On March 7, 2022, Beijing time, the Snooker Welsh Open came to an end, and a new edition of the world ranking was released. Joe Perry, who has just won the title, soared 19 places, rising from 42nd to 23rd and single-season ranking to 18th, becoming the biggest winner of the tournament. In terms of Chinese players, Zhao Xintong still ranked 7th, Yan Bingtao temporarily fell out of the top 16, and Ding Junhui ranked 32nd.
Following the European Masters, Snooker came out of the scoring in another ranking final, this time with Trump losing favorably, beaten by veteran Joe Perry. With a four-game winning streak in the final moments of the second stage, Joe Perry beat Trump 9-5 to win his second ranking title, Joe Perry is 47 years old, and that's what persistence means.
This championship also made Joe Perry the second oldest ranking champion in snooker history, many fans ridiculed O'Sullivan, Higgins and Mark Williams, "Joe Perry is a role model, you still have a long way to go", ridicule, we really should pay tribute to the veteran, today's snooker competition is so fierce, veterans can still win the championship, but also become the absolute protagonist, it is not easy.
Joe Perry received £70,000 in championship prize money and improved significantly in the rankings. In the latest edition of the World Rankings, Joe Perry soared from 42nd to 23rd, suddenly improving the ranking by 19 places. There are not many changes in the world's top 16, the temporary change is that Lisowski returns to the top 16, Yan Bingtao falls out of the top 16, however, Stephen Maguire is about to be deducted a large amount of points, Yan Bingtao will soon return to the top 16, want to keep the World Championship seeding seat, Yan Bingtao should pay attention to Ritchie Wharton behind him.
At present, Zhao Xintong is still ranked seventh in the world, Zhou Yuelong is ranked 24th, Liang Wenbo is 30th, Ding Junhui is 32nd, Fan Zhengyi is 35th, and the next Turkish Masters and Gibraltar Open, Chinese players should strive to improve their rankings and lay the foundation for the World Championships.
In the single-season ranking list, Joe Perry soared from 72nd to 18th, the biggest attraction is undoubtedly the competition for the tour championship qualification, Hussein Wafi, Rich Walton, Yan Bingtao, Trump, Karen Wilson, Fan Zhengyi and others are hoping to rank in the top eight of the season, and the next game is indeed too important.
No matter what, veteran Joe Perry is a role model, as long as you keep working hard, there will always be something to gain!