Riley Parsons

Riley Parsons (born 5 May 2000) is an English former professional snooker player.

Riley Parsons

Parsons in action at BetVictor Snooker Shootout
Born	(2000-05-05) 5 May 2000 (age 24) Cannock, Staffordshire
Sport country	England
Professional	2019–2021
Highest ranking	98 (September 2020)
Best ranking finish	Last 64 (x3)

Career

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

Parsons was born in Cannock, Staffordshire.

Parsons has a daughter called Ivy-Mae, who was born in 2021.

Performance and rankings timeline

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

1. It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
2. New players don't have a ranking

Career finals

Amateur finals: 4 (3 titles)

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