Parris Cues are a snooker cue maker headquartered in London. Founded in 1984, the company was started by John Parris

John Parris

John Parris , of Forest Hill, London, England, is one of the most renowned manufacturers of handmade snooker cues in the world.A large number of professional players use John Parris' cues, including Ronnie O'Sullivan, Steve Davis, Tony Drago, Terry Griffiths, Dominic Dale, and Stephen Maguire.His...

 as an evolution of a keen interest in Snooker, and the need for maintenance and repair of his own cue.

Parris Cues products are exclusively produced at the company’s Forest Hill, London

Forest Hill, London

Forest Hill is a district of south London, England, located in the London Borough of Lewisham. It situated between Dulwich and Sydenham. The area has enjoyed extensive investment since plans to extend the East London Line to Forest Hill were unveiled in 2004....

, UK workshop. The company sells its Cues worldwide to players of all cue sports. The first notable major cue repair was performed in 1987, when Steve Davis‘s cue snapped at the ferrule, whilst playing in the Rothman’s Grand Prix. It was decided the best option for repair, whilst maintaining the cues balance, and therefore playability, was to extend the butt by the same length lost from the tip, but this meant sawing the famous cue in snooker in two.

Parris Cues have been used by professional players including Ronnie O’Sullivan, Jimmy White

Jimmy White

James Warren "Jimmy" White MBE is an English professional snooker player. Nicknamed the "Whirlwind" and popularly referred to as the "People's Champion", White is a multiple World Championship finalist renowned for losing each of the six finals he contested.White's extensive list of achievements,...

, Steve Davis

Steve Davis

Steve Davis, OBE is an English professional snooker player. He has won more professional titles in the sport than any other player, including six World Championships during the 1980s, when he was the world number one for seven years and became the sport's first millionaire...

, Stephen Hendry

Stephen Hendry

Stephen Gordon Hendry, MBE is a Scottish professional snooker player. In 1990, he was the youngest-ever snooker World Champion, at the age of 21. He has won the World Championship a record seven times and was snooker's world number one for eight consecutive years between 1990 and 1998, and again...

, John Higgins & Neil Robertson

Neil Robertson (snooker player)

Neil Robertson is an Australian professional snooker player and the 2010 World Champion and World #4...

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