WORLD No.7 John Parrott could be forced to miss the #200,000 Thailand
Open in July because the qualifying rounds for the event clash with his
wedding.
Parrott's participation in the tournament rests on whether next
Wednesday's extraordinary general meeting of the World Professional
Billiards and Snooker Association exempts the top 16 players from
qualifying.
But regardless of that decision, Parrott's marriage to fiancee, Karen,
will go ahead. He said: ''If I am told I have to play in the qualifying
rounds, I will not go. My wedding comes first, it's the most important
day of my life.''
He slammed the WPBSA for overloading what he sees as an already
saturated tournament calendar. He said: ''I don't want to play snooker
for 12 months a year. We do have lives to lead outside the game.
''If I were as far in front in the world rankings as Steve Davis, I
would seriously think of not going to Thailand at all. To take 32
players over there for a fortnight is nonsensical.''
Parrott's concern did not seem to affect his performance in the third
round of the #350,000 Anglian Windows British Open at Derby yesterday,
as he sprinted to a 5-1 win over Londoner Jon Wright.
The 24-year-old Liverpudlian, who captured his first world-ranking
title, the European Open, a fortnight ago, completed the rout with a
break of 118.
Doug Mountjoy, the Welsh professional champion, booked his place in
the fourth round with an easy 5-0 win over out-of-touch Canadian Marcel
Gauvreau. The revitalised Mountjoy has now lost only one of his past 18
matches.
The 46-year-old now meets Livingston's Murdo Macleod, who notched up a
tight 5-4 win over Silvino Francisco.
Another Scot through to the last 32 is Stephen Hendry, who quickly won
last night's match against Craig Edwards by 5-0. Former English amateur
champion Steve Longworth was another winner, beating fellow-Lancastrian
Ken Owers 5-1.
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SCOTTISH Amateur and Open snooker champion Drew Henry, 20, chases
another title tonight when he plays in the final of the Rothmans
individual championship at the Masters Club, Dennistoun.
Henry, from Burnside, beat Richie McDonald 4-0 to book a meeting with
Scott MacFarlane in the best-of-nine-frames final. The 18-year-old
MacFarlane won his semi by four frames to one against former national
champion Jimmy McNellan.
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