2005 Malta Cup

Malta Cup
Tournament information
Dates 31 January–6 February 2005
Venue Hilton Conference Centre
City Portomaso
Country Malta
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Highest break 141
Final
Champion Scotland Stephen Hendry
Runner-up Scotland Graeme Dott
Score 9–7
2004
2006

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

Stephen Hendry won in the final 9–7 against Graeme Dott.[1]

Wilcard round

[2][3][4]

Match Score
WC1 England Tom Ford 5–1 Malta Joe Grech
WC2 England Mike Dunn 5–0 Malta Simon Zammit
WC3 Australia Neil Robertson 5–1 Malta Duncan Bezzina
WC4 England Adrian Gunnell 5–3 Malta Alex Borg

Main draw

[2][3][4][5]

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 Scotland Stephen Maguire 5
Northern Ireland Joe Swail 4
1 Scotland Stephen Maguire 3
11 Scotland Alan McManus 5
11 Scotland Alan McManus 5
England Barry Pinches 4
11 Scotland Alan McManus 2
7 Wales Matthew Stevens 5
15 England David Gray 0
England Mike Dunn 5
England Mike Dunn 3
7 Wales Matthew Stevens 5
7 Wales Matthew Stevens 5
England Shaun Murphy 4
7 Wales Matthew Stevens 3
4 Scotland Stephen Hendry 6
8 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 5
Wales Ryan Day 2
8 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 2
England Tom Ford 5
13 Scotland Chris Small 0
England Tom Ford 5
England Tom Ford 1
4 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
10 England Stephen Lee 2
England Anthony Hamilton 5
England Anthony Hamilton 1
4 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
4 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
England Barry Hawkins 1
7 Scotland Stephen Hendry 9
16 Scotland Graeme Dott 7
3 Wales Mark Williams 1
Australia Neil Robertson 5
Australia Neil Robertson 5
12 England Jimmy White 2
12 England Jimmy White 5
England Robert Milkins 3
Australia Neil Robertson 2
4 Scotland John Higgins 5
9 England Peter Ebdon 5
England Michael Holt 1
9 England Peter Ebdon 2
6 Scotland John Higgins 5
6 Scotland John Higgins 5
Scotland Drew Henry 4
6 Scotland John Higgins 5
16 Scotland Graeme Dott 6
5 England Paul Hunter 3
England Stuart Pettman 5
England Stuart Pettman 3
14 England Steve Davis 5
14 England Steve Davis 5
Scotland Jamie Burnett 3
14 England Steve Davis 1
16 Scotland Graeme Dott 5
16 Scotland Graeme Dott 5
England Adrian Gunnell 1
16 Scotland Graeme Dott 5
2 England Ronnie O'Sullivan[n 1] 0
2 England Ronnie O'Sullivan w/o
Australia Quinten Hann[n 2] w/d

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams.
Hilton Conference Centre, Portomaso, Malta, 6 February 2005.[2][3]
Stephen Hendry (7)
 Scotland
9–7 Graeme 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
114 Highest break 93
3 Century breaks 0
6 50+ breaks 7

Qualifying

Qualifying for the tournament took place between 30 November and 3 December 2004 at Pontins in Prestatyn, Wales.[3][6]

  Round 1
Best of 9 frames
  Round 2
Best of 9 frames
  Round 3
Best of 9 frames
  Round 4
Best of 9 frames
                               
Wales  Paul Davies 4   England  Jonathan Birch 1   England  Mark Davis 5   Northern Ireland  Joe Swail 5
England  David McDonnell 5   England  David McDonnell 5   England  David McDonnell 4   England  Mark Davis 3
England  Paul Wykes 5   England  David Roe 3   Northern Ireland  Patrick Wallace 4   England  Barry Pinches 5
England  Steve James 4   England  Paul Wykes 5   England  Paul Wykes 5   England  Paul Wykes 2
Republic of Ireland  Leo Fernandez 5   England  Mike Dunn 5   Republic of Ireland  Michael Judge 1   Hong Kong  Marco Fu 4
England  Ben Woollaston 3   Republic of Ireland  Leo Fernandez 1   England  Mike Dunn 5   England  Mike Dunn 5
England  Ricky Walden 2   Wales  Anthony Davies 5   England  Shaun Murphy 5   Northern Ireland  Gerard Greene 2
Scotland  Hugh Abernethy 5   Scotland  Hugh Abernethy 4   Wales  Anthony Davies 1   England  Shaun Murphy 5
England  Andrew Norman 3   Belgium  Bjorn Haneveer 3   Wales  Ryan Day 5   England  Ali Carter 3
England  Joe Jogia 5   England  Joe Jogia 5   England  Joe Jogia 2   Wales  Ryan Day 5
England  Tom Ford 5   England  Nick Walker 3   England  Dave Harold 3   Malta  Tony Drago[n 3] 4
England  Gary Wilson 2   England  Tom Ford 5   England  Tom Ford 5   England  Tom Ford 5
England  Alfie Burden 5   England  Andy Hicks 5   England  Stuart Bingham 4   England  Anthony Hamilton 5
England  Paul Davison 4   England  Alfie Burden 0   England  Andy Hicks 5   England  Andy Hicks 3
England  Craig Butler 5   England  Jimmy Michie 5   England  Barry Hawkins 5   England  Ian McCulloch 4
England  Brian Salmon 3   England  Craig Butler 0   England  Jimmy Michie 1   England  Barry Hawkins 5
Wales  Darren Morgan 5   Australia  Neil Robertson 5   Republic of Ireland  Fergal O'Brien 4   England  Joe Perry 3
England  Mark Gray 3   Wales  Darren Morgan 0   Australia  Neil Robertson 5   Australia  Neil Robertson 5
England  Simon Bedford 5   Scotland  Marcus Campbell 5   Finland  Robin Hull 5   England  Robert Milkins 5
China  Liu Song 3   England  Simon Bedford 1   Scotland  Marcus Campbell 4   Finland  Robin Hull 2
England  Rory McLeod 5   Wales  Lee Walker 0   England  Brian Morgan 4   England  Michael Holt 5
Republic of Ireland  Sean O'Neill 0   England  Rory McLeod 5   England  Rory McLeod 5   England  Rory McLeod 2
China  Ding Junhui w/o   England  Sean Storey 5   England  Nigel Bond 5   Scotland  Drew Henry 5
Netherlands  Stefan Mazrocis w/d   China  Ding Junhui 4   England  Sean Storey 3   England  Nigel Bond 3
Pakistan  Shokat Ali 5   England  Gary Wilkinson 1   England  Stuart Pettman 5   England  John Parrott 0
England  Mike Hallett 3   Pakistan  Shokat Ali 5   Pakistan  Shokat Ali 1   England  Stuart Pettman 5
Scotland  Scott MacKenzie 5   Scotland  Jamie Burnett 5   England  Nick Dyson 4   Wales  Dominic Dale 1
England  David Hall 0   Scotland  Scott MacKenzie 2   Scotland  Jamie Burnett 5   Scotland  Jamie Burnett 5
Republic of Ireland  Rodney Goggins 5   England  Adrian Gunnell 5   England  Mark Selby 3   England  Mark King 1
England  Adam Davies 4   Republic of Ireland  Rodney Goggins 3   England  Adrian Gunnell 5   England  Adrian Gunnell 5
Republic of Ireland  Joe Delaney 5   England  Rod Lawler 2   Thailand  James Wattana 5   Australia  Quinten Hann 5
China  Jin Long 1   Republic of Ireland  Joe Delaney 5   Republic of Ireland  Joe Delaney 4   Thailand  James Wattana 4

Century breaks

[3]

Qualifying stage centuries

Televised stage centuries

Notes

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

References

  1. "Stephen Hendry takes the Malta Cup". Snookerclub. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "Malta Cup 2005". Snooker.org. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "2004-5 Malta Cup". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 17 February 2006.
  4. 1 2 "2005 Malta Cup results". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 12 February 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  5. "Malta Cup". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  6. "2005 Malta Cup qualifying results". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 5 November 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
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