Dublin's former world champion Ken Doherty 5-1 was overpowered last night as John Parrott stormed past him into the final of the German Masters in Bingen. Liverpudlian Parrott will now take on either Tony Drago or Mark Williams for the title and a first prize of £25,000 on Sunday.

"I'm very focused, I'm confident and now I've just got to keep it up for one more match," he said after last night's win.

Doherty was just as impressed by the performance of the 1991 world champion as the capacity crowd and said: "Sometimes this kind of thing happens in snooker, and there's absolutely no point worrying about it. That's definitely the best John's ever played against me. When you're sitting in your chair all the time there's nothing you can do."

Parrott, who has not captured a title since the Malta-hosted European Open of March 1996, marched into the 32nd final of his 15-year pro-career.

Immediately into the groove, Parrott fired in a flawless 130 total clearance in the first frame to leapfrog over Anthony Hamilton, who made a 123 in round one, as leading candidate for the event's £1,000 high break award.

By the time Doherty trudged into the mid-session interval he trailed 4-0 after being outscored 374-27 by Parrott, who also put together runs of 86, 54 and 49.

Doherty's 54 in the fifth frame gave him the consolation of avoiding a whitewash, but he was given no opportunity to mount a sustained fightback.

Parrott, runner-up to John Higgins in the German Open at Bingen 12 months ago, required just one chance in the sixth as a 75 break helped wrap up a comprehensive victory.