If you have watched snooker for any length of time, then you will be aware of Joe Perry. British snooker players, Perry has spent many seasons at the bottom end of the sport. He has also been a player in the upper reaches of the game for a few years. He made it to the Top 16 for his first time in 2002. However, he has spent three seasons outside the top 20.
Joe Perry has been called "The Fen Potter" and "The Gentleman". He is a native of the Cambridgeshire area and became a professional in 1992. Since 2003, he has been a full time professional. Ken, his older brother, is also a professional.
Perry is a regular presence on the world stage, although he hasn't won a major ranking competition. In 2011, he finished inside the top eight provisional rankings for the first time, and in 2015, he won a minor-ranking event. He was a participant in a battle against Ronnie O'Sullivan at the Masters this year.
Perry has represented the UK Championship in the finals and the European Open in the semi-finals. He was also able to reach the quarter-finals in the World Championship. He reached semi-finals in the UK Championship in 2004 and lost to David Gray. He was defeated by Stuart Bingham and Judd Trump the following season but lost to Stephen Hendry.
After starting his snooker playing career at twelve, he rose to the top as a professional in the early 90s. He reached the finals of the European Open in 2001. In the spring of 2001, he won his second European Open final. He won the Welsh Open in late spring of that year. In 2014, he took part in Wuxi Classic.
In the same year, he defeated Matthew Stevens, Marco Fu, and Jamie Cope to reach the semi-finals in the World Championship. He went on to win his second ranking title. He was also involved in the Xuzhou Open and the Welsh Open later in the year. He fell to a 14th-place finish at the end.
Despite losing out to Stephen Hendry as well as Graeme Dott in the Welsh Open Masters, he was able to earn a spot in the top ten of the world rankings. He has won three major tournaments on his path to the top: the Welsh Open Masters Masters, the Xuzhou Open Open, and the Welsh Open Masters Masters. He has also conducted courses to help others learn the game.
He has attempted to beat Ronnie O'Sullivan several times in his career. He won a 9-5 victory during the first round, 2008 UK Championship. He was just one frame from the Masters 2017 finals but lost to Ronnie O'Sullivan.
In the first round of the 2018 World Championship, he beat defending champion Mark Selby. He also won in 2015 the Xuzhou Open. In addition, he has a number of courses and has been a guest commentator for the BBC.