John Parris

{{Short description|British snooker cuemaker}}

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John Parris (born 1952) is an English manufacturer of snooker cues. Based in Forest Hill in London, England, Parris is one of the most renowned producers of cues.{{Stein & Rubino 2008|page=108|quote=John Parris is one of the leading custom cue makers in England. His hand-made snooker cues are used by top players around the world.}} He opened his cue workshop in 1984.{{cite news |last=McLaughlin |first=Luke |title=John Parris: 'I learned to make snooker cues by making mistakes' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/apr/09/snooker-world-championship-crucible-sheffield-john-parris-cues |newspaper=The Observer |date=9 April 2023 |access-date=11 April 2023 |archive-date=10 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410055226/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/apr/09/snooker-world-championship-crucible-sheffield-john-parris-cues |url-status=live }}

A large number of professional players use John Parris' cues, including Ronnie O'Sullivan,{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/lancashire/sport/cue_sports/2003/05/19/ronnie.shtml |title=BBC - Lancashire - Sexpot Ronnie O'Sullivan On the Spot |access-date=11 April 2023 |archive-date=30 April 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060430182850/http://www.bbc.co.uk/lancashire/sport/cue_sports/2003/05/19/ronnie.shtml |url-status=live }} Steve Davis,[http://www.poolbilliardmagazine.com/steve_davis.html Steve Davis] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070828143358/http://www.poolbilliardmagazine.com/steve_davis.html |date=2007-08-28 }} Tony Drago,[http://mosconicup.com/tony-drago.htm 2007 Mosconi Cup. The Official Site Of The 2007 Mosconi Cup] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071207225838/http://www.mosconicup.com/tony-drago.htm |date=2007-12-07 }} Terry Griffiths,[http://www.parris-cues.co.uk/webrefs.html Parris Cues] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070907180414/http://www.parris-cues.co.uk/webrefs.html |date=2007-09-07 }} Dominic Dale{{Cite web |url=http://www.cuesnviews.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18&Itemid=27 |title=Cues n Views – Offline |access-date=13 December 2007 |archive-date=9 November 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071109080417/http://www.cuesnviews.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18&Itemid=27 |url-status=live }} and Stephen Maguire.[http://www.parris-cues.co.uk/home.html Parris Cues] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071228164430/http://www.parris-cues.co.uk/home.html |date=2007-12-28 }}