If you have watched snooker for any length of time, then you will be aware of Joe Perry. British snooker star, Perry spent several seasons at lower levels. He has also been a player in the upper reaches of the game for a few years. He reached the Top 16 in 2002 for the first time. He has been in the Top 20 for three seasons.
Joe Perry has been called "The Fen Potter" and "The Gentleman". He is a Cambridgeshire native and became a professional in 1993. He has been a fulltime professional as of 2003. Ken, his brother, is also a professional.
Perry is a fixture on the international stage, despite not having won any major ranking events. In 2011, Perry was in the top eight provisional rankings. He also won a minor-ranking tournament in 2015. This year, he made his fourth appearance at the Masters and was involved in a battle with Ronnie O'Sullivan.
Perry has reached the finals of the European Open and UK Championship. He also reached the quarter-finals at the World Championship. He reached the semifinals of the UK Championship 2004 but lost to David Gray. He beat Judd Trump in the semi-finals, but lost to Stephen Hendry at the final.
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. He then went on to win the Welsh Open in late spring of that year. He played in 2014's Wuxi Classic.
He also beat Marco Fu, Matthew Stevens and Jamie Cope in round one of the World Championship and reached the semi-finals at the Masters. He won his second ranking title. He also participated in the Xuzhou Open, and the Welsh Open. He was a mere 14th player in the standings by the end of the season.
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 the Welsh Open Masters, the Welsh Open Masters, and the Xuzhou Open on his way to the top. He also teaches people how to play this game.
He's tried to beat Ronnie O'Sullivan many times over his career. He won 9-5 in the first round at the 2008 UK Championship. He was only one frame away from winning the 2017 Masters Finals, but lost to Ronnie O'Sullivan.
He beat Mark Selby in round one of the 2018 World Championship. He also won 2015's Xuzhou Open. He is also a frequent guest commentator on BBC programmes and has taken a number courses.