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Joe Perry

Perry lost his opening match in three of the six ranking events staged during the 2009/10 season, and ended it with a fall of seven places down the ranking list to No 19 in the world.
His best run came at the Grand Prix in Glasgow, where he beat Marcus Campbell and Barry Pinches before losing to close friend Neil Robertson.
The Betfred.com World Snooker Championship saw Perry start promisingly with a 10-4 victory over Michael Holt. That set up a match with Ali Carter, and although Perry played superbly to come from 10-6 down and lead 11-10, he eventually lost 13-11.
The previous season saw Perry enjoy the best win of his career at the UK Championship, as he came from 5-2 down to beat Ronnie O’Sullivan 9-5.
“I’ve played him a few times this season and I feel comfortable against him now, I’m not intimidated.,” said Perry, who also beat O’Sullivan on his way to reaching the semi-finals of the Premier League. “I’ve got the fear factor out of the way.”
Perry enjoyed perhaps the best season of his career in 2007/08, climbing six places up the official rankings to No 12.
He reached the quarter-finals of the Grand Prix and the Welsh Open – but saved his best until last at the 2008 World Snooker Championship. Perry’s run started in the last qualifying round when he came from 8-4 down to beat John Parrott 10-8. Then at Sheffield he saw off Graeme Dott – champion at the Crucible two years earlier – and Stuart Bingham to reach the quarter-finals, then upset the form book with a superb 13-12 defeat of Stephen Maguire.
Against Ali Carter, the player nicknamed Gentleman Joe stood within two frames of victory at 15-15. But it was Carter who ultimately prevailed 17-15 to reach the final.
”I’m absolutely gutted,” he said. “If you told me I was going to feel like this after being beaten in the semi-final I wouldn’t have believed you.”
Perry reached the final of the European Open on the Mediterranean island of Malta in 2001. He knocked out several leading players including Matthew Stevens and Mark Williams but was no match for Stephen Hendry, going down 9-2.
Perry, whose father is a London taxi driver, is a devoted Arsenal fan and often visits Highbury to cheer on the Gunners. He studied A-level law during his schooldays and his hobbies include playing golf and keeping fit.
He married Joanne at Kimbolton Castle in Cambridgeshire in 2005 and their honeymoon took them to Hawaii and Las Vegas. Their first child, daughter Lexie, was born in October 2006.

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