Joe Meara

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

Joe Meara
Born (1975-08-04) 4 August 1975
Sport country Northern Ireland
Professional1998/1999, 2003/2004, 2011/2012
Highest ranking94 (June–July 2011)[1]
Career winnings£6,370
Highest break104 (2004 World Snooker Championship qualifiers)
Century breaks2
Best ranking finishLast 80 (2004 European Open)

Career summary

He spent three seasons as a professional, as well as entering in the preliminary rounds of the World Snooker Championship and Masters Qualifying Event as an amateur. His most successful season was in 2003–04, where his best ranking finish was in the last 80 of the 2004 European Open. He qualified for the 2011–12 professional Main Tour by topping the Northern Ireland rankings,[2] however dropped off the tour at the end of that season after playing a limited schedule due to financial issues and lost every match he played.[2]

Performance and rankings timeline
Tournament 1997/
98		 1998/
99		 1999/
00		 2000/
01		 2001/
02		 2002/
03		 2003/
04		 2005/
06		 2011/
12
Ranking[3][nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 3] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 3] [nb 2] [nb 3]
Ranking tournaments
Australian Goldfields Open Tournament Not Held LQ
Shanghai Masters Tournament Not Held LQ
UK Championship A A A A A A LQ A LQ
World Open[nb 4] A A A A A A LQ A A
German Masters NR Tournament Not Held LQ
Welsh Open A A A A A A LQ A A
Players Tour Championship Grand Finals Tournament Not Held DNQ
World Championship LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A A
Non-ranking tournaments
The Masters LQ A LQ LQ LQ A LQ A A
Former ranking tournaments
British Open A A A A A A LQ Not Held
Players Championship[nb 5] A A A A A A LQ Not Held
Irish Masters Non-Ranking Event A LQ Not Held
European Open[nb 6] NH A Not Held A LQ Not Held
Former non-ranking tournaments
Irish Professional Championship Tournament Not Held 1R 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 Heldevent was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Eventevent is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Eventevent is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Eventevent is/was a minor-ranking event.
  1. From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
  2. He was an amateur.
  3. 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. "World Rankings after 2011 PTC1" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  2. "Jo Meara". Pro Snooker Blog. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  3. "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
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