John Parrott / Achievements

John Parrott in 2008

This list shows the sporting achievements of snooker player John Parrott . Parrott was a professional player from 1983 to 2010 and won a total of 17 tournaments and was in the finals of 22 others. His most important successes include victories at the Snooker World Championship and at the UK Championship . However , he was denied winning the Masters , the third triple crown tournament .

Born in Liverpool in 1964, Parrott won several amateur tournaments in the early 1980s and reached the final of the English Amateur Championship in 1983 . In the same year he became a professional player and was able to celebrate his first successes in the late 1980s. In 1989 he won his first ranking tournament, the European Open . In the same year he lost in the final of the Snooker World Championship against Steve Davis with a score of 3:18, the highest defeat in the final in tournament history. Two years later Parrott was able to win the title and also win the UK Championship . 1989, 1990 and 1992 he reached the final of the Masters , 1992 again the final of the UK Championship.

In the following years, Parrott was able to win other professional tournaments and thus occupied second place in the world rankings over a period of three seasons . In March 1998 he reached the Thailand Masters , which he lost 6: 9 to Stephen Hendry , the last time the final of a ranking tournament. Two years later he won the Nations Cup with the English team . In the following years Parrott could not keep his top positions in the world rankings and ended his professional career after the 2009/10 season . Not long afterwards he began commenting on snooker television broadcasts. In 2015 he was inducted into the Snooker Hall of Fame .

Ranking positions and triple crown successes

This list includes the ranking positions and the results of the Triple Crown tournaments of John Parrott. The associated tournaments and world rankings are linked.

Legend
S.	winner	F.	finalist
HF	Semi-finalist	VF	Quarter finalist
AF	Round of 16	#R	Eliminated in an earlier round
QR	not qualified	A.	did not participate in the tournament
oR	without ranking	S / N	Victories / defeats

competition	1983/ 1984	1984/ 1985	1985/ 1986	1986/ 1987	1987/ 1988	1988/ 1989	1989/ 1990	1990/ 1991	1991/ 1992	1992/ 1993	1993/ 1994	1994/ 1995	1995/ 1996	1996/ 1997	1997/ 1998	1998/ 1999	1999/ 2000	2000/ 2001	2001/ 2002	2002/ 2003	2003/ 2004	2004/ 2005	2005/ 2006	2006/ 2007	2007/ 2008	2008/ 2009	2009/ 2010	Career S / N
World snooker ranking	oR	20th	18th	17th	13	7th	2	3	4th	2	2	5	4th	4th	6th	6th	5	10	22nd	18th	30th	31	29	42	39	39	53
UK Championship	1R	1R	2R	HF	VF	VF	AF	HF	S.	F.	HF	VF	AF	VF	2R	VF	2R	2R	2R	1R	2R	VF	1R	1R	QR	QR	QR	1/27
Masters	A.	A.	A.	A.	HF	F.	F.	VF	F.	VF	AF	AF	VF	VF	AF	AF	HF	VF	A.	A.	A.	A.	A.	A.	A.	A.	A.	0/27
World Snooker Championship	AF	VF	AF	AF	AF	F.	HF	S.	VF	VF	VF	VF	1R	VF	VF	VF	AF	1R	1R	1R	1R	QR	1R	AF	QR	QR	QR	1/27

Overview of the finals

Ranked tournaments

In total, Parrott took part in 18 finals of ranked tournaments, half of which he won. The finals include a win and a defeat in the finals of the Snooker World Championship and the UK Championship .

Color meanings : Tournament of the Triple Crown

Result	year	competition	Opponent in the final	Final score
finalist	1988	Classic	Steve Davis	11:13
winner	1989	European Open	Terry Griffiths	9: 8
finalist	1989	World Snooker Championship	Steve Davis	3:18
winner	1990	European Open	Stephen Hendry	10: 6
winner	1991	World Snooker Championship	Jimmy White	18:11
winner	1991	Dubai Classic	Tony Knowles	9: 3
winner	1991	UK Championship	Jimmy White	16:13
finalist	1992	Strachan Open	James Wattana	3: 9
winner	1992	Dubai Classic	Stephen Hendry	9: 8
finalist	1992	UK Championship	Jimmy White	9:16
winner	1994	International Open	James Wattana	9: 5
finalist	1994	European Open	Stephen Hendry	3: 9
winner	1995	Thailand Classic	Nigel Bond	9: 6
finalist	1996	Welsh Open	Mark Williams	3: 9
winner	1996	European Open	Peter Ebdon	9: 7
finalist	1997	European Open	John Higgins	5: 9
finalist	1997	German Open	John Higgins	4: 9
finalist	1998	Thailand Masters	Stephen Hendry	6: 9

Invitation tournaments

In invitation tournaments Parrott reached a total of twelve times the final, where he was able to win three of them. There are three defeats in the Triple Crown Masters tournament .

Color meanings : Tournament of the Triple Crown

Result	year	competition	Opponent in the final	Final score
finalist	1988	World Matchplay	Steve Davis	5: 9
finalist	1989	Masters	Stephen Hendry	6: 9
finalist	1989	London Masters	Stephen Hendry	2: 4
finalist	1989	World Matchplay	Jimmy White	9:18
finalist	1990	Masters	Stephen Hendry	4: 9
finalist	1990	London Masters	Stephen Hendry	2: 4
winner	1990	Norwich Union Grand Prix	Steve Davis	4: 2
finalist	1991	Irish Masters	Steve Davis	5: 9
finalist	1992	Masters	Stephen Hendry	4: 9
winner	1994	Malta Grand Prix	Tony Drago	6: 7
finalist	1995	Red and White Challenge	Nigel Bond	6: 8
winner	1998	German Masters	Mark Williams	6: 4

Unrated tournaments

In so-called non-ranking tournaments - tournaments which, like the invitation tournaments, have no influence on the world rankings - Parrott reached the finals seven times, winning four times.

Result	year	competition	Opponent in the final	Final score
winner	1988	Kent Cup	Martin Clark	5: 1
winner	1988	Pontins Professional	Mike Hallett	9: 1
finalist	1989	English Professional Championship	Mike Hallett	7: 9
winner	1990	Humo Masters	Jimmy White	9: 6
finalist	1991	Indian Challenge	Stephen Hendry	5: 9
winner	1992	Kent Classic	Stephen Hendry	6: 5
finalist	1992	Humo Masters	James Wattana	5: 9

Leagues

In league tournaments Parrott could only reach the final once, which he also lost.

Result	year	competition	Opponent in the final	Final score
finalist	1994	Matchroom League	Stephen Hendry	7:10

Team competitions

Even in team competitions, Parrott only reached the final once, which, however, in contrast to the league, he was able to win with his teammates.

Result	year	competition	Team partner	Opponent in the final	Final score
winner	2000	Nations Cup	Ronnie O'Sullivan Jimmy White Stephen Lee	Darren Morgan Mark Williams Matthew Stevens Dominic Dale	6: 4

Amateur tournaments (selection)

In tournaments at amateur level Parrott was seven times in the finals, where he could win five times.

Result	year	competition	Opponent in the final	Final score
winner	1982	Pontins Spring Open	Ray Reardon	7: 4
winner	1982	Junior Pot Black	John Keers	169: 70 (after points of two frames)
winner	1983	English Amateur Championship - North	Steve Meakin	8: 4
finalist	1983	English Amateur Championship	Tony Jones	9:13
winner	1983	Junior Pot Black	Steve Ventham	unknown
finalist	1985	Pontins Spring Open	Jim Chambers	6: 7
winner	1986	Pontins Spring Open	Tony Putnam	7: 5

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ron Florax: Winner Finishes By John Parrott In All Professional 1 Events. CueTracker.net, accessed August 1, 2019 .  
2. ↑ Ron Florax: Final Finishes By John Parrott In All Professional 1 Events. CueTracker.net, accessed August 1, 2019 .  
3. ↑ Ron Florax: Winner Finishes By John Parrott In All Professional 5 Events. CueTracker.net, accessed August 1, 2019 .  
4. ↑ Ron Florax: Final Finishes By John Parrott In All Professional 5 Events. CueTracker.net, accessed August 1, 2019 .  
5. ↑ Ron Florax: Winner Finishes By John Parrott In All Professional 3 Events. CueTracker.net, accessed on August 2, 2019 .  
6. ↑ Ron Florax: Final Finishes By John Parrott In All Professional 3 Events. CueTracker.net, accessed on August 2, 2019 .  
7. ↑ Ron Florax: Final Finishes By John Parrott In All Professional 4 Events. CueTracker.net, accessed on August 2, 2019 .  
8. ↑ Chris Turner: World Cup / World Team Classic / Nations Cup - Team Events. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, 2011, archived from the original on January 7, 2012 ; accessed on August 2, 2019 .  
9. ↑ Ron Florax: Winner Finishes By John Parrott In All Non-professional 13 Events. CueTracker.net, accessed on August 2, 2019 .  
10. ↑ Ron Florax: Final Finishes By John Parrott In All Non-professional 13 Events. CueTracker.net, accessed on August 2, 2019 .  
11. ↑ Ron Florax: Final Finishes By John Parrott In All Non-professional 9 Events. CueTracker.net, accessed on August 2, 2019 .  
12. ↑ Chris Turner: Pot Black / Junior Pot Black - Invitation Events. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, 2008, archived from the original on January 7, 2012 ; accessed on August 2, 2019 .  

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