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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Luke McLaughlin

John Parris: ‘I learned to make snooker cues by making mistakes’

John Parris poses for a portrait at Parris Cues
About 20 of 32 players at this year’s World Snooker Championship will be using a John Parris cue. Photograph: Anselm Ebulue/The Observer

Tucked away on a quiet backstreet in south-east London is a small shop with a big reputation. The modest green frontage of Parris Cues, a stone’s throw from the train station in suburban Forest Hill, barely hints at what lies within.

A glance at the photos dotted along the walls inside – Ronnie O’Sullivan, Steve Davis, Alex Higgins, Jimmy White – makes it clear this is serious business; a mere handful of the players to have placed their trust in the master cue maker John Parris.

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