Emma Parker (snooker player)

Emma Parker
Born (1999-04-24) 24 April 1999 (age 25)
Hornchurch, London, England
Sport country England
Highest ranking6 (February 2022)

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]

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. ^ a b c d For players who did not reach the quarter-finals of the main event

References

  1. ^ Association, World Professional Billiards and Snooker. "WPBSA SnookerScores - Player: Emma Parker". snookerscores.net. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  2. ^ Under 21 Rankings Archived 24 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine Women's World Snooker. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Emma Parker". womenssnooker.com. World Women's Snooker. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b Evans, Dave (13 October 2018). "Hornchurch potter Parker is crowned European Masters Under-21 champ". Romford Recorder. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  5. ^ Keogh, Frank (22 January 2019). "Jimmy White: Women's world champion Reanne Evans to face The Whirlwind". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Snooker Shoot-Out: Emma Parker ready for 'massive opportunity'". BBC Sport. 19 February 2019. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Snooker Shoot Out: Emma Parker loses to Laxman Rawat in first round". BBC Sport. 22 February 2019. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  8. ^ a b Evans, Dave (8 February 2020). "Hornchurch potter Parker up to number seven in the world after Belgium success". Romford Recorder. Archived from the original on 21 December 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  9. ^ "WPBSA Snooker Scores - Player: Emma Parker". WPBSA Snooker Scores.
  10. ^ "Player Emma Parker's matches in the 2017 Connie Gough Trophy (Challenge Cup)". snookerscores.net. World Women's Snooker. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Player Emma Parker's matches in the 2017 LITEtask UK Women's Championship (Under-21s)". snookerscores.net. World Women's Snooker. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  12. ^ "Player Emma Parker's matches in the 2017 LITEtask UK Women's Championship (Challenge Cup)". snookerscores.net. World Women's Snooker. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  13. ^ "Player Emma Parker's matches in the 2017 Eden Women's Masters (Under-21s)". snookerscores.net. World Women's Snooker. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  14. ^ "Player Emma Parker's matches in the 2018 British Open (Challenge Cup)". snookerscores.net. World Women's Snooker. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  15. ^ "Player Emma Parker's matches in the 2018 British Open (Under-21s)". snookerscores.net. World Women's Snooker. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  16. ^ "Player Emma Parker's matches in the 2018 World Women's Under-21 Championship". snookerscores.net. World Women's Snooker. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  17. ^ "Player Emma Parker's matches in the 2018 European Women's Masters (Under-21s)". snookerscores.net. World Women's Snooker. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  18. ^ "Player Emma Parker's matches in the 2019 World Women's Under-21 Championship (Challenge Cup)". snookerscores.net. World Women's Snooker. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  19. ^ "2020 Belgian Women's Open (Under-21) – Knockout". WPBSA Tournament Manager. World Women's Snooker. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  20. ^ "2020 English Women's Snooker Championship - Results". WPBSA Tournament Manager. English Partnership for Snooker and Billiards. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  21. ^ Evans, Dave (13 March 2020). "Sport - Major". Romford Recorder.