JOE PERRY (England)

Date of birth: 13/8/74
Home town: Chatteris, Cambridgeshire
Turned professional: 1992
World ranking: 12
Last five seasons(working backwards): 18-18-14-20-16
Provisional ranking: 9
Highest ever ranking: 12 (2008/09)
Prize money last season: £120,075
Prize money this season: £123,575
Crucible prize money: £175,750
Total career prize money: £829,860
Career centuries: 104
Centuries last season: 22
Centuries this season: 17
Crucible centuries: 13
Highest tournament break: 145 (2004 World Championship)
Best ranking event performance: Runner-up 2001 European Open

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD

1994: Quals – lost 5-2 to Roy Bigg
1995: Quals – lost 10-3 to Colin Morton
1996: Quals – lost 10-5 to Euan Henderson
1997: Quals – lost 10-8 to Graham Horne
1998: FQRd – lost 10-7 to Fergal O’Brien
1999: Second round – lost 13-8 to Ronnie O’Sullivan
2000: FQRd – lost 10-8 to Tony Drago
2001: FQRd – lost 10-4 to Patrick Wallace
2002: Second round – lost 13-7 to Peter Ebdon
2003: First round – lost 10-4 to Sean Storey
2004: Quarter-finals – lost 13-10 to Matthew Stevens
2005: FQRd – lost 10-2 to Mark Selby
2006: First round – lost 10-3 to Ryan Day
2007: First round – lost 10-3 to Stephen Maguire

Crucible appearances (inc. 2009): 8
Matches played: 14
Matches won: 7
Highest Crucible break: 145 (2004)

First Round in World Championship 2009

v Jamie Cope

Previous Meetings

Perry wins (1)
5-2 Rd2 2008 Northern Ireland Trophy

Cope wins (2)
5-3 Rd1 2005 Grand Prix
5-4 QF 2006 Grand Prix