Joe Meara
Joe Meara (born 4 August 1975) is a former professional snooker player from Northern Ireland.
Career summary
He spent three seasons as a professional, as well as entering in preliminary rounds of the World Snooker Championship and Masters Qualifying Event as an amateur. His most successful season was in 2003/2004, where his best ranking finish was in the last 80 of the 2004 European Open. He qualified for the 2011/2012 professional Main Tour by topping the Northern Ireland rankings, 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.
Performance and rankings timeline
Tournament |
1997/ |
1998/ |
1999/ |
2000/ |
2001/ |
2002/ |
2003/ |
2011/ |
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Ranking |
UR |
UR |
UR |
UR |
UR |
UR |
UR |
UR |
Ranking tournaments |
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Australian Goldfields Open |
Not held |
LQ |
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Shanghai Masters |
Not held |
LQ |
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UK Championship |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
LQ |
LQ |
World Open |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
LQ |
A |
German Masters |
Non ranking |
Not held |
LQ |
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Welsh Open |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
LQ |
A |
Players Tour Championship Grand Finals |
Not Held |
DNQ |
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World Championship |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
LQ |
A |
Non-ranking tournaments |
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The Masters |
LQ |
A |
LQ |
LQ |
LQ |
A |
LQ |
A |
Former ranking tournaments |
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British Open |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
LQ |
NH |
Players Championship |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
LQ |
NH |
Irish Masters |
Non ranking |
A |
LQ |
NH |
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European Open |
NH |
A |
Not held |
A |
LQ |
NH |
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Performance Table Legend |
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LQ |
SF |
DNQ |
DQ |
NH / Not Held |
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NR / Non-Ranking Event |
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R / Ranking Event |
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MR / Minor-Ranking Event |