The Gibson Trophy – Preliminary Round

In this tournament, all matches will be played off scratch (no handicaps).

Preliminary Round

1. Chris Winter v Ant McMahon (Oct 26)
2. Patrick Ashurst 3-2 Richard Wheelhouse (Oct 21)
3. Moe Anyanwu 0-3 James Burrett (Oct 21)

• The player on the left is the home player.
• All matches must be played by 31 October 2025.
• The draw was made live on Facebook on 3 October 2025.

Byes into the Last 16

Andrew Diacopoulos
Cary Davies
Gareth Clarke
Jacob Reynolds
Jim Harrison
John Fountain
Keith Holgate
Nav Hussain
Oliver Turner
Patrick Hort
Paul Bean
Terry Dowson
Wayne Martin

Breaks of 50+

James Burrett: 65

General Rules

This tournament will be played in accordance with the official rules of snooker as published by the WPBSA.

Miss Rule

The full miss rule will be played, as per the official rules of snooker. However, it is recommended you discuss this prior to the start of the match. You may both decide to play the “three miss rule” or even elect not to play the miss rule at all. In the event that no agreement can be reached, then the default position is the full miss rule.

Mercy Rule

The mercy rule will not be played.

Draw

A random draw will take place prior to each round and be broadcast live via Facebook Live.  The first player drawn shall be the home player.

Match duration

All matches will be best of 5 frames except for the final which will be best of 7 frames.

Match venue

Matches up to and including the semi-finals will be played at any venue of the home player’s choosing within the Nottinghamshire county boundary.

Paying for the table

The player drawn at home will be responsible for all table costs.

Referees

Referees will not be provided.

The Final

The two finalists will be expected to agree on a suitable venue for the final and make the necessary arrangements to book the table. Table costs, if applicable, should be shared equally between the two finalists. If the finalists would like a referee for the match, they will need to organise one themselves.

Prize Money & Trophies

• Winner £250
• Runner-up £100
• Losing SF £50

The winner will have their name engraved on The Gibson Trophy.

The winner will receive free entry into the end of season Alan Cunningham Trophy.

(Paul Gibson, the tournament sponsor, has kindly added £100 to the prize fund)

Arranging Matches

The Nottingham Snooker VAR Procedure will be used to arrange matches:

VAR Procedure

View the draw

• The TD will publish the draw on the Nottingham Snooker website.
• Players will also receive a message from the TD with details of their opponent (including their phone number) and the deadline for the match to be played (typically 28 days after the date of the draw).

Arrange and play your match

Within 7 days of the fixtures being published, the HOME PLAYER must:

• Make contact with the away player and arrange the match.
• Inform the TD of the date of the match.

Players will then play the match on the agreed date.

Please note that you are allowed to both arrange and play your match within this 7 day arrangement period. In this case, there is no requirement to notify the TD of the date, just play the match and the WINNER can send the result to the TD, including details of any breaks over 50.

Result to TD

• Immediately following the match being played, the WINNER must send the result to the TD, including details of any breaks over 50.

Penalty for Unsporting Conduct

The TD is at liberty to expel a player from the tournament for any conduct that he considers to be unsporting or at the detriment to the fair progression of the tournament.

Any failure to adhere to the tournament rules and/or VAR procedures will be classed as unsporting conduct and may result in a player being expelled from the tournament by the TD.

TD Discretion

The TD may, at his discretion, allow slight variations to these rules UPON REQUEST, if he feels it will not impede the fair progression of the tournament.

Previous Recorded Champions

2025: Nav Hussain
2024: Chris Winter
2023: Andrew Diacopoulos
2022: Nav Hussain
2020: Nav Hussain
2019: Chris Winter
2015: Andrew Diacopoulos
2014: Bash Maqsood
2013: Keith Holgate
2012: Keith Holgate
2011: Steve Judd
2010: Chris Brooks
2009: Chris Winter
2008: Chris Brooks
2007: Jason Turner
2006: Malc Belshaw
2005: Wayne Bilbie
2004: Chris Winter
2003: Wayne Bilbie
2002: Sean Bowers
2001: Daniel Di Folco
2000: Dave Buckley
1995: Tony Hart
1994: Michael Holt
1993: Steve Deverill
1989: Keith Holgate
1981: Paul Deverill
1980: Tony Hart
1979: Stan Rushby
1978: Stan Rushby
1977: Stan Rushby
1976: Kevin Richardson
1974: Stan Rushby
1973: W Burdett
1968: John Fox
1964: Peter Cullen
1960: A E Wilkinson
1959: Dennis Coxon
1958: Dick Revill
1957: D Copson
1956: Arthur Marrow
1955: R Cornwell
1954: R Cornwell