Riley Parsons
 Parsons in action at BetVictor Snooker Shootout | |
| Born | 5 May 2000 Cannock, Staffordshire |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  England |
| Professional | 2019–2021 |
| Highest ranking | 98 (September 2020) |
| Best ranking finish | Last 64 (x3) |
Riley Parsons (born 5 May 2000) is an English former professional snooker player.
Career
[edit]As an amateur Parsons represented England at the 2018 EBSA European men's championship in Sofia Bulgaria.
Parsons turned professional for the first time in 2019 after progressing from Q School Event Two in Wigan.
The Englishman, who hails from Cannock, defeated Alexander Ursenbacher, Daniel Womersley, Chae Ross, Callum Lloyd and finally Peter Lines to earn a two-year tour card from the start of the 2019/20 World Snooker Tour.
He was not able to win a match his whole first season on tour. However, Parsons did win his opening match for the 2020–21 season, with a 5–4 win over Soheil Vahedi at the 2020 European Masters.
Parsons was relegated from the tour at the end of the 2020-21 season.
Personal life
[edit]Parsons was born in Cannock, Staffordshire.
Parsons has a daughter called Ivy-Mae, who was born in 2021.
Performance and rankings timeline
[edit]| Tournament | 2019/ 20 | 2020/ 21 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking[1][nb 1] | [nb 2] | 98 | |||||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| European Masters | LQ | 2R | |||||||
| English Open | 1R | 1R | |||||||
| Championship League | NR | RR | |||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | 1R | WD | |||||||
| UK Championship | 1R | 1R | |||||||
| Scottish Open | 1R | 1R | |||||||
| World Grand Prix | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||
| German Masters | LQ | WD | |||||||
| Shoot Out | 1R | 2R | |||||||
| Welsh Open | 1R | 1R | |||||||
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||
| Gibraltar Open | 1R | 1R | |||||||
| WST Pro Series | NH | RR | |||||||
| Tour Championship | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||
| World Championship | LQ | LQ | |||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Riga Masters | LQ | NH | |||||||
| International Championship | LQ | NH | |||||||
| China Championship | LQ | NH | |||||||
| World Open | LQ | NH | |||||||
| 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 | |||
Career finals
[edit]Amateur finals: 4 (3 titles)
[edit]| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2022 | EPSB Open Series - Landywood - Event 1 (2022/23) | Jack Harris | 3–2 |
| Winner | 2. | 2023 | EPSB Open Series - Landywood - Event 6 (2022/23) | Lee Shanker | 3–2 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2023 | EPSB Open Series - Play-Off (2022/23) | Daniel Womersley | 1–3 |
| Winner | 3. | 2023 | EPSB Open Series - Landywood - Event 2 (2023/24) | Tom Maxfield | 3–0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
External links
[edit]- Riley Parsons at the World Snooker Tour