Emma Parker (snooker player)


Emma Parker is an English snooker player. She was ranked number one in the women's world snooker under-21 rankings as of April 2019, and ninth in the senior rankings as of September 2019.

Biography

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. 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.
She was one of two women, along with fellow tour player Reanne Evans, invited for the first time among 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. Shoot Out matches are one and have a maximum duration of 10 minutes, with limited time allowed for each shot. Parker lost 17–61 to Laxman Rawat.
Parker won the 2020 Belgian Women's Open 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.
Parker lives in Hornchurch, and is coached by Gary Filtness. She works full-time for an Accountancy company.

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