Joe Meara

Joe Meara
Born 4 August 1975
Sport country  Northern Ireland
Professional 1998/99, 2003/04, 2011/12[1]
Highest ranking 94 (June–July 2011)[2]
Career winnings £6,370[1]
Highest break 104 (2004 World Snooker Championship qualifiers)[1]
Century breaks 2[1]
Best ranking finish Last 80 (2004 European Open)[1]

Joe Meara (born 4 August 1975) is a former professional snooker player from Northern Ireland.

Career summary

He spent three seasons as a professional,[1] as well as entering in preliminary rounds of the World Snooker Championship and Masters Qualifying Event as an amateur.[1] His most successful season was in 2003/2004, where his best ranking finish was in the last 80 of the 2004 European Open.[1] He qualified for the 2011/2012 professional Main Tour by topping the Northern Ireland rankings,[3] however dropped off the tour at the end of that season after playing a limited schedule due to financial issues and losing every match he played.[3]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 1997/
98
1998/
99
1999/
00
2000/
01
2001/
02
2002/
03
2003/
04
2011/
12
Ranking[4][nb 1] UR[nb 2] UR[nb 3] UR[nb 2] UR[nb 2] UR[nb 2] UR[nb 2] UR[nb 3] UR[nb 3]
Ranking tournaments
Australian Goldfields Open Not held LQ
Shanghai Masters Not held LQ
UK Championship A A A A A A LQ LQ
World Open[nb 4] A A A A A A LQ A
German Masters Non ranking Not held LQ
Welsh Open A A A A A A LQ A
Players Tour Championship Grand Finals Not Held DNQ
World Championship A A A A A A LQ A
Non-ranking tournaments
The Masters LQ A LQ LQ LQ A LQ A
Former ranking tournaments
British Open A A A A A A LQ NH
Players Championship[nb 5] A A A A A A LQ NH
Irish Masters Non ranking A LQ NH
European Open[nb 6] NH A Not held A LQ NH
Performance Table Legend
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 event is/was a minor-ranking event.
  1. From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 He was an amateur.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 New players don't have a ranking.
  4. The event run under different name as Grand Prix (1997/1998–2000/2001 and LG Cup 2001/2002–2003/2004)
  5. The event was called the Scottish Open (1997/1998–2002/2003)
  6. The event was called the Irish Open (1998/1999)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "Joe Meara". CueTracker - Snooker Database. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  2. "World Rankings after 2011 PTC1" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Jo Meara". Pro Snooker Blog. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  4. "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.

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