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| Born | 4 August 1975 |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  Northern Ireland |
| Professional | 1998/1999, 2003/2004, 2011/2012 |
| Highest ranking | 94 (June–July 2011) [1] |
Joe Meara (born 4 August 1975) is a former professional snooker player from Northern Ireland.
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]
| 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 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. | |||
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