John Parrott - Snooker.org (original) (raw)
Born
May 11, 1964
Lives
Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Nickname
"The Entertainer", "Mr. JP"
Turned pro
1983
Highest pro break
147 (1992 Matchroom League)
Highest ranked
2 (1992-93)
Current ranking
Not ranked
World Championship best
Winner (1991)
Best ranking event performance
Winner of nine tournaments: European Open 1989, 1990, 1996; Embassy World Championship 1991; Dubai Duty Free Classic 1991, 1992; UK Championship 1991; International Open 1994; Thailand Classic 1995
Major invitation tournament victories:
None
Speciality
"Cueball near cushion" shots
Achievements
John has been in 33 professional finals, winning 15 of them. Nine of those wins have come in ranking events. Six of his ranking wins have been overseas.
The 1998/99 season was his 11th consecutive in the top 16 of the world rankings.
Parrott is one of only five players to win both the World Championship and the UK Championship in the same year.Steve Davis,Stephen Hendry,John Higgins andRonnie O'Sullivan are the others.
Miscellaneous
His career record against Jimmy White is 17-11. He has won their last eight(!) meetings.
Parrott is one of the team captains in the popular TV-series, A Question of Sport.