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
Eugene Hughes (snooker player) to reigning champion Joe Johnson 9–10 in 1987 . He reached (and lost) six Irish Professional Championship semi-finals between 1982 and 1989. Hughes left the professional game in 1998, to become an amateur snooker player once again. He has had some success in the amateur game since then, winning the Irish Over-40s title in 2007. He also remains active in billiards, winning the Irish title for the eighth time in 2008. He is now resident in Baltinglass Co. Wicklow. Eugene Hughes (snooker player) Eugene Hughes (born 4 November 1955) is an Irish snooker player. He reached his highest professional World