SNOOKER: Joe Perry to face World Championships qualifiers after exiting China Open in the first round
Published:
2:53 PM March 27, 2017
Updated:
9:41 PM October 31, 2020
Joe Perry has been knocked out in the first round of the China Open. Photo: Tai Chengzhe/World Snooker - Credit: Archant
Joe Perry will have to qualify for the Betfred World Snooker Championships after crashing out of the China Open in the first round.
Perry’s poor form at the Beijing-tournament continued today against Iran’s only professional snooker player, Hossein Vafaei, who secured a 5-2 victory.
Defeat for Perry means he is now out of the world top 16 and will have to win three of his qualifying matches at Ponds Forge, Sheffield, to stand a chance of playing at the Crucible next month.
Perry tweeted after his defeat: “Ponds Forge here I come!”
