Doug Mountjoy Doug Mountjoy Doug Mountjoy (born 8 June 1942) is a retired Welsh snooker player. He was a mainstay of the world's top 16 during the late 1970s and 1980s, and won the Masters in 1977, the UK Championship in 1978 and the Irish Masters in 1979. He reached the 1981 World Championship final, where he lost to Steve Davis. Mountjoy enjoyed an Indian summer in his 40s, winning back-to-back ranking events (the UK Championship and The Classic) during the 1988/89 season. His world ranking peaked at #5 in the 1990/91 season. In later years he was the coach to the
2007 Welsh Open (snooker) seed with World Champion Graeme Dott seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings. Qualifying for the tournament took place between 6 and 8 January 2007 at Pontins in Prestatyn, Wales. 2007 Welsh Open (snooker) The 2007 Welsh Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 12 and 18 February at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales. Shaun Murphy became the first player to compile four consecutive century breaks in a best of 9 match against Jamie Cope. Stephen Lee was the defending champion, but he lost his last 32 match