| Born |
May 11, 1964 |
| Lives |
Liverpool, Merseyside, England |
| Nickname |
"The Entertainer", "Mr. JP" |
| Turned pro |
1983 |
| Manager: |
World Snooker
Ground Floor, Albert House
111-117 Victoria Street
Bristol BS1 6AX
Tel 0117 317 8200
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| Match stats |
1998/99 ranking events; 1999/2000 ranking events
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| Highest pro break |
147 (1992 Matchroom League) |
| Highest ranked |
2 (1992-93) |
| Current ranking |
39 |
| World Championship best |
Winner (1991)
|
| Best ranking event performance |
Winner of nine tournaments:
European Open 1989, 1990, 1996;
Embassy World Championship 1991;
Dubai Duty Free Classic 1991, 1992;
UK Championship 1991;
International Open 1994;
Thailand Classic 1995
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| Major invitation tournament victories: |
None
|
| Career centuries |
186 (end of 1997/98 season) |
| Career earnings |
£2,863,900 (through the 2001 Thailand Masters) |
| 2000/2001 earnings |
£60,010 (through the Thailand Masters) |
| Speciality |
"Cueball near cushion" shots |
| Achievements |
John has been in 33 professional finals, winning 15 of them. Nine of those wins have come
in ranking events. Six of his ranking wins have been overseas.
The 1998/99 season was his 11th consecutive in the top 16 of the world rankings.
Parrott is one of only five players to win both the World Championship and the UK
Championship in the same year.
Steve Davis,
Stephen Hendry,
John Higgins and
Ronnie O'Sullivan are the others.
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| Miscellaneous |
His career record against Jimmy White is 17-11. He has won
their last eight(!) meetings.
Parrott is one of the team captains in the popular TV-series, A Question of Sport.
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