Parrott sick after early exit

John Parrott made what could be his final farewell from the Crucible Theatre as a player today after losing his 888.com World Championship first-round match 10-3 to Graeme Dott.

The 1991 champion is a shadow of the competitor he was and, with his ranking for next season likely to be in the 40s, he will need to win two qualifying matches to book a place at Sheffield again.