Craziest snooker break-off ever? Doug Mountjoy plays perfect shot

Doug Mountjoy was one of the best snooker players of his generation, winning the 1977 Masters and 1978 UK Championship among other triumphs.

He made headlines with his frilly red shirt which fellow Welshman Mark Williams wanted to wear to honour Mountjoy after his death, he is also known for a truly bizarre break-off.

One of the key shots in any frame of snooker is the break-off. Leave your opponent a shot and it could be the only one you play in that frame.

Mountjoy managed to go one better than just leaving the reds safe and playing the standard break-off back to baulk. He miraculously managed to not leave a single red potable for his opponent in bizarre fashion.

Remarkably, the Welsh potter managed to play up behind the green while seeing the triangle of reds return to pretty much perfection.

All these years on, we haven’t seen anything similar happen, with it almost impossible to judge that type of shot.

Doug Mountjoy plays the perfect break-off in snooker history. RIP Doug!