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Doug Mountjoy

Nationality: Wales (Wales); Male; Born: 8 Jun 1942 (81 years) Died: 14 Feb 2021 (3 years)
Status: Amateur; First season as pro: 1976; Last season as pro: 1996; Ranking wins: 2;

Other sources: CueTracker
2013/2014
World Seniors Championship (19-20 Oct 2013)
Rd 1 England Jimmy White 2-0 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) Head to head Details 
2011/2012
World Seniors Championship (5-6 Nov 2011)
Rd 1 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 2-1 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) Head to head Details 
1996/1997
World Championship Qual (3 Jan - 25 Mar 1997)
Q Rd 6 Scotland Alan Burnett (a) 10-1 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a)  
1995/1996
World Championship Qual (1 Jan - 22 Mar 1996)
Q Rd 2 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene (a) 10-4 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a)  
1994/1995
World Championship Qual (4-20 Jan 1995)
Q Rd 4 Scotland Billy Snaddon (a) 10-4 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a)  
1993/1994
World Championship Qual (8-19 Jan 1994)
Q Rd 4 England Les Dodd (a) 10-9 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a)  
1992/1993
World Championship (17 Apr - 3 May 1993)
Rd 2 England Jimmy White (a) 13-6 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) Head to head
Mountjoy played his last World Championship main draw match. He had appeared at every World Championship since the event moved to the Crucible in 1977, a run of 17 consecutive appearances. Weeks later, Mountjoy had an operation to remove his left lung after being diagnosed with stage 2 lung cancer.
Rd 1 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) 10-6 Canada Alain Robidoux (a)  
World Championship Qual (20 Jun - 24 Sep 1992)
Q Rd 4 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) 10-2 Wales Tony Chappel (a)  
1991/1992
World Championship (18 Apr - 4 May 1992)
Rd 1 Scotland Chris Small (a) 10-7 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a)  

This was Small's first time at the crucible.

Masters (2-9 Feb 1992)
Rd 1 England Jimmy White (a) 5-4 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) Head to head
World Seniors Championship (18-22 Sep 1991)
QF Wales Cliff Wilson (a) 5-4 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) Head to head
Rd 1 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) 5-2 United States Mike Massey (a)  
1990/1991
World Championship (20 Apr - 6 May 1991)
Rd 1 England Gary Wilkinson (a) 10-2 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a)  
All colors on spots, Wilkinson missed the yellow in a maximum attempt in frame 4.
Masters (3-10 Feb 1991)
Rd 1 England Steve James (a) 5-4 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a)  
Shoot-Out (26-28 Sep 1990)
Rd 1 Wales Steve Newbury (a) 59-52 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a)  
1989/1990
World Championship (13-29 Apr 1990)
Rd 2 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 13-12 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) Head to head
Rd 1 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) 10-8 Canada Brady Gollan (a)  
This was Gollan's 1st Crucible appearance. He won five qualifying matches and led 8-7.
Masters (4-11 Feb 1990)
QF England Steve Davis (a) 5-0 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) Head to head
Rd 1 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) 5-4 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) Head to head
1988/1989
World Championship (15 Apr - 1 May 1989)
Rd 1 England Mike Hallett (a) 10-7 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) Head to head
1987/1988
World Championship (16 Apr - 2 May 1988)
Rd 2 England Neal Foulds (a) 13-1 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) Head to head
Rd 1 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) 10-6 England Barry West (a)  
Masters (24-31 Jan 1988)
Rd 1 England Jimmy White (a) 5-0 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) Head to head
1986/1987
World Championship (18 Apr - 4 May 1987)
Rd 2 New Zealand Dene O'Kane (a) 13-5 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a)  
Mountjoy led 3�0.
Rd 1 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) 10-5 England David Taylor (a)  
Masters (25 Jan - 1 Feb 1987)
QF England Tony Meo (a) 5-4 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) Head to head
Rd 1 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) 5-2 England Steve Davis (a) Head to head
1985/1986
World Championship (19 Apr - 5 May 1986)
Rd 2 England Steve Davis (a) 13-5 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) Head to head
Rd 1 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) 10-3 South Africa Perrie Mans (a)  
Masters (26 Jan - 2 Feb 1986)
Rd 1 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor (a) 5-2 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) Head to head
1984/1985
World Championship (12-28 Apr 1985)
Rd 2 England Tony Knowles (a) 13-6 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) Head to head
Rd 1 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) 10-5 Scotland Murdo MacLeod (a)  
Masters (27 Jan - 3 Feb 1985)
Final Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 9-6 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) Head to head

67-42, 20-72, 8-78, 60-48, 52-63, 94-0 (54), 53-45, 94-0 (60), 75-18, 62-73, 60-67, 93-58 (72), 83-49 (64), 42-64, 65-25

Referee: John Smyth

SF Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) 6-2 Wales Terry Griffiths (a) Head to head
QF Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) 5-4 England Tony Meo (a) Head to head
Rd 1 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) 5-3 England Tony Knowles (a) Head to head
1983/1984
World Championship (21 Apr - 7 May 1984)
QF Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor (a) 13-8 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) Head to head
Rd 2 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) 13-6 England Neal Foulds (a) Head to head
Rd 1 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) 10-4 England Mike Hallett (a) Head to head
Masters (22-29 Jan 1984)
Rd 1 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins (a) 5-2 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) Head to head
1982/1983
World Championship (16 Apr - 2 May 1983)
Rd 2 England Tony Meo (a) 13-11 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) Head to head
Rd 1 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) 10-2 Wales Cliff Wilson (a) Head to head
Masters (23-30 Jan 1983)
SF Wales Ray Reardon (a) 6-3 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) Head to head
QF Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) 5-4 England Steve Davis (a) Head to head
Rd 1 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) 5-1 England John Virgo (a) Head to head
1981/1982
World Championship (30 Apr - 16 May 1982)
Rd 2 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins (a) 13-12 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) Head to head
Rd 1 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) 10-3 England Rex Williams (a)  
Masters (26-31 Jan 1982)
QF England Steve Davis (a) 5-2 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) Head to head
Rd 1 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) 5-4 England John Spencer (a) Head to head
1980/1981
World Championship (7-20 Apr 1981)
Final England Steve Davis (a) 18-12 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) Head to head

Session 1:
74-40, 71-38, 80-7, 81-1, 92-14, 93-0, 44-77, 9-110, 2-70

Session 2:
81-28, 61-62, 47-57, 73-24, 0-129, 89-9 (81), 39-63, 69-43, 49-98

Session 3:
112-15, 81-34, 29-79, 30-86, 102-9, 15-75, 79-60, 49-57

Session 4:
100-32, 119-8, 62-30, 73-36

Referee: John Williams

SF Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) 16-10 Wales Ray Reardon (a) Head to head
Mountjoy set a World Championship record by compiling a 145 break, surpassing the 142 breaks by Rex Williams in 1965 and Bill Werbeniuk in 1979.
QF Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) 13-8 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor (a) Head to head
Rd 2 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) 13-7 Australia Eddie Charlton (a) Head to head
Rd 1 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) 10-6 England Willie Thorne (a)  
Masters (2-8 Feb 1981)
QF Northern Ireland Alex Higgins (a) 5-1 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) Head to head
Rd 1 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) 5-0 Australia Eddie Charlton (a) Head to head
Champion of Champions (2-12 Oct 1980)
Final Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) 10-8 England John Virgo (a) Head to head

Session 1:
51-76, 49-81 (56), 26-108 (54), 77-15, 57-53, 60-9, 15-83 (51), 57-61 (JV 50), 101-1 (101)

Session 2:
69-47 (53), 98-16 (53), 31-89, 22-60 (60), 74-18 (53), 40-35, 55-61, 65-5, 64-60

Champion of Champions Group A (2-11 Oct 1980)
Grp Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) 8-1 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) Head to head
Grp Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) 7-2 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins (a) Head to head
Grp Wales Terry Griffiths (a) 5-4 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) Head to head
Grp Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) 6-3 England Graham Miles (a)  
1979/1980
World Championship (22-5 May 1980)
Rd 2 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 13-10 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) Head to head
Rd 1 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) 10-6 Wales Cliff Wilson (a) Head to head
1978/1979
World Championship (16-28 Apr 1979)
Rd 1 Australia Eddie Charlton (a) 13-6 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) Head to head
Masters (22-26 Jan 1979)
SF Northern Ireland Alex Higgins (a) 5-1 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) Head to head
QF Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) 5-0 England John Spencer (a) Head to head
Rd 1 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) 5-2 England Fred Davis (a) Head to head
Champion of Champions (2-3 Nov 1978)
SF Northern Ireland Alex Higgins (a) 6-3 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) Head to head
1977/1978
World Championship (17-29 Apr 1978)
Rd 1 Wales Ray Reardon (a) 13-9 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) Head to head
Mountjoy led 7-2.
Masters (6-10 Feb 1978)
QF Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 4-2 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) Head to head
1976/1977
World Championship (18-30 Apr 1977)
QF Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor (a) 13-11 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) Head to head
Rd 1 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) 13-12 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins (a) Head to head
Masters (7-11 Feb 1977)
Final Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) 7-6 Wales Ray Reardon (a) Head to head

57-74, 21-97 (51), 74-60 (54), 49-62, 99-6 (70), 96-32 (78), 61-29, 46-73, 6-120 (56), 95-28 (88), 59-75 (75), 76-25 (76), 55-41

Referee: John Street

SF Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) 5-3 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins (a) Head to head
QF Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) 4-2 England Fred Davis (a) Head to head
Rd 1 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) 4-2 England John Pulman (a)