1. Joe Swail was born on 29 August 1969 and is a Northern Irish former professional snooker player from Belfast.
11 Facts About Joe Swail
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Joe Swail retired in May 2019 after being relegated from the tour.
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Joe Swail has reached ten major ranking semi-finals, including the 2000 and 2001 World Championships but only one final.
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Joe Swail is a former English amateur champion and Northern Ireland amateur runner-up, and has captained Northern Ireland internationally.
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Joe Swail has had a very mixed history in the rankings.
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Joe Swail then reached his first ever ranking final in his 18-year professional career at the 2009 Welsh Open.
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At the Paul Hunter Classic, Joe Swail defeated players such as Jimmy White, Shaun Murphy and Barry Hawkins en route to the final, doubling the black ball in a final frame decider against Hawkins.
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At the 2013 World Snooker Championship, Joe Swail entered the pre-qualifying rounds for amateur players, he won 3 of these matches, as well as his Last 96 and Last 80 matches against Pankaj Advani, and Adam Duffy respectively.
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Joe Swail is known for his very unorthodox way of cueing up.
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Joe Swail is congenitally hearing-impaired, and his brother Liam is completely deaf.
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Joe Swail has told the BBC that he regards this as an advantage for snooker, as he is less likely to be distracted by crowd and other background noise.