Wayne Martin wins The Gibson Trophy
The Final
Played on Saturday 18 April 2026 at Spot On Hucknall
Congratulations to Wayne Martin on winning The Gibson Trophy. Wayne defeated Andy Diacopolous 4-3 in a high quality final that went down to the wire.
Here is a match report courtesy of Wayne:
Frame 1
Andy off to a flying start, a break of 34 getting him into a frame winning position. Wayne making a consolation break of 34.
Andy 65-44 Wayne
Frame 2
Very much like the first frame, Andy dominating with another 30 plus break and moving 2-0 ahead. This match could be over very quickly.
Andy 62-43 Wayne
Frame 3
Again, Andy getting in front early before a miss gave Wayne the opportunity he has been waiting for. A 64 clearance followed and Wayne was on the scoreboard.
Wayne 66-11 Andy
Frame 4
It was all Andy again, a classy 42 break taking him one away from the title.
Andy 74-13 Wayne
Frame 5
Wayne making a fight of this frame before making a break of 62 and pulling a frame back.
Wayne 76-44 Andy
Frame 6
This looked like the match winning frame for Andy as he made another lovely 34 break. Wayne fought hard and managed to pinch the frame with mini breaks of 28 and 23. Suddenly we have a decider on our hands.
Frame 7
This was anyone’s match and it looked like Wayne had a good first opportunity, he made 28 before missing a red to the middle. Andy hit back with a fantastic 47 break to go well in front with 3 reds left on. Wayne managed to get within 20 points with some solid safety and a fortunate snooker. A fortunate fluke on the last red enabled Wayne to pull closer. A loose safety from Andy allowed Wayne to pot a long green and then clear the table to win frame and match 4-3.
Wayne 63-61 Andy
A great final with both players in good form.
Many thanks to Spot on Hucknall for the use of their facilities and also to Anthony Hamilton for the use of his Star table. Many thanks to Paul Gibson for reffing another final and also to Paul Gibson and his family for sponsoring the tournament and providing a fabulous new trophy. Before anyone asks, there are two Paul Gibsons!
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Results from Previous Rounds
Semi-Finals
John Fountain 1-3 Wayne Martin (Mar 4)
Terry Dowson 2-3 Andrew Diacopoulos (Jan 27)
Quarter-Finals
Patrick Ashurst 0-3 John Fountain (Jan 6)
James Burrett 2-3 Andrew Diacopoulos (Jan 11)
Terry Dowson 3-2 Nav Hussain (Dec 6)
Jim Harrison 2-3 Wayne Martin (Jan 9)
Last 16
James Burrett 3-2 Oliver Turner (Nov 5)
Gareth Clarke 0-3 Patrick Ashurst (Oct 30)
Wayne Martin 3-1 Keith Holgate (Nov 18)
Patrick Hort 1-3 Nav Hussain (Nov 17)
Jacob Reynolds 2-3 Terry Dowson (Oct 31)
Jim Harrison 3-0 Cary Davies (Nov 27)
Andrew Diacopoulos 3-2 Ant McMahon (Nov 19)
John Fountain 3-2 Paul Bean (Oct 30)
Preliminary Round
Chris Winter 2-3 Ant McMahon (Oct 26)
Patrick Ashurst 3-2 Richard Wheelhouse (Oct 21)
Moe Anyanwu 0-3 James Burrett (Oct 21)
Breaks of 50+
Wayne Martin: 76,64,62
John Fountain: 75
James Burrett: 65
Jim Harrison: 65
Prize Money & Trophies
- Winner £250
- Runner-up £100
- Losing SF £50
Wayne also gets his name engraved on The Gibson Trophy and receives free entry into the end of season Alan Cunningham Trophy.
(Paul Gibson, the tournament sponsor, kindly added £100 to the prize fund)
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
Tournament History
Historically, this tournament was the singles knockout tournament of the Nazareth House Snooker League. Competitors of the league originally played for the Capocci Cup. Subsequently the tournament was known as the Open Singles and from 2026 onwards it will be known as The Gibson Trophy.