Who is john parrott

He then beat Tony Knowles in the next round before losing to Steve Davis in the semi-finals. By then, bookmakers had him tipped to be the World Snooker Champion within five years it took him seven years. He took his first ranking title in the European Open, and defended his title in Parrott also boasts 14 consecutive seasons in the top 16 of the snooker world rankings, eleven of them in the top 6.

From to Parrott was ever-present at the World Championship, reaching at least the last 16 every year from to , but he failed to qualify in Since his victory he has never again reached the semi-finals, but lost in the quarter-finals seven times between and Also, his 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.

Parrott has come through the qualifying event for the World Championship a record 10 times. In he reached the last 16 of the World Championship for the first time in seven years, after victories over James Leadbetter, David Gray and Steve Davis 10—9, having led 6—1 and 9—6. A record ten of Parrott's World Championship matches have gone to a final-frame decider — he has won 7 of these.

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 Because of Hendry's dominance, Parrott was the runner-up at the Masters on three occasions within a four-year span, and never won the title.

Later Parrott announced he was to retire from the professional game. He told the Daily Mail :. I certainly won't be playing any lower down. I still have the utmost respect for the game. I've just lost in the World Championship and I'm not going to spit the dummy out. Entering his mid-thirties however, by John was starting to struggle for form and his increased involvement with the media proved to be further distraction as he slipped to 10th in the rankings, his lowest position since For the next five seasons, although he never really came close to regaining a top 16 place, he at least managed to halt his slide down the rankings and maintain a place in the top One run that did come to an end in however was his twenty consecutive years at the Crucible, as he lost his final World Championship qualifying match at Prestatyn.

He did manage to go on a good run during the Grand Prix when he defeated Atthasit Mahitthi, Ken Doherty and Mark King to reach the last 16, but his subsequent whitewash at the hands of Ali Carter brought him back down to earth with a bump. Though he managed to qualify for the China Open late in the season, he was subsequently forced to withdraw from the tournament for medical reasons. Following such a poor performance, speculation began to mount as to his future in the game beyond the end of the season.

Unfortunately, these victories were to prove his last as he lost his opening matches at the Welsh Open, China Open and then the World Championship, the latter against year-old Chinese player Zhang Anda. These results meant that after 23 years, John lost his professional status, finishing 65th on the two-year raking list and only 78th on the one-year list. Following his relegation John told SkySports:. I still have the utmost respect for the game.

I won six world titles, and Hendry seven, while he was at the top. Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 56 years old? We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 11 May. He is a member of famous Player with the age 57 years old group. At 57 years old, John Parrott height not available right now. His net worth has been growing significantly in So, how much is John Parrott worth at the age of 57 years old?

He is from Liverpool. We have estimated John Parrott's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets. Winning both the World Championship and UK Championship in made him one of only six players to have won snooker's two most prominent ranking titles in the same year.

I certainly won't be playing any lower down. I still have the utmost respect for the game. I've just lost in the World Championship and I'm not going to spit the dummy out. But I don't enjoy the hours of practice any more. A record ten of Parrott's World Championship matches went to a final-frame decider, seven of which he won.

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 tournament. 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 World Championship.

Following his 6—10 defeat to young Chinese Zhang Anda in the 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 —11 season.