Riley Parsons
| Riley Parsons | |
|---|---|
| birthday | May 5th, 2000 (age 20) |
| nationality |
 England
|
| professional | since 2019 |
| Prize money | £ 250 (as of August 31, 2020) |
| Highest break | 130 ( English Open 2019 ) |
| Century Breaks | 2 (as of August 31, 2020) |
| Main tour successes | |
| World championships | - |
| Ranking tournament victories | - |
| Minor tournament victories | - |
| World rankings | |
| Highest WRL place | 111 ( July-August 2019 ) |
| Current WRL location | 126 (as of August 17, 2020) |
Riley Parsons (born May 5, 2000 ) is an English snooker player from Cannock in Staffordshire . In 2019 he qualified for the professional tour .
Career
As a youth player, Riley Parsons celebrated some local successes, was several times in junior finals and was used twice in English national teams. In 2016 and 2017 he represented England at the U18 World Cup , but failed both times in the main round against Welsh Tyler Rees. He took part in the English amateur championship for the first time at the age of 14 , and in 2018 he made it to the quarter-finals of the southern group. In the English U18 championship he was second in the same year.
In 2019 he took part in the Q School for the first time to qualify for the professional circus. In the second tournament he won an opening win 4: 3 against ex-professional Alexander Ursenbacher . Then he fought his way to his group final, where he managed another 4-3 win against long-time professional Peter Lines . With this he got the professional status and the right to start for the seasons 2019/20 and 2020/21 on the Main Tour at the age of 19 .
successes
Qualification tournament:
- Q School : direct Main Tour qualification ( 2019 tournament 2 )
swell
- ↑ a b Profile of Riley Parsons on CueTracker (as of June 3, 2019)
- ^ Tim Dunkley: Two days in the life of Riley. The Snooker Forum, April 15, 2014, accessed June 3, 2019 .
- ^ Lewis Cox: Riley Parsons lining up a shot at world glory. Express & Star, June 26, 2017, accessed June 3, 2019 .
- ↑ Chris Gaynor: Finals Weekend 2018. English Association of Snooker & Billiards, accessed June 3, 2019 .
Web links
- Tournament statistics at Snooker.org (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Parsons, Riley |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English snooker player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 5, 2000 |