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Doug Mountjoy was born on 8 June, 1942 in Tir-y-Berth, Gelligaer, Wales, is a Welsh snooker player (1942–2021). Discover Doug Mountjoy's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 78 years old?

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Age 78 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 8 June 1942
Birthday 8 June
Birthplace Tir-y-Berth, Gelligaer, Wales
Date of death 14 February, 2021
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Nationality United States

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1942

Doug Mountjoy (8 June 1942 – 14 February 2021) was a Welsh snooker player from Tir-y-Berth, Gelligaer, Wales.

Mountjoy was born on 8 June 1942, in Tir-y-Berth, Gelligaer, Glamorgan, Wales.

He was brought up just outside Ebbw Vale and worked for some years as a coal miner, playing snooker in his spare time.

1970

He was a member of the professional snooker circuit from the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s, and remained within the top 16 of the world rankings for 11 consecutive years.

1976

A popular player in the South Wales Valleys as a junior, he won many amateur tournaments including two Welsh Amateur titles and the World Amateur title in 1976, after defeating Paul Mifsud 11–1.

After the World Amateur victory he turned professional at the age of 34.

1977

He began his professional snooker career by taking the 1977 Masters, which he entered as a reserve player.

Mountjoy's first professional tournament, which he entered as a late replacement, was the 1977 Masters at the New London Theatre.

After defeating former world champions John Pulman, Fred Davis, and Alex Higgins to reach the final, he beat the defending Masters champion and reigning world champion Ray Reardon 7–6 to win the title.

At the 1977 World Championship a couple of months later, he defeated Higgins again in the first round but lost to Dennis Taylor in the quarter-final 11–13.

At the end of 1977, he reached the final of the first UK Snooker Championship, losing to Patsy Fagan 9–12.

1978

He won both the 1978 UK Championship and the 1979 Irish Masters.

He won the title at the 1978 UK Championship, however, beating David Taylor 15–9, and he defeated Ray Reardon in the same season to win the Irish Masters 6–5.

Mountjoy also won the 1978 Pot Black event.

1979

After being part of the winning Wales team in the first two snooker World Challenge Cups, in 1979 and 1980, and winning the 1980 Welsh Professional Championship he had an attack of Bell's palsy which partially paralysed his face.

1980

He won the 1980 Champion of Champions, with a 10–8 victory over John Virgo in the final.

1981

Mountjoy reached the final of the 1981 World Snooker Championship where he was defeated by Steve Davis.

Recovering from the attack, he reached the final of the 1981 World Championship, defeating Eddie Charlton, Dennis Taylor and, in the semi-final, Ray Reardon (against whom he made a 145 break, a championship record at the time).

He then played Steve Davis in the final.

Davis was favourite to win his first world title, and appeared to be racing to an easy victory by winning the first six frames of the match.

However, Mountjoy recovered and came close to drawing level on several occasions.

1982

After that run at the World Championship, he had only a short run of titles; he won the Welsh Professional Championship in 1982 and 1984 to go with his 1980 title.

1985

He was also runner-up at the 1985 Masters losing to Cliff Thorburn, but by 1988 he had dropped out of the top 16.

He was back in the final of a major again in the 1985 Masters tournament, losing to Cliff Thorburn 9–6.

Mountjoy also reclaimed the Pot Black title in March that year.

1987

He won another Welsh title in 1987 but otherwise struggled to regain his previous form, including a 1–9 defeat to Steve Longworth in the first round of the 1986 UK Championship.

1988

Mountjoy enjoyed a resurgence in his 40s, and at the age of 46 he defeated Stephen Hendry in the final of the 1988 UK Championship.

By 1988 he was out of the top 16 in the world rankings.

In the 1988–89 snooker season, however, he reached the final of the 1988 UK Championship where he met Stephen Hendry.

He won 16–12 and gained his first ranking tournament victory, having at one stage scored centuries in three consecutive frames.

1989

He followed up by also winning the next ranking event, the 1989 Classic, and by the end of the 1988–89 season he was back in the top 16, where he remained until 1992.

In January 1989 he won the Classic, beating fellow Welshman Wayne Jones in the final, to win consecutive ranking titles.

1990

His world ranking peaked at number five in 1990–1991.

He also won five Welsh Professional Championship titles during his career.

This was enough for him to return to the top 16 the next season, and by 1990 he was number five in the world.

1993

Diagnosed with lung cancer in 1993, Mountjoy qualified for the World Championship at the age of 50, just weeks before having a lung surgically removed.

1997

He continued to play professionally until 1997, and he was coach to the United Arab Emirates snooker association between 1997 and 1999 and appeared sporadically at the World Snooker Championship until 2002.

Mountjoy died in February 2021 after a stroke.

2011

Trailing 11–13, and with the score at 60–63 in the 25th frame, he looked certain to cut Davis's lead to one frame but missed a simple blue from its spot; Davis went on to clear the colours, the final black.

Mountjoy won only one more frame as Davis won the match 18–12.