UK Championship: Nigel Bond takes solace in York form

Bond reached the 1995 World Championship final and won the 1996 British Open - his only ranking event victory

UK Championship, York Barbican
Dates: 25 November - 7 December
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Nigel Bond has said he will take great confidence from reaching the third round of the UK Championship.

Bond, 49, played some of best snooker in years, fighting back from 5-0 down to beat 2013 World Championship runner-up Barry Hawkins 6-5 in round two.

But the Derbyshire star was unable to hang on to a 4-1 lead in his last-32 match with Anthony McGill and lost 6-5.

"I can be positive as I've played some good snooker but I'm disappointed to lose that way," Bond said.

"It felt like I could have gone on a bit of a run, but it wasn't meant to be. I played with quite a bit more confidence after the Barry Hawkins game than I have all season."

The 1995 World Championship runner-up, who lives in Old Tupton in Derbyshire, beat Stuart Carrington 6-3 in his first-round match.