Joe Perry (snooker player)
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Joe Perry (born 13 August 1974) is an English retired snooker player from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. Nicknamed "the Gentleman", Perry climbed the rankings steadily after turning professional in 1992 and reached the Top 16 for the first time in 2002.<ref name="sportinglife.com">Template:Cite news</ref>
His first ranking final came at the 2001 European Open and he had to wait another 13 years for a second which came at the 2014 Wuxi Classic. Perry won his first ranking title at the 2015 Players Championship Grand Final, at the age of 40 and in his 23rd season as a professional. He also won the minor-ranking 2013 Yixing Open and 2015 Xuzhou Open.
Perry reached the final of a Triple Crown tournament for the first time at the Masters in 2017, losing 7–10 to Ronnie O'Sullivan. Perry previously reached the UK Championship semi-finals in 2004 and 2005, and the semi-finals of the World Championship in 2008.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Perry claimed his second ranking title at the 2022 Welsh Open by defeating Judd Trump 9–5 in the final. This made him, at age 47, the second-oldest player to win a ranking title, after Ray Reardon, who was aged 50 when he won his final ranking event in 1982. However, Mark Williams subsequently won the 2023 British Open at age 48, making Perry the third-oldest ranking event winner.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Perry is a commentator for the BBC.
Career
2001–2005
Perry's breakthrough came 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 of 145 (which remains Perry's best in competition, only equaled in the Northern Ireland Open 2023), before losing to Matthew Stevens.<ref name="Williams crashes out">Template:Cite web</ref> 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, which he narrowly lost to Ali Carter.<ref name="Perry beats Maguire in epic clash">Template:Cite web</ref> 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. The 2004 defeat was especially notable as Perry had led 8–7 and potted a colour to leave his opponent, David Gray, requiring a snooker – however, Perry's pot had also left him snookered on the final red, which he failed to hit, allowing Gray to clear the table and ultimately win the deciding frame with a total clearance of 139. This run left Perry 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 to eventual champion Ding Junhui.
2007–2010
In the 2007–08 season, Perry reached two quarter-finals: in the Grand Prix (losing 3–5 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 3–5 down, before losing 2–9 to Marco Fu. He followed that up by reaching the semi-finals of the world championship, where he was knocked out by Ali Carter 15–17. These results ensured him a return to the prestigious top 16 of the rankings (at No. 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. He has said he feels that he is learning to cope with the high pressure of major tournaments, having had more experience over the last season.<ref name="Perry learning to handle pressure">Template:Cite news</ref>
Perry opened 2008–09 with three last-sixteen runs, leaving him inside the top eight of the provisional rankings. However he went one better in the 2008 UK Championship beating Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–5 having trailed by 3–5, in one of the best victories of his career. However, he lost 7–9 to Marco Fu in the quarter-finals. In the new year, he suffered a narrow 5–6 loss 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 6–10 to an in-form Jamie Cope in the first round. This meant that he finished the season ranked at number 12. In 2009–10 he only reached one quarter-final and consequently slid to 19th in the rankings. In the World Championship he beat Michael Holt in the first round 10–4, and trailed Ali Carter 6–10 before winning five frames in a row to lead 11–10 but lost 11–13.
2011–2013
Perry was a losing finalist in Event 1 (Ronnie O'Sullivan won 4–0) and Event 12 (Stephen Maguire won 4–2) during the minor-ranking 2011/2012 Players Tour Championship series. These results helped him qualify for the Finals as he finished 11th on the Order of Merit.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It was at the Finals where Perry had his best run in a ranking event during the 2011–12 season as he beat Fergal O'Brien and Graeme Dott, before being defeated by Neil Robertson 1–4 in the quarter-finals.<ref name="2011/12">Template:Cite web</ref> In the other ranking events during the year he reached the second round three times, culminating in a 7–13 defeat to Maguire in the World Championship.<ref name="2011/12"/> Perry finished the season ranked world number 24. He began the 2012–13 season by reaching the second round of the Wuxi Classic thanks to the withdrawal of Matthew Stevens and lost 4–5 to Ricky Walden.<ref name="2012/13">Template:Cite web</ref> He was beaten 1–5 by Marco Fu in the first round of the Australian Goldfields Open, before recording his best result of the year at the Shanghai Masters.<ref name="2012/13"/> He beat Barry Pinches in qualifying, Stevens 5–2 in the first round and then whitewashed Neil Robertson 5–0 to make the quarter-finals.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> There was never a frame between Perry and Mark Williams in their quarter-final, with Perry making a 131 break to force a deciding frame which he lost.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He won two more matches in ranking events during the rest of the season, the first being a 4–0 triumph over world number one Mark Selby in the first round of the Welsh Open.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
He was knocked out 3–4 by veteran Alan McManus in the subsequent round.<ref name="2012/13"/> The second was in the PTC Finals which Perry had qualified for by finishing 20th on the Order of Merit.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He beat Stuart Bingham 4–2, before losing 3–4 to Ben Woollaston.<ref name="2012/13"/> Perry's season ended when he was beaten 3–10 by world number 83 Sam Baird in the final round of World Championship Qualifying.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> His end of season ranking was world number 20.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
First title
In June 2013, Perry won the first minor-ranking title of his 22-year professional career at the opening event of the Players Tour Championship, the Yixing Open, with a 4–1 defeat of Mark Selby in the final.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> A week later, he outplayed Ding Junhui in the second round of the Wuxi Classic to win 5–1 and then beat David Gilbert 5–2 in the following round, before being defeated 2–5 by John Higgins in the quarter-finals.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Another quarter-final followed at the Australian Goldfields Open, where he was eliminated 2–5 by home favourite Neil Robertson.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Perry won a quarter-final at the third time of asking this season at the International Championship with a 6–1 victory over Ryan Day.<ref name="2013/14">Template:Cite web</ref> His semi-final match against Marco Fu was extremely close and involved long spells of tactical play, as many frames lasted 40 minutes, which Fu edged 9–8 on the colours.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He also participated in the 2013 World Games in Cali, Colombia, where he represented the UK. He won his first game against Brendan O'Donoghue but subsequently lost in the quarter-finals to eventual gold medalist Aditya Mehta.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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Perry's good play continued into 2014 as he advanced to the quarter-finals of the German Masters with the loss of just three frames, but he then lost 2–5 to Ding Junhui.<ref name="2013/14"/> He secured an impressive 5–1 win over Selby in the quarter-finals of the Welsh Open, stating that his newfound casual approach to the game was a key reason for his successful season.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> However, it was Ding who once again halted his run in a ranking event as he beat Perry 6–4.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> A sixth quarter-final appearance of the season came at the PTC Finals, but he lost 2–4 to Judd Trump.<ref name="2013/14"/> He fought back from 3–6 down after the opening session of his first round match with Jamie Burnett at the World Championship to win 10–7 and set up a second round clash with reigning champion Ronnie O'Sullivan.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Perry started the better of the two as he established a 5–3 lead after the opening session and maintained his two-frame advantage after the second, although he missed a chance in the final frame to be 10–6 ahead.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He went on to lead 11–9, before O'Sullivan leveled the match and then made back-to-back century breaks to win 13–11, with Perry remarking afterwards that he had been "blown away by a genius" in the last few frames.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Perry said that if he could maintain his own attitude and mindset he would win his first major ranking title in the future.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He ended the campaign as the world number 15, inside the top 16 for the first time in five years.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Major success
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At the 2014 Wuxi Classic, Perry dropped just four frames to reach the semi-finals and then beat Martin Gould 6–4 to reach his second career ranking final and the first in 13 years.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He played friend and practice partner Neil Robertson and from 6–8 down won three unanswered frames to stand on the edge of his first ranking title, but Robertson then made breaks of 87 and 78 to edge Perry out 10–9. Afterwards, Robertson suggested that Perry's talent should see him become a top 10 player in the future.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Perry failed to advance beyond the last 32 in the next four ranking events.<ref name="2014/15">Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Quote box
Perry defeated Ding Junhui 6–3 in the first round of the Masters,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> his first ever win in the tournament, but then lost 4–6 to Mark Allen with both players missing a catalogue of easy balls during the match which Allen described as "a comedy of errors" afterwards.<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead link</ref> However, less than a week later, Perry won the Xuzhou Open by beating Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4–1 in the final to claim his second Asian Tour title in as many years.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Perry's form on the PTC circuit saw him seeded seventh for the Grand Final in Bangkok, Thailand. He defeated Ding Junhui 4–1, Anthony McGill 4–3 from 1–3 down, and Michael Holt and Stuart Bingham 4–1 each to reach his third major ranking final and second of the season.<ref name="2014/15"/> He recovered from 0–3 down against Mark Williams to win 4–3 and claim the first major title of his 23-year playing career, in addition to his highest prize earning of £100,000 and a place inside the world's top ten.<ref name="PTC Final">Template:Cite web</ref> When Perry finished the season at ninth in the rankings it marked his highest year-end ranking to date.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
A pair of 5–3 wins over Jamie Burnett and Robert Milkins helped Perry to the quarter-finals of the 2015 Australian Goldfields Open, where he was on the wrong end of a 5–3 scoreline against John Higgins.<ref name="2015/16">Template:Cite web</ref> His second quarter-final of the 2015–16 season was also against Higgins at the International Championship and he recovered from 0–4 down to make it 3–5, but then lost the next frame.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Perry's ranking event title from last season saw him make his debut in the Champion of Champions and he beat Michael White 4–2 to face Higgins in the quarter-finals once again. There was never more than a frame between the two players and Perry came from 4–5 down to triumph 6–5.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In the semi-finals he lost 6–4 to Neil Robertson.Robertson|Check Details
After losing 3–6 to Robbie Williams in the second round of the 2015 UK Championship, Perry called his opponent's style and speed of play "a joke".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> At the Welsh Open he beat Judd Trump 4–3 in the fourth round and Ben Woollaston 5–1 in the quarter-finals to meet Ronnie O'Sullivan in the semi-finals. He made a 139 break during the match, but lost it 3–6.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> A second major event semi-final soon followed at the World Grand Prix as he conceded just two frames in eliminating Barry Hawkins (Perry's 133 won him the high break prize), Kyren Wilson and Ali Carter. Stuart Bingham was never ahead of Perry until the frame as he squandered a 3–0 lead to be defeated 5–6.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In an extremely tight World Championship first round match, he was edged out 9–10 by Wilson.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
A 6–2 success over Neil Robertson saw Perry advance to the final of the 2016 World Open, where he lost 8–10 to Ali Carter.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He also saw off Robertson 6–2 to reach the quarter-finals of the International Championship and was defeated 3–6 by Mark Selby.<ref name="2016/17">Template:Cite web</ref> Perry was knocked out 2–6 by Matthew Stevens in the third round of the UK Championship.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
At the 2017 Masters a pair of 6–1 victories over Stuart Bingham and Ding Junhui saw Perry play in the semi-finals of the event for the first time.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He was 2–5 behind Barry Hawkins and needed a snooker in the next frame, but managed to get it and take the frame. The tie went to a deciding frame in which Perry was 50 points down, but he stepped in to make a break of 70 and reach the final of a Triple Crown tournament for the first time.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He said his plan for the final was to get in front of Ronnie O'Sullivan and stay in front of him and he started well by leading 4–1. However, O'Sullivan then reeled off a match defining seven frames in a row and went on to win 10–7. Afterwards, Perry said he had failed to handle the pressure of having a lead in such a big match.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He lost 3–4 in the quarter-finals of the World Grand Prix to Liang Wenbo and could not qualify for the World Championship as, after coming back from 6–9 down, he was defeated 9–10 by Akani Songsermsawad.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> At the 2018 World Championship, he defeated defending champion Mark Selby 10–4 in the first round.
Perry claimed his second ranking title at the 2022 Welsh Open by defeating Judd Trump 9–5 in the final. He called winning the tournament "the absolute highlight of my career by a country mile."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Aged 47, he became the second-oldest player to win a ranking title, after Ray Reardon, who was aged 50 when he won his final ranking event in 1982.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Retirement
In April 2025, Perry announced that he would retire from professional snooker after the 2025 World Championship.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Personal life
Perry suffers from ankylosing spondylitis.<ref name="ank">Template:Cite web</ref> Before it was correctly diagnosed, he was considering giving up the sport: "I told my wife I was thinking about packing it in because I couldn’t take it any more. I felt there was no point me flying overseas then not being able to even practise, and losing matches."<ref name="ank"/>
Perry is a supporter of Arsenal F.C.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Performance and rankings timeline
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| Ranking<ref name="Ranking history">Template:Cite web</ref> | <ref group="nb">New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking</ref> | 327 | 265 | 195 | 166 | 123 | 74 | 34 | 31 | 27 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 47 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Championship League | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | 3R | RR | RR | 2R | RR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Xi'an Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia Masters | Tournament Not Held | 3R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| English Open | Tournament Not Held | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| British Open | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | 1R | 1R | LQ | 3R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 1R | Tournament Not Held | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wuhan Open | Tournament Not Held | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | Tournament Not Held | 3R | 4R | 1R | SF | 2R | LQ | 1R | 3R | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International Championship | Tournament Not Held | LQ | SF | 2R | QF | QF | 2R | 2R | 3R | Not Held | LQ | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Championship | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | SF | SF | QF | 2R | QF | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | 4R | 3R | 2R | 3R | QF | QF | 3R | QF | 2R | QF | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shoot Out | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | 1R | QF | 1R | 4R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scottish Open<ref group="nb" >The event was called the International Open (1992/1993–1996/1997) and the Players Championship (2003/2004)</ref> | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 2R | LQ | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 3R | Tournament Not Held | MR | Not Held | 3R | 2R | 3R | 4R | 1R | 1R | 2R | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| German Masters<ref group="nb">The event was called the German Open (1995/1996–1997/1998)</ref> | Not Held | LQ | LQ | LQ | NR | Tournament Not Held | QF | 2R | 1R | QF | 2R | LQ | LQ | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | LQ | 1R | 2R | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Welsh Open | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 2R | LQ | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | LQ | 2R | SF | 3R | SF | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 3R | W | 2R | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Open<ref group="nb">The event was called the Grand Prix (1992/1993–2000/2001 and 2004/2005–2009/2010) and the LG Cup (2001/2002–2003/2004)</ref> | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | QF | 1R | QF | QF | 2R | QF | LQ | 2R | LQ | 1R | Not Held | F | 3R | 3R | 3R | Not Held | 2R | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | NR | SF | QF | 2R | 1R | QF | 1R | DNQ | 1R | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Players Championship<ref group="nb">The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2010/2011–2015/2016)</ref> | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | QF | 2R | QF | W | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 1R | QF | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 2R | LQ | LQ | 2R | 1R | QF | LQ | 1R | 1R | SF | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | LQ | 2R | 2R | 1R | LQ | 2R | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Champion of Champions | Tournament Not Held | A | A | SF | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Masters | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | WR | A | WR | LQ | LQ | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | QF | 1R | F | A | A | QF | 1R | A | A | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship League | Tournament Not Held | W | SF | RR | A | RR | RR | 2R | A | RR | RR | RR | RR | RR | RR | RR | RR | RR | RR | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Asian Classic<ref group="nb" >The event was called the Dubai Classic (1992/1993–1994/1995) and the Thailand Classic (1995/1996)</ref> | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malta Grand Prix | Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | LQ | NR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thailand Masters<ref group="nb" >The event was called the Asian Open (1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994–1996/1997)</ref> | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 2R | 1R | 1R | NR | Not Held | NR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Irish Masters | Non-Ranking Event | 2R | 1R | LQ | NH | NR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Trophy | Tournament Not Held | NR | 1R | 2R | 3R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bahrain Championship | Tournament Not Held | 2R | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wuxi Classic<ref group="nb" name="WUC">The event was called the Jiangsu Classic (2008/2009–2009/2010)</ref> | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | 2R | QF | F | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Goldfields Open<ref group="nb">The event was called the Australian Open (1994/1995–1995/1996) and the Australian Masters (1995/1996)</ref> | Not Held | Non-Ranking | Tournament Not Held | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | QF | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | Tournament Not Held | LQ | 2R | 1R | LQ | LQ | QF | WR | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | Non-Ranking | Not Held | Non-Ranking | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Hunter Classic<ref group="nb">The event was called the Grand Prix Fürth (2004/2005) and the Fürth German Open (2005/2006–2006/2007)</ref> | Tournament Not Held | Pro-am Event | Minor-Ranking Event | 1R | A | A | NR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Open | Tournament Not Held | 3R | QF | NH | A | 2R | 2R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Open<ref group="nb">The event was called the China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)</ref> | Tournament Not Held | NR | LQ | QF | LQ | 2R | Not Held | LQ | QF | LQ | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Riga Masters<ref group="nb">The event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)</ref> | Tournament Not Held | Minor-Rank | 1R | QF | 3R | 2R | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Championship | Tournament Not Held | NR | 1R | 2R | QF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WST Pro Series | Tournament Not Held | 2R | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turkish Masters | Tournament Not Held | 1R | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gibraltar Open | Tournament Not Held | MR | 3R | QF | 1R | 3R | 3R | 2R | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WST Classic | Tournament Not Held | 2R | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Masters<ref group="nb" name="EUR">The event was called the European Open (1992/1993–1996/1997 and 2001/2002–2003/2004), the Irish Open (1998/1999) and the Malta Cup (2004/2005–2007/2008)</ref> | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | NH | 1R | Not Held | F | 1R | 2R | LQ | 2R | LQ | NR | Tournament Not Held | LQ | 2R | F | LQ | 1R | 2R | LQ | 1R | NH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former non-ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scottish Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Trophy | Tournament Not Held | WR | Ranking Event | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malta Cup<ref group="nb" name="EUR"/> | Ranking Event | Tournament Not Held | Ranking Event | RR | Tournament Not Held | Ranking Event | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wuxi Classic<ref group="nb" name="WUC"/> | Tournament Not Held | SF | RR | QF | A | Ranking Event | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Premier League<ref group="nb">The event was called the European League (1992/1993–1996/1997)</ref> | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | A | A | A | A | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | 2R | Ranking Event | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General Cup<ref group="nb">The event was called the General Cup International (2004/2005–2011/2012)</ref> | Tournament Not Held | A | Tournament Not Held | A | NH | A | A | RR | SF | RR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shoot Out | Tournament Not Held | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 3R | Ranking Event | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Championship | Tournament Not Held | 1R | Ranking Event | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Macau Masters | Tournament Not Held | RR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Hunter Classic | Tournament Not Held | Pro-am Event | Minor-Ranking Event | Ranking Event | SF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Template:Nowrap | Tournament Not Held | A | 2R | QF | NH | 3R | QF | 3R | QF | 3R | A | RR | 2R | Not Held | 2R | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Haining Open | Tournament Not Held | Minor-Rank | A | A | 4R | A | NH | A | NH | A | NH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Performance Table Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LQ | lost in the qualifying draw | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) |
QF | lost in the quarter-finals |
| SF | lost in the semi-finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
| DNQ | did not qualify for the tournament | A | did not participate in the tournament | WD | withdrew from the tournament |
| DQ | disqualified from the tournament | ||||
| NH / Not Held | event was not held. | |||
| NR / Non-Ranking Event | event is/was no longer a ranking event. | |||
| R / Ranking Event | event is/was a ranking event. | |||
| MR / Minor-Ranking Event | means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. | |||
| PA / Pro-am Event | means an event is/was a pro-am event. | |||
Career finals
Ranking finals: 6 (2 titles)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2001 | European Open | Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname | 2–9 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2014 | Wuxi Classic | Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname | 9–10 |
| Winner | 1. | 2015 | Players Tour Championship Finals | Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname | 4–3 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2016 | World Open | Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname | 8–10 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 2018 | European Masters | Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname | 6–9 |
| Winner | 2. | 2022 | Welsh Open | Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname | 9–5 |
Minor-ranking finals: 4 (2 titles)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2011 | Players Tour Championship – Event 1 | Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname | 0–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2012 | FFB Snooker Open | Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname | 2–4 |
| Winner | 1. | 2013 | Yixing Open | Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname | 4–1 |
| Winner | 2. | 2015 | Xuzhou Open | Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname | 4–1 |
Non-ranking finals: 3 (2 titles)
| Legend |
|---|
| The Masters (0–1) |
| Other (2–0) |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2004 | Template:Nowrap | Template:Flagicon Stephen Croft | 5–2 |
| Winner | 2. | 2008 | Championship League | Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname | 3–1 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2017 | The Masters | Template:Flagicon Ronnie O'Sullivan | 7–10 <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
Pro-am finals: 5 (4 titles)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2007 | Pontins Pro-Am - Event 3 | Template:Flagicon Stuart Bingham | 4–0<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2007 | German Open | Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname | 3–4<ref name=GSC>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Winner | 2. | 2007 | Pontins World Series Grand Final | Template:Flagicon Ricky Walden | 4–2 |
| Winner | 3. | 2008 | Pontins Pro-Am - Event 4 | Template:Flagicon Stuart Bingham | 4–3<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Winner | 4. | 2013 | Pink Ribbon | Template:Flagicon Barry Hawkins | 4–3 |