The Snooker Welsh Open ended in the early hours of Beijing time this morning, and veteran Joe Perry climaxed in the second half to win his second ranking title 9-5.
Born in 1974, Perry is ranked eighth in the world and has spent nine seasons in the top 16 ranks. In addition to two ranking champions, known as the "Joe Helper", he also reached the final of the 2017 Snooker Masters and the semi-finals of the 2008 World Snooker Championships.
The Welsh Open title is the most important honor of Perry's career so far, and he became the second-oldest ranking champion in history.
In addition to his achievements in the field of snooker, Perry is also unequivocal in playing Chinese billiards. In 2015, the first Chinese Billiards World Championships kicked off. The Chinese Billiards World Championship is an international event with the highest level, the largest scale and the widest coverage of Chinese billiards. Since its inception, it has attracted nearly 1,000 Chinese billiards, snooker and American billiards players from nearly 100 countries and regions.
From 2015 to 2019, Perry participated in four World Championships in Chinese Billiards. In 2019, Perry ushered in an outbreak, after passing the risk from the defeat, he eliminated Yang Shaojie in the 1/8 final and beat another snooker adept Tom Ford in the 1/4 final.
In the semi-finals, Perry and Zhao Ruliang, the leader of Chinese billiards "post-00s", staged a classic game, and Perry once led, and finally lost 11-13. While failing to replicate Selby's 2015 record of reaching the final, Perry has proven himself strong in the Chinese billiards event.
Due to the epidemic, we have not seen foreign snooker and American players in the Chinese billiards arena for nearly three years, and Perry cannot continue to refresh his report card at the Chinese Billiards World Championships for the time being. It has been three years since I was separated, I don't know how good the "Joe Gang" Chinese billiards is?
Spring 2022 has arrived, and more surprises are about to unfold. At the same time, we look forward to the early end of the epidemic and the early return of Perry to China for a Game of Chinese billiards and spread the charm of the sport to the rest of the world.