2006 Malta Cup

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2006 Malta Cup
Tournament information
Dates30 January – 5 February 2006 (2006-01-30 2006-02-05)
VenueHilton Conference Center
City Portomaso
Country Malta
Organisation WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £118,500
Winner's share£18,000
Highest breakFlag of Scotland.svg  Stephen Hendry  (SCO) (142)
Final
ChampionFlag of Ireland.svg  Ken Doherty  (IRL)
Runner-upFlag of Scotland.svg  John Higgins  (SCO)
Score9–8
2005
2007

The 2006 Malta Cup was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 30 January and 5 February 2006 at the Hilton Conference Center in Portomaso, Malta. [1]

Contents

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.

This years tournament was also noteworthy for Ronnie O'Sullivan's decision not to compete, which cost him the World Number 1 ranking for the start of the following season and allowed Stephen Hendry to regain the number one position for the first time since 1999.

Wild-card round

[1] [2] [3]

MatchScore
WC1 Ulster Banner.svg Mark Allen 5–1 Flag of Malta.svg Joe Grech
WC2 Flag of Finland.svg Robin Hull 5–2 Flag of Malta.svg Simon Zammit

Main draw

[1] [2] [3]

Last 32
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 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 1
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 5
Flag of England.svg Barry Pinches 2
10 Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 1
Flag of England.svg Barry Pinches 5
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 2
6 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 5
12 Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 5
Flag of England.svg Ali Carter 2
12 Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 0
6 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 5
6 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 5
Flag of England.svg Robert Milkins 4
6 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 6
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale 3
5 Flag of England.svg Paul Hunter 3
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale 5
14 Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 4
14 Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 5
Flag of Thailand.svg James Wattana 2
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale 5
9 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 3
9 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 5
Ulster Banner.svg Gerard Greene 3
9 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 5
Flag of England.svg Nigel Bond 1
4 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens 2
Flag of England.svg Nigel Bond 5
6 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 8
11 Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 9
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 5
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 2
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 5
Flag of England.svg Mark King 3
16 Flag of England.svg Ian McCulloch 2
Flag of England.svg Mark King 5
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 4
11 Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 5
11 Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 5
Ulster Banner.svg Joe Swail 3
11 Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 5
Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 4
7 Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 4
Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 5
11 Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 6
13 Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Dott 3
8 Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 2
Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 5
Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 3
Flag of Finland.svg Robin Hull 5
15 Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 4
Flag of Finland.svg Robin Hull 5
Flag of Finland.svg Robin Hull 0
13 Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Dott 5
13 Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Dott 5
Flag of England.svg John Parrott 2
13 Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Dott 5
2 Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 4
2 Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 5
Ulster Banner.svg Mark Allen 2

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames
Hilton Conference Centre, Malta, 5 February 2006. [1] [2]
John Higgins (6)
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
8–9 Ken Doherty (11)
Flag of Ireland.svg  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)
114Highest break105
1Century breaks1
550+ breaks7

Qualifying

Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontins in Prestatyn, Wales between 7 and 10 November 2005. [2] [3] [4]

Round 1
Best of 9 frames
Round 2
Best of 9 frames
Round 3
Best of 9 frames
Round 4
Best of 9 frames
Flag of Ireland.svg Leo Fernandez Flag of England.svg Justin Astley 4 Flag of England.svg Dave Harold 5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 5
Bye Flag of Ireland.svg Leo Fernandez 5 Flag of Ireland.svg Leo Fernandez 3 Flag of England.svg Dave Harold 4
Flag of Ireland.svg Joe Delaney 5 Flag of Pakistan.svg Shokat Ali 5 Flag of Malta.svg Tony Drago 5 Flag of England.svg Barry Pinches 5
Flag of Scotland.svg James McBain 4 Flag of Ireland.svg Joe Delaney 4 Flag of Pakistan.svg Shokat Ali 2 Flag of Malta.svg Tony Drago 2
Flag of England.svg Andrew Norman 5 Flag of Scotland.svg Marcus Campbell 5 Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 3 Flag of England.svg Ali Carter 5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jin Long 2 Flag of England.svg Andrew Norman 3 Flag of Scotland.svg Marcus Campbell 5 Flag of Scotland.svg Marcus Campbell 3
Flag of England.svg Nick Dyson 5 Flag of England.svg Jamie Cope 5 Flag of England.svg Stuart Pettman 0 Flag of England.svg Robert Milkins 5
Flag of Bahrain.svg Habib Subah4 Flag of England.svg Nick Dyson 2 Flag of England.svg Jamie Cope 5 Flag of England.svg Jamie Cope 3
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bjorn Haneveer 3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui 1 Flag of England.svg Ricky Walden 5 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale 5
Flag of England.svg David Gilbert 5 Flag of England.svg David Gilbert 5 Flag of England.svg David Gilbert 1 Flag of England.svg Ricky Walden 1
Flag of England.svg Simon Bedford Flag of England.svg Chris Norbury 5 Flag of Ireland.svg Michael Judge 5 Flag of Thailand.svg James Wattana 5
Bye Flag of England.svg Simon Bedford 4 Flag of England.svg Chris Norbury 1 Flag of Ireland.svg Michael Judge 2
Flag of England.svg Sean Storey 5 Flag of England.svg Mike Dunn 5 Ulster Banner.svg Gerard Greene 5 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Day 1
Flag of Malta.svg Alex Borg 3 Flag of England.svg Sean Storey 4 Flag of England.svg Mike Dunn 3 Ulster Banner.svg Gerard Greene 5
Flag of Scotland.svg Scott MacKenzie Flag of England.svg Lee Spick 1 Flag of Ireland.svg Fergal O'Brien 5 Flag of England.svg Nigel Bond 5
Bye Flag of Scotland.svg Scott MacKenzie 5 Flag of Scotland.svg Scott MacKenzie 4 Flag of Ireland.svg Fergal O'Brien 3
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Paul Davies 5 Flag of England.svg Rod Lawler 5 Flag of England.svg Mark Davis 5 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Wenbo 3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Paul Davies 2 Flag of England.svg Rod Lawler 4 Flag of England.svg Mark Davis 4
Flag of England.svg Joe Jogia Flag of England.svg Matthew Couch 5 Flag of Scotland.svg Drew Henry 5 Flag of England.svg Mark King 5
Bye Flag of England.svg Joe Jogia 0 Flag of England.svg Matthew Couch 4 Flag of Scotland.svg Drew Henry 3
Flag of England.svg Alfie Burden 2 Flag of England.svg Jimmy Michie 5 Ulster Banner.svg Joe Swail 5 Flag of England.svg Michael Holt 4
Flag of England.svg Judd Trump 5 Flag of England.svg Judd Trump 2 Flag of England.svg Jimmy Michie 3 Ulster Banner.svg Joe Swail 5
Flag of Scotland.svg Hugh Abernethy 5 Flag of Scotland.svg Jamie Burnett 5 Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 5 Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton 3
Flag of Malaysia.svg Moh Keen Ho 2 Flag of Scotland.svg Hugh Abernethy 0 Flag of Scotland.svg Jamie Burnett 3 Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Darren Morgan 5 Flag of England.svg David Roe 5 Flag of England.svg Tom Ford 2 Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 5
Flag of England.svg Gary Wilson 4 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Darren Morgan 2 Flag of England.svg David Roe 5 Flag of England.svg David Roe 4
Flag of England.svg Adam Davies Flag of Finland.svg Robin Hull 5 Flag of England.svg Adrian Gunnell 4 Flag of England.svg Andy Hicks 3
Bye Flag of England.svg Adam Davies3 Flag of Finland.svg Robin Hull 5 Flag of Finland.svg Robin Hull 5
Flag of Ireland.svg David McDonnell3 Flag of England.svg James Tatton 1 Ulster Banner.svg Patrick Wallace 2 Flag of England.svg John Parrott 5
Flag of England.svg Gary Wilkinson 5 Flag of England.svg Gary Wilkinson 5 Flag of England.svg Gary Wilkinson 5 Flag of England.svg Gary Wilkinson 3
Flag of England.svg Stuart Mann 4 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Lee Walker 2 Flag of England.svg Rory McLeod 1 Flag of England.svg David Gray 2
Ulster Banner.svg Mark Allen 5 Ulster Banner.svg Mark Allen 5 Ulster Banner.svg Mark Allen 5 Ulster Banner.svg Mark Allen 5

Century breaks

[2]

Qualifying stage centuries

Televised stage centuries

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