Emma Parker (snooker player)

Emma Parker (born 24 April 1999) is an English snooker player. She made her tournament debut at the 2015 Eden Masters, aged 15,^[1] and was number one in the women's under-21 world rankings as of April 2019.^[2] Her highest position in the senior rankings is sixth.^[3] She has reached three ranking semi-finals on the World Women's Snooker Tour.^[3]

Emma Parker

Born	(1999-04-24) 24 April 1999 (age 26) Hornchurch, London, England
Sport country	England
Highest ranking	6 (February 2022)

Career

Parker started playing pool at the age of four, and turned to snooker at the age of 15 after her father and uncle took her to Romford Snooker Club.^[4] In April 2017, she won the Under-21 Ladies World Championship at the Northern Snooker Center in Leeds. Following further success, she rose to 8th in the women's world rankings in September 2019.^[3]

She and fellow tour player Reanne Evans were the two women among the eight wildcards for the 128-player televised 2019 Snooker Shoot-Out, making them the first women to compete in the final stages of a televised world ranking event.^[5][6] Shoot Out matches are one frame and have a maximum duration of 10 minutes, with limited time allowed for each shot. Parker lost 17–61 to Laxman Rawat.^[7]

Parker won the 2020 Belgian Women's Open (Under-21) event, beating Albina Hashcuk 2–0 in the final. She also reached the semi-finals of the main 2020 Belgian Women's Open event, where she lost 0–4 to Reanne Evans. Following this, Parker reached 7th in the women's snooker rankings, a new career best for her.^[8]

Personal life

Parker lives in Hornchurch, and is coached by Gary Filtness.^[4] She works full-time for an accountancy company in Hornchurch.^[8]

Performance timeline

World Women's Snooker

Tournament[9]	2014/ 15	2015/ 16	2016/ 17	2017/ 18	2018/ 19	2019/ 20	2020/ 21	2021/ 22	2022/ 23
Current tournaments
UK Championship	A	A	A	1R	RR	QF	NH	SF	2R
US Open	Tournament Not Held								SF
Australian Open	Tournament Not Held					A	A	NH	A
Scottish Open	Tournament Not Held								2R
Masters	A	RR	A	1R	SF	QF	NH	2R	1R
Belgian Open	Not Held				QF	SF	Not Held		QF
Asia-Pacific Open	Tournament Not Held								A
World Championship	A	A	A	A	2R	Not Held		QF	1R
British Open	Not Held			1R	Not Held			QF
Former tournaments
Connie Gough Trophy	QF	A	1R	Tournament Not Held
Paul Hunter Classic	Not Held		A	RR	Tournament Not Held
European Masters	Not Held				QF	Not Held
10-Red World Championship	Not Held			QF	1R	QF	Not Held
6-Red World Championship	Not Held			A	2R	1R	Not Held
Winchester Open	Tournament Not Held							1R	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.
PA / Pro-am Event				means an event is/was a pro-am event.

Titles and achievements

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent	Score	Ref.
Winner	1	2017	Connie Gough Trophy (Challenge Cup)[a]	Heidi de Gruchy	3–1	[10]
Winner	2	2017	LITEtask UK Women's Championship (Under-21s)	Shannon Metcalf	3–0	[11]
Runner-up	1	2017	LITEtask UK Women's Championship (Challenge Cup)[a]	Ho Yee Ki	1–2	[12]
Runner-up	2	2017	Eden Women's Masters (Under-21s)	Chloe White	2–3	[13]
Winner	3	2018	British Open (Challenge Cup) [a]	Shannon Metcalf	3–1	[14]
Winner	4	2018	British Open (Under-21s)	Stephanie Daughtery	3–2	[15]
Runner-up	3	2018	World Women's Under-21 Championship	Nutcharut Wongharuthai	0–3	[16]
Winner	5	2018	European Women's Masters (Under-21s)	Nutcharut Wongharuthai	2–0	[17]
Winner	6	2018	World Women's Under-21 Championship (Challenge Cup)[a]	Baipat Siripaporn	2–1	[18]
Winner	7	2020	Belgian Women's Open (Under-21)	Albina Liashcuk	2–0	[19]
Winner	8	2020	English Championship	Rebecca Kenna	2–0	[20][21]

Notes

1. For players who did not reach the quarter-finals of the main event