John Parrott




English former professional snooker player, 1991 world champion & UK champion





















































John Parrott
MBE

John Parrott2.jpg
John Parrott in October 2008

Born
(1964-05-11) 11 May 1964 (age 54)
Liverpool, England
Sport country
 England
Nickname

  • The Entertainer

  • Mr JP

  • the Carrot

Professional 1983–2010
Highest ranking 2 (1989/90, 1992/93–1993/94)
Career winnings
GB£3,160,747[1]
Highest break

147: 1992 Matchroom League
Century breaks 221
Tournament wins
Ranking 9
Non-ranking 7
World Champion 1991

John Parrott, MBE (born 11 May 1964) is an English former professional snooker player and television personality, remembered as one of the best players in the early 1990s.


Parrott won the World Snooker Championship in 1991, defeating Jimmy White in the final. Two years earlier he had lost 3–18 to Steve Davis, the heaviest final defeat in modern times. He repeated his win over White to add the UK Championship title later that year, and is one of only five players to win both championships in the same calendar year. He spent three successive seasons at number 2 in the world rankings, and having compiled 221 centuries is one of several players to have compiled more than 200 competitive centuries during his career.




Contents






  • 1 Early career


  • 2 Professional career


  • 3 Television work


  • 4 Personal life


  • 5 Performance and rankings timeline


  • 6 Career finals


    • 6.1 Ranking finals: 18 (9 titles, 9 runners-up)


    • 6.2 Non-ranking finals: 22 (7 titles, 15 runner-ups)


    • 6.3 Team finals: 1 (1 title)


    • 6.4 Pro-am finals: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)


    • 6.5 Amateur finals: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)




  • 7 Notes


  • 8 References


  • 9 Further reading


  • 10 External links





Early career


Until the age of 12 Parrott was a keen bowls player[2] but then discovered snooker and has been a keen player ever since. At the age of 15 his talent was spotted by Phil Miller who would become his long-term manager in 1980. Parrott was successful at an early age. He lost in the final of the English Under-16s Championship in 1980 and won the Ponts Junior Championship in 1981. He was Pontins Open Champion in 1982, Junior Pot Black champion in 1982 after narrowly defeating Mark 'Lightning' Lockwood and success followed in 1983, and turned professional the following year after winning a record 14 tournaments in his last year as an amateur player.[3]



Professional career


Parrott turned professional in 1983 and he made his televised debut as a professional during the 1984 Classic in which he played Alex Higgins in the last 16 of the competition in front of a packed house at Warrington near his home town of Liverpool. He then caused a stir when he won the match 5–2. He then beat Tony Knowles in the next round before losing to Steve Davis in the semi-finals. By then, bookmakers had him tipped to be the World Snooker Champion within five years (it took him seven years). He took his first ranking title in the 1989 European Open, and defended his title in 1990.


Parrott also boasts 14 consecutive seasons in the top 16 of the snooker world rankings, eleven of them in the top 6.[2]


From 1984 to 2004 Parrott was ever-present at the World Championship, reaching at least the last 16 every year from 1984 to 1995,[2] but he failed to qualify in 2005.[4] Since his 1991 victory he has never again reached the semi-finals, but lost in the quarter-finals seven times between 1992 and 1999.


Overall, Parrott has won a total of nine world ranking events, which is eleventh on the all-time list behind Stephen Hendry, Steve Davis, Ronnie O'Sullivan, John Higgins, Mark Williams, Jimmy White, Mark Selby, Ding Junhui, Neil Robertson and Peter Ebdon. Also, his 1991 triumphs in the World Championship and UK Championship make him one of only five players to win both of snooker's two most prominent ranking titles in the same year.


Parrott has come through the qualifying event for the World Championship a record 10 times. In 2007 he reached the last 16 of the World Championship for the first time in seven years, after victories over James Leadbetter, David Gray and Steve Davis (10–9, having led 6–1 and 9–6).[5]


A record ten of Parrott's World Championship matches have gone to a final-frame decider – he has won 7 of these. Also, John Parrott is the only player to have recorded a "whitewash" in the World Championship final stages – he beat Eddie Charlton 10–0 in the first round in 1992.


Because of Hendry's dominance, Parrott was the runner-up at the Masters on three occasions within a four-year span, and never won the title.


On 4 August 2009 at the qualifiers for the 2009 Shanghai Masters he lost 0–5 against Michael White.


Following his 6–10 defeat to young Chinese Zhang Anda in the 2010 World Championship Qualifiers, Parrott finished outside the top 64 in the end of season rankings and was not assured a place on the main tour for the 2010/2011 season.[6] Later Parrott announced he was to retire from the professional game. He told the Daily Mail:


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If I'm off the tour, it’s fairly certain that I'll retire. I certainly won't be playing any lower down. [...] If I lose my card, that's me gone. I still have the utmost respect for the game. I've just lost in the World Championship and I'm not going to spit the dummy out. But I don't enjoy the hours of practice any more.[7]


Parrott did however participate in the preliminary qualifying rounds of the 2012 World Snooker Championship, losing 0–5 to Patrick Wallace in Round 1.



Television work


Parrott is a studio expert on snooker for BBC Sport, often partnered with Steve Davis, and also does much of their tutorial and playing guidance. He was one of the team captains on A Question of Sport, alongside footballer and pundit Ally McCoist from 1996 to 2002.


He is also a strong follower of horse racing and was part of the presenting team for the BBC's horse racing coverage.[8]



Personal life


Parrott is a supporter of Everton.[9]


In 1996 Parrott was honoured with an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List.[citation needed]


In 2008 Parrott launched John Parrott Cue Sports, an online retailer selling snooker and pool cues and some snooker collectibles.[10]


In 2011 it was announced that Parrott was to be the Honorary Patron of the British Crown Green Bowling Association (BCGBA).[11]



Performance and rankings timeline








































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































Tournament

1983/
84

1984/
85

1985/
86

1986/
87

1987/
88

1988/
89

1989/
90

1990/
91

1991/
92

1992/
93

1993/
94

1994/
95

1995/
96

1996/
97

1997/
98

1998/
99

1999/
00

2000/
01

2001/
02

2002/
03

2003/
04

2004/
05

2005/
06

2006/
07

2007/
08

2008/
09

2009/
10

Ranking[12][nb 1]
[nb 2]
20

18

17

13

7

2

3

4

2

2

5

4

4

6

6

5

10

22

18

30

31

29

42

39

39

53

Ranking tournaments

Shanghai Masters
Tournament Not Held
LQ
A
LQ

Grand Prix[nb 3]

2R

2R

1R

2R

SF

2R

3R

QF

1R

2R

SF

1R

1R

SF

QF

2R

2R

2R

2R

1R

SF

1R

1R
LQ
LQ

2R
LQ

UK Championship
NR

1R

2R

SF

QF

QF

3R

SF

W

F

SF

QF

3R

QF

2R

QF

2R

2R

2R

1R

1R

QF

1R

1R
LQ
WD
LQ

Welsh Open
Tournament Not Held

SF

QF

2R

1R

F

SF

QF

2R

1R

1R
LQ
LQ

2R

3R

1R

1R

1R
LQ
LQ

China Open[nb 4]
Tournament Not Held
NR

QF

1R

2R

1R
Not Held
LQ
LQ
LQ
LQ
WD
LQ

World Championship

2R

QF

2R

2R

2R

F

SF

W

QF

QF

QF

QF

1R

QF

QF

QF

2R

1R

1R

1R

1R
LQ

1R

2R
LQ
LQ
LQ

Non-ranking tournaments

Premier League[nb 5]
A
Not Held
A
A

F

RR
A

RR

SF

F

RR

RR

RR
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A

The Masters
A
A
A
A

SF

F

F

QF

F

QF

1R

1R

QF

QF

1R

1R

SF

QF
A
A
A
A
LQ
A
A
A
A

Former ranking tournaments

Canadian Masters
Not Held
Non-Ranking

QF
Tournament Not Held

Hong Kong Open[nb 6]
Non-Ranking Event
NH

2R
Not Held
NR
Tournament Not Held

Classic

SF
LQ

1R

QF

F

QF

3R

2R

QF
Tournament Not Held

Strachan Open
Tournament Not Held

F
Tournament Not Held

Dubai Classic[nb 7]
Tournament Not Held
NR

SF

2R

W

W

2R

1R

W

1R
Tournament Not Held

German Masters[nb 8]
Tournament Not Held

2R

1R

F
NR
Tournament Not Held

Malta Grand Prix
Tournament Not Held
Non-Ranking Event

QF
NR
Tournament Not Held

Thailand Masters[nb 9]
Non-Ranking Event
Not Held
WD

QF

3R

QF

2R

2R

QF

QF

F

SF

1R

SF

1R
NR
Not Held
NR
Not Held

Scottish Open[nb 10]
A
LQ

QF

1R

3R

1R

QF
Not Held

2R

W

SF

1R

QF

2R

3R

1R

3R

2R

1R

3R
Tournament Not Held

British Open[nb 11]
NR

2R

3R

1R

SF

SF

1R

1R

1R

3R

3R

SF

QF

1R

QF

QF

2R

2R

2R

3R

1R

2R
Tournament Not Held

Irish Masters
Non-Ranking Event
LQ
LQ
LQ
NH
NR
Not Held

European Open[nb 12]
Tournament Not Held

W

W

1R

SF

2R

SF

F

W

F
NR

SF
Not Held
LQ
LQ
LQ
LQ

1R
LQ
NR
Not Held

Northern Ireland Trophy
Tournament Not Held
NR
LQ

1R
LQ
NH

Bahrain Championship
Tournament Not Held
LQ
NH

Former non-ranking tournaments

UK Championship

1R
Tournament Not Held

Canadian Masters
Not Held

QF
A
A
R
Tournament Not Held

Hong Kong Open[nb 13]
A
A

SF
A
QF
NH
R
Not Held
A
A
Tournament Not Held

Dubai Classic[nb 14]
Tournament Not Held
QF
Ranking Event
Tournament Not Held

English Professional Championship
NH

2R

2R

QF

2R

F
Tournament Not Held

Thailand Masters
RR
A
A
A
Not Held
SF
Ranking Event
A
Not Held
A
Not Held

World Matchplay
Tournament Not Held

F

F

QF

QF

QF
Tournament Not Held

Pot Black
A

1R

1R
Tournament Not Held

QF

QF

1R
Tournament Not Held
A
A
A
Not Held

Malta Grand Prix
Tournament Not Held

W
A
A
A
A
R
A
Tournament Not Held

German Masters[nb 15]
Tournament Not Held
Non-Ranking Event

W
Tournament Not Held

Champions Cup[nb 16]
Tournament Not Held

QF

QF

QF

QF

1R

RR
A
A
Tournament Not Held

Scottish Masters
A
A
A

QF
A
NH

SF

QF

QF

QF

QF

1R

1R

SF

SF

QF

QF
A
A
A
Tournament Not Held

Irish Masters
A
A
A
A
A

SF

QF

F

SF

SF

QF

SF

1R

QF

SF

1R

SF
A
A
Ranking Event
A
Tournament Not Held



























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






























NH / Not Held means an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Event means an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Event means an event is/was a ranking event.
RV / Ranking & Variant Format Event means an event is/was a ranking & variant format event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Event means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
PA / Pro-am Event means an event is/was a pro-am event.
VF / Variant Format Event means an event is/was a variant format event.




  1. ^ From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.


  2. ^ New players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking.


  3. ^ The event run under different names as Professional Players Tournament (1983/1984) and the LG Cup (2001/2002–2003/2004)


  4. ^ The event run under different name as China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)


  5. ^ The event was also called the Professional Snooker League (1983/1984), Matchroom League (1986/1987-1991/1992) and European League (1992/1993-1996/1997


  6. ^ The event also ran as the Australian Masters (1983/1984–1987/1988 & 1995/1996)


  7. ^ The event ran under different names such as Thailand Classic (1995/1996) and Asian Classic (1996/1997)


  8. ^ The event run under different name as German Open (1995/1996–1997/1998)


  9. ^ The event ran under different names such as Asian Open (1989/1990 to 1992/1993) and Thailand Open (1993/1994 to 1996/1997).


  10. ^ The event ran under different names such as International Open (1983/1984 to 1984/1985, 1986/1987 to 1996/1997), Goya Matchroom Trophy (1985/1986) and Players Championship (2003/2004).


  11. ^ The event was also known as the International Masters (1983/1984).


  12. ^ The event ran under different names such as the Irish Open (1998/1999) and Malta Cup (2004/2005–2007/2008)


  13. ^ The event also ran as the Australian Masters (1983/1984–1987/1988 & 1995/1996)


  14. ^ The event run under different names as Dubai Masters (1988/1989), Thailand Classic (1995/1996) and Asian Classic (1996/1997)


  15. ^ The event run under different name as German Open (1995/1996–1997/1998)


  16. ^ The event ran under a different name as the Charity Challenge (1994/1995–1998/1999)





Career finals



Ranking finals: 18 (9 titles, 9 runners-up)








Legend
World Championship (1–1)
UK Championship (1–1)
Other (7–7)



























































































































































Outcome

No.

Year

Championship

Opponent in the final

Score
Runner-up
1.

1988

The Classic

England Steve Davis
11–13
Winner
1.

1989

European Open

Wales Terry Griffiths
9–8
Runner-up
2.

1989

World Snooker Championship

England Steve Davis
3–18
Winner
2.

1990

European Open (2)

Scotland Stephen Hendry
10–6
Winner
3.

1991

World Snooker Championship

England Jimmy White
18–11
Winner
4.

1991

Dubai Classic

England Tony Knowles
9–3
Winner
5.

1991

UK Championship

England Jimmy White
16–13
Runner-up
3.

1992

Strachan Open

Thailand James Wattana
5–9
Winner
6.

1992

Dubai Classic (2)

Scotland Stephen Hendry
9–8
Runner-up
4.

1992

UK Championship

England Jimmy White
9–16
Winner
7.

1994

International Open

Thailand James Wattana
9–5
Runner-up
5.

1994

European Open

Scotland Stephen Hendry
3–9
Winner
8.

1995

Thailand Classic (3)

England Nigel Bond
9–6
Runner-up
6.

1996

Welsh Open

Wales Mark Williams
3–9
Winner
9.

1996

European Open (3)

England Peter Ebdon
9–7
Runner-up
7.

1997

European Open (2)

Scotland John Higgins
5–9
Runner-up
8.

1997

German Open

Scotland John Higgins
4–9
Runner-up
9.

1998

Thailand Masters

Scotland Stephen Hendry
6–9


Non-ranking finals: 22 (7 titles, 15 runner-ups)








Legend
The Masters (0–3)
Premier League (0–2)
Other (7–10)



























































































































































































Outcome

No.

Year

Championship

Opponent in the final

Score
Winner
1.
1988
Kent Cup

England Martin Clark
5–1
Winner
2.

1988

Pontins Professional

England Mike Hallett
9–1
Runner-up
1.

1988

World Matchplay

England Steve Davis
5–9
Runner-up
2.

1989

Matchroom League

England Steve Davis
[n 1]
Runner-up
3.

1989

The Masters

Scotland Stephen Hendry
6–9
Runner-up
4.

1989

English Professional Championship

England Mike Hallett
7–9
Runner-up
5.

1989

London Masters

Scotland Stephen Hendry
2–4
Runner-up
6.

1989

World Matchplay (2)

England Jimmy White
9–18
Runner-up
7.

1990

The Masters (2)

Scotland Stephen Hendry
4–9
Runner-up
8.

1990

London Masters (2)

Scotland Stephen Hendry
2–4
Winner
3.

1990

Norwich Union Grand Prix

England Steve Davis
4–2
Winner
4.
1990
Belgian Masters

England Jimmy White
9–6
Runner-up
9.

1991

Irish Masters

England Steve Davis
5–9
Runner-up
10.
1991
Indian Challenge

Scotland Stephen Hendry
5–9
Runner-up
11.

1992

The Masters (3)

Scotland Stephen Hendry
4–9
Winner
5.
1992
Kent Classic

Scotland Stephen Hendry
6–5
Runner-up
12.
1992
Belgian Masters

Thailand James Wattana
5–10
Runner-up
13.

1994

European League (2)

Scotland Stephen Hendry
7–10
Winner
6.

1994

Malta Grand Prix

Malta Tony Drago
7–6
Runner-up
14.
1995

Red & White Challenge

England Nigel Bond
6–8
Winner
7.

1998

German Masters

Wales Mark Williams
6–4
Runner-up
15.

2017

World Seniors Championship

England Peter Lines
0–4


Team finals: 1 (1 title)






















Outcome

No.

Year

Championship

Team

Opponent(s) in the final

Score
Winner
1.
2000

Nations Cup

 England

 Wales
6–4


Pro-am finals: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)




































Outcome

No.

Year

Championship

Opponent in the final

Score
Winner
1.
1982

Pontins Spring Open

Wales Ray Reardon
7–4[13]
Runner-up
1.
1985

Pontins Spring Open

England Jim Chambers
6–7[13]
Winner
2.
1986

Pontins Spring Open (2)

England Tony Putnam
7–6[13]


Amateur finals: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)




































Outcome

No.

Year

Championship

Opponent in the final

Score
Runner-up
1.
1983

English Amateur Championship

England Tony Jones
9–13
Winner
1.
1986

Junior Pot Black

England John Keers
169–70[n 2]
Winner
2.
1986

Junior Pot Black (2)

England Steve Ventham
1–1[n 3]


Notes





  1. ^ No play-off was held and the title was decided on league table only.


  2. ^ Final decided on aggregate score over two frames


  3. ^ Match decided on pink ball game




References





  1. ^ http://cuetracker.net/Players/john-parrott/Career-Total-Statistics


  2. ^ abc "Player Profile: John Parrott". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 23 December 2002..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ John Parrott MBE Archived 26 May 2012 at Archive.today


  4. ^ John Parrott Sporting Life[dead link]


  5. ^ Parrott edges out colleague Davis BBC Sport, 22 April 2007


  6. ^ Everton, Clive (4 March 2010). "Jimmy White out of snooker world championship after Ken Doherty defeat". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 February 2011.


  7. ^ "Parrott could call it a day". Sky Sports. 4 March 2010. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2010.


  8. ^ 2010 Grand National in HD – a first for UK horse racing BBC Press Office, 29 March 2010


  9. ^ "Why I love... Everton". BBC Sport. 13 March 2001. Retrieved 24 April 2010.


  10. ^ John Parrott Cue Sports


  11. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-15.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)


  12. ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 7 November 2017.


  13. ^ abc https://web.archive.org/web/20120228200841/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/pontins.html




Further reading



  • Parrott, John (1991). Right on Cue : an Autobiography. London: Robson Books Ltd. ISBN 0-86051-778-0.


External links








  • John Parrott on IMDb


  • John Parrott at CueTracker: Snooker Results & Statistics Database












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