Joe Perry (snooker player)
 Perry at the 2011 Paul Hunter Classic |
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| Born | 13 August 1974 Wisbech, England |
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| Sport country |  England |
| Nickname | The Fen Potter, The Gentleman, The Man from Sicily. |
| Professional | 1991–current |
| Highest ranking | 12 (2 years) |
| Current ranking | 25 |
| Career winnings | GB£748,660[1] |
| Highest break | 145 (2004) |
| Century breaks | 119 |
| Best ranking finish | Runner-up: European Open 2001 |
| Tournament wins | |
| Ranking | 0 |
| Non-ranking | 1 |
Joe Perry (born 13 August 1974 in Wisbech) is an English professional snooker player. He is often referred to as the 'Fen Potter', nicknamed 'the Gentleman' for his likeable attitude and 'The Man from Sicily' for his dark Mediterranean-esque features. 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.[2] He has spent four seasons in its lower reaches and three more just outside of it, in the top 20.
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[edit] 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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]
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.
[edit] Tournament wins
[edit] Non ranking
- Championship League, 2008
[edit] Team wins
[edit] References
- ^ "Joe Perry". Yahoo! UK. 2009. http://uk.yahoo.eurosport.com/snooker/person_prs28948.shtml. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
- ^ "Profile at globalsnooker.co.uk". Global Snooker Centre. 2003. http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Players/Global_Europe/Global_England/eng_joe_perry.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-02.
- ^ "Williams crashes out". London: BBC. 2004-04-24. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/3651551.stm. Retrieved 2008-04-02.
- ^ "Perry beats Maguire in epic clash". London: BBC. 2008-04-30. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/7376211.stm. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
- ^ "Perry wins Championship League Snooker". Betting Pro. 2008-05-18. http://www.bettingpro.com/category/Snooker/Perry-wins-Championship-League-Snooker/. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
- ^ "Perry learning to handle pressure". London: BBC. 2008-05-20. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/7410352.stm. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
- ^ "Hall of Fame". World Ladies Billiards & Snooker Association. http://wlbsa.wytech.co.uk/node/59. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
- ^ "WLBSA – 2011 World Championship Results". http://wlbsa.wytech.co.uk/node/381.
[edit] External links
- "Joe Perry". WorldSnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 2007–2010 [copyright date]. "" section. http://www.worldsnooker.com/page//0,,8825.html. Official WPBSA player profile.
- Joe Perry – results & statistics at CueTracker.net
- Pro Snooker Blog profile
