- This article is about the snooker player. For the U. S. Senator and Representative, see John Fabyan Parrott. John Fabyan Parrott ( August 8 1767 - July 9 1836) was a United States Representative and a Senator from New Hampshire
| John Parrott | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 11, 1964 , Liverpool |
| Nationality |  English |
| Nickname(s) | The Entertainer, JP, Housewives' favourite |
| Professional | 1983– |
| Highest ranking | #2 (3 years) |
| 2008/09 ranking | 39 |
| Career winnings | GB£3,122,525 |
| Highest break | 147 (1992) |
| Tournament wins | |
| Ranking | 9 |
| Non-ranking | 8 |
| World Champion | 1991 |
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He won the World Snooker Championship in 1991, defeating Jimmy White in the final. The World Snooker Championship, currently held at the Crucible Theatre in the English city of Sheffield, is the climax of Snooker 's annual calendar and The event The 1991 Embassy World Snooker Championship took place at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield between 20 April and Two years earlier he had lost 18-3 to Steve Davis, the heaviest final defeat in modern times. The event The Embassy World Snooker Championship took place at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield between the 15th April Steve Davis, OBE, (born Steven Davis August 22, 1957, Plumstead, London) is an English professional Snooker He repeated his win over White to add the UK Championship title later that year, one of only 3 players to achieve this [1]. The UK Championship is a professional Snooker tournament generally regarded as the second most prestigious tournament after the World Championship. He spent 3 successive seasons at #2 in the World Rankings. Parrott has compiled 217 competitive centuries during his career, 8th on the all time list.
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Early career
Until the age of 12 John Parrott was a keen bowls player[1] but then discovered snooker and has been a keen player ever since. Bowls (also known as Lawn Bowls or Lawn Bowling) is a precision Sport in which the goal is to roll slightly radially asymmetrical Balls At the age of 15 his talent was spotted by Phil Miller who would become his long term manager in 1980. Coach (baseball|Coach (basketball|Coach (ice hockeyIn Sports a coach or manager is an individual involved in the direction instruction and training of the operations Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar)
Parrott was successful at an early age. He lost in the final of the national under-16's in 1980 and won the Pontins Junior Championship in 1981. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 He was Pontins Open Champion in 1982, Junior Pot Black champion in 1982 and 1983, and turned professional the following year after winning a record 14 tournaments in his last year as an amateur player. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Pot Black was a UK televised Snooker tournament that played a large part in the popularisation of the modern game Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) [2]
Professional career
He turned professional in 1983 and he made his televised debut as a professional during the 1984 Lada Classic 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. Alexander Gordon Higgins (born 18 March 1949 in Belfast) best known as Alex "Hurricane" Higgins, is a professional Snooker player from Warrington is a large town borough and Unitary authority area in Cheshire, England. Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary 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. Steve Davis, OBE, (born Steven Davis August 22, 1957, Plumstead, London) is an English professional Snooker By then, Bookies had him to be tipped the World Snooker Champion within 5 years (it took him seven years). He took his first ranking title in the 1989 European Open, and won this tournament again in 1990.
Parrott also boasts 14 consecutive seasons in the top 16 of the snooker world rankings (the top 16 being the sacred number, as only those players qualify for tournaments automatically, with others having to play preliminary rounds to qualify), eleven of them in the top 6 [2].
From 1984-2004 he was ever-present at the World Championship, reaching at least the last 16 every year from 1984-1995 [3], but he failed to qualify in 2005 [4]. The 2005 Embassy World Snooker Championship took place between the 16 April and 2 May 2005 at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield England Since his 1991 victory he has never again reached the semi-finals, but lost in the quarter-finals seven times between 1992 and 1999 [5]. Only in 1998 did his conqueror reach the final (John Higgins on this occasion. John Higgins
Overall, Parrott has won a total of nine world ranking events, which is seventh on the all-time list behind Stephen Hendry, Steve Davis, Ronnie O'Sullivan, John Higgins, Mark Williams and Jimmy White. Stephen Gordon Hendry, MBE (born January 13, 1969 in South Queensferry, Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional Snooker Steve Davis, OBE, (born Steven Davis August 22, 1957, Plumstead, London) is an English professional Snooker Ronald Antonio "Ronnie" O'Sullivan (born 5 December 1975 in Wordsley, West Midlands) nicknamed "The John Higgins Mark James Williams MBE (born 21 March, 1975, Cwm, Ebbw Vale, Wales) is a Welsh professional Snooker 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.
He 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 7 years, after victories of James Leadbetter, David Gray and Steve Davis (10-9, having led 6-1 and 9-6) [6]
A record ten of Parrott's World Championship matches have gone to a final-frame decider - he has won 7 of these. David Gray (born 9 February 1979, in Lower Morden, Greater London, England) is an English professional Snooker Steve Davis, OBE, (born Steven Davis August 22, 1957, Plumstead, London) is an English professional Snooker 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. Edward Francis ("Eddie" Charlton AM ( 31 October, 1929 &ndash 7 November, 2004) was a top-class Australian The event The 1992 Embassy World Snooker Championship took place at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield between the 18 April
He didn't have it all his own way, though. Due to Hendry's dominance, Parrott was the runner-up at the Benson & Hedges Masters on three occasions within a four-year span, and never won the title. The Masters (known formally as the Saga Insurance Masters, for sponsorship purposes and for many years the Benson and Hedges Masters) is a professional
Outside snooker
He is a studio expert on snooker for the BBC, often partnered with Steve Davis, and also does much of their tutorial and playing guidance. Steve Davis, OBE, (born Steven Davis August 22, 1957, Plumstead, London) is an English professional Snooker He was one of the team captains on A Question Of Sport, alongside footballer and pundit Ally McCoist from 1996 to 2002. A Question of Sport is a long-running BBC Quiz show which started on 5 January 1970 and continues to this day Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Alistair ' Ally' Murdoch McCoist, MBE (born September 24, 1962 in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire) is a Scottish Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.
In 1996 he was honoured with an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V.
John is an avid supporter of the football team Everton F.C.. Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. He is also a strong follower of Horse Racing and has done some coverage on the sport with the BBC. This article is about the sport For other uses see Horserace (drinking game or Horse race (politics. He is married to Karen and has 2 children, and lives in Formby. Formby is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. He and his wife are directors of John Parrott Limited.
Tournament wins
Ranking tournaments
- World Snooker Championship (1991)
- European Open (1989, 1990, 1996)
- Dubai Duty Free Classic (1991, 1992)
- UK Championship (1991)
- International Open (1994)
- Thailand Classic (1995)
Other tournaments
- Pontins Open 1982
- Junior Pot Black (1982,1983)
- Pontins Professional (1988)
- Norwich Union European Grand Prix (1990)
- Humo Masters (1990)
- Malta Grand Prix (1994)
- German Masters (1998)
References
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