<page_title> Nigel Bond </page_title> <section_title> Ranking finals: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups) </section_title> <table> <cell> 1995 <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> World Snooker Championship <col_header> Championship </col_header> </cell> <cell> Scotland Stephen Hendry <col_header> Opponent in the final </col_header> </cell> <cell> 9–18 <col_header> Score </col_header> </cell> <cell> Winner <col_header> Outcome </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1996 <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> British Open <col_header> Championship </col_header> </cell> <cell> Scotland John Higgins <col_header> Opponent in the final </col_header> </cell> <cell> 9–8 <col_header> Score </col_header> </cell> </table>
Nigel Bond reached the final of the World Championship in 1995, where he lost 9–18 to Stephen Hendry, and won the 1996 British Open, defeating John Higgins 9–8.