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
2007 Welsh Open (snooker) 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 against Nigel Bond. Neil Robertson won his second ranking title by beating Andrew Higginson 9–8. Higginson made his first official maximum break during his quarter-final match against Ali Carter. Defending champion Stephen Lee was the number 1