Nationality
ENG
Date Of Birth
13 Aug 1974
(50 Years)
Turned Pro
1992
Last Tournament Win
2022 BetVictor Welsh Open
Current World Ranking
#75
CAREER STATS
Triple Crown Titles
0
Ranking Titles
2
Ranking Finals
6
147s
0
TRIPLE CROWNS
SEASON STATS
Tournaments Won
0
Points Scored
8520
Average Shot Time
22.1
Breaks 50+
30
Breaks 100+
8
Highest Break This Season
134
147s
0
Bio
An ever-present on the tour since 1992, Perry had lost two ranking finals before at last winning one, taking the last four frames to beat Mark Williams in a decider at the 2015 Players Tour Championship Grand Final in Bangkok. After a wait of almost seven years he landed the Welsh Open in 2022, which at 47 made him one of the oldest ever ranking tournament winners. A former top eight player, Perry was runner-up at The Masters in 2017, and lost a close World Championship semi-final to Ali Carter in 2008.
Career History
Year | Description |
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1999 | Makes his Crucible debut and beats Steve Davis 10-9 on the final black. Loses in the last 16 to Ronnie O’Sullivan. |
2001 | Makes his first ranking final appearance at the European Open in Malta, but is denied the title by Stephen Hendry. |
2008 | Reaches the semi-finals of the World Championship before a narrow 17-15 reverse against Ali Carter. |
2013 | Wins the Yixing Open Asian Tour event. |
2014 | Reaches the final of the Wuxi Classic before losing a 10-9 thriller against Neil Robertson. Climbs to number nine in the world. |
2015 | Wins his first ranking title at the Players Championship in Thailand. Beats the likes of Ding Junhui and Stuart Bingham to reach the final then comes from 3-0 down to beat Mark Williams 4-3 to land the £100,000 top prize. |
2016 | Beaten by Ali Carter in the final of the Yushan World Open. |
2017 | Reaches his first Triple Crown final at the Masters, losing 10-7 to Ronnie O’Sullivan. |
2018 | Reaches the final of the European Masters in Belgium before losing 9-6 to Jimmy Robertson. Knocks Mark Selby out of the World Championship then loses in the last 16. |
2019 | Makes the semi-finals of the Northern Ireland Open before losing to Ronnie O’Sullivan. |
2020 | Reaches the quarter-finals of the Masters, beating Ding Junhui at Alexandra Palace before losing to Shaun Murphy. |
2022 | Beats Judd Trump 9-5 in the final of the Welsh Open, which he describes as the best moment of his 30 year career. It’s his second ranking title and first on UK soil. Quarter-finalist at the UK Championship. |