Overview
- Location:
- Wiltshire, England
- Profession:
- Airline Pilot
- Highest Break (Practice):
- –
- Highest Break (Match):
- –
- Cue:
- –
- Tip:
- –
- World Billiards 100+ Breaks:
- 265
- World Billiards High Breaks:
- 438, 352, 291, 285, 272
Achievement(s):
- 6 times English Amateur Champion.
- 8 times National CIU Champion.
- British Open Champion: 2018.
- Welsh Open Champion: 2010, 2011, 2012.
- EBOS Jersey Open Champion: 2009.
- EBOS English Open Champion: 2009.
- EBOS European Open Champion: 2009.
- EBOS Austrian Open Champion: 2008, 2009.
Biography/Information:
- After college, Martin did a Physics Degree at Durham and then joined the Royal Air Force for 12 years, flying C130 (including Gulf War 1) and then instructing on the Tucano. He then worked as a pilot instructor in Saudi Arabia for 8 years on the Strikemaster and PC9, and since 2004 has worked for various airlines flying the Airbus 319/320/321. He currently works for British Airways.
- Martin was previously a member of the EBOS Management Team and is currently Head of Coaching for World Billiards.
- Martin has written two books on Billiards with his colleague Roger Morgan: The Snooker Player’s Guide to English Billiards, which is available as a free eBook in the World Billiards website Members’ Area, and Advanced English Billiards. They are currently working on a third book devoted to Top of the Table play.
Martin’s Statistics:
Below you will find statistics on the player performance over recent seasons:
2023/24
Tournaments Played
7
Match Win %
83% (38 of 46)
Hourly Rate
249
Rank (Pts)
5 (74940)
Best K/O perf
SF (x2)
High Break
185
2022/23
Tournaments Played
8
Match Win %
83% (44 of 53)
Hourly Rate
278
Rank (Pts)
4 (64112)
Best K/O perf
SF (x3)
High Break
242
2021/22
Tournaments Played
7
Match Win %
81% (34 of 42)
Hourly Rate
255
Rank (Pts)
5 (45556)
Best K/O perf
Final
High Break
208