| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ

| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|NR

colspan="50" | Former non-ranking tournaments

style="background:#EFEFEF;" | {{nowrap|Canadian Professional Championship}}

| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R

| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R

| style="text-align:center; background:#D8BFD8;"|F

| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF

| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R

| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="30"|Tournament Not Held

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! colspan="6"|Performance Table Legend

align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|LQ

| lost in the qualifying draw

| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|#R

| lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)

| align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF

| lost in the quarter-finals

align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF

| lost in the semi–finals

| align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F

| lost in the final

| align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W

| won the tournament

align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|DNQ

| did not qualify for the tournament

| align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|A

| did not participate in the tournament

| align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|WD

| withdrew from the tournament

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style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"\|NH / Not Held	means an event was not held.
style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"\|NR / Non-Ranking Event	means an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"\|R / Ranking Event	means an event is/was a ranking event.
style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"\|MR / Minor-Ranking Event	means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.