Joe Perry is a well-known player in snooker. British snooker player. He has had a few seasons at the lower levels of the game. But he has also had a couple of seasons in the top reaches of the game. In 2002, he made it to 16th place for the first-ever time. He has however spent three seasons not in the top 20.
Joe Perry was referred to as "the Fen Potter" and also "the Gentleman." A member of the Cambridgeshire region, he turned professional in 1992 and he has been a full-time professional since 2003. 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. In 2011, he finished inside the top eight provisional rankings for the first time, and in 2015, he won a minor-ranking event. He participated in a battle alongside Ronnie O'Sullivan this year.
Perry has played in the finals of both the UK Championship and the European Open. He was also able to reach the quarter-finals in the World Championship. In 2004, he reached the semi-finals of the UK Championship, but he lost to David Gray. He won the semi-finals of the UK Championship in 2004 against Judd Trump. However, he lost to Stephen Hendry in final.
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 then went on to win the Welsh Open in late spring of that year. In 2014, he participated in the 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 also participated in the Xuzhou Open, and the Welsh Open. At the close of that season, his standings had fallen to a disappointing 14th.
Despite losing to Stephen Hendry (Graeme Dott) and Stephen Hendry, he still managed to place in the top half world rankings. On his way to the top, he has won the Welsh Open, the Welsh Open Masters and the Xuzhou Open. And he has also run courses to teach people how to play the game.
He has attempted to beat Ronnie O'Sullivan several times in his career. In the first round of the 2008 UK Championship, he won a 9-5 victory. He was just one frame away the Masters 2017 Finals, but he lost against Ronnie O'Sullivan.
He beat Mark Selby in round one of the 2018 World Championship. He also won the Xuzhou Open in 2015. He is also a frequent guest commentator on BBC programmes and has taken a number courses.