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
John Whitty (snooker player) John Whitty (snooker player) John Whitty (born 7 November 1977) is an English former professional snooker player. John Whitty began his snooker career in the Snooker season 1995/1996, when the professional tour was still open to all players. In his first tournament, the Thailand Classic, he survived three qualifying rounds and in the Grand Prix he beat, among others, Hugh Abernethy, Steve Judd and Jamie Woodman and reached the round of the last 96th At the World Cup, he made it to the best of 19 laps, losing 6–10 to Barry Pinches. The following year, although he reached higher qualifying