2005 Malta Cup

The 2005 Malta Cup was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 31 January to 6 February 2005 at the Hilton Conference Centre in Portomaso, Malta.

2005 Malta Cup
Tournament information
Dates31 January – 6 February 2005 (2005-01-31 – 2005-02-06)
VenueHilton Conference Centre
CityPortomaso
CountryMalta
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£200,000
Winner's share£30,000
Highest break John Higgins (SCO) (141)
Final
Champion Stephen Hendry (SCO)
Runner-up Graeme Dott (SCO)
Score9–7
2004
2006

Stephen Hendry won in the final 9–7 against Graeme Dott.[1] This was the 36th and final ranking event he won in his 27-year professional career.[2]

Prize fund edit

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[3]

Wildcard round edit

[4][5][6]

MatchScore
WC1 Tom Ford5–1 Joe Grech
WC2 Mike Dunn5–0 Simon Zammit
WC3 Neil Robertson5–1 Duncan Bezzina
WC4 Adrian Gunnell5–3 Alex Borg

Main draw edit

[4][5][6][7]

Round 1
Best of 9 frames
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 fames
Final
Best of 17 frames
               
1 Stephen Maguire5
Joe Swail4
1 Stephen Maguire3
11 Alan McManus5
11 Alan McManus5
Barry Pinches4
11 Alan McManus2
7 Matthew Stevens5
15 David Gray0
Mike Dunn5
Mike Dunn3
7 Matthew Stevens5
7 Matthew Stevens5
Shaun Murphy4
7 Matthew Stevens3
4 Stephen Hendry6
8 Ken Doherty5
Ryan Day2
8 Ken Doherty2
Tom Ford5
13 Chris Small0
Tom Ford5
Tom Ford1
4 Stephen Hendry5
10 Stephen Lee2
Anthony Hamilton5
Anthony Hamilton1
4 Stephen Hendry5
4 Stephen Hendry5
Barry Hawkins1
4 Stephen Hendry9
16 Graeme Dott7
3 Mark Williams1
Neil Robertson5
Neil Robertson5
12 Jimmy White2
12 Jimmy White5
Robert Milkins3
Neil Robertson2
4 John Higgins5
9 Peter Ebdon5
Michael Holt1
9 Peter Ebdon2
6 John Higgins5
6 John Higgins5
Drew Henry4
6 John Higgins5
16 Graeme Dott6
5 Paul Hunter3
Stuart Pettman5
Stuart Pettman3
14 Steve Davis5
14 Steve Davis5
Jamie Burnett3
14 Steve Davis1
16 Graeme Dott5
16 Graeme Dott5
Adrian Gunnell1
16 Graeme Dott5
2 Ronnie O'Sullivan[n 2]0
2 Ronnie O'Sullivanw/o
Quinten Hann[n 1]w/d

Final edit

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams.
Hilton Conference Centre, Portomaso, Malta, 6 February 2005.[4][5]
Stephen Hendry (4)
 Scotland
9–7Graeme Dott (16)
 Scotland
Afternoon: 92–0 (92), 114–0 (114), 39–70 (56), 0–73 (73), 102–7 (101), 1–71 (64), 75–40, 0–93 (93)
Evening: 109–0 (101), 80–0 (79), 81–0 (81), 24–81 (53), 0–84 (83), 24–67 (59), 61–9, 72–54
114Highest break93
3Century breaks0
650+ breaks7

Qualifying edit

Qualifying for the tournament took place between 30 November and 3 December 2004 at Pontins in Prestatyn, Wales.[5][8]

Round 1
Best of 9 frames
Round 2
Best of 9 frames
Round 3
Best of 9 frames
Round 4
Best of 9 frames
Paul Davies4 Jonathan Birch1 Mark Davis5 Joe Swail5
David McDonnell5 David McDonnell5 David McDonnell4 Mark Davis3
Paul Wykes5 David Roe3 Patrick Wallace4 Barry Pinches5
Steve James4 Paul Wykes5 Paul Wykes5 Paul Wykes2
Leo Fernandez5 Mike Dunn5 Michael Judge1 Marco Fu4
Ben Woollaston3 Leo Fernandez1 Mike Dunn5 Mike Dunn5
Ricky Walden2 Anthony Davies5 Shaun Murphy5 Gerard Greene2
Hugh Abernethy5 Hugh Abernethy4 Anthony Davies1 Shaun Murphy5
Andrew Norman3 Bjorn Haneveer3 Ryan Day5 Ali Carter3
Joe Jogia5 Joe Jogia5 Joe Jogia2 Ryan Day5
Tom Ford5 Nick Walker3 Dave Harold3 Tony Drago[n 3]4
Gary Wilson2 Tom Ford5 Tom Ford5 Tom Ford5
Alfie Burden5 Andy Hicks5 Stuart Bingham4 Anthony Hamilton5
Paul Davison4 Alfie Burden0 Andy Hicks5 Andy Hicks3
Craig Butler5 Jimmy Michie5 Barry Hawkins5 Ian McCulloch4
Brian Salmon3 Craig Butler0 Jimmy Michie1 Barry Hawkins5
Darren Morgan5 Neil Robertson5 Fergal O'Brien4 Joe Perry3
Mark Gray3 Darren Morgan0 Neil Robertson5 Neil Robertson5
Simon Bedford5 Marcus Campbell5 Robin Hull5 Robert Milkins5
Liu Song3 Simon Bedford1 Marcus Campbell4 Robin Hull2
Rory McLeod5 Lee Walker0 Brian Morgan4 Michael Holt5
Sean O'Neill0 Rory McLeod5 Rory McLeod5 Rory McLeod2
Ding Junhuiw/o Sean Storey5 Nigel Bond5 Drew Henry5
Stefan Mazrocisw/d Ding Junhui4 Sean Storey3 Nigel Bond3
Shokat Ali5 Gary Wilkinson1 Stuart Pettman5 John Parrott0
Mike Hallett3 Shokat Ali5 Shokat Ali1 Stuart Pettman5
Scott MacKenzie5 Jamie Burnett5 Nick Dyson4 Dominic Dale1
David Hall0 Scott MacKenzie2 Jamie Burnett5 Jamie Burnett5
Rodney Goggins5 Adrian Gunnell5 Mark Selby3 Mark King1
Adam Davies4 Rodney Goggins3 Adrian Gunnell5 Adrian Gunnell5
Joe Delaney5 Rod Lawler2 James Wattana5 Quinten Hann5
Jin Long1 Joe Delaney5 Joe Delaney4 James Wattana4

Century breaks edit

[5]

Qualifying stage centuries edit

Televised stage centuries edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Quinten Hann withdrew from the event with a broken finger.
  2. ^ O'Sullivan conceded frame three when leading 26–0.
  3. ^ Match was held over to the venue in Malta
  4. ^ Stephen Hendrys 650th century break

References edit

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  7. ^ "Malta Cup". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
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