- Bob Chaperon
Infobox Snooker player
Name = Bob Chaperon
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Born = Birth date and age|df=yes|1958|5|18
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Nationality = Flagicon|Canada Canadian
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Professional = 1984–2001
High ranking = #26 (1990/91)
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Ranking wins = 1 - British Open (1990)Robert `Bob` Chaperon (born 18 May 1958) is a retired Canadian professional
snooker and billiards player.Career
Chaperon's greatest achievement was winning the 1990 British Open, beating
Alex Higgins 10-8 in the final. Cite web
url = http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/History/tourn_hist_bo.htm
title = History of the British Open
publisher = Global Snooker Centre
date =
accessdate = ] He only reached one other ranking semi-final, the 1987 Grand Prix. He also won the World Cup with Canada in 1990. He won the Canadian Snooker Championship twice, in 1981 and 2000. 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
date =
accessdate = ] He started slipping dow the rankings in the 1990s and he retired in 2001. He still plays in tournaments in North America. Cite web
url = http://www.snookerline.com/news/0506/quopenwrap05.htm
title = snookerline.com
publisher = snookerline.com
date =
accessdate = ]External links
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