| Born | 24 April 1999 Hornchurch, London, England |
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| Sport country |  England |
| Highest ranking | 6 (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]
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]
Parker lives in Hornchurch, and is coached by Gary Filtness. [4] She works full-time for an accountancy company in Hornchurch. [8]
World Women's Snooker
| Tournament [9] | 2014/ 15 | 2015/ 16 | 2016/ 17 | 2017/ 18 | 2018/ 19 | 2019/ 20 | 2020/ 21 | 2021/ 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Championship | A | A | A | 1R | RR | QF | NH | SF | |||||||||||||||||||||
| British Open | Not Held | 1R | Not Held | QF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Masters | A | RR | A | 1R | SF | QF | NH | 2R | |||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | A | A | A | A | 2R | Not Held | QF | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winchester Open | Tournament Not Held | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgian Open | Not Held | QF | SF | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10-Red World Championship | Not Held | QF | 1R | QF | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6-Red World Championship | Not Held | A | 2R | 1R | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Performance Table Legend | |||||
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| 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. | |||
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1 | 2017 | Connie Gough Trophy (Challenge Cup) [lower-alpha 1] | 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) [lower-alpha 1] | 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) [lower-alpha 1] | 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) [lower-alpha 1] | 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] |
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