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Mark Joyce
Joyce at the2016 Paul Hunter Classic
Born(1983-08-11)11 August 1983(age 40)
Walsall,West Midlands,England
Sport countryEngland
Professional2006–2024
Highestranking29 (November 2014)
Century breaks120 (as of 17 July 2024)
Best ranking finishRunner-up (x1)

Mark Joyce(born 11 August 1983) is an English former professionalsnooker playerwho lives inWalsall.He began his professional career by playingChallenge Tourin 2003.[1]Joyce enjoyed an outstanding amateur career, winning the European Under-19 Championship in 2001, the English Open in 2005 and theEnglish Amateur Championshipin 2006, beatingMartin O'Donnell8–3 in the final. Joyce also finished fifth on the 2005/06 Pontin's International Open Series, winning the second of eight events, to book a place on Main Tour.

Career

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2006/07 season

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Joyce had a very uneventful first season on Main Tour, failing to qualify for any of the major events. He ended the season losing in the penultimate qualifying round of theWorld ChampionshiptoFergal O'Brien10–4. He also recorded his highest break of 130 in professional play during the qualifiers. This would remain his highest break until the qualifying stages of the2010 World Championship.He ended the season ranked 73rd.

2007/08 season

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Joyce started the season with 2 wins in qualifying for theShanghai Mastersbefore narrowly losing 5–4 to veteranJohn Parrottin the penultimate qualifying round. TheGrand Prixwould be the first tournament that Joyce would qualify for after finishing 2nd in his qualifying group. However, he would go on to lose all 5 matches in the group stage of the tournament. After failing to qualify for theNorthern Ireland Trophy,Joyce won 3 matches to reach the final qualifying round of theUK Championshipbefore being ousted 9–2 byIan McCulloch.The remainder of the season was fairly uneventful as he failed to qualify for theMalta Cup,Welsh Openand theChina Open.He finished the season off by losing in the third qualifying round of theWorld Championship.His exploits in the season resulted in his ranking going up 14 places to number 59. This will mean he would have 1 less qualifying match to play in the following season.

2008/09 season

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The season started with a 5–0 victory againstPatrick Wallaceand then a 5–0 defeat toJudd Trumpin the first ranking event of the season, theNorthern Ireland Trophy.He followed this up with a run to the final qualifying round of theShanghai Mastersin the next event. Another win and a defeat in theGrand Prixafter being reverted to a knockout competition and the same result in theBahrain Championship.Joyce only recorded 1 win from the next three ranking tournaments, theUK Championship,theWelsh Openand theChina Open.His best performance of the season was in the qualifying tournament for theMasters,where he reached final, only to lose 1–6 to Judd Trump. The season ended poorly for Joyce with a 10–6 defeat toPatrick Wallacein his first match of theWorld Championshipqualifiers. Despite this, he ended the season up 2 places to number 57 in the rankings.

2009/10 season

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Joyce's fourth season on the tour got off to a bad start with a 5–2 defeat toJoe Jogiain the qualifying for theShanghai Masters.He followed this up with victories overAndrew Norman,Michael JudgeandBarry Hawkinsto qualify for theGrand Prix.He was drawn against the defending championJohn Higginsand was defeated 5–1. The remainder of the season up to theWorld Championshipwas uneventful with only 2 wins in 3 ranking tournaments. In qualifying for theWorld Championship,he recorded a 139 break (his highest so far in professional snooker) againstJimmy Robertsonin the 3rd qualifying round. He won this match 10–9 and then defeatedMichael Judge10–8 to set up a meeting withJamie Copefor a place atThe Crucible.Cope was to prove too strong for Joyce as he ran away a 10–5 winner.

2010/11 season

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Despite starting from the first round of qualification, Joyce managed to qualify for the televised stages of theUK Championshipfor the first time in his career, beating six-time World ChampionSteve Davis9–2 in the final qualifying round. He reached the quarter-finals of arankingtournament for the first time in his career by defeatingAli Carter9–6 in the last 32 andJudd Trump9–7 in the last 16. In quarter-finals, he lost 7–9 toMark Williams.He ended the season with the highest ranking of his career so far at world number 42, which meant he had climbed 16 places during the year.[2]

2011/12 season

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Joyce began the season by winning the Pink Ribbon Pro-Am charity tournament, where he whitewashedMichael Holt4–0 in the final.[3]Due to his new ranking he would need to win two qualifying matches to reach the main stage of the ranking events on thesnooker calendar.However, he started the season poorly and saw his ranking slip to number 51 in January, meaning he would now need to win three matches.[4]He achieved this at theWelsh Openas he saw offDaniel Wells,Joe Jogiaand held his nerve againstAndrew Higginsonin a final frame decider to book his place in the main draw, where he playedShaun Murphy.[5]A huge shock appeared to be in the offing as Joyce raced into a 2–0 lead, but Murphy found his form and four frames in a row to triumph.[6]Joyce failed to win another qualifying match in the remaining three tournaments, concluding with a 4–10 loss toDavid Morrisin theWorld Championship.[5]He finished the season ranked world number 59, dropping 17 places from his starting point, but still inside the top 64 who retain their places for the2012–13 season.[7]

2012/13 season

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Joyce failed to qualify for any of the first four ranking events of the season, but then defeatedAndy HicksandJamie Copeto reach theUK Championship.[8]At the event inYork,the world number 50 Joyce pulled off a major shock by coming back from 2–5 down to knock out the world number oneJudd Trump6–5.[9]In the second round he was beaten 2–6 byAli Carter.[10]After this, he won three matches to qualify for both theWorld Openand theChina Open.Trump exacted his revenge in the first round of the World Open by whitewashing him 0–5,[11]and he withdrew from the China Open as his partner was due to give birth.[12]Joyce had a very consistent season in the minor-rankingPlayers Tour Championshipevents, with his best results coming inEvent 4andEuropean Tour Event 5,where he lost in the quarter-finals to Trump andKen Dohertyrespectively.[8]He finished 26th on the PTC Order of Merit, claiming the final spot to qualify for theFinals,whereMarco Fubeat him 4–2.[13]Joyce's season ended when he was beaten 7–10 byMichael Holtin the final round ofWorld Championship Qualifying.[14]He climbed 17 places in the rankings during the year to end it placed at world number 42.[15]

2013/14 season

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The2013–14 seasonproved to be a successful one as he played at the venue stage of six ranking events, three more than his previous best.[16]His deepest run out of these came at theWorld Openwhich he qualified for by beatingFraser Patrick5–2.[16]Once at the venue inHaikou,China, Joyce defeatedDavid Morris5–2 and came back from 4–2 down against last year'sWorld Championshiprunner-upBarry Hawkinsto hit breaks of 65, 68 and 72 to edge him out 5–4.[17]He also fought back in the last 16 as he lost the opening two frames againstKurt Maflinto earn a 5–3 victory.[17]In Joyce's second career ranking event quarter-final he playedMarco Fuand was defeated 5–3.[18]

2014/15 season

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Joyce played in seven ranking events this season, the most in a single year in his career to date. He was knocked out in the first round of the2014 Wuxi Classic5–1 byMark Williamsand at theAustralian Goldfields Openhe beatRyan Day5–3, before losing 5–2 toStuart Binghamin the second round. This last 16 exit proved to be Joyce's deepest run in an event this season.[19]He also reached the last 32 of theIndian Open,losing 4–1 toTian Pengfei.[19]

2015/16 season

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Joyce opened the season with three wins to qualify for theAustralian Goldfields Openand beatMark Allen5–2, before losing 5–4 toMatthew Selt.[20]A first round defeat toRyan Dayin theInternational Championshipwas followed by defeatingBarry PinchesandSydney Wilsonat theUK Championship.Joyce built a 5–0 lead overDechawat Poomjaeng,but lost six frames in a row to be eliminated in the third round.[21]He bounced back to win two matches and qualify for theGerman Mastersand recorded his second 5–2 first round triumph of the season over Allen. Joyce reached his third career quarter-final after overcomingMark King5–2 and ledLuca Brecel4–2, but would lose 5–4. He lost in the second round of theWelsh OpenandChina Open4–1 toAlan McManusand 5–1 toJohn Higginsrespectively.[22]

2016/17 season

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At theInternational Championship,Joyce overcameMartin Gould6–3, before losing 6–4 toZhou Yuelong.He also lost in the second round of theUK Championship6–2 againstDavid Gilbert.[23]The highlight of Joyce's season came at theChina Openwhere, after narrowly seeing offFraser Patrick5–4, he was never behind againstRonnie O'Sullivanin another 5–4 win.[24]It was the only time Joyce played in the last 16 of a ranking event this season and he was defeated 5–3 byDing Junhui.[23]

2017/18 season

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At theUK Championship,Joyce reached the quarter final for the second time after beating the likes ofDavid GilbertandNeil Robertson.In particular, Joyce said that his 6–5 win over Robertson was one of the best wins of his career.[25][26]He facedRyan Dayin the quarter final and narrowly lost in the decider.[27]

2019/20 season

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Joyce reached his first ever ranking final in theRiga Mastersafter beatingSam Baird,Scott Donaldson,Liam Highfield,Jack Lisowski,Stuart Carrington,andKurt Maflin.He lost 5–2 toYan Bingtaoin the final.[28]

2020/21 season

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Joyce qualified for theWorld Snooker Championshipfor the first time after beatingAnthony HamiltonandIgor Figueiredoin the qualifying rounds.[29]He drew the reigning championRonnie O'Sullivanin the first round.[30]During the match, Joyce closed the gap to 4-3 and had a chance to steal the eighth frame to level the match, but O'Sullivan stole the frame with the final black to lead 5–3. Joyce ultimately lost 10–4 to O'Sullivan.[31][32]

Personal life

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Joyce practises mainly at the Qbar snooker club inWalsall Woodalthough he has said in an interview that he travels out at least once a week to practise with other players, to keep himself sharp. He is aManchester Unitedfan and is a keen golfer.[33]

In 2010, Joyce was the victim of an attack outside a nightclub in Birmingham, after an argument in a bar over whose turn it was to get served. He suffered a fractured elbow and problems with his eyesight which led to a reduction in playing time during the first six months of 2011.[34]

Performance and rankings timeline

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Tournament 2002/
03 		2003/
04 		2004/
05 		2006/
07 		2007/
08 		2008/
09 		2009/
10 		2010/
11 		2011/
12 		2012/
13 		2013/
14 		2014/
15 		2015/
16 		2016/
17 		2017/
18 		2018/
19 		2019/
20 		2020/
21 		2021/
22 		2022/
23 		2023/
24 		2024/
25
Ranking[35][nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 3] 73 59 57 58 42 59 42 38 47 41 48 42 54 64 42 58 64 [nb 2]
Ranking tournaments
Championship League Tournament Not Held Non-Ranking Event RR 2R RR RR RR
Xi'an Grand Prix Tournament Not Held
Saudi Arabia Masters Tournament Not Held
English Open Tournament Not Held 1R 2R 1R 1R 2R 1R LQ LQ
British Open A A A Tournament Not Held 1R 1R LQ
Wuhan Open Tournament Not Held 1R
Northern Ireland Open Tournament Not Held 1R 1R 1R 3R 1R LQ LQ LQ
International Championship Tournament Not Held LQ 2R 1R 1R 2R 3R LQ 1R Not Held 1R
UK Championship A A A LQ LQ LQ LQ QF LQ 2R 1R 2R 3R 2R QF 2R 1R 2R 3R LQ 1R
Shoot Out Tournament Not Held Non-Ranking Event 2R 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R 1R 2R
Scottish Open[nb 4] A A Tournament Not Held MR Not Held 2R 3R 3R 1R 3R LQ 1R LQ
German Masters Tournament Not Held LQ LQ LQ 1R LQ QF LQ 2R LQ LQ 1R LQ LQ 1R
Welsh Open A A A LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R LQ 1R 2R 2R 1R 1R 1R 2R WD 1R 1R LQ
World Open[nb 5] A A A LQ RR LQ 1R LQ LQ 1R QF Not Held LQ 1R 1R LQ Not Held LQ
World Grand Prix Tournament Not Held NR DNQ DNQ 2R DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Players Championship[nb 6] Tournament Not Held DNQ DNQ 1R DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Tour Championship Tournament Not Held DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
World Championship LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ
Non-ranking tournaments
The Masters A A A LQ LQ LQ LQ A A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Championship League Tournament Not Held A A A A A A A A A A A A 2R A A A A
Former ranking tournaments
Northern Ireland Trophy Not Held LQ LQ LQ Tournament Not Held
Bahrain Championship Tournament Not Held LQ Tournament Not Held
Wuxi Classic[nb 7] Tournament Not Held Non-Ranking Event LQ LQ 1R Tournament Not Held
Australian Goldfields Open Tournament Not Held LQ LQ LQ 2R 2R Tournament Not Held
Shanghai Masters Tournament Not Held LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ 1R Non-Ranking Not Held Non-Ranking
Paul Hunter Classic[nb 8] Not Held Pro-am Event Minor-Ranking Event 2R QF 3R NR Tournament Not Held
Indian Open Tournament Not Held 2R 2R NH 1R LQ LQ Tournament Not Held
China Open Not Held A LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ WD 1R 1R 2R 3R 1R LQ Tournament Not Held
Riga Masters[nb 9] Tournament Not Held Minor-Rank LQ QF LQ F Tournament Not Held
China Championship Tournament Not Held NR 2R 1R 2R Tournament Not Held
WST Pro Series Tournament Not Held RR Tournament Not Held
Turkish Masters Tournament Not Held LQ Not Held
Gibraltar Open Tournament Not Held MR 1R 1R 1R 3R 1R 1R Not Held
WST Classic Tournament Not Held 2R Not Held
European Masters[nb 10] A A A LQ NR Tournament Not Held LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R LQ 2R LQ NH
Former non-ranking tournaments
Masters Qualifying Event A A NH 2R 1R F 2R Tournament Not Held
Shoot Out Tournament Not Held A 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R Ranking Event
Six-red World Championship[nb 11] Tournament Not Held A A A NH A A A A A A A A Not Held LQ Not Held
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
NH / Not Held means an event was not held
NR / Non-Ranking Event means an event is/was no longer a ranking event
R / Ranking Event means an event is/was a ranking event
MR / Minor-Ranking Event means an event is/was a minor-ranking event
  1. ^From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  2. ^abcdHe was an amateur
  3. ^New players don't have a ranking
  4. ^The event was called the Players Championship (2003/2004)
  5. ^The event was called the LG Cup (2002/2003–2003/2004) and the Grand Prix (2004/2005, 2006/2007–2009/2010)
  6. ^The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2010/2011–2015/2016)
  7. ^The event was called the Jiangsu Classic (2008/2009–2009/2010)
  8. ^The event was called the Grand Prix Fürth (2004/2005) and the Fürth German Open (2006/2007)
  9. ^The event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)
  10. ^The event was called the European Open (2002/2003–2003/2004) and the Malta Cup (2004/2005 and 2006/2007–2007/2008)
  11. ^The event was called the Six-red Snooker International (2008/2009) and the Six-red World Grand Prix (2009/2010)

Career finals

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Ranking finals: 1

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Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 2019 Riga Masters ChinaYan Bingtao 2–5

Non-ranking finals: 1

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Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 2008 Masters Qualifying Event EnglandJudd Trump 1–6

Pro-am finals: 2 (2 titles)

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Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 2011 Pink Ribbon EnglandMichael Holt 4–0
Winner 2. 2019 Vienna Snooker Open EnglandMark King 5–4

Amateur finals: 6 (4 titles)

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Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 2001 EBSA European Under-19 Snooker Championships WalesDavid Donovan 6–3
Runner-up 1. 2002 EBSA European Under-19 Snooker Championships ScotlandRobert Shanks 3–6
Winner 2. 2005 English Open Hong KongAndy Lee 8–3[36]
Winner 3. 2005 PIOS – Event 2 EnglandJames Leadbetter 6–3
Runner-up 2. 2005 PIOS – Event 4 Republic of IrelandColm Gilcreest 3–6
Winner 4. 2006 English Amateur Championship EnglandMartin O'Donnell 8–3

References

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  36. ^"Other Tournaments Until 2020".bgsnooker.com. Archived fromthe originalon 3 January 2018.Retrieved3 January2018.
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