| Doug Mountjoy | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 8, 1942 , Glamorgan |
| Nationality |  Welsh |
| Professional | 1976–1997 |
| Highest ranking | #5 (1990/91) |
| Highest break | 145 |
| Tournament wins | |
| Ranking | 2 |
| Non-ranking | 11 |
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Early life
Originally a coal miner, Mountjoy was brought up just outside Ebbw Vale. For the Ebbw Vale in Australia see Ebbw Vale Queensland. Ebbw Vale (Glyn Ebwy is a town at the head of the valley formed by the A well known player in the valleys as a youth and young man, he won many amateur tournaments including two Welsh Amateur titles and the World Amateur title in 1976, beating Malta's Paul Mifsud 11-1. After the World Amateur victory, he turned professional.
Turning professional
He turned professional at the age of 34. Mountjoy's first success was in the 1977 Masters at the New London Theatre as a late replacement, and his first professional tournement. The 1977 Benson and Hedges Masters took place between 7 and 11th February 1977 and was held in the New London Theatre. The Masters (known formally as the Saga Insurance Masters, for sponsorship purposes and for many years the Benson and Hedges Masters) is a professional The New London Theatre is a West End theatre located on the corners of Drury Lane and Parker Street in Covent Garden, in the London Borough of Camden He beat former world champions Fred Davis, Alex Higgins and the then current champion Ray Reardon 7-6 to win the title. Fred Davis MBE (August 13 1913 in Whittington Moor, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England – April 16 1998 was an English Alexander Gordon Higgins (born 18 March 1949 in Belfast) best known as Alex "Hurricane" Higgins, is a professional Snooker player from Ray Reardon MBE ( 8 October 1932) is a retired Welsh Snooker player
At the world championship a couple of months later, he beat Higgins again in the first round but lost to Dennis Taylor in the quarter-final 11-13. Dennis Taylor (born Denis Taylor, January 19 1949 in Coalisland, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland) is a retired Snooker At the end of 1977, he made the final of the first ever 1977 UK Snooker Championship losing to Patsy Fagan 9-12. The 1977 Super Crystalate UK Championship took place at the Blackpool Tower Circus, Blackpool in November/December 1977. The UK Championship is a professional Snooker tournament generally regarded as the second most prestigious tournament after the World Championship. Patsy Fagan (born 15 January, 1951) is a retired Irish professional Snooker player He did win the title a year later beating David Taylor 15-9, and in the same season he beat Ray Reardon to win the Irish Masters 6-5. The 1978 Coral UK Championship took place at the Guildhall, Preston between November 22 and December 1 1978. David Taylor (born 29 July, 1943) is a retired English professional Snooker player Ray Reardon MBE ( 8 October 1932) is a retired Welsh Snooker player
After winning the first two World Cups for Wales in 1979 and 1980, he suffered an illness which partially paralyzed his face. The Snooker World Cup was a snooker tournament (created by Mike Watterson, who also organised the UK Championship and who brought the World Snooker Championship
With the problem cleared, he reached the final of the World Snooker Championship in 1981. The World Snooker Championship, currently held at the Crucible Theatre in the English city of Sheffield, is the climax of Snooker 's annual calendar and The event The 1981 Embassy World Snooker Championship took place at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield between the 6th and He beat Eddie Charlton, Dennis Taylor and Ray Reardon in the semi-final (in which he made 145 break, a championship record at the time). Edward Francis ("Eddie" Charlton AM ( 31 October, 1929 &ndash 7 November, 2004) was a top-class Australian He then played Steve Davis in the final but lost 12-18. Steve Davis, OBE, (born Steven Davis August 22, 1957, Plumstead, London) is an English professional Snooker
After that run at the World Championship, he only had a short run of titles and he won the Welsh Professional Championship in 1982 and 1984 to go with his 1980 title. He was back in the final of a major again in the 1985 Masters tournament, losing to Cliff Thorburn. The 1985 Benson and Hedges Masters took place between January 27 and February 3, 1985 at the Wembley Conference Centre. Clifford (Cliff Charles Devlin Thorburn CM (born January 16, 1948 in Victoria British Columbia) is a retired professional Canadian Mountjoy also reclaimed the Pot Black title in March that year, having previously won it in 1978. Pot Black was a UK televised Snooker tournament that played a large part in the popularisation of the modern game
He won another Welsh title in 1987, but his career struggled including a 1-9 defeat to Steve Longworth in the 1986 UK Snooker Championship. The 1986 Tennents UK Championship took place at the Guildhall, Preston in November and TV stages shown on BBC TV took place between 22 By 1988, he was out of the top 16 in the World Rankings.
Turning point
After suffering many losses, the 1988/89 season was to be a turning point for Mountjoy, while being coached by Frank Callan he made it to the final of the 1988 UK Snooker Championship meeting the young pretender Stephen Hendry in the final. The 1988 Tennents UK Championship took place at the Guildhall, Preston in November and TV stages shown on BBC TV took place between 19 Stephen Gordon Hendry, MBE (born January 13, 1969 in South Queensferry, Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional Snooker He won 16-12, knocking in three consecutive centuries at one stage, giving him his first major ranking tournament victory and after the match he praised Hendry as a future talent.
In January, he won the Classic beating fellow Welshman Wayne Jones in the final, to win back to back ranking titles. The Classic was a professional Snooker tournament The tournament started life as the Wilsons Classic in 1980. Wayne Jones may refer to Wayne Jones (darts player Wayne Jones (snooker player All in two months, that gave him his second ranking title during his twelve years as a professional. He then won his fifth Welsh Professional title the following month. He was back in the Top 16 the season later and by 1990, he was No. 5 in the world. He stayed in the Top 16 until 1993. That year he made his final world championship appearance at the age of 50; for fifteen years he was the last player over 50 to appear in the final stages.
In 1993 not long after dropping out of the top 16, Mountjoy was diagnosed with lung cancer after being a smoker for many years, but later beat it and continued to play snooker until 1997. Lung cancer is a Disease of uncontrolled Cell growth in tissues of the Lung.
Tournament wins
Ranking tournaments
- UK Championship (1988)
- Mercantile Credit Classic (1988)
Other tournaments
- UK Championship (1978)
- Benson & Hedges Masters (1977)
- Irish Masters (1979)
- Pot Black (1978, 1985)
- Welsh Professional Championship (1980, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1989)
- World Cup (1979, 1980) with Wales team
External links
References
The UK Championship is a professional Snooker tournament generally regarded as the second most prestigious tournament after the World Championship. The Classic was a professional Snooker tournament The tournament started life as the Wilsons Classic in 1980. The UK Championship is a professional Snooker tournament generally regarded as the second most prestigious tournament after the World Championship. The Masters (known formally as the Saga Insurance Masters, for sponsorship purposes and for many years the Benson and Hedges Masters) is a professional The Irish Masters was a professional Snooker tournament It was founded in 1978 but only became a ranking tournament from the 2002/03 season Pot Black was a UK televised Snooker tournament that played a large part in the popularisation of the modern game The Welsh Professional Snooker Championship was a professional Snooker tournament which was open only for Welsh players The Snooker World Cup was a snooker tournament (created by Mike Watterson, who also organised the UK Championship and who brought the World Snooker ChampionshipDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic