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
Tony Knowles (snooker player) Tony Knowles (snooker player) Anthony "Tony" Knowles (born 13 June 1955, in Bolton, Lancashire) is an English former professional snooker player. He was a three times semi-finalist in the World Professional Snooker Championship in the 1980s. Knowles began playing snooker at the age of 3 on the tables at the social club run by his father, Kevin. He went on to win the UK Junior Championship twice, in 1972 and in 1974, and continued to study graphic art. Knowles's application was twice turned down, leading him to threaten the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association with legal action before being