Doug Mountjoy

Douglas James Mountjoy, known as Doug, was a Welsh snooker player born on 8 June 1942 who died in February 2021. He joined the professional circuit in the late 1970s, taking the 1977 Masters as a reserve entrant, and stayed inside the world top sixteen for eleven consecutive years. He won the 1978 UK Championship and the 1979 Irish Masters, reached the 1981 World Snooker Championship final where he lost to Steve Davis, and at 46 beat Stephen Hendry in the 1988 UK Championship final before winning the 1989 Classic. His ranking peaked at fifth in 1990 to 1991, and he won five Welsh Professional Championship titles. After a lung cancer diagnosis in 1993 he still played on until 1997 and coached the United Arab Emirates snooker association.