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| Dates | 30 January–5 February 2006 |
| Venue | Hilton Conference Center |
| City | Portomaso |
| Country | Malta |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Highest break | 142 |
| Final | |
| Champion | Ken Doherty |
| Runner-up | John Higgins |
| Score | 9-8 |
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The 2006 Malta Cup professional ranking snooker tournament was held between 30 January and 5 February 2006 at the Hilton Conference Center, Portomaso, Malta.[1]
Ken Doherty won in the final 9–8 against John Higgins. Higgins had recovered from 2–5 down to lead 8–5 but Doherty won the last four frames to win the title.
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| Match | Score | ||
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| WC1 | Mark Allen | 5–1 | Joe Grech |
| WC2 | Robin Hull | 5–2 | Simon Zammit |
| Final: Best of 17 frames Hilton Conference Centre, Malta, 5 February 2006.[1][2] |
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| John Higgins (6) Scotland |
8–9 | Ken Doherty (11) Ireland |
| Afternoon: 8–86 (67), 69–49, 78–28, 53–71(65), 28–76(55), 27–105 (105), 56–75 (70) Evening: 67–53 (61), 89–8 (55), 90–22 (90), 75–50, 130–4 (114), 96–4 (96), 43–64 5–67 (61), 12–60, 12–69 (63) |
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| 114 | Highest break | 105 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 4 | 50+ breaks | 7 |
Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales between 7 and 10 November 2005.[2]
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Television stages centuries
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