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
Mark Allen (snooker player) over the course of the previous two years, further added he did not believe he was being fairly compensated for his services. Allen had a relationship with women's snooker world champion Reanne Evans. In 2006, they had a daughter together called Lauren. In March 2011, Allen stated publicly that he was suffering from depression, due to the amount of travelling and hours spent alone in hotel rooms associated with the life of a professional snooker player. Allen married Kyla McGuigan on 10 May 2013. Mark Allen (snooker player) Mark Allen (born 22 February 1986) is a Northern Irish professional snooker