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.