Mark Joyce was born on 11 August 1983 and is an English professional snooker player who lives in Walsall.
21 Facts About Mark Joyce
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Mark Joyce began his professional career by playing Challenge Tour in 2003.
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Mark Joyce had a very uneventful first season on Main Tour, failing to qualify for any of the major events.
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Mark Joyce recorded his highest break of 130 in professional play during the qualifiers.
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Mark Joyce finished the season off by losing in the third qualifying round of the World Championship.
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Mark Joyce followed this up with a run to the final qualifying round of the Shanghai Masters in the next event.
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Mark Joyce only recorded 1 win from the next three ranking tournaments, the UK Championship, the Welsh Open and the China Open.
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Mark Joyce followed this up with victories over Andrew Norman, Michael Judge and Barry Hawkins to qualify for the Grand Prix.
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Mark Joyce 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.
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Mark Joyce achieved this at the Welsh Open as he saw off Daniel Wells, Joe Jogia and held his nerve against Andrew Higginson in a final frame decider to book his place in the main draw, where he played Shaun Murphy.
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Mark Joyce failed to qualify for any of the first four ranking events of the season, but then defeated Andy Hicks and Jamie Cope to reach the UK Championship.
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Mark Joyce had a very consistent season in the minor-ranking Players Tour Championship events, with his best results coming in Event 4 and European Tour Event 5, where he lost in the quarter-finals to Trump and Ken Doherty respectively.
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Mark Joyce climbed 17 places in the rankings during the year to end it placed at world number 42.
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Mark Joyce played in seven ranking events this season, the most in a single year in his career to date.
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At the UK Championship, Mark Joyce reached the quarter final for the second time after beating the likes of David Gilbert and Neil Robertson.
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Mark Joyce faced Ryan Day in the quarter final and narrowly lost in the decider.
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Mark Joyce reached his first ever ranking final in the Riga Masters after beating Sam Baird, Scott Donaldson, Liam Highfield, Jack Lisowski, Stuart Carrington, and Kurt Maflin.
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Mark Joyce drew the reigning champion Ronnie O'Sullivan in the first round.
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Mark Joyce is a Manchester United fan and is a keen golfer.
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In 2010, Mark 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.
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Mark Joyce suffered a fractured elbow and problems with his eyesight which led to a reduction in playing time during the first six months of 2011.