| Malta Open | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 20 November 2008 | ||
| Country | Malta | ||
| Organisation(s) | BDO, WDF, MDA | ||
| Winner's share | €1,200 | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
 Jermaine Wattimena | |||
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2008 Malta Open is a darts tournament, which took place in Malta in 2008. [1]
| Malta Open | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 20 November 2008 | ||
| Country | Malta | ||
| Organisation(s) | BDO, WDF, MDA | ||
| Winner's share | €1,200 | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
| Jermaine Wattimena | |||
| |||
2008 Malta Open is a darts tournament, which took place in Malta in 2008. [1]
| Round | Player |
|---|---|
| Winner | Jermaine Wattimena |
| Final |  Vincent Busuttil |
| Semi-finals |  Roy Brown |
 John Michael | |
| Quarter-finals | Alan Bone |
| Chris Aubrey | |
| Andy Rutter | |
| Gordon Stanmore | |
| Last 16 | Godfrey Abela |
| Charles Ghiller | |
| Martyn Cooper | |
| Paul Sammat | |
| Alfred Desira | |
 Andreas Krockel | |
| Michael Wolf | |
 Alan Walker |
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