2005 Malta Cup

2005 Malta Cup

Tournament information
Dates	31 January – 6 February 2005 (2005-01-31 – 2005-02-06)
Venue	Hilton Conference Centre
City	Portomaso
Country	Malta
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking 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)
Score	9–7
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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.

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

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

Winner: £30,000 Runner-up: £15,000 Semi-final: £7,500 Quarter-final: £5,600 Last 16: £4,000 Last 32: £2,500

Last 48: £1,625 Last 64: £1,100 Highest break: £2,000 Maximum break: £20,000 Total: £200,000

Wildcard round

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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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	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 1]	0
	2	Ronnie O'Sullivan	w/o
		Quinten Hann [n 2]	w/d

Final

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

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

Century breaks

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Qualifying stage centuries

141 – Barry Hawkins 134 – Joe Perry 133 – Patrick Wallace 132 – Jimmy Michie 128 – Michael Holt 127, 110 – Shaun Murphy 126, 116, 107 – Neil Robertson 126 – Rory McLeod

124 – Anthony Davies 122 – Barry Pinches 121 – Marcus Campbell 119 – Andrew Norman 117 – Nick Dyson 115 – Ryan Day 114 – Tom Ford 102 – Nigel Bond

Televised stage centuries

• 141, 117, 104 – John Higgins
• 138, 130, 114, 108, 103, 101, 101, 100 ^{[n 4]} – Stephen Hendry
• 136, 124 – Tom Ford
• 120 – Neil Robertson
• 114 – Shaun Murphy
• 114 – Graeme Dott
• 106 – Mike Dunn
• 106 – Barry Hawkins

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

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