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Joe Perry
Perry at the 2014 German Masters
Born (1974-08-13) 13 August 1974 (age 50)
Wisbech, England
Sport country England
NicknameThe Gentleman[1]
Professional1991–
Highest ranking12(2008/09–2009/10)
Current ranking 62 (as of 16 December 2024)
Century breaks374 (as of 23 December 2024)
Best ranking finishRunner-up (2001 European Open, 2014 Wuxi Classic)
Tournament wins
Minor-ranking1

Joe Perry (born 13 August 1974 in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire) is an English professional snooker player. He is often referred to as the "Fen Potter" and also nicknamed "the Gentleman" for his likeable attitude. He has run courses to teach people to play.

Perry climbed the rankings steadily after turning professional in 1991, and reached the top sixteen for the first time in 2002.[4] His first ranking final came at the 2001 European Open and he had to wait another 13 years for a second which came at the 2014 Wuxi Classic. The 2013/2014 season was Perry's most successful to date as he reached two ranking event semi-finals and a further four quarter-finals. It was also the year when he won his first title by claiming the minor-ranking 2013 Yixing Open.

Career

His best career performance so far was when he reached the final of the European Open in 2001. He first reached the quarter-finals of the World Championship in 2004, beating then defending champion Mark Williams 13–11 along the way, also making the tournament's highest break.[5] He repeated this run in 2008 when he defeated Graeme Dott and Stuart Bingham, and bettered it by going on to beat Stephen Maguire 13–12 and earn his place in the semi-finals.[6] Previously, he had also reached the last 16 on his Crucible debut in 1999, beating Steve Davis on the final black in the last 32.

He reached the semi-finals of the UK Championship in both 2004 and 2005 seasons, losing the 2004 match after leaving opponent and eventual runner-up David Gray requiring snookers in the penultimate frame to remain in it. This run left him provisionally fifth in the world, but he failed to win a match in the remaining five tournaments and dropped to 14th at the end of the season as a result. In 2005, he lost at the same stage to eventual champion Ding Junhui.

In the 2007/08 season, he reached two quarter-finals: in the Grand Prix (losing 5–3 to Gerard Greene) and the Welsh Open (with victories over John Parrott 5–2, Peter Ebdon 5–1 and Stuart Bingham 5–2 before Shaun Murphy beat him 5–0), as well as the last 16 of the UK Championship, where he beat Neil Robertson 9–6 after being 5–3 down, before losing 9–2 to Marco Fu. He followed that up by reaching the semi-finals of the world championship, where he was knocked out by Ali Carter 17–15. These results ensured him a return to the prestigious top 16 of the rankings (at #12, his highest ranking ever), meaning automatic qualification for major tournaments. He also finished the 2007/2008 season on another high, by winning the Championship League, to qualify for the Betfred Premier League for 2008.[7] He has expressed that he feels that he is learning to cope with the high pressure of major tournaments, having had more experience over the last season.[8]

Perry opened 2008/2009 with three last-sixteen runs, leaving him inside the top eight of the provisional rankings. However he went one better in the UK Championship beating Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–5 having trailed by 5–3, in one of the best victories of his career. However, he lost 9–7 to Marco Fu in the quarter-finals. In the new year he lost very narrowly (6–5) to O'Sullivan in the Masters, the rest of the season was unspectacular as he failed to win a match in a ranking event. He was unable to repeat his 2008 run in the World Championship losing 10–6 to an in-form Jamie Cope in the first round. This meant that he finished the season ranked at number #12.

In 2009/2010 he only reached one quarter-final and consequently slid to 19th in the rankings. In the World Championship he beat Michael Holt 10–4 and trailed Ali Carter 10–6 before winning five frames on a row to lead 11–10 but lost 13–11.

Perry was a losing finalist in Event 1 (Ronnie O'Sullivan won 4–0) and Event 12 (Stephen Maguire won 4–2) during the minor-ranking 2011/2012 Players Tour Championship series. These results helped him qualify for the Finals as he finished 11th on the Order of Merit.[9] It was at the Finals where Perry had his best run in a ranking event during the 2011/2012 season as he beat Fergal O'Brien and Graeme Dott, before being defeated by Neil Robertson 1–4 in the quarter-finals.[10] In the other ranking events during the year he reached the second round three times, culminating in a 7–13 defeat to Maguire in the World Championship.[10] Perry finished the season ranked world number 24.[11]

Perry began the 2012/2013 season by reaching the second round of the Wuxi Classic thanks to the withdrawal of Matthew Stevens and lost 4–5 to Ricky Walden.[12] He was beaten 1–5 by Marco Fu in the first round of the Australian Goldfields Open, before recording his best result of the year at the Shanghai Masters.[12] He beat Barry Pinches in qualifying, Stevens 5–2 in the first round and then whitewashed Neil Robertson 5–0 to make the quarter-finals.[13] There was never a frame between Perry and Mark Williams in their quarter-final, with Perry making a 131 break to force a deciding frame which he lost.[14] Perry won two more matches in ranking events during the rest of the season, the first being a 4–0 triumph over world number one Mark Selby in the first round of the Welsh Open.[15] He was knocked out 3–4 by veteran Alan McManus in the subsequent round.[12] The second was in the PTC Finals which Perry had qualified for by finishing 20th on the Order of Merit.[16] He beat Stuart Bingham 4–2, before losing 3–4 to Ben Woollaston.[12] Perry's season ended when he was beaten 3–10 by world number 83 Sam Baird in the final round of World Championship Qualifying.[17] His end of season ranking was world number 20.[18]

First title

In June 2013, Perry won the first tournament carrying ranking points of his 22-year professional career at the Players Tour Championship event, the Yixing Open, with a 4–1 defeat of Mark Selby in the final.[19] A week later he outplayed Ding Junhui in the second round of the Wuxi Classic to win 5–1 an then beat David Gilbert 5–2 in the following round, before being defeated 5–2 by John Higgins in the quarter-finals.[20][21] Another quarter-final followed at the Australian Goldfields Open where he was eliminated 5–2 by home favourite Neil Robertson.[22] Perry won a quarter-final at the third time of asking this season at the International Championship with a 6–1 victory over Ryan Day.[23] His semi-final match against Marco Fu was extremely close and laden down with long spells of tactical play as many frames lasted 40 minutes, which Fu edged 9–8 on the colours.[24] He also participated in the 2013 World Games in Cali, Colombia, where he represented the UK. He won his first game against Brendan O'Donoghue but subsequently lost in the quarter finals to eventual gold medalist Aditya Mehta.[25]

Joe Perry at the 2014 German Masters

Perry's successful season continued into 2014 as he advanced to the quarter-finals of the German Masters with the loss of just three frames, but he then lost 5–2 to Ding.[23] He secured a very impressive 5–1 win over Selby in the quarter-finals of the Welsh Open, stating that his new found casual approach to the game was a key reason to this being his best season to date.[26] However, it was Ding who once again halted his run in a ranking event as he beat Perry 6–4.[27] A sixth quarter-final appearance of the season came at the PTC Finals, but he lost 4–2 to Judd Trump.[23] Perry fought back from 6–3 down after the opening session of his first round match with Jamie Burnett at the World Championship to win 10–7 and set up a second round clash with reining champion Ronnie O'Sullivan.[28] Perry started the better of the two as he established a 5–3 lead after the opening session and maintained his two frame advantage after the second, even though he missed a chance in the final frame to be 10–6 ahead.[29] Perry went on to lead 11–9, before O'Sullivan levelled the match and then made back-to-back century breaks to win 13–11, with Perry remarking afterwards that he had been "blown away by a genius" in the last few frames.[30] He also said that if he could maintain his own attitude and mindset he would win his first major ranking title in the future.[31] Perry ended the campaign as the world number 15, inside the top 16 for the first time in five years.[32]

At the 2014 Wuxi Classic, Perry dropped just four frames to reach the semi-finals and then beat Martin Gould 6–4 to reach his second career ranking final and the first in 13 years.[33] He played friend and practice partner Neil Robertson and from 8–6 down won three unanswered frames to stand on the edge of his first ranking title, but Robertson then made breaks of 87 and 78 to edge Perry out 10–9. Afterwards, Robertson suggested that Perry's talent should see him become a top 10 player in the future.[34]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 1992/
93 		1993/
94 		1994/
95 		1995/
96 		1996/
97 		1997/
98 		1998/
99 		1999/
00 		2000/
01 		2001/
02 		2002/
03 		2003/
04 		2004/
05 		2005/
06 		2006/
07 		2007/
08 		2008/
09 		2009/
10 		2010/
11 		2011/
12 		2012/
13 		2013/
14 		2014/
15
Ranking[35][nb 1] UR[nb 2] 327 265 195 166 123 74 34 31 27 13 16 20 14 18 18 12 12 19 27 24 20 15
Ranking tournaments
Wuxi Classic[nb 3] Not held Non-ranking 2R QF F
Australian Goldfields Open[nb 4] Not held NR Not held 1R 1R QF 1R
Shanghai Masters Not Held LQ 2R 1R LQ LQ QF WR 1R
International Championship Not Held LQ SF
UK Championship LQ LQ 1R LQ LQ 1R 1R 3R 6R 2R 2R 3R SF SF QF 2R QF 1R LQ LQ LQ 4R
World Open[nb 5] LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R LQ 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R QF 1R QF QF 2R QF LQ 2R LQ 1R
German Masters[nb 6] Not Held LQ LQ LQ NR Not Held QF 2R 1R QF
Welsh Open LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ 3R LQ 1R 2R 2R 2R 3R 2R 2R 2R QF 1R 1R 1R LQ 2R SF
Indian Open Not held 3R
Players Championship Grand Final[nb 7] Not Held DNQ QF 2R QF
China Open[nb 8] Not Held NR LQ QF LQ 2R Not Held LQ QF LQ 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R LQ LQ
World Championship A LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ 2R LQ LQ 2R 1R QF LQ 1R 1R SF 1R 2R 1R 2R LQ 2R
Non-ranking tournaments
The Masters A A A A LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R WR A 1R LQ LQ 1R 1R A A A 1R
Championship League Not held W SF RR A RR RR 2R
Variant format tournaments
Six-red World Championship[nb 9] Tournament Not Held A 1R QF NH 2R QF 2R
Shoot-Out Tournament Not Held 2R 1R 1R 1R
Former ranking tournaments
Dubai Classic[nb 10] LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ Not Held
Malta Grand Prix Not Held Non-ranking LQ NR Not Held
Thailand Masters[nb 11] LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R 1R 1R NR Not Held NR Not Held
Scottish Open[nb 12] LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ 3R LQ 3R 1R 3R 2R 3R Not Held MR Not Held
British Open LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R 2R 1R 2R 3R 3R 2R 3R 1R Not Held
Irish Masters Non-Ranking Event 2R 1R LQ NH NR Not Held
Malta Cup[nb 13] LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ NH 1R Not Held F 1R 2R LQ 2R LQ NR Not Held
Northern Ireland Trophy Not Held NR 1R 2R 3R Not Held
Bahrain Championship Not Held 2R Tournament Not Held
Former non-ranking tournaments
Scottish Masters A A A A A A A A A LQ LQ Not Held
Northern Ireland Trophy Not Held WR Ranking Event Not Held
Malta Cup[nb 13] Ranking Event NH R Not Held Ranking Event RR Tournament Not Held
Wuxi Classic[nb 3] Tournament Not Held SF RR QF A Ranking Event
Premier League[nb 14] A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A SF A A A A Not held
Performance Table Legend
LQ lost in the qualifying draw #R lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) 		QF lost in the quarter-finals
SF lost in the semi-finals F lost in the final W won the tournament
DNQ did not qualify for the tournament A did not participate in the tournament WD withdrew from the tournament
DQ disqualified from the tournament
NH / Not Held event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Event event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Event event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Event event is/was a minor-ranking event.
  1. ^ From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
  2. ^ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
  3. ^ a b The event run under different name as Jiangsu Classic (2008/2009–2009/2010)
  4. ^ The event run under different names as Australian Open (1994/1995) and Australian Masters (1995/1996)
  5. ^ The event run under different names as Grand Prix (1992/1993–2000/2001 and 2004/2005–2009/2010) and LG Cup (2001/2002–2003/2004)
  6. ^ The event run under different name as German Open (1995/1996–1997/1998)
  7. ^ The event run under different name as Players Tour Championship Grand Finals (2010/2011–2012/2013)
  8. ^ The event run under different name as China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)
  9. ^ The event run under different names as Six-red Snooker International (2008/2009) and Six-red World Grand Prix (2009/2010)
  10. ^ The event run under different names as Thailand Classic (1995/1996) and Asian Classic (1996/1997)
  11. ^ The event run under different names as Asian Open (1992/1993) and Thailand Open (1993/1994–1996/1997)
  12. ^ The event run under different names as International Open (1992/1993–1996/1997) and Players Championship (2003/2004)
  13. ^ a b The event run under different names as European Open (1992/1993–1996/1997 and 2001/2002–2003/2004) and Irish Open (1998/1999)
  14. ^ The event run under different name as European League (1992/1993–1996/1997)

Career finals

Ranking event finals: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Legend
World Championship (0–0)
UK Championship (0–0)
Other (0–2)
Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 2001 European Open Scotland Stephen Hendry 2–9
Runner-up 2. 2014 Wuxi Classic Australia Neil Robertson 9–10

Minor-ranking event finals: 3 (1 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 2011 Players Tour Championship – Event 1 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 0–4
Runner-up 2. 2012 FFB Snooker Open Scotland Stephen Maguire 2–4
Winner 1. 2013 Yixing Open England Mark Selby 4–1

Non-ranking wins: (2)

Pro-am wins: (1)

Team wins: (2)

  • WLBSA World Mixed Doubles Championship (with Tatjana Vasiljeva) – 2010,[36] 2011[37]

References

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  2. ^ "Prize Money - All-time, Professional". CueTracker - Snooker Database. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Centuries". Pro Snooker Blog. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Profile at globalsnooker.co.uk". Global Snooker Centre. 2003. Retrieved 2008-04-02.
  5. ^ "Williams crashes out". London: BBC. 2004-04-24. Retrieved 2008-04-02.
  6. ^ "Perry beats Maguire in epic clash". London: BBC. 2008-04-30. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
  7. ^ "Perry wins Championship League Snooker". Betting Pro. 2008-05-18. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
  8. ^ "Perry learning to handle pressure". London: BBC. 2008-05-20. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
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  11. ^ "Official World Ranking List for the 2012/2013 Season" (PDF). Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  12. ^ a b c d "Joe Perry 2012/2013". Snooker.org. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  13. ^ "Williams reaches Shanghai Masters quarters, Robertson shut out". Eurosport. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  14. ^ "Williams & Higgins into Masters semis". ESPN (UK). Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  15. ^ "Welsh Open: Joe Perry thrashes Mark Selby in round one". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  16. ^ "Order of Merit 2012/2013". Snooker.org. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  17. ^ "Betfair World Championship Qualifiers". Snooker.org. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  18. ^ "Official World Snooker Ranking List For The 2013/2014 Season" (PDF). World Snooker. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  19. ^ "Perry Wins In Yixing". World Snooker. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  20. ^ "Wuxi Classic: Ding Junhui beaten by Joe Perry in second round". Sky Sports. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  21. ^ "Wuxi Classic: John Higgins to face Matthew Stevens in semi-finals of Chinese event". Sky Sports. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  22. ^ "Australia's Robertson through to Goldfields Open snooker semi-finals". Bendigo Advertiser. Retrieved 29 April 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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  24. ^ "Fu Wins Epic Semi". World Snooker. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  25. ^ "Snooker at the World Games 2013". snooker.org. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  26. ^ "Hawkins And Perry Into Semis". World Snooker. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  27. ^ "Welsh Open 2014: Ronnie O'Sullivan v Ding Junhui in final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  28. ^ "World Snooker Championship: Jamie Burnett 'fed up' with game". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  29. ^ "Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan trails Joe Perry at the Crucible". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  30. ^ "Ronnie O'Sullivan rockets back to beat Joe Perry at world championship". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 April 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  31. ^ "Joe Perry 'gutted' after Ronnie O'Sullivan defeat". Cambridge News. Retrieved 29 April 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  32. ^ "World Snooker Rankings After the 2014 World Championship" (PDF). World Snooker. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  33. ^ "Perry Into Second Ranking Final". World Snooker. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  34. ^ "Robertson Rules In Wuxi Again". World Snooker. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  35. ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  36. ^ "Hall of Fame". World Ladies Billiards & Snooker Association. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
  37. ^ "WLBSA – 2011 World Championship Results".
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