 Perry at the2016 Paul Hunter Classic | |
| Born | (1974-08-13)13 August 1974 (age 51) |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  England |
| Nickname | The Gentleman[1] |
| Professional | 1992–2025 |
| Highestranking | 8 (December 2016)[2] |
| Century breaks | 378 (as of 23 November 2025) |
| Tournament wins | |
| Ranking | 2 |
| Minor-ranking | 2 |
Joe Perry (born 13 August 1974) is an English retiredsnooker 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.[3]
His first ranking final came at the2001 European Open and he had to wait another 13 years for a second which came at the2014 Wuxi Classic. Perry won his first ranking title at the2015 Players Championship Grand Final, at the age of 40 and in his 23rd season as a professional. He also won the minor-ranking2013 Yixing Open and2015 Xuzhou Open.
Perry reached the final of aTriple Crown tournament for the first time at theMasters in2017, losing 7–10 toRonnie O'Sullivan. Perry previously reached theUK Championship semi-finals in 2004 and 2005, and the semi-finals of theWorld Championship in2008.[4]
Perry claimed his second ranking title at the2022 Welsh Open by defeatingJudd Trump 9–5 in the final. This made him, at age 47, the second-oldest player to win a ranking title, afterRay Reardon, who was aged 50 when he won his final ranking event in 1982. However,Mark Williams subsequently won the2023 British Open at age 48, making Perry the third-oldest ranking event winner.[5]
Perry is a commentator for the BBC.
Perry's breakthrough came when he reached the final of theEuropean Open in 2001. He first reached the quarter-finals of theWorld Championship in 2004, beating then defending championMark 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 toMatthew Stevens.[6] He repeated this run in2008 when he defeatedGraeme Dott andStuart Bingham, and bettered it by going on to beatStephen Maguire 13–12 and earn his place in the semi-finals, which he narrowly lost toAli Carter.[7] Previously, he had also reached the last 16 on his Crucible debut in 1999, beatingSteve Davis on the final black in the last 32.
He reached the semi-finals of theUK 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 championDing Junhui.
In the2007–08 season, Perry reached two quarter-finals: in theGrand Prix (losing 3–5 toGerard Greene) and theWelsh Open (with victories overJohn Parrott 5–2,Peter Ebdon 5–1 andStuart Bingham 5–2 beforeShaun Murphy beat him 5–0), as well as the last 16 of the UK Championship, where he beatNeil Robertson 9–6 after being 3–5 down, before losing 2–9 toMarco Fu. He followed that up by reaching the semi-finals of the world championship, where he was knocked out byAli 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 theChampionship League, to qualify for theBetfred 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.[8]
Perry opened2008–09 with three last-sixteen runs, leaving him inside the top eight of the provisional rankings. However he went one better in the2008 UK Championship beatingRonnie 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-formJamie Cope in the first round. This meant that he finished the season ranked at number 12. In2009–10 he only reached one quarter-final and consequently slid to 19th in the rankings. In theWorld Championship he beatMichael 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.
Perry was a losing finalist inEvent 1 (Ronnie O'Sullivan won 4–0) andEvent 12 (Stephen Maguire won 4–2) during the minor-ranking2011/2012 Players Tour Championship series. These results helped him qualify for theFinals as he finished 11th on theOrder of Merit.[9] It was at the Finals where Perry had his best run in a ranking event during the2011–12 season as he beatFergal O'Brien andGraeme Dott, before being defeated byNeil Robertson 1–4 in the quarter-finals.[10] In the other ranking events during the year he reached the second round three times, culminating in a 7–13 defeat to Maguire in theWorld Championship.[10] Perry finished the season ranked world number 24. He began the2012–13 season by reaching the second round of theWuxi Classic thanks to the withdrawal ofMatthew Stevens and lost 4–5 toRicky Walden.[11] He was beaten 1–5 byMarco Fu in the first round of theAustralian Goldfields Open, before recording his best result of the year at theShanghai Masters.[11] He beatBarry Pinches in qualifying, Stevens 5–2 in the first round and then whitewashedNeil Robertson 5–0 to make the quarter-finals.[12] There was never a frame between Perry andMark Williams in their quarter-final, with Perry making a 131 break to force a deciding frame which he lost.[13] He won two more matches in ranking events during the rest of the season, the first being a 4–0 triumph over world number oneMark Selby in the first round of theWelsh Open.[14]
He was knocked out 3–4 by veteranAlan McManus in the subsequent round.[11] The second was in thePTC Finals which Perry had qualified for by finishing 20th on the Order of Merit.[15] He beatStuart Bingham 4–2, before losing 3–4 toBen Woollaston.[11] Perry's season ended when he was beaten 3–10 by world number 83Sam Baird in the final round ofWorld Championship Qualifying.[16] His end of season ranking was world number 20.[17]
In June 2013, Perry won the first minor-ranking title of his 22-year professional career at the opening event of thePlayers Tour Championship, theYixing Open, with a 4–1 defeat ofMark Selby in the final.[18] A week later, he outplayedDing Junhui in the second round of theWuxi Classic to win 5–1 and then beatDavid Gilbert 5–2 in the following round, before being defeated 2–5 byJohn Higgins in the quarter-finals.[19][20] Another quarter-final followed at theAustralian Goldfields Open, where he was eliminated 2–5 by home favouriteNeil Robertson.[21]
Perry won a quarter-final at the third time of asking this season at theInternational Championship with a 6–1 victory overRyan Day.[22] His semi-final match againstMarco 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.[23] He also participated in the2013 World Games inCali, Colombia, where he represented the UK. He won his first game againstBrendan O'Donoghue but subsequently lost in the quarter-finals to eventual gold medalistAditya Mehta.[24]
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Perry's good play continued into 2014 as he advanced to the quarter-finals of theGerman Masters with the loss of just three frames, but he then lost 2–5 to Ding Junhui.[22] He secured an impressive 5–1 win over Selby in the quarter-finals of theWelsh Open, stating that his newfound casual approach to the game was a key reason for his successful season.[25] However, it was Ding who once again halted his run in a ranking event as he beat Perry 6–4.[26] A sixth quarter-final appearance of the season came at thePTC Finals, but he lost 2–4 toJudd Trump.[22] He fought back from 3–6 down after the opening session of his first round match withJamie Burnett at theWorld Championship to win 10–7 and set up a second round clash with reigning championRonnie O'Sullivan.[27] 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.[28] 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.[29]
Perry said that if he could maintain his own attitude and mindset he would win his first major ranking title in the future.[30] He ended the campaign as the world number 15, inside the top 16 for the first time in five years.[31]
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At the2014 Wuxi Classic, Perry dropped just four frames to reach the semi-finals and then beatMartin Gould 6–4 to reach his second career ranking final and the first in 13 years.[32] He played friend and practice partnerNeil 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.[33] Perry failed to advance beyond the last 32 in the next four ranking events.[34]
It has been a lifelong ambition for me. I've been playing snooker since I was 12, and all I've ever wanted to do is win a major tournament. When I lost 10–9 in the final in Wuxi I thought that might have been my chance. So I'm delighted to do it at last.
Perry defeatedDing Junhui 6–3 in the first round of theMasters,[36] his first ever win in the tournament, but then lost 4–6 toMark Allen with both players missing a catalogue of easy balls during the match which Allen described as "a comedy of errors" afterwards.[37] However, less than a week later, Perry won theXuzhou Open by beatingThepchaiya Un-Nooh 4–1 in the final to claim his second Asian Tour title in as many years.[38]
Perry's form on the PTC circuit saw him seeded seventh for theGrand Final inBangkok, Thailand. He defeated Ding Junhui 4–1,Anthony McGill 4–3 from 1–3 down, andMichael Holt andStuart Bingham 4–1 each to reach his third major ranking final and second of the season.[34] He recovered from 0–3 down againstMark 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.[35] When Perry finished the season at ninth in the rankings it marked his highest year-end ranking to date.[39]
A pair of 5–3 wins overJamie Burnett andRobert Milkins helped Perry to the quarter-finals of the2015 Australian Goldfields Open, where he was on the wrong end of a 5–3 scoreline againstJohn Higgins.[40] His second quarter-final of the2015–16 season was also against Higgins at theInternational Championship and he recovered from 0–4 down to make it 3–5, but then lost the next frame.[41] Perry's ranking event title from last season saw him make his debut in theChampion of Champions and he beatMichael 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.[42] In the semi-finals he lost 6–4 to Neil Robertson.Robertson|Check Details
After losing 3–6 toRobbie Williams in the second round of the2015 UK Championship, Perry called his opponent's style and speed of play "a joke".[43] At theWelsh Open he beat Judd Trump 4–3 in the fourth round andBen 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.[44] A second major event semi-final soon followed at theWorld Grand Prix as he conceded just two frames in eliminatingBarry Hawkins (Perry's 133 won him the high break prize),Kyren Wilson andAli Carter. Stuart Bingham was never ahead of Perry until the frame as he squandered a 3–0 lead to be defeated 5–6.[45] In an extremely tightWorld Championship first round match, he was edged out 9–10 by Wilson.[46]
A 6–2 success over Neil Robertson saw Perry advance to the final of the2016 World Open, where he lost 8–10 to Ali Carter.[47][48] He also saw off Robertson 6–2 to reach the quarter-finals of theInternational Championship and was defeated 3–6 byMark Selby.[49] Perry was knocked out 2–6 byMatthew Stevens in the third round of theUK Championship.[50]
At the2017 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.[51] 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 aTriple Crown tournament for the first time.[52] 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.[53] He lost 3–4 in the quarter-finals of theWorld Grand Prix toLiang Wenbo and could not qualify for theWorld Championship as, after coming back from 6–9 down, he was defeated 9–10 byAkani Songsermsawad.[54] At the2018 World Championship, he defeated defending champion Mark Selby 10–4 in the first round.
Perry claimed his second ranking title at the2022 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."[55] 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.[56]
In April 2025, Perry announced that he would retire from professional snooker after the2025 World Championship.[57]
Perry suffers fromankylosing spondylitis.[58] 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."[58]
Perry is a supporter ofArsenal F.C.[59]
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| Ranking[60] | [nb 1] | 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[nb 2] | 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[nb 3] | 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[nb 4] | 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[nb 5] | 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[nb 6] | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malta Grand Prix | Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | LQ | NR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thailand Masters[nb 7] | 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[nb 8] | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | 2R | QF | F | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Goldfields Open[nb 9] | 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[nb 10] | 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[nb 11] | 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[nb 12] | 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[nb 13] | 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[nb 13] | Ranking Event | Tournament Not Held | Ranking Event | RR | Tournament Not Held | Ranking Event | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wuxi Classic[nb 8] | Tournament Not Held | SF | RR | QF | A | Ranking Event | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Premier League[nb 14] | 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[nb 15] | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Six-red World Championship[nb 16] | 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 | |||||
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| 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. | |||
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2001 | European Open |  Stephen Hendry | 2–9 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2014 | Wuxi Classic |  Neil Robertson | 9–10 |
| Winner | 1. | 2015 | Players Tour Championship Finals |  Mark Williams | 4–3 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2016 | World Open | Ali Carter | 8–10 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 2018 | European Masters | Jimmy Robertson | 6–9 |
| Winner | 2. | 2022 | Welsh Open | Judd Trump | 9–5 |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2011 | Players Tour Championship – Event 1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 0–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2012 | FFB Snooker Open | Stephen Maguire | 2–4 |
| Winner | 1. | 2013 | Yixing Open | Mark Selby | 4–1 |
| Winner | 2. | 2015 | Xuzhou Open |  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4–1 |
| Legend |
|---|
| The Masters (0–1) |
| Other (2–0) |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2004 | Merseyside Professional Championship | Stephen Croft | 5–2 |
| Winner | 2. | 2008 | Championship League | Mark Selby | 3–1 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2017 | The Masters | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 7–10[61] |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2007 | Pontins Pro-Am - Event 3 | Stuart Bingham | 4–0[62] |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2007 | German Open | Mark Davis | 3–4[63] |
| Winner | 2. | 2007 | Pontins World Series Grand Final | Ricky Walden | 4–2 |
| Winner | 3. | 2008 | Pontins Pro-Am - Event 4 | Stuart Bingham | 4–3[64] |
| Winner | 4. | 2013 | Pink Ribbon | Barry Hawkins | 4–3 |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Team/partner | Opponent(s) in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2007 | World Mixed Doubles Championship | Leah Willett | Gary Wilson Pam Wood | 3–1[65] |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2008 | World Mixed Doubles Championship | Leah Willett | Neil RobertsonReanne Evans | 1–3[66] |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2009 | World Mixed Doubles Championship(2) | Leah Willett | Michael HoltReanne Evans | 2–3[67] |
| Winner | 2. | 2010 | World Mixed Doubles Championship(2) |  Tatjana Vasiljeva | Martin Gould Pam Wood | 3–2[68] |
| Winner | 3. | 2011 | World Mixed Doubles Championship(3) | Tatjana Vasiljeva | Martin Gould Pam Wood | 3–2[69] |
| Winner | 4. | 2012 | World Mixed Doubles Championship(4) | Tatjana Vasiljeva | Nigel Ward Emma Bonney | 3–1[70] |
| Winner | 5. | 2017 | CVB Snooker Challenge |  Great Britain |  China | 26–9 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2018 | Macau Masters | Mark Williams Marco FuZhang Anda | Barry HawkinsRyan DayZhao XintongZhou Yuelong | 1–5 |
