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