 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Mwaka unotevera wakabudirira zvine mwero kuna Martin, akasvika padanho rekutanga rePro Players Tournament, achirasikirwa ne35 kuna John Spencer. Iye ipapo akasvika kutenderera kwekutanga kwe1982 UK Championship, achirasikirwa zvakare mumutambo wokutanga kuna Higgins nehuwandu hwakafanana negore rakapfuura. Ipapo akakwanirisa nokuda kwe 1983 World Championship, vachikunda Murdo MacLeod 107 mumutambo wokupedzisira. PaCrucible Theatre, akarasikirwa mumutambo wokutanga 410 kuna Bill Werbeniuk. 