Joe Perry is a snooker player you are likely to have seen for some time. He is a British snooker player, who has spent a number of seasons at the lower end of the sport. However, he also has a few seasons in the top tiers of the game. In 2002, he made it to 16th place for the first-ever time. But he has also spent three seasons below the top 20.
Joe Perry was referred to as "the Fen Potter" and also "the Gentleman." He was born in the Cambridgeshire region and turned professional in 1992. He has been a full-time professional ever since. Ken, his brother, is also a professional.
Perry has been a constant fixture on the global stage, despite never having won a major ranking contest. He finished in the top 8 provisional rankings in 2011 and won a minor-ranking competition in 2015. He made his fourth Masters appearance and was in a fight with Ronnie O'Sullivan.
Perry has represented the UK Championship in the finals and the European Open in the semi-finals. He reached the quarter-finals for 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.
He began his snooker life at the age 12 and became a top professional in early 1990s. He reached the European Open final in 2001. He won the Welsh Open in spring 2002. He won the Welsh Open in late spring of that year. In 2014, he took part in 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 received his second ranking award. He was also involved in the Xuzhou Open and the Welsh Open later in the year. He was a mere 14th player in the standings by the end of the season.
Despite losing to Stephen Hendry (Graeme Dott) and Stephen Hendry, he still managed to place in the top half world rankings. He has won the Welsh Open Masters, the Welsh Open Masters, and the Xuzhou Open on his way to the top. He has also conducted courses to help others learn the game.
He's tried to beat Ronnie O'Sullivan many times over his career. He won a 9-5 victory at the UK Championship's first round in 2008. He was just one frame away the Masters 2017 Finals, but he lost against Ronnie O'Sullivan.
He defeated Mark Selby, the defending champion, in the first round at the 2018 World Championship. He won the 2015 Xuzhou Open. In addition, he has a number of courses and has been a guest commentator for the BBC.