John Parrott
{{Short description|English snooker player}}
{{about|the English snooker player|the U.S. Senator and Representative|John F. Parrott}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox snooker player
|name = John Parrott
|honorific_suffix = MBE
|image = John Parrott2.jpg
|caption = Parrott in October 2008
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|5|11|df=y}}
|birth_place = Liverpool, England
| Sport country = {{ENG}}
| Professional = 1983–2010
| High ranking = 2 (1989/90, 1992/93–1993/94)
| Official maximums = 1
| Ranking wins = 9
| World champ = 1991
}}
John Stephen Parrott {{post-nominals|country=GBR|MBE}} (born 11 May 1964) is an English former professional snooker player who won the 1991 World Snooker Championship. He came to prominence in the mid to late 1980s, and remained within the top 16 of the world rankings for 14 consecutive seasons. Following his playing career, he became a snooker commentator and pundit.
He twice reached the final of the World Snooker Championship. At the 1989 World Snooker Championship, he lost 3–18 to Steve Davis, the heaviest defeat in a world championship final in modern times. Two years later, however, he defeated Jimmy White in the final of the 1991 event. He also won against White later the same year, to win the 1991 UK Championship title. This made him only the third player to win both championships in the same calendar year (after Steve Davis and Stephen Hendry); he is {{as of|alt=still|2024|10}} one of only six players to have achieved this feat. The following year, Parrott lost in the final of the 1992 UK Championship, again to White. Parrott reached the final of the Masters on three occasions, losing to Hendry each time.
Parrott reached his highest place in the world rankings in 1989–90, 1992–93, 1993–94 where he was second. He is one of several players to have achieved more than 200 competitive century break during his career, with 221. Following his playing career, Parrott became a commentator and pundit for the BBC. In addition, he also presented horse racing and was a regular on BBC quiz show A Question of Sport.
Early life and career
John Parrott was born on 11 May 1964 at the Oxford Street Maternity Hospital, Liverpool.{{sfn|Morrison|1988|p=81}} Parrott grew up with his aunt and uncle following a split between his parents when he was 4.{{cite book |last= Parrott |first= John |title= Right on Cue : an Autobiography |publisher= Robson Books Ltd |location= London |year= 1991 |isbn= 0-86051-778-0 |ref=no}}{{RP|10}} He was a keen bowls player until the age of 11,{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Players/Global_Europe/Global_England/p_profile015.htm |title=Player Profile: John Parrott |publisher=Global Snooker |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021223154553/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Players/Global_Europe/Global_England/p_profile015.htm |archive-date=23 December 2002}} as he was first introduced to snooker by his father.{{RP|16}}{{sfn|Williams|Gadsby|2005|p=159}} He lost in the final of the English Under-16s Championship in 1979 and then again in 1980.{{RP|34-37}} The next year, he won the 1981 Pontins Junior Championship. In 1982, he won the Pontins Open, a tournament with over 1,000 entrants.{{RP|44}} The same year, he also won the televised Junior Pot Black championship. He turned professional in 1983 after winning 14 tournaments in his last year as an amateur player, including a second Junior Pot Black title,{{sfn|Morrison|1987|page=101}} and finishing as runner-up in the English Amateur Championship.{{sfn|Morrison|1987|page=37}}{{sfn|Williams|Gadsby|2005|p=159-160}}
Professional career
Parrott turned professional in 1983, aged 19, making his televised debut as a professional during the last 16 of the 1984 Classic.{{RP|20}} In the match, he defeated Alex Higgins 5–2. He then beat Tony Knowles in the next round before losing to Steve Davis in the semi-finals on a {{cuegloss|deciding frame}}.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89850198/the-guardian/ |title=Rankings upset |first=Clive |last=Everton |newspaper=The Guardian |date=16 November 1983 |page=23 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=52|title=Classic|publisher=Snooker Scene|accessdate=9 June 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071523/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=52|archivedate=24 January 2013}} Parrott qualified for the World Snooker Championship on the first attempt, losing only three frames in qualification. He defeated Knowles, but lost in the quarter-finals to Dennis Taylor. He finished his first professional season ranked 20th in the world.{{RP|54}} In 1987, Parrott was placed within the top 16 in the world for the first time.{{RP|54}}
At the 1988 Classic, Parrott reached his first ranking event final. Despite leading 11{{nbnd}}10, he lost 11{{nbnd}}13 to Steve Davis.{{Cite web|title=Mercantile Credit Classic Winners|url=https://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/TournamentDetails.aspx?TournKey=58|url-status=live|website=Snooker Database|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317194629/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/TournamentDetails.aspx?TournKey=58 |archive-date=17 March 2016 }} The following season, Parrott was runner-up in four events. He lost again to Davis in the final of the 1988 World Matchplay, to Stephen Hendry in the final of the invitational 1989 Masters, to Mike Hallett at the 1989 English Professional Championship.{{RP|59-61}}
He also reached the final to play Davis at the 1989 World Snooker Championship.{{RP|59-61}} In the first to 18 match, Parrott trailed 2{{nbnd}}5,{{cite magazine |author= |title=Record margin makes Davis six times champion|magazine=Snooker Scene |publisher=Everton's News Agency |location=Birmingham |date=June 1989 |pages=18–19}} but won only one more frame in the match, losing 3{{nbnd}}18.{{cite news |last=Acteson |first=Steve |title=Davis sweeps to third title as Parrott crumbles|work=The Times |location=London |date=2 May 1989|page=44}} The loss was the largest in any World Championship final.{{cite news |last=Everton |first=Clive |title=Davis strolls to a hat-trick |work=The Guardian |date=2 May 1989 |page=14}} With the match finishing early, Parrott had to play an exhibition match in place of the final session.{{cite news |last=Acteson |first=Steve |title=Exhibitions to reveal the assets of Davis |work=The Guardian |date=3 May 1989 |page=47}} Parrott finished the season at his highest world ranking, second to Davis.{{cite magazine |title=WPBSA World Rankings |magazine=Snooker Scene |publisher=Everton's News Agency |location=Birmingham |pages=24–25 |date=June 1988 }}
Parrott won his first ranking title at the 1989 European Open, defeating Terry Griffiths in the final 9{{nbnd}}8.{{sfn|Hayton|Dee|2004|page=156}} He successfully defended his title at the 1990 event, defeating Stephen Hendry 10{{nbnd}}6 in the final.{{cite web|title=European Open|url=http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071600/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=19|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 January 2013|publisher=Snooker Scene|accessdate=27 February 2018}} Parrott reached the final of the 1990 Masters for a second time, losing again to Hendry.{{Cite web|url=http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=60|title=Snooker Scene|date=24 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071627/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=60 |archive-date=24 January 2013 }} He finished the season at the 1990 World Snooker Championship losing in the semi-final 11{{nbnd}}16 to Hendry.{{sfn|Williams|Gadsby|2005|pages=142–157}}
Parrott reached the final of the World Championship again in 1991. Defeating Nigel Gilbert, Tony Knowles, Griffiths and Davis, he played Jimmy White in the final.{{cite web|title=Embassy World Championship|url=http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=36|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071753/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=36|archive-date=24 January 2013|publisher=Snooker Scene|access-date=14 June 2012}} He took a 7{{nbnd}}0 lead, winning the match 18{{nbnd}}11. Following the World Championship win, Parrott won both the 1991 Dubai Classic over Knowles and his second Triple Crown event - the 1991 UK Championship.{{cite news|title=Car prize|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000525/19910907/252/0031|url-access=subscription|work=Staffordshire Sentinel|date=7 September 1991|page=31}} He once again played White in the final, defeating him 16{{nbnd}}13.{{cite web|title=1991 UK Championship Results|url=http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=114|publisher=Snooker Database|accessdate=13 October 2010|archive-date=8 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308034348/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=114|url-status=dead}} He was just the third person to win hold both the UK and World Championships sequentially.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/ronnie-osullivans-record-breaking-career-statistics-and-achievements-including-his-world-championship-uk-championship-masters-and-ranking-titles/221480|title=Ronnie O'Sullivan's record-breaking career statistics and achievements including his World Championship, UK Championship, Masters and ranking titles|website=www.sportinglife.com}} Parrott finished the 1991–92 season once again to World Number two.{{cite book |last=Kobylecky |first=John |date=2019 |title=The Complete International Directory of Snooker Players – 1927 to 2018 |publisher=Kobyhadrian Books |isbn=978-0-9931433-1-1 }}
In 1992, Parrott reached four major finals. He retained the Dubai Classic, defeating Hendry on a {{cuegloss|deciding frame}},{{cite web|title=Dubai Classic, Dubai Masters, Bahrain Snooker Championship|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/mideast.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155224/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/mideast.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 February 2012|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|accessdate=28 February 2018}} but lost both the UK Championship and Masters to White and Hendry, respectively.{{cite web |last=Turner |first=Chris |title=UK Championship |url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/uk.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216160153/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/uk.html|archivedate=16 February 2012 |work=cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk |publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive |accessdate=1 March 2011}}{{cite web|title=The Masters|url=http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=60|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071627/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=60|archivedate=24 January 2013|publisher=Snooker Scene|accessdate=8 August 2012}} This was the last time Parrott reached the final of the Masters. Having won both the UK Championship, he was unable to complete the Triple Crown.{{Cite web|url=https://snookerhq.com/2023/01/06/john-parrott-player-profile-career-summary-stats/|title=John Parrott - Player Profile, Career Summary, Stats|first=Snooker|last=HQ|date=6 January 2023|website=SnookerHQ.com}} Parrott also reached the final of the 1992 Strachan Open losing to James Wattana.{{sfn|Hayton|Dee|2004|page=162}}He finished the season again in second in the world rankings for the third and final time.{{cite book|last=Everton|first=Clive|title=The Embassy Book of World Snooker|year=1993|publisher=Bloomsbury Press|location=London|isbn=0747516103|pages=191}}
The following season, Parrott won the 1994 International Open, defeating Wattana in the final.{{cite web|title=International Open|url=http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=24|publisher=Snooker Scene|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071633/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=24|accessdate=7 February 2018|archive-date = 24 January 2013}} Later in 1994, he reached the final of the European Open for the third time, this time losing to Hendry.{{cite news|title=Hendry holds on to Euro Open|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001121/19941219/035/0035|url-access=subscription|work=Grimsby Daily Telegraph|date=19 December 1994|page=35}} Parrott would, however, win the European Open the following season with a victory in the final over Peter Ebdon.{{cite web|title=European Open|url=http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=19|publisher=Snooker Scene|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071600/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=19|accessdate=29 January 2018|archive-date = 2013-01-24}} The same season, Parrott won the 1995 Thailand Classic for the third time, defeating Nigel Bond in the final.{{sfn|Hayton|Dee|2004|pages=167–168}}
Over the next two seasons, Parrott reached the final of three more rankings events. He lost the 1997 European Open, 1997 German Open finals both to John Higgins and 1998 Thailand Masters to Hendry.{{Cite web|url=https://www.snooker.org/plr/bio/jparrott.shtml|title=John Parrott - Snooker.org|website=www.snooker.org}} This was the last ranking event final of Parrotts career. He spent 14 consecutive seasons in the top 16 of the snooker world rankings, from 1987 until 2001, 11 of which were in the top 6. He captained the England team that won the 2000 Nations Cup.{{cite news |last=Dee |first=John |title=Parrott's nerve holds as England take title|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=24 January 2000 |page=38 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph-parrotts-nerve-hold/161496729/ |via=Newspapers.com}}
At the 2007 World Snooker Championship he reached the last 16 of the World Championship for the first time since 2000, after victories over James Leadbetter, David Gray and Steve Davis (10–9, having led 6–1 and 9–6).{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/6580523.stm |title=Parrott edges out colleague Davis |work=BBC Sport |date=22 April 2007}} He was also the first player to conduct a "whitewash" in the Crucible World Championship final stages, when he defeated Eddie Charlton 10–0 in the first round of the 1992 tournament.{{cite news |last=Hendon |first=David |date=9 November 2004 |title=Obituary: Eddie Charlton |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/eddie-charlton-532529.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220613/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/eddie-charlton-532529.html |archive-date=13 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=The Independent |access-date=29 November 2019}} For 27 years, he held the record for being the only player ever to achieve this, until Shaun Murphy defeated China's Luo Honghao 10–0 in the first round of the 2019 World Championship.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/48010791|title=World Championship 2019: Mark Selby through after scare at the Crucible|work=BBC Sport |date=22 April 2019}}
Following his 6–10 defeat to young Chinese player Zhang Anda in the 2010 World Championship Qualifiers, Parrott finished outside the top 64 in the end of season rankings and was not assured a place on the main tour for the 2010–11 season.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/mar/04/jimmy-white-world-championship-snooker |title=Jimmy White out of snooker world championship after Ken Doherty defeat |date=4 March 2010 |author=Everton, Clive |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=19 February 2011}} Later Parrott announced he was to retire from the professional game.{{cite web |title=Parrott could call it a day |url=https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/snooker/news/12243/6002047/parrott-could-call-it-a-day |publisher=Sky Sports |access-date=13 April 2019 |date=4 March 2010}}
Parrott played in the 2011 World Seniors Championship, where he lost in the semi-finals to Davis.{{cite web|title=Morgan Takes Senior Crown| url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/WorldSeniorsChampionshipArticle/0,,13165~2508282,00.html |website=World Snooker |archive-date=10 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310031728/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/WorldSeniorsChampionshipArticle/0,,13165~2508282,00.html }}
He also participated in the preliminary qualifying rounds of the 2012 World Snooker Championship losing 0–5 to Patrick Wallace in Round 1.{{cite magazine |title=Brecel, Jones and Cao earn Crucible debuts |magazine=Snooker Scene |date=May 2012 |page=16}}
Ronnie O'Sullivan wrote that he considered Parrott to be a "great match player [with] plenty of bottle" that, before the emergence of the "Class of '92 (snooker)", was the only player that would go "toe to toe" with Hendry.{{sfn|O'Sullivan|2003|p=154–55}} In their 2005 book Masters of the Baize, Luke Williams and Paul Gadsby described Parrott as a "solid and belligerent player, with a delightfully smooth cue action".{{sfn|Williams|Gadsby|2005|p=158}} Robert Philip of The Daily Telegraph wrote approvingly in 2007 of how Parrott had prioritised his family above playing, and speculated that had he not done so, Parrott could have won further world championships.{{cite news |title=Why Parrott the family man was knocked off his perch |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=27 April 2007 |page=54 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph-parrott-the-family-m/161469222/ |via=Newspapers.com}}
Television
Following his playing career, Parrott became a pundit and commentator on snooker for BBC Sport.{{sfn|Williams|Gadsby|2005|p=165}} From 1996 to 2002, he was one of the team captains on the BBC quiz show A Question of Sport, alongside association football player Ally McCoist.{{cite web |title=John Parrott to leave A Question of Sport |website=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2002/05_may/27/john_parrott.shtml |date=27 May 2002}} As a supporter of horse racing, he was involved in the BBC's horse racing coverage as part of the presenting team.{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/03_march/29/grand.shtml |title=2010 Grand National in HD – a first for UK horse racing |author=BBC Press Office |date=29 March 2010}}{{Cite web |last=Mukesh |date=2023-01-17 |title=John Parrott Net Worth 2023, Biography, Age, Height, Family, And More |url=https://viralnewly.com/john-parrott-net-worth/ |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=ViralNewly |language=en-US}}
Personal life
In 1996, Parrott was honoured with an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list, for charitable services in Merseyside.{{cite news|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/54427/page/22|title=Supplement to the London Gazette, 15th June 1996 – Birthday honours 1996|date=14 June 1996|issue=54427|page=B22|newspaper=The London Gazette}} In 2008, he launched John Parrott Cue Sports, an online retailer selling snooker and pool cues and some snooker collectables.{{cite web|url=https://www.johnparrottcuesports.com/|title=John Parrott Cue Sports|website=johnparrottcuesports.com|access-date=19 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810024841/https://www.johnparrottcuesports.com/ |archive-date=10 August 2011 |url-status=dead}} This was re-branded John Parrott Sports in 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.johnparrottsports.com/|title=John Parrott Sports|website=johnparrottsports.com|access-date=19 August 2019}} Parrott is a supporter of Everton F.C. and brother-in-law of former Everton player Duncan Ferguson.{{cite news| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/funny_old_game/1167042.stm | title = Why I love... Everton | access-date =24 April 2010 | date = 13 March 2001 | work = BBC Sport}} Parrott was made the Honorary Patron of the British Crown Green Bowling Association in 2010.{{cite web|url=http://talkingbowls.sports.officelive.com/default.aspx |title=Press Release – BCGBA welcome John Parrott MBE as honorary patron |access-date=15 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809173111/http://crowngreenbowls.org/LatestNews.aspx |archive-date=9 August 2011 | publisher=BCGBA}}
Parrott is married with two grown-up children.
Performance and rankings timeline
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
! Tournament ! 1983/ ! 1984/ ! 1985/ ! 1986/ ! 1987/ ! 1988/ ! 1989/ ! 1990/ ! 1991/ ! 1992/ ! 1993/ ! 1994/ ! 1995/ ! 1996/ ! 1997/ ! 1998/ ! 1999/ ! 2000/ ! 2001/ ! 2002/ ! 2003/ ! 2004/ ! 2005/ ! 2006/ ! 2007/ ! 2008/ ! 2009/ |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Ranking{{cite web|title=Ranking History|url=http://www.snooker.org/rnk/history.asp|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=7 November 2017}}From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
| align="center" |New players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking. | align="center" |20 | align="center" |18 | align="center" |17 | align="center" |13 | align="center" |7 | align="center" |2 | align="center" |3 | align="center" |4 | align="center" |2 | align="center" |2 | align="center" |5 | align="center" |4 | align="center" |4 | align="center" |6 | align="center" |6 | align="center" |5 | align="center" |10 | align="center" |22 | align="center" |18 | align="center" |30 | align="center" |31 | align="center" |29 | align="center" |42 | align="center" |39 | align="center" |39 | align="center" |53 |
| colspan="50" | Ranking tournaments |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Shanghai Masters
|align="center" colspan="24" style="color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Grand PrixThe event run under different names as Professional Players Tournament (1983/1984) and the LG Cup (2001/2002–2003/2004)
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;" |SF | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|3R | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;" |SF | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;" |SF | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;" |SF | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | UK Championship
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;" |SF | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|3R | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;" |SF | style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;" |W | style="text-align:center; background:thistle;"|F | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;" |SF | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|3R | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|WD | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"| Welsh Open
| colspan="8" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|SF | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; background:thistle;"|F | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|SF | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|3R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"| China OpenThe event run under different name as China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)
| colspan="14" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|NR | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Not Held | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|WD | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | World Championship
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; background:thistle;"|F | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|SF | style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|W | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ |
| colspan="50" | Non-ranking tournaments |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Premier LeagueThe event was also called the Professional Snooker League (1983/1984), Matchroom League (1986/1987-1991/1992) and European League (1992/1993-1996/1997
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|Not Held | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; background:thistle;"|F | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|RR | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|RR | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;" |SF | style="text-align:center; background:thistle;"|F | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|RR | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|RR | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|RR | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | The Masters
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|SF | style="text-align:center; background:thistle;"|F | style="text-align:center; background:thistle;"|F | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:thistle;"|F | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|SF | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A |
| colspan="50" | Former ranking tournaments |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Canadian Masters
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Not Held | colspan="3" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Non-Ranking | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | colspan="30" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Hong Kong OpenThe event also ran as the Australian Masters (1983/1984–1987/1988 & 1995/1996)
|align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#555555;"| Non-Ranking Event |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"| Not Held |align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"| NR |align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Classic
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" colspan="50" style="color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Strachan Open
|align="center" colspan="8" style="color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F |align="center" colspan="50" style="color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Dubai ClassicThe event ran under different names such as Thailand Classic (1995/1996) and Asian Classic (1996/1997)
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| NR |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R | colspan="30" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | German MastersThe event run under different name as German Open (1995/1996–1997/1998)
| colspan="12" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; background:thistle;"|F | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| NR | colspan="11" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Malta Grand Prix
| colspan="11" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held | colspan="5" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Non-Ranking Event | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| NR |align="center" colspan="50" style="color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Thailand MastersThe event ran under different names such as Asian Open (1989/1990 to 1992/1993) and Thailand Open (1993/1994 to 1996/1997).
| align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"| Non-Ranking Event | align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"| Not Held | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| WD | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|NR | align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"| Not Held | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|NR | align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"| Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Scottish OpenThe event ran under different names such as International Open (1983/1984 to 1984/1985, 1986/1987 to 1996/1997), Goya Matchroom Trophy (1985/1986) and Players Championship (2003/2004).
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A |style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"| Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" colspan="8" style="color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | British OpenThe event was also known as the International Masters (1983/1984).
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|NR |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R | align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Irish Masters
| colspan="19" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking Event | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|NH | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|NR | colspan="30" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | European OpenThe event ran under different names such as the Irish Open (1998/1999) and Malta Cup (2004/2005–2007/2008)
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W |align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|NR |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Not Held | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|NR | colspan="4" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Northern Ireland Trophy
| colspan="22" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|NR | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|NH |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Bahrain Championship
| colspan="25" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|NH |
| colspan="50" | Former non-ranking tournaments |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | UK Championship
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | align="center" colspan="31" style="color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Canadian Masters
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|Not Held | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|R | colspan="29" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Hong Kong Open
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|R |align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"| Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Fosters ProfessionalThe event also ran as the Carlsberg Challenge (1984/1985–1986/1987) and the Carling Challenge (1987/1988)
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Pontins Professional
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | {{nowrap|English Professional Championship}}
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|NH | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="30"|Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | New Zealand Masters
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|NH | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="3"|Not Held | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="30"|Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Norwich Union Grand Prix
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="5"|Tournament Not Held | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|SF |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="30"|Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | World Masters
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="7"|Tournament Not Held | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="30"|Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | London Masters
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="5"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F |align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|SF | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="30"|Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Thailand Masters
| align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|RR | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"| Not Held | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|SF | align="center" colspan="10" style="color:#555555;"| Ranking Event | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"| Not Held | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"| Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | European Challenge
| align="center" colspan="8" style="color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Hong Kong ChallengeThe event was also called the Hong Kong Masters (1983/1984–1988/1989)
| align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="30"|Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Indian Challenge
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="8"|Tournament Not Held | align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="30"|Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Belgian Challenge
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="8"|Tournament Not Held | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="30"|Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"| Kent ClassicThe event was also called the Kent Cup (1986/1987–1987/1988 & 1989/1990–1990/1991)
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Not Held | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W | colspan="30" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"| Belgian Masters
| colspan="7" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|SF | align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Not Held | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | colspan="30" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"| World Matchplay
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F |align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | colspan="30" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"| Nescafe Extra Challenge
| colspan="7" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|RR | colspan="30" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Pot Black
| align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="5"|Tournament Not Held | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|SF | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="11"|Tournament Not Held | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="30"|Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Malta Grand Prix
| colspan="11" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|R | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A |align="center" colspan="50" style="color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Red & White Challenge
| colspan="12" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F |align="center" colspan="50" style="color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | German Masters
| colspan="12" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held | colspan="3" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Ranking Event | style="text-align:center; background:#00ff00;"|W | colspan="11" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Champions CupThe event ran under a different name as the Charity Challenge (1994/1995–1998/1999)
| colspan="11" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|RR | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | colspan="30" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Scottish Masters
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|NH | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|SF | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|SF | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|SF | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | colspan="16" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Irish Masters
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|SF | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:thistle;"|F | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|SF | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|SF | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|SF | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;" |SF | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;" |SF | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | colspan="3" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|Ranking Event | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A | colspan="16" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:78%;"
! colspan="6"|Performance Table Legend |
| align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|LQ
| lost in the qualifying draw | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|#R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament | align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF | lost in the quarter-finals |
| align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
| lost in the semi-finals | align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F | lost in the final | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W | won the tournament |
| align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|DNQ
| did not qualify for the tournament | align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|A | did not participate in the tournament | align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|WD | withdrew from the tournament |
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" | |
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|NH / Not Held | means an event was not held. |
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|NR / Non-Ranking Event | means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. |
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|R / Ranking Event | means an event is/was a ranking event. |
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|MR / Minor-Ranking Event | means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. |
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|PA / Pro-am Event | means an event is/was a pro-am event. |
{{Reflist|group=nb}}
Career finals
=Ranking finals: 18 (9 titles)=
| class="wikitable"
! Legend |
| bgcolor="#e5d1cb"
| World Championship (1–1) |
| bgcolor="dfe2e9"
| UK Championship (1–1) |
| bgcolor=
| Other (7–7) |
| class="wikitable sortable"
!width="80"|Outcome !width="20"|No. !width="50"|Year !style="width:250px;"|Championship !style="width:200px;"|Opponent in the final !style="width:50px;"|Score |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 1. | 1988 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis | align="center"|11–13 |
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 1. | 1989 | {{flagicon|WAL}} Terry Griffiths | align="center"|9–8 |
| style="background:#e5d1cb;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 2. | 1989 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis | align="center"|3–18 |
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 2. | 1990 | European Open (2) | {{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Hendry | align="center"|10–6 |
| style="background:#e5d1cb;"
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner | 3. | 1991 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White | align="center"|18–11 |
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 4. | 1991 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Knowles | align="center"|9–3 |
| style="background:#dfe2e9;"
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner | 5. | 1991 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White | align="center"|16–13 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 3. | 1992 | {{flagicon|THA}} James Wattana | align="center"|5–9 |
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 6. | 1992 | Dubai Classic (2) | {{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Hendry | align="center"|9–8 |
| style="background:#dfe2e9;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 4. | 1992 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White | align="center"|9–16 |
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 7. | 1994 | {{flagicon|THA}} James Wattana | align="center"|9–5 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 5. | 1994 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Hendry | align="center"|3–9 |
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 8. | 1995 | Thailand Classic (3) | {{flagicon|ENG}} Nigel Bond | align="center"|9–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 6. | 1996 | {{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams | align="center"|3–9 |
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 9. | 1996 | European Open (3) | {{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Ebdon | align="center"|9–7 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 7. | 1997 | European Open (2) | {{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins | align="center"|5–9 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 8. | 1997 | {{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins | align="center"|4–9 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 9. | 1998 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Hendry | align="center"|6–9 |
=Non-ranking finals: 24 (9 titles)=
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Non-ranking finals contested by John Parrott |
| scope="row" |Outcome
!scope="row" |No. !scope="row" |Year !scope="row" |Championship !scope="row" |Opponent in the final !scope="row" style="text-align:center|Score |
|---|
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 1. | 1982 | Zimbabwe Open | data-sort-value="Foulds, Neal" | {{flagathlete|Neal Foulds|ENG}} | align="center"|6–5{{cite news |title=Elite go marching on |work=Lancashire Telegraph |location=Blackburn |date=29 January 1983 |page=32 }} |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 2. | 1983 | Zimbabwe Open | data-sort-value="Johnson, Joe" | {{flagathlete|Joe Johnson|ENG}} | align="center"|7–1{{cite magazine |title=John Parrott retains Zimbabwe Open Title |magazine=Snooker Scene |date=October 1983 |page=}} |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 3. | 1988 | Kent Cup | data-sort-value="Clark, Martin" | {{flagathlete|Martin Clark|ENG}} | align="center"|5–1 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 4. | 1988 | data-sort-value="Hallett, Mike" |{{flagathlete|Mike Hallett|ENG}} | align="center"|9–1 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 1. | 1988 | data-sort-value="Davis, Steve" |{{flagathlete|Steve Davis|ENG}} | align="center"|5–9 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 2. | 1989 | data-sort-value="Hendry, Stephen" |{{flagathlete|Stephen Hendry|SCO}} | align="center"|6–9 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 3. | 1989 | English Professional Championship | data-sort-value="Hallett, Mike" |{{flagathlete|Mike Hallett|ENG}} | align="center"|7–9 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 4. | 1989 | data-sort-value="Davis, Steve" |{{flagathlete|Steve Davis|ENG}} | align="center"|Round-Robin |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 5. | 1989 | data-sort-value="Hendry, Stephen" |{{flagathlete|Stephen Hendry|SCO}} | align="center"|2–4 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 6. | 1989 | World Matchplay (2) | data-sort-value="White, Jimmy" |{{flagathlete|Jimmy White|ENG}} | align="center"|9–18 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 7. | 1990 | The Masters (2) | data-sort-value="Hendry, Stephen" |{{flagathlete|Stephen Hendry|SCO}} | align="center"|4–9 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 8. | 1990 | London Masters (2) | data-sort-value="Hendry, Stephen" |{{flagathlete|Stephen Hendry|SCO}} | align="center"|2–4 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 5. | 1990 | data-sort-value="White, Jimmy" |{{flagathlete|Jimmy White|ENG}} | align="center"|9–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 6. | 1990 | data-sort-value="Davis, Steve" |{{flagathlete|Steve Davis|ENG}} | align="center"|4–2 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 9. | 1991 | data-sort-value="Davis, Steve" |{{flagathlete|Steve Davis|ENG}} | align="center"|5–9 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 10. | 1991 | Indian Challenge | data-sort-value="Hendry, Stephen"| {{flagathlete|Stephen Hendry|SCO}} | align="center"|5–9 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 11. | 1992 | The Masters (3) | data-sort-value="Hendry, Stephen"| {{flagathlete|Stephen Hendry|SCO}} | align="center"|4–9 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 7. | 1992 | data-sort-value="Hendry, Stephen"| {{flagathlete|Stephen Hendry|SCO}} | align="center"|6–5 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 12. | 1992 | data-sort-value="Wattana, James" |{{flagathlete|James Wattana|THA}} | align="center"|5–10 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 13. | 1994 | European League (2) | data-sort-value="Hendry, Stephen" |{{flagathlete|Stephen Hendry|SCO}} | align="center"|7–10 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 8. | 1994 | data-sort-value="Drago, Tony" |{{flagathlete|Tony Drago|MLT}} | align="center"|7–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 14. | 1995 | Red & White Challenge | data-sort-value="Bond, Nigel" |{{flagathlete|Nigel Bond|ENG}} | align="center"|6–8 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 9. | 1998 | data-sort-value="Williams, Mark" |{{flagathlete|Mark Williams|WAL}} | align="center"|6–4 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 15. | 2017 | data-sort-value="Lines, Peter" |{{flagathlete|Peter Lines|ENG}} | align="center"|0–4 |
=Team finals: 1 (1 title)=
| class="wikitable sortable"
!width="80"|Outcome !width="20"|No. !width="50"|Year !style="width:250px;"|Championship !style="width:200px;"|Team !style="width:200px;"|Opponent(s) in the final !style="width:50px;"|Score |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 1. | 2000 | {{flagcountry|ENG}} | {{flagcountry|WAL}} | align="center"|6–4 |
=Pro-am finals: 3 (2 titles)=
| class="sortable wikitable"
|+Pro-am finals contested by John Parrott |
| scope=row |Outcome
!scope=row |No. !scope=row |Year !scope=row |Championship !scope=row |Opponent in the final !scope=row |Score !scope=row |{{Reference heading}} |
|---|
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 1. | 1982 | {{flagathlete|Ray Reardon|WAL}} | align="center"|7–4 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 1. | 1985 | {{flagathlete|Jim Chambers|ENG}} | align="center"|6–7 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 2. | 1986 | Pontins Spring Open (2) | {{flagathlete|Tony Putnam|ENG}} | align="center" |7–6 |
=Amateur finals: 8 (3 titles)=
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Amateur snooker finals contested by John Parrott |
| scope=row |Outcome
!scope=row |No. !scope=row |Year !scope=row |Championship !scope=row |Opponent in the final !scope=row style="text-align:center |Score !scope=row |{{Reference heading}} |
|---|
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 1. | 1979 | British Under-16 Championship | data-sort-value="Pyle"|{{flagathlete|Tony Pyle|ENG}} | align="center"|2–3 |{{cite news|title=Off the cush |work=Daily Mirror|date=5 April 1979|page=26}} |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 2. | 1979 | Pontins Junior Championship | data-sort-value="Gilbert" |{{flagathlete|Dave Gilbert|ENG}} | align="center"|1–3 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 3. | 1980 | British Under-16 Championship (2) | data-sort-value="Whitthread" |{{flagathlete|Terry Whitthread|ENG}} | align="center"|1–3 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 1. | 1981 | Pontins Junior Championship | data-sort-value="Tate"|{{flagathlete|Don Tate|ENG}} | align="center"|3–1 |{{sfn|Morrison|1987|page=100}}{{cite news|title=Parrott cues in on snooker glory |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000271/19810516/442/0014|url-access=subscription|work=Liverpool Echo|date=16 May 1981|page=14}} |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 4. | 1982 | British Under-19 Championship | data-sort-value="Foulds"|{{flagathlete|Neal Foulds|ENG}} | align="center"|2–3 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 2. | 1982 | data-sort-value="Keers"|{{flagathlete|John Keers|ENG}} | align="center"|156–70{{efn|name="agg2"|Final decided on aggregate score over two frames}} | {{sfn|Morrison|1987|page=101}} |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 5. | 1983 | English Amateur Championship | data-sort-value="Jones"|{{flagathlete|Tony Jones|ENG}} | align="center"|9–13 | {{sfn|Morrison|1987|page=37}} |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 3. | 1983 | Junior Pot Black (2) | data-sort-value="Ventham"|{{flagathlete|Steve Ventham|ENG}} | align="center"|{{efn|name="agg2"|Final decided on aggregate score over two frames}} | {{sfn|Morrison|1987|page=101}} |
Notes
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References
Citations
{{Reflist|2|refs=}}
Books
- {{cite book |last1=Hayton |first1=Eric |last2=Dee |first2=John |date=2004 |title=The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History |publisher=Rose Villa Publications |location=Lowestoft |isbn=978-0-9548549-0-4}}
- {{cite book |last=Morrison |first=Ian |date=1987 |title=The Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Snooker |edition=Revised |location=Twickenham |publisher=Hamlyn Publishing Group |isbn=978-0-600-55604-6}}
- {{cite book |last=Morrison |first=Ian |date=1988 |title=Hamlyn Who's Who in Snooker |location=London |publisher=Hamlyn |isbn=978-0-600-55713-5 }}
- {{cite book |last=O'Sullivan |first=Ronnie |year=2003 |title=Ronnie: the Autobiography of Ronnie O'Sullivan |publisher=Orion Media |isbn=9780224061490 }}
- {{cite book |last1=Williams |first1=Luke |last2=Gadsby |first2=Paul |date=2005 |title=Masters of the Baize |location=Edinburgh |publisher=Mainstream |isbn=978-1-84018-872-1}}
Further reading
- {{cite book |last= Parrott |first= John |title= Right on Cue : an Autobiography |publisher= Robson Books Ltd |location= London |year= 1991 |isbn= 0-86051-778-0 |ref=no}}
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