Shailesh Jogia
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Shailesh Jogia, commonly known as "Joe", is a British
professional snooker
player of India
n extraction, born in Leicester
, England
on 13 November 1975. He lives in the Hertfordshire
town of Letchworth
.he now lives back in leicester
He has reached the last 32 of two ranking events, the 2004 Grand Prix
and British Open
, within a few weeks of each other. He won the English Open title in 1998, and has defeated players such as Joe Swail
, Mark King
and Stuart Bingham
in his career. His highest in a ranking event
is 136, in qualifying rounds of the 2008 China Open
, although he has also made a 147 maximum in pro-am play.
He dropped off the pro Main Tour after the 2006/2007 season
. In 2008/2009 he topped the pro-am International Open Series
to regain a place on the Main Tour, although this was a wildcard place as he was not a member of his national governing body at that time.
United Kingdom
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professional snooker
Snooker
Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a green baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. A regular table is . It is played using a cue and snooker balls: one white , 15 worth one point each, and six balls of different :...
player of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n extraction, born in Leicester
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
, England
England
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on 13 November 1975. He lives in the Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
town of Letchworth
Letchworth
Letchworth Garden City, commonly known as Letchworth, is a town and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England. The town's name is taken from one of the three villages it surrounded - all of which featured in the Domesday Book. The land used was first purchased by Quakers who had intended to farm the...
.he now lives back in leicester
He has reached the last 32 of two ranking events, the 2004 Grand Prix
Grand Prix (snooker)
The World Open is a professional ranking snooker tournament. It has previously been known as the Professional Players Tournament, the LG Cup and the Grand Prix. During 2006 and 2007, it was played in a unique round-robin format, more similar to association football and rugby tournaments than the...
and British Open
British Open (snooker)
The British Open was a professional snooker tournament. It was a ranking tournament from 1985. The tournament has not been held since the 2004/2005 season....
, within a few weeks of each other. He won the English Open title in 1998, and has defeated players such as Joe Swail
Joe Swail
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, Mark King
Mark King (snooker player)
Mark King is an English professional snooker player. He has not yet won a ranking tournament, but came close when he was a beaten finalist in the 1997 Regal Welsh Open and the 2004 Irish Masters.- Career :...
and Stuart Bingham
Stuart Bingham
Stuart Bingham is an English professional snooker player. He was the 1996 English Amateur and World Amateur champion, but for many years was something of a journeyman professional. He had a run of strong results in late 2005, to earn him a top 32 world rankings place he has yet to lose...
in his career. His highest in a ranking event
Snooker world rankings
The snooker world rankings are the official system of ranking professional snooker players to determine automatic qualification and seeding for tournaments on the World Snooker Tour. They are maintained by the sport's governing body, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association...
is 136, in qualifying rounds of the 2008 China Open
China Open (snooker)
The China Open is a professional snooker tournament. It is one of a number of ranking tournaments and began in 1997.-History:The first international snooker tournament in China was the China International in September 1997, a non-ranking tournament for the top 16 players and local players. The...
, although he has also made a 147 maximum in pro-am play.
He dropped off the pro Main Tour after the 2006/2007 season
Snooker season 2006/2007
The snooker season 2006/2007 was a series of snooker tournaments played during 2006 and 2007. The following table outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events.-Calendar:- Official rankings :...
. In 2008/2009 he topped the pro-am International Open Series
International Open Series
The International Open Series , was a series of snooker tournaments that ran from the 2001/2002 season until the 2009/2010 season...
to regain a place on the Main Tour, although this was a wildcard place as he was not a member of his national governing body at that time.