John Parrott

John Stephen Parrott (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 Template:As of 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 breaks 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.Template:Sfn Parrott grew up with his aunt and uncle following a split between his parents when he was 4.<ref name=ab>Template:Cite book</ref>Template:RP He was a keen bowls player until the age of 11,<ref name=GSC>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> as he was first introduced to snooker by his father.<ref name=ab/>Template:RPTemplate:Sfn He lost in the final of the British Under-16s Championship in 1979 and then again in 1980.<ref name="EU16a"/><ref name="EU16b"/><ref name=ab/>Template:RP The next year, he won the 1981 Pontins Junior Championship. In 1982, he won the Pontins Open, a tournament with over 1,000 entrants.<ref name=ab/>Template:RP 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,Template:Sfn and finishing as runner-up in the English Amateur Championship.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn

Professional career

Parrott turned professional in 1983, aged 19, making his televised debut as a professional during the last 16 of the 1984 Classic.<ref name=ab/>Template:RP 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 Template:Cuegloss.<ref name=gq>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref name=ab/>Template:RP In 1987, Parrott was placed within the top 16 in the world for the first time.<ref name=ab/>Template:RP

At the 1988 Classic, Parrott reached his first ranking event final. Despite leading 11Template:Nbnd10, he lost 11Template:Nbnd13 to Steve Davis.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref name=ab/>Template:RP

He also reached the final to play Davis at the 1989 World Snooker Championship.<ref name=ab/>Template:RP In the first to 18 match, Parrott trailed 2Template:Nbnd5,<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> but won only one more frame in the match, losing 3Template:Nbnd18.<ref name="TIMES2MAY">Template:Cite news</ref> The loss was the largest in any World Championship final.<ref name="GRAUN2MAY">Template:Cite news</ref> With the match finishing early, Parrott had to play an exhibition match in place of the final session.<ref name="TIMES3MAYX">Template:Cite news</ref> Parrott finished the season at his highest world ranking, second to Davis.<ref name="SCENE88">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Parrott won his first ranking title at the 1989 European Open, defeating Terry Griffiths in the final 9Template:Nbnd8.Template:Sfn He successfully defended his title at the 1990 event, defeating Stephen Hendry 10Template:Nbnd6 in the final.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Parrott reached the final of the 1990 Masters for a second time, losing again to Hendry.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He finished the season at the 1990 World Snooker Championship losing in the semi-final 11Template:Nbnd16 to Hendry.Template:Sfn

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.<ref name="auto2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He took a 7Template:Nbnd0 lead, winning the match 18Template:Nbnd11.<ref name="auto2"/> Following the World Championship win, Parrott won both the 1991 Dubai Classic over Knowles and his second Triple Crown event - the 1991 UK Championship.<ref name="SS">Template:Cite news</ref> He once again played White in the final, defeating him 16Template:Nbnd13.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He was just the third person to win hold both the UK and World Championships sequentially.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Parrott finished the 1991–92 season once again to World Number two.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

In 1992, Parrott reached four major finals. He retained the Dubai Classic, defeating Hendry on a Template:Cuegloss,<ref name="Turner">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> but lost both the UK Championship and Masters to White and Hendry, respectively.<ref name=cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Snooker Scene">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Parrott also reached the final of the 1992 Strachan Open losing to James Wattana.Template:SfnHe finished the season again in second in the world rankings for the third and final time.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

The following season, Parrott won the 1994 International Open, defeating Wattana in the final.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Later in 1994, he reached the final of the European Open for the third time, this time losing to Hendry.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Parrott would, however, win the European Open the following season with a victory in the final over Peter Ebdon.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The same season, Parrott won the 1995 Thailand Classic for the third time, defeating Nigel Bond in the final.Template:Sfn

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref name=GSC/> He captained the England team that won the 2000 Nations Cup.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Later Parrott announced he was to retire from the professional game.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Parrott played in the 2011 World Seniors Championship, where he lost in the semi-finals to Davis.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He also participated in the preliminary qualifying rounds of the 2012 World Snooker Championship losing 0–5 to Patrick Wallace in Round 1.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

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.Template:Sfn 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".Template:Sfn 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Television

Following his playing career, Parrott became a pundit and commentator on snooker for BBC Sport.Template:Sfn 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> As a supporter of horse racing, he was involved in the BBC's horse racing coverage as part of the presenting team.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Personal life

In 1996, Parrott was honoured with an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list, for charitable services in Merseyside.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2008, he launched John Parrott Cue Sports, an online retailer selling snooker and pool cues and some snooker collectables.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> This was re-branded John Parrott Sports in 2019.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Parrott is a supporter of Everton F.C. and brother-in-law of former Everton player Duncan Ferguson.<ref name=everton>Template:Cite news</ref> Parrott was made the Honorary Patron of the British Crown Green Bowling Association in 2010.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Parrott is married with two grown-up children.

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament	1983/ 84	1984/ 85	1985/ 86	1986/ 87	1987/ 88	1988/ 89	1989/ 90	1990/ 91	1991/ 92	1992/ 93	1993/ 94	1994/ 95	1995/ 96	1996/ 97	1997/ 98	1998/ 99	1999/ 00	2000/ 01	2001/ 02	2002/ 03	2003/ 04	2004/ 05	2005/ 06	2006/ 07	2007/ 08	2008/ 09	2009/ 10
Ranking<ref name="Ranking history">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref group="nb">From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.</ref>	<ref group="nb">New players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking.</ref>	20	18	17	13	7	2	3	4	2	2	5	4	4	6	6	5	10	22	18	30	31	29	42	39	39	53
Ranking tournaments
Shanghai Masters	Tournament Not Held																								LQ	A	LQ
Grand Prix<ref group="nb">The event run under different names as Professional Players Tournament (1983/1984) and the LG Cup (2001/2002–2003/2004)</ref>	2R	2R	1R	2R	SF	2R	3R	QF	1R	2R	SF	1R	1R	SF	QF	2R	2R	2R	2R	1R	SF	1R	1R	LQ	LQ	2R	LQ
UK Championship	NR	1R	2R	SF	QF	QF	3R	SF	W	F	SF	QF	3R	QF	2R	QF	2R	2R	2R	1R	1R	QF	1R	1R	LQ	WD	LQ
Welsh Open	Tournament Not Held								SF	QF	2R	1R	F	SF	QF	2R	1R	1R	LQ	LQ	2R	3R	1R	1R	1R	LQ	LQ
China Open<ref group="nb" name="CHN">The event run under different name as China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)</ref>	Tournament Not Held														NR	QF	1R	2R	1R	Not Held		LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	WD	LQ
World Championship	2R	QF	2R	2R	2R	F	SF	W	QF	QF	QF	QF	1R	QF	QF	QF	2R	1R	1R	1R	1R	LQ	1R	2R	LQ	LQ	LQ
Non-ranking tournaments
Premier League<ref group="nb">The event was also called the Professional Snooker League (1983/1984), Matchroom League (1986/1987-1991/1992) and European League (1992/1993-1996/1997</ref>	A	Not Held		A	A	F	RR	A	RR	SF	F	RR	RR	RR	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A
The Masters	A	A	A	A	SF	F	F	QF	F	QF	1R	1R	QF	QF	1R	1R	SF	QF	A	A	A	A	LQ	A	A	A	A
Former ranking tournaments
Canadian Masters	Not Held		Non-Ranking			QF	Tournament Not Held
Hong Kong Open<ref group="nb" name="auto1">The event also ran as the Australian Masters (1983/1984–1987/1988 & 1995/1996)</ref>	Non-Ranking Event					NH	2R	Not Held				NR		Tournament Not Held
Classic	SF	LQ	1R	QF	F	QF	3R	2R	QF	Tournament Not Held
Strachan Open	Tournament Not Held								F	Tournament Not Held
Dubai Classic<ref group="nb" >The event ran under different names such as Thailand Classic (1995/1996) and Asian Classic (1996/1997)</ref>	Tournament Not Held					NR	SF	2R	W	W	2R	1R	W	1R	Tournament Not Held
German Masters<ref group="nb" name="auto">The event run under different name as German Open (1995/1996–1997/1998)</ref>	Tournament Not Held												2R	1R	F	NR	Tournament Not Held
Malta Grand Prix	Tournament Not Held											Non-Ranking Event					QF	NR	Tournament Not Held
Thailand Masters<ref group="nb" >The event ran under different names such as Asian Open (1989/1990 to 1992/1993) and Thailand Open (1993/1994 to 1996/1997).</ref>	Non-Ranking Event				Not Held		WD	QF	3R	QF	2R	2R	QF	QF	F	SF	1R	SF	1R	NR	Not Held			NR	Not Held
Scottish Open<ref group="nb" >The 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).</ref>	A	LQ	QF	1R	3R	1R	QF	Not Held		2R	W	SF	1R	QF	2R	3R	1R	3R	2R	1R	3R	Tournament Not Held
British Open<ref group="nb" >The event was also known as the International Masters (1983/1984).</ref>	NR	2R	3R	1R	SF	SF	1R	1R	1R	3R	3R	SF	QF	1R	QF	QF	2R	2R	2R	3R	1R	2R	Tournament Not Held
Irish Masters	Non-Ranking Event																			LQ	LQ	LQ	NH	NR	Not Held
European Open<ref group="nb" name="EUR">The event ran under different names such as the Irish Open (1998/1999) and Malta Cup (2004/2005–2007/2008)</ref>	Tournament Not Held					W	W	1R	SF	2R	SF	F	W	F	NR	SF	Not Held		LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	1R	LQ	NR	Not Held
Northern Ireland Trophy	Tournament Not Held																						NR	LQ	1R	LQ	NH
Bahrain Championship	Tournament Not Held																									LQ	NH
Former non-ranking tournaments
UK Championship	1R	Tournament Not Held
Canadian Masters	Not Held		QF	A	A	R	Tournament Not Held
Hong Kong Open<ref group="nb" name="auto1"/>	A	A	SF	A	QF	NH	R	Not Held				A	A	Tournament Not Held
Fosters Professional<ref group="nb">The event also ran as the Carlsberg Challenge (1984/1985–1986/1987) and the Carling Challenge (1987/1988)</ref>	NH	A	SF	A	A	SF	Tournament Not Held
Pontins Professional	A	QF	QF	SF	W	QF	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	Tournament Not Held
Template:Nowrap	NH	2R	2R	QF	2R	F	Tournament Not Held
New Zealand Masters	NH	A	Not Held			A	QF	Tournament Not Held
Norwich Union Grand Prix	Tournament Not Held					A	SF	W	Tournament Not Held
World Masters	Tournament Not Held							2R	Tournament Not Held
London Masters	Tournament Not Held					F	F	SF	Tournament Not Held
Thailand Masters	A	RR	A	A	Not Held				SF	Ranking Event										A	Not Held			A	Not Held
European Challenge	Tournament Not Held								QF	A	Tournament Not Held
Hong Kong Challenge<ref group="nb">The event was also called the Hong Kong Masters (1983/1984–1988/1989)</ref>	A	QF	A	A	A	QF	NH	A	QF	Tournament Not Held
Indian Challenge	Tournament Not Held								F	Tournament Not Held
Belgian Challenge	Tournament Not Held								QF	Tournament Not Held
Kent Classic<ref group="nb">The event was also called the Kent Cup (1986/1987–1987/1988 & 1989/1990–1990/1991)</ref>	Not Held			A	W	A	A	A	NH	W	Tournament Not Held
Belgian Masters	Tournament Not Held							W	SF	F	Not Held		A	Tournament Not Held
World Matchplay	Tournament Not Held					F	F	QF	QF	QF	Tournament Not Held
Nescafe Extra Challenge	Tournament Not Held							A	NH	RR	Tournament Not Held
Pot Black	A	1R	1R	Tournament Not Held					QF	SF	1R	Tournament Not Held											A	A	A	Not Held
Malta Grand Prix	Tournament Not Held											W	A	A	A	A	R	A	Tournament Not Held
Red & White Challenge	Tournament Not Held												F	Tournament Not Held
German Masters<ref group="nb" name="auto"/>	Tournament Not Held												Ranking Event			W	Tournament Not Held
Champions Cup<ref group="nb">The event ran under a different name as the Charity Challenge (1994/1995–1998/1999)</ref>	Tournament Not Held											QF	QF	QF	QF	1R	RR	A	A	Tournament Not Held
Scottish Masters	A	A	A	QF	A	NH	SF	QF	QF	QF	QF	1R	1R	SF	SF	QF	QF	A	A	A	Tournament Not Held
Irish Masters	A	A	A	A	A	SF	QF	F	SF	SF	QF	SF	1R	QF	SF	1R	SF	A	A	Ranking Event			A	Tournament Not Held

Performance Table Legend
LQ	lost in the qualifying draw	#R	lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)	QF	lost in the quarter-finals
SF	lost in the semi-finals	F	lost in the final	W	won the tournament
DNQ	did not qualify for the tournament	A	did not participate in the tournament	WD	withdrew from the tournament

NH / Not Held				means an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Event				means an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Event				means an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Event				means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
PA / Pro-am Event				means an event is/was a pro-am event.

Career finals

Ranking finals: 18 (9 titles)

Legend
World Championship (1–1)
UK Championship (1–1)
Other (7–7)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	1988	The Classic	Template:Flagicon Steve Davis	11–13
Winner	1.	1989	European Open	Template:Flagicon Terry Griffiths	9–8
Runner-up	2.	1989	World Snooker Championship	Template:Flagicon Steve Davis	3–18
Winner	2.	1990	European Open (2)	Template:Flagicon Stephen Hendry	10–6
Winner	3.	1991	World Snooker Championship	Template:Flagicon Jimmy White	18–11
Winner	4.	1991	Dubai Classic	Template:Flagicon Tony Knowles	9–3
Winner	5.	1991	UK Championship	Template:Flagicon Jimmy White	16–13
Runner-up	3.	1992	Strachan Open	Template:Flagicon James Wattana	5–9
Winner	6.	1992	Dubai Classic (2)	Template:Flagicon Stephen Hendry	9–8
Runner-up	4.	1992	UK Championship	Template:Flagicon Jimmy White	9–16
Winner	7.	1994	International Open	Template:Flagicon James Wattana	9–5
Runner-up	5.	1994	European Open	Template:Flagicon Stephen Hendry	3–9
Winner	8.	1995	Thailand Classic (3)	Template:Flagicon Nigel Bond	9–6
Runner-up	6.	1996	Welsh Open	Template:Flagicon Mark Williams	3–9
Winner	9.	1996	European Open (3)	Template:Flagicon Peter Ebdon	9–7
Runner-up	7.	1997	European Open (2)	Template:Flagicon John Higgins	5–9
Runner-up	8.	1997	German Open	Template:Flagicon John Higgins	4–9
Runner-up	9.	1998	Thailand Masters	Template:Flagicon Stephen Hendry	6–9

Non-ranking finals: 24 (9 titles)

Non-ranking finals contested by John Parrott

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Winner	1.	1982	Zimbabwe Open	Template:Flagathlete	6–5<ref name="ZIMB83"/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Winner	2.	1983	Zimbabwe Open	Template:Flagathlete	7–1<ref name="ZIMB83">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Winner	3.	1988	Kent Cup	Template:Flagathlete	5–1
Winner	4.	1988	Pontins Professional	Template:Flagathlete	9–1
Runner-up	1.	1988	World Matchplay	Template:Flagathlete	5–9
Runner-up	2.	1989	The Masters	Template:Flagathlete	6–9
Runner-up	3.	1989	English Professional Championship	Template:Flagathlete	7–9
Runner-up	4.	1989	Matchroom League	Template:Flagathlete	Round-Robin
Runner-up	5.	1989	London Masters	Template:Flagathlete	2–4
Runner-up	6.	1989	World Matchplay (2)	Template:Flagathlete	9–18
Runner-up	7.	1990	The Masters (2)	Template:Flagathlete	4–9
Runner-up	8.	1990	London Masters (2)	Template:Flagathlete	2–4
Winner	5.	1990	Belgian Masters	Template:Flagathlete	9–6
Winner	6.	1990	Norwich Union Grand Prix	Template:Flagathlete	4–2
Runner-up	9.	1991	Irish Masters	Template:Flagathlete	5–9
Runner-up	10.	1991	Indian Challenge	Template:Flagathlete	5–9
Runner-up	11.	1992	The Masters (3)	Template:Flagathlete	4–9
Winner	7.	1992	Kent Classic	Template:Flagathlete	6–5
Runner-up	12.	1992	Belgian Masters	Template:Flagathlete	5–10
Runner-up	13.	1994	European League (2)	Template:Flagathlete	7–10
Winner	8.	1994	Malta Grand Prix	Template:Flagathlete	7–6
Runner-up	14.	1995	Red & White Challenge	Template:Flagathlete	6–8
Winner	9.	1998	German Masters	Template:Flagathlete	6–4
Runner-up	15.	2017	World Seniors Championship	Template:Flagathlete	0–4

Team finals: 1 (1 title)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Team	Opponent(s) in the final	Score
Winner	1.	2000	Nations Cup	Template:Flagcountry	Template:Flagcountry	6–4

Pro-am finals: 3 (2 titles)

Pro-am finals contested by John Parrott

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score	Template:Reference heading
Winner	1.	1982	Pontins Spring Open	Template:Flagathlete	7–4	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Runner-up	1.	1985	Pontins Spring Open	Template:Flagathlete	6–7	<ref name=SnookerArchive/>
Winner	2.	1986	Pontins Spring Open (2)	Template:Flagathlete	7–6	<ref name=SnookerArchive/>

Amateur finals: 8 (3 titles)

Amateur snooker finals contested by John Parrott

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score	Template:Reference heading
Runner-up	1.	1979	British Under-16 Championship	Template:Flagathlete	2–3	<ref name="EU16a">Template:Cite news</ref>
Runner-up	2.	1979	Pontins Junior Championship	Template:Flagathlete	1–3	Template:Sfn<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Runner-up	3.	1980	British Under-16 Championship (2)	Template:Flagathlete	1–3	<ref name="EU16b">Template:Cite news</ref>
Winner	1.	1981	Pontins Junior Championship	Template:Flagathlete	3–1	Template:Sfn<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Runner-up	4.	1982	British Under-19 Championship	Template:Flagathlete	2–3	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Winner	2.	1982	Junior Pot Black	Template:Flagathlete	156–70Template:Efn	Template:Sfn
Runner-up	5.	1983	English Amateur Championship	Template:Flagathlete	9–13	Template:Sfn
Winner	3.	1983	Junior Pot Black (2)	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Efn	Template:Sfn

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