Peter Ebdon

Peter David Ebdon is an English professional snooker player. He was World Champion in 2002, beating Stephen Hendry 1817 in the final, and won the UK Championship in 2006 andother ranking events between 1993 and 2012. He was also a losing finalist in the World Championship in 1996 and 2006. Ebdon turned professional in 1991 and soon made an impact by beating sixtime world champion Steve Davis 104 in the first round of the 1992 World Championship and reaching the quarterfinal stage.

Ebdon was born in Islington, before moving to Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. He started his career while at Highbury Grove School, resulting in him not taking his O levels a decision he now regrets. In 2005, he emigrated with his wife Deborah and four children Ruby Mae, Ethan, Tristan and Clarissa, to Dubai and lived there until 2009. OnJanuary 2009 it was revealed that Ebdon had split with his wife by mutual consent. In 2010 he remarried to Nora, who is Hungarian, and has since become a vegan.

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