Peter Ebdon / Achievements
This list shows the achievements of snooker player Peter Ebdon . The Englishman Ebdon was a professional player from 1991 to 2020 and won nine ranking tournaments during this time, including the two triple crown tournaments Snooker World Championship 2002 and UK Championship 2006 .
Ebdon was born in London in 1970 and became one of the leading amateur players of his time in the mid-1980s. During his amateur days, he won the Pontins Spring Open in 1989 and the Amateur World Championship in 1990 , before Ebdon, known at the time for his unconventional appearance , became a professional player in the 1991/92 season. The first successes came quickly and within a few years he was among the best in the world. He won his first professional tournament at the 1993 Grand Prix , and numerous other titles followed in the years to come. In 1996 he reached the final of the World Snooker Championship , but lost to Stephen Hendry. A few years later it fell out of the top 10 at times, but returned to it at the beginning of the 2000s. In 2002 he finally achieved his greatest success by winning the World Snooker Championship , which led him to third place in the world rankings.
Ebdon, known at the time for his very well thought-out style of play and sometimes feared, fell back on the world rankings despite a few other great successes such as winning the UK Championship in 2006 and the vice-world title in the same year. Although he was still in the top 10 until 2009, he then had to accept successive losses on the world rankings. In 2012 he won his last major title with the China Open . In the following years he only reached two more finals at professional level and at times even finished 55th in the world rankings until he returned to the top 50 for the 2019/20 season. In April 2020, he finally announced the end of his career due to health problems.
Ranking positions and triple crown successes
This list shows the ranking positions of Peter Ebdon during his career and the performance in the Triple Crown tournaments , with the respective editions of the tournaments and the respective world rankings being linked .
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S. | winner | F. | finalist | ||
HF | Semi-finalist | VF | Quarter finalist | ||
AF | Round of 16 | #R | Eliminated in an earlier round | ||
QR | not qualified | A. | did not participate in the tournament | ||
oR | without ranking | S / N | Victories / defeats |
competition | 1991/ 1992 |
1992/ 1993 |
1993/ 1994 |
1994/ 1995 |
1995/ 1996 |
1996/ 1997 |
1997/ 1998 |
1998/ 1999 |
1999/ 2000 |
2000/ 2001 |
2001/ 2002 |
2002/ 2003 |
2003/ 2004 |
2004/ 2005 |
2005/ 2006 |
2006/ 2007 |
2007/ 2008 |
2008/ 2009 |
2009/ 2010 |
2010/ 2011 |
2011/ 2012 |
2012/ 2013 |
2013/ 2014 |
2014/ 2015 |
2015/ 2016 |
2016/ 2017 |
2017/ 2018 |
2018/ 2019 |
2019/ 2020 |
Career S / N |
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World snooker ranking | oR | 47 | 21st | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 7th | 13 | 12 | 7th | 3 | 7th | 8th | 7th | 7th | 6th | 9 | 14th | 18th | 13 | 20th | 30th | 25th | 31 | 31 | 40 | 55 | 47 | |
UK Championship | QR | 1R | 2R | HF | F. | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | AF | VF | HF | AF | AF | AF | S. | 1R | AF | AF | 1R | QR | QR | 1R | 3R | AF | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | UK Championship: 1/29 |
Masters | A. | A. | VF | HF | AF | VF | AF | AF | AF | VF | VF | AF | VF | HF | VF | AF | VF | AF | VF | VF | A. | A. | A. | A. | A. | A. | A. | A. | A. | Masters: 0/29 |
World Snooker Championship | VF | 1R | 1R | VF | F. | 1R | VF | 1R | 1R | VF | S. | VF | 1R | HF | F. | AF | VF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | QR | QR | 1R | 1R | QR | QR | A. | WM: 1/29 |
Overview of the finals
Ebdon was in the finals of at least 30 tournaments during his career; of these tournaments he won 18. Including five finals in tournaments of the Triple Crown , where he was twice victorious.
Ranked tournaments
During his career Ebdon reached the final of a ranking tournament eighteen times, of which he won exactly half with nine games. These include his three World Cup finals and two finals at the UK Championship.
Color meanings : Tournament of the Triple Crown
Result | year | competition | Opponent in the final | Final score |
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winner | 1993 | Grand Prix |
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9: 6 |
finalist | 1994 | Dubai Classic |
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6: 9 |
finalist | 1995 | UK Championship |
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3:10 |
finalist | 1996 | European Open |
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7: 9 |
finalist | 1995 | World Snooker Championship |
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12:18 |
winner | 1997 | Thailand Open |
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9: 7 |
finalist | 1999 | British Open |
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5: 9 |
winner | 2000 | British Open |
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9: 6 |
winner | 2001 | Scottish Open |
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9: 7 |
finalist | 2001 | LG Cup |
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4: 9 |
winner | 2002 | World Snooker Championship |
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18:17 |
winner | 2004 | Irish Masters |
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10: 7 |
finalist | 2006 | World Snooker Championship |
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14:18 |
winner | 2006 | UK Championship |
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10: 6 |
winner | 2009 | China Open |
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10: 8 |
winner | 2012 | China Open |
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10: 9 |
finalist | 2012 | Australian Goldfields Open |
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3: 9 |
finalist | 2018 | Paul Hunter Classic |
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2: 4 |
Invitation tournaments
Ebdon made it to the finals five times in invitation tournaments, and with three wins he was able to win the majority.
Result | year | competition | Opponent in the final | Final score |
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winner | 1995 | Irish Masters |
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9: 8 |
finalist | 1995 | Scottish Masters |
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5: 9 |
winner | 1995 | Malta Grand Prix |
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7: 4 |
winner | 1996 | Scottish Masters |
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9: 6 |
finalist | 2002 | Irish Masters |
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3:10 |
Non-ranking tournaments
In so-called non-ranking tournaments , ie tournaments that were de facto invitation tournaments, but not called that, Ebdon was in the final only once; he won the game too.
Result | year | competition | Opponent in the final | Final score |
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winner | 1995 | Pontins Professional |
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9: 8 |
Amateur tournaments (selection)
Ebdon has won a variety of amateur tournaments during his career. A selection of six finals at important amateur tournaments can be found below:
Result | year | competition | Opponent in the final | Final score |
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winner | 1989 | Pontins Spring Open |
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7: 4 |
winner | 1990 | Dutch Open |
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6: 4 |
winner | 1990 | IBSF U21 World Snooker Championship |
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11: 9 |
finalist | 1995 | Pontins Spring Open |
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4: 7 |
winner | 2015 | Vienna Open |
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5: 3 |
winner | 2016 | Vienna Open |
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5: 1 |
Individual evidence
- ^ Ron Florax: Ranking History For Peter Ebdon. CueTracker.net, accessed on May 24, 2020 .
- ↑ Ron Florax: Winner Finishes By Peter Ebdon In All Professional 1 Events. CueTracker.net, accessed on May 24, 2020 .
- ↑ Ron Florax: Final Finishes By Peter Ebdon In All Professional 1 Events. CueTracker.net, accessed on May 24, 2020 .
- ↑ Ron Florax: Winner Finishes By Peter Ebdon In All Professional 5 Events. CueTracker.net, accessed on May 24, 2020 .
- ↑ Ron Florax: Final Finishes By Peter Ebdon In All Professional 5 Events. CueTracker.net, accessed on May 24, 2020 .
- ↑ Ron Florax: Winner Finishes By Peter Ebdon In All Professional 3 Events. CueTracker.net, accessed on May 24, 2020 .
- ↑ Ron Florax: Winner Finishes By Peter Ebdon In All Non-professional 12 Events. CueTracker.net, accessed on May 24, 2020 .
- ↑ Ron Florax: Winner Finishes By Peter Ebdon In All Non-professional 13 Events. CueTracker.net, accessed on May 24, 2020 .
- ↑ Ron Florax: Final Finishes By Peter Ebdon In All Non-professional 13 Events. CueTracker.net, accessed on May 24, 2020 .