Perry had nothing to do with King throwing the match, but he too became part of the investigation and feeling like the finger was being pointed at him led to significant stress, frustration and anger, ultimately pushing him closer to retirement.
There is still snooker to play before any final decision on retirement, with the World Open in Yushan next week and then the World Championship qualifiers in April.
Joe Perry feels his epic three-decade snooker career is coming to an end this year after falling out of love with playing the game.
Perry intends to put in the hours before Sheffield and give it his best shot, much more so than he has for any other events of late, but whether it goes well or not he expects to be hanging up his cue at the end of the season.
Perry beat King 4-0 at the Welsh Open in March 2023, which led to King being suspended by the WPBSA due to suspicious betting patterns.
