Doug Mountjoy 16, Mountjoy was diagnosed with lung cancer after being a smoker for many years. That year, in his final World Championship finals appearance, at the age of 50, he beat Alain Robidoux 10-6 in the first round only weeks before an operation to remove his left lung. For fifteen years he was the last player aged over 50 to appear in the final stages. He survived the cancer and continued to play snooker until 1997. After 1997 he concentrated on snooker coaching but did compete in the World Championship again in 2000 and 2002. Doug Mountjoy Doug Mountjoy (born 8
David Hall (snooker player) David Hall (snooker player) David Hall (born 20 May 1980) is an English former professional snooker player. Born in 1980, Hall gained his first experience of competitive snooker during the 2001/2002 season, when he played on the Challenge Tour; early defeats to Michael Wild, Dylan Leary and Gary Thomson in events 1, 2 and 3 respectively were followed by his entering the 2002 World Championship. There, he fared better, losing in the third qualifying round 2–5 to Jason Weston. Again playing on the Challenge Tour for the next season, Hall recorded a run to the last 32 at Event 2,