NIGEL BOND (England)

Date of birth: 15/11/65
Hometown: Old Tupton, Derbyshire, England
Turned professional: 1989
World ranking: 23
Last five seasons (working backwards): 27/20/27/35/40
Provisional ranking: 33
Highest ever ranking: 5 (1996/97)
Prize money last season: £42,075
Prize money this season: £20,725
Crucible prize money: £350,680
Total career prize money: £1,349,710
Career centuries: 92
Centuries last season: 7
Centuries this season: 2
Crucible centuries: 11
Highest tournament break: 140 (2004 Grand Prix)
World ranking titles: (1) British Open 1996

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD

1990: FQRd – lost 10-6 to Steve Newbury
1991: FQRd – lost 10-8 to Joe Johnson
1992: First round – lost 10-7 to Alain Robidoux
1993: Quarter-finals – lost 13-7 to Stephen Hendry
1994: Quarter-finals – lost 13-8 to Stephen Hendry
1995: Runner-up – lost 18-9 to Stephen Hendry
1996: Semi-finals – lost 16-7 to Stephen Hendry
1997: First round – lost 10-7 to Stephen Lee
1998: First round – lost 10-5 to Mark King
1999: Second round – lost 13-11 to Ken Doherty
2000: First round – lost 10-7 to Alan McManus 2001: First round – lost 10-3 to Stephen Lee
2002: FQRd – lost 10-6 to Stuart Bingham
2003: First round – lost 10-7 to Alan McManus
2004: FQRd – lost 10-7 to Ian McCulloch
2005: FQRd – lost 10-4 to Tony Drago
2006: Second round – lost 13-9 to Graeme Dott
2007: First round – lost 10-7 to Peter Ebdon
2008: First round – lost 10-5 to Neil Robertson

Crucible appearances (inc. 2009): 15
Matches played: 27
Matches won: 13
Highest Crucible break: 139 (1993)

First Round in World Championship 2009

v Peter Ebdon

Previous Meetings

Ebdon wins (4)
9-7 QF 1995 UK Championship
9-7 Final 1997 Thailand Open
5-3 Rd2 2004 Irish Masters
10-7 Rd1 2007 World Championship

Bond wins (4)
5-4 Rd3 1991 Grand Prix
5-2 Rd1 1992 Strachan Professional
5-3 QF 1996 British Open
6-2 Rd2 1998 Masters