Dave Martin (snooker player) the quarter-finals of the Mercantile Credit Classic in 1988, beating Doug Mountjoy 5-4, and Jimmy White 5-2, before losing 1-5 against Tony Knowles. His last appearance in the main stages of a tournament came at the 1992 UK Open, where he lost in the first round 3-9 to Jimmy White. Dave Martin (snooker player) Dave Martin (born 9 May 1948) is a retired English snooker player. Martin turned professional in 1980 by beating Eugene Hughes 9–6 in the final of the 1980 Professional Ticket Event, and reached the first round of the World Championship the same season, losing 4-10 to
David Taylor (snooker player) exhibition match and also recorded seven centuries in seven frames in a witnessed practice session. He was one of the two commentators during Steve Davis' first televised maximum break. After his career wound down he ran an award-winning hotel. He currently runs Ash Farm Country Guest House with his wife in Little Bollington near Altrincham in Cheshire. He was the first snooker player to pot all balls in the final round of BBC snooker gameshow "Big Break". David Taylor (snooker player) David Taylor (born 29 July 1943) is a retired English professional snooker player. He won the World and English