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The Sun
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
‘It was heartbreaking' – Ronnie O'Sullivan's cue maker lifts lid on star's ‘tantrum' which led to major problems
RONNIE O'SULLIVAN'S cue maker has lifted the lid on the star's 'tantrum' which led to major problems. John Parris is a snooker cue master regarded as one of the best in the business. 3 3 3 The South London-based specialist has fans paying around £3,000 per cue. And demand is so high that there is an EIGHT YEAR waiting list. His top client is none other than World Championship hopeful Sullivan. The Rocket is currently embroiled in a semi-final Crucible clash against Zhao Xintong. But his cue came to the fore in yesterday's session, with O'Sullivan unhappy with his snooker stick before changing it for a new one. The move backfired greatly on Friday as Zhao charged into a 12-4 whitewash lead. And now, Parris has opened up on the time O'Sullivan had a fit about the state of his cue before snapping it half. The incident occurred in January at the German Masters, shortly before Rocket pulled out of nine tournaments before returning to Sheffield. Parris said: 'It was a bit heart breaking when Ronnie broke that last one. "It was just a tantrum, a rush of blood. It happens I guess. It takes a lot for Ronnie to do that. "He has got a lot of pressure on him. Everybody wants a piece of him. "Sometimes if it's a clean break you can put it back together again. "But this was a real job! It was never going to work. So you just have to say 'oh well, here we go again'."
The Irish Sun
02-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
‘It was heartbreaking' – Ronnie O'Sullivan's cue maker lifts lid on star's ‘tantrum' which led to major problems
RONNIE O'SULLIVAN'S cue maker has lifted the lid on the star's 'tantrum' which led to major problems. 3 Ronnie O'Sullivan's cue maker has opened up on the Rocket's 'tantrum' over a poor stick Credit: PA 3 John Parris is regarded as a master of his craft Credit: BBC 3 He and The Rocket have been long-time collaborators Credit: BBC The South London-based specialist has fans paying around £3,000 per cue. And demand is so high that there is an EIGHT YEAR waiting list. His top client is none other than World Championship hopeful Sullivan. The Rocket is currently embroiled in a semi-final Crucible clash against Zhao Xintong. But his cue came to the fore in yesterday's session, with O'Sullivan unhappy with his snooker stick before changing it for a new one. The move backfired greatly on Friday as And now, Parris has opened up on the time The incident occurred in January at the German Masters, shortly before Rocket pulled out of nine tournaments before returning to Sheffield. Most read in Snooker BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS Parris said: 'It was a bit heart breaking when Ronnie broke that last one. "It was just a tantrum, a rush of blood. It happens I guess. It takes a lot for Ronnie to do that. Ronnie O'Sullivan's match descends into chaos as table BREAKS during World Snooker Championship semi-final "He has got a lot of pressure on him. Everybody wants a piece of him. "Sometimes if it's a clean break you can put it back together again. "But this was a real job! It was never going to work. So you just have to say 'oh well, here we go again'." World Snooker Championship 2025 WE are BACK at the Crucible for another thrilling fortnight of snooker action! There will be a new champion this year after reigning champ You can follow every frame of the tournament LIVE - plus the latest news, interviews and reaction - as it happens with our dedicated BLOG. Latest News Snooker Explained FULL schedule and results for 2025 How much prize money can be won? Who are the BBC snooker presenters and pundits?
The Irish Sun
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Ronnie O'Sullivan's cue maker has EIGHT-YEAR waiting list, charges £3,000 per cue with each taking a year to create
RONNIE O'SULLIVAN'S master cue maker has an EIGHT-YEAR waiting list. And snooker fans often have to wait for around a year, before forking out around £3000-per-cue from the South London-based workshop. 3 Ronnie O'Sullivan's master cue maker John Parris has an EIGHT-YEAR waiting list Credit: Parris Cues 3 The Rocket has been using the South London-based workshop for several years Credit: Alamy 3 Parris has opened about his relationship with Ronnie during the World Snooker Championship The world renowned craftsman, who is snooker's answer to Harry Potter wand-maker Garrick Ollivander, is Londoner John Parris. And O'Sullivan isn't the only famous snooker star on Parris' 40-year client list. Six-time world champion Steve Davis, Alex Higgins and the legendary But O'Sullivan was forced to put in an SOS call to Parris before the start of the 2025 World Championships last month. READ MORE O'SULLIVAN NEWS The Rocket, 49, was struggling to find a replacement after And to make matters worse O'Sullivan has been But master cue craftsman Parris has opened up about his relationship with O'Sullivan this week. Parris, 73, told the Most read in Snooker CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS "It could be a different one every day. He's not happy with it but he's managing. We'll get there - we'll get the perfect one in the end." Parris first designed a cue for Ronnie O'Sullivan's match descends into chaos as table BREAKS during World Snooker Championship semi-final And he and his 14 staff members are now halfway through the nine-month process of crafting what they hope will be O'Sullivan's next long-term cue. Parris said: "He doesn't change cues very often but he is always saying 'well make me another one just to see if it could be that little bit better'. "So we normally have one or two on the go somewhere in the background. As I'm going through shafts I'll think 'Ronnie might like this one' and I'll put it to one side for him." World Snooker Championship 2025 WE are BACK at the Crucible for another thrilling fortnight of snooker action! There will be a new champion this year after reigning champ You can follow every frame of the tournament LIVE - plus the latest news, interviews and reaction - as it happens with our dedicated BLOG. Latest News Snooker Explained FULL schedule and results for 2025 How much prize money can be won? Who are the BBC snooker presenters and pundits? O'Sullivan He added: "It was a bit heart breaking when Ronnie broke that last one. "It was just a tantrum, a rush of blood. It happens I guess. It takes a lot for Ronnie to do that. "He has got a lot of pressure on him. Everybody wants a piece of him. "Sometimes if it's a clean break you can put it back together again. "But this was a real job! It was never going to work. So you just have to say 'oh well, here we go again'." Parris travels to timber yards across the country and searches through stockpiles of wood looking for high-quality pieces of ash and maple. O'Sullivan faces Zhao Xintong in World Championship semi-final on Friday. List of all-time Snooker World Champions BELOW is a list of snooker World Champions by year. The record is for the modern era, widely considered as dating from the 1968-69 season, when the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) took control of the sport. The first World Championships ran from 1927 - with a break from 1941-45 because of World War II and 1958-63 because of a dispute in the sport. Joe Davis (15), Fred Davis and John Pulman (both 8) were the most successful players during that period. 1969 - John Spencer 1970 - 1971 - John Spencer 1972 - Alex Higgins 1973 - Ray Reardon (2) 1974 - Ray Reardon (3) 1975 - Ray Reardon (4) 1976 - Ray Reardon (5) 1977 - John Spencer (2) 1978 - Ray Reardon (6) 1979 - Terry Griffiths 1980 - Cliff Thorburn 1981 - 1982 - Alex Higgins (2) 1983 - Steve Davis (2) 1984 - Steve Davis (3) 1985 - 1986 - Joe Johnson 1987 - Steve Davis (4) 1988 - Steve Davis (5) 1989 - Steve Davis (6) 1990 - 1991 - John Parrott 1992 - Stephen Hendry (2) 1993 - Stephen Hendry (3) 1994 - Stephen Hendry (4) 1995 - Stephen Hendry (5) 1996 - Stephen Hendry (6) 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - Stephen Hendry (7) 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - Mark Williams (2) 2004 - Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) 2005 - Shaun Murphy 2006 - Graeme Dott 2007 - John Higgins (2) 2008 - Ronnie O'Sullivan (3) 2009 - John Higgins (3) 2010 - Neil Robertson 2011 - John Higgins (4) 2012 - Ronnie O'Sullivan (4) 2013 - Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - Mark Selby (2) 2017 - Mark Selby (3) 2018 - Mark Williams (3) 2019 - 2020 - Ronnie O'Sullivan (6) 2021 - Mark Selby (4) 2022 - Ronnie O'Sullivan (7) 2023 - 2024 - Most World Titles (modern era) 7 - Stephen Hendry, Ronnie O'Sullivan 6 - Ray Reardon, Steve Davis 4 - John Higgins, Mark Selby 3 - John Spencer, Mark Williams 2 - Alex Higgins World Snooker Championship 2025 WE are BACK at the Crucible for another thrilling fortnight of snooker action! There will be a new champion this year after reigning champ You can follow every frame of the tournament LIVE - plus the latest news, interviews and reaction - as it happens with our dedicated BLOG. Latest News Snooker Explained FULL schedule and results for 2025 How much prize money can be won? Who are the BBC snooker presenters and pundits?
The Sun
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Ronnie O'Sullivan's cue maker has EIGHT-YEAR waiting list, charges £3,000 per cue with each taking a year to create
RONNIE O'SULLIVAN'S master cue maker has an EIGHT-YEAR waiting list. And snooker fans often have to wait for around a year, before forking out around £3000-per-cue from the South London-based workshop. 3 3 3 The world renowned craftsman, who is snooker's answer to Harry Potter wand-maker Garrick Ollivander, is Londoner John Parris. And O'Sullivan isn't the only famous snooker star on Parris' 40-year client list. Six-time world champion Steve Davis, Alex Higgins and the legendary Jimmy White have all been visitors over the years. But O'Sullivan was forced to put in an SOS call to Parris before the start of the 2025 World Championships last month. The Rocket, 49, was struggling to find a replacement after snapping his previous cue in frustration and chucking it in the bin at the Championship League in January. And to make matters worse O'Sullivan has been complaining about his cue at the Crucible this week, labelling it as "awful". But master cue craftsman Parris has opened up about his relationship with O'Sullivan this week. Parris, 73, told the BBC: "O'Sullivan is not settled. I'm not sure what cue he's coming out with every time he comes through the curtain. "It could be a different one every day. He's not happy with it but he's managing. We'll get there - we'll get the perfect one in the end." Parris first designed a cue for O'Sullivan when the upcoming prodigy was just 11 years old. Ronnie O'Sullivan's match descends into chaos as table BREAKS during World Snooker Championship semi-final And he and his 14 staff members are now halfway through the nine-month process of crafting what they hope will be O'Sullivan's next long-term cue. Parris said: "He doesn't change cues very often but he is always saying 'well make me another one just to see if it could be that little bit better'. "So we normally have one or two on the go somewhere in the background. As I'm going through shafts I'll think 'Ronnie might like this one' and I'll put it to one side for him." O'Sullivan pulled out of NINE tournaments in-between breaking his cue and deciding to fight for a record eighth world title in Sheffield. He added: "It was a bit heart breaking when Ronnie broke that last one. "It was just a tantrum, a rush of blood. It happens I guess. It takes a lot for Ronnie to do that. "He has got a lot of pressure on him. Everybody wants a piece of him. "Sometimes if it's a clean break you can put it back together again. "But this was a real job! It was never going to work. So you just have to say 'oh well, here we go again'." Parris travels to timber yards across the country and searches through stockpiles of wood looking for high-quality pieces of ash and maple. O'Sullivan faces Zhao Xintong in World Championship semi-final on Friday. List of all-time Snooker World Champions BELOW is a list of snooker World Champions by year. The record is for the modern era, widely considered as dating from the 1968-69 season, when the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) took control of the sport. The first World Championships ran from 1927 - with a break from 1941-45 because of World War II and 1958-63 because of a dispute in the sport. Joe Davis (15), Fred Davis and John Pulman (both 8) were the most successful players during that period. Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O'Sullivan share the record for the most titles in the modern era, with seven each. 1969 - John Spencer 1970 - Ray Reardon 1971 - John Spencer 1972 - Alex Higgins 1973 - Ray Reardon (2) 1974 - Ray Reardon (3) 1975 - Ray Reardon (4) 1976 - Ray Reardon (5) 1977 - John Spencer (2) 1978 - Ray Reardon (6) 1979 - Terry Griffiths 1980 - Cliff Thorburn 1981 - Steve Davis 1982 - Alex Higgins (2) 1983 - Steve Davis (2) 1984 - Steve Davis (3) 1985 - Dennis Taylor 1986 - Joe Johnson 1987 - Steve Davis (4) 1988 - Steve Davis (5) 1989 - Steve Davis (6) 1990 - Stephen Hendry 1991 - John Parrott 1992 - Stephen Hendry (2) 1993 - Stephen Hendry (3) 1994 - Stephen Hendry (4) 1995 - Stephen Hendry (5) 1996 - Stephen Hendry (6) 1997 - Ken Doherty 1998 - John Higgins 1999 - Stephen Hendry (7) 2000 - Mark Williams 2001 - Ronnie O'Sullivan 2002 - Peter Ebdon 2003 - Mark Williams (2) 2004 - Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) 2005 - Shaun Murphy 2006 - Graeme Dott 2007 - John Higgins (2) 2008 - Ronnie O'Sullivan (3) 2009 - John Higgins (3) 2010 - Neil Robertson 2011 - John Higgins (4) 2012 - Ronnie O'Sullivan (4) 2013 - Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) 2014 - Mark Selby 2015 - Stuart Bingham 2016 - Mark Selby (2) 2017 - Mark Selby (3) 2018 - Mark Williams (3) 2019 - Judd Trump 2020 - Ronnie O'Sullivan (6) 2021 - Mark Selby (4) 2022 - Ronnie O'Sullivan (7) 2023 - Luca Brecel 2024 - Kyren Wilson Most World Titles (modern era) 7 - Stephen Hendry, Ronnie O'Sullivan 6 - Ray Reardon, Steve Davis 4 - John Higgins, Mark Selby 3 - John Spencer, Mark Williams 2 - Alex Higgins
Axios
01-05-2025
- General
- Axios
The River District earns sustainability designation rarely awarded in the U.S.
The River District — Crescent Communities' 1,400-acre development under construction in west Charlotte — has earned a rare designation for the way it blends urban living with nature. Why it matters: The only other U.S. communities that are "One Planet Living Leaders" are in California and Washington — places that are much better known for their sustainability investments than North Carolina. How it works: One Planet Living is a framework developed by the South London-based sustainability consultancy Bioregional. It recognizes developments that promote healthy lifestyles in harmony with nature, while still preserving space for wildlife and natural ecosystems. Charlotte-based developer Crescent Communities has intentionally worked on The River District with One Planet Living's principles in mind. "It's woven into every decision that we're making," says Crescent Communities' stewardship manager, Erika Ruane. The big picture: The River District master plan will turn Charlotte's largest stretch of undeveloped land, along the Catawba River, into 2,300 single-family homes, 2,350 multi-family units and up to 8 million square feet of commercial space. Yes, but: The long-term plan also preserves over 500 acres of nature, some of which will be greenways, trails and parks, as well as a 2-acre farm and new access to the Catawba River. Bioregional notes that The River District is "pioneering new approaches not previously seen in North Carolina or the southern states of the U.S." The River District also promotes biking and walking, with proximity to a town center, school, and other retail, so residents are less dependent on their cars. Zoom in: Ruane says the planning behind The River District is very intentional, even the small details. For example: Crescent planted Zoysia grass, a more expensive turf but one that is drought-tolerant and dense enough to choke out weeds, reducing the need for extra water and herbicides. Although non-native, the species is regionally appropriate, considering climate change, Ruane says. Boulders discovered during construction were repurposed for a grade break, rather than being hauled to the dump, and a new concrete retaining wall was built. Crescent used wood from some of the area's harvested trees to build 13 birdhouses for the preserved woodlands. A biodiversity study helped Crescent identify which species live at The River District and how their habitats could be supported. Zoom out: The other U.S. communities to receive the One Planet Living Leader are: SOMO Village, north of San Francisco, puts residents within a five-minute walk of the town square, is home to many sustainability-focused companies and has over 16,000 solar panels. Like The River District, it also has a 2-acre farm. Grow Community on Bainbridge Island, near Seattle, describes itself as an "alternative to traditional suburbia," with all-electric homes, only one car parking space per property, shared gardens and an orchard.
