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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
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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

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

Wildcard round

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[4][5][6]

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

Main draw

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

Final

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Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams.
Hilton Conference Centre, Portomaso, Malta, 6 February 2005.[4][5]
Stephen Hendry (4)
  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

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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

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Qualifying stage centuries

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Televised stage centuries

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Notes

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  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

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  1. ^ "Stephen Hendry takes the Malta Cup". Snookerclub. Archived from the original on 5 June 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Stephen Hendry profile". World Snooker. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  3. ^ "2004-5 Malta Cup – Information". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 16 January 2007. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Malta Cup 2005". Snooker.org. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  5. ^ a b c d e "2004-5 Malta Cup". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 17 February 2006.
  6. ^ a b "2005 Malta Cup results". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 12 February 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Malta Cup". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  8. ^ "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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