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 John (snooker player) David John (snooker player) David "Dai" John (born 24 November 1984 in Bridgend, Glamorgan) is a Welsh professional snooker player. John drew attention in 2000 by reaching the quarter-finals at the European Under-19 Championship. His first major success occurred in 2002 when he won the EBSA European Championship after defeating David McLellan 7–2, he continued this success at amateur level for the remainder of the year and reached the final of the IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship lost but 9–11 against China's Ding Junhui. For the 2002/03 snooker season John joined the main tour. In the first world ranking tournament