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| Born | 25 August 1972 Australia |
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| Sport country |  Australia |
| Professional | 1991–1994, 1998/1999, 2003/2004, 2007/2008, 2014–2016, 2019–2021 |
| Highest ranking | 93 (June 2015) |
| Best ranking finish | Last 32 (x1) |
Steve Mifsud (born 25 August 1972 in Australia) is a Maltese Australian professional snooker player. [1]
He was a winner of the IBSF World Amateur Championship in Cairo, Egypt in 2002, beating Tim English 11–6 in the final which enabled him to get on the main tour for the 2003–04 season, although he later dropped off. He was runner-up to Mark Allen in the same event two years later.[ citation needed ]
He got back onto the main tour for the 2007–08 season by finishing top of the Australian rankings. Again he dropped off immediately, winning just one match in the six knockout tournaments.[ citation needed ]
Steve was Neil Robertson's partner in the 2011 World Cup where he helped Australia reach the quarter-finals. He, along with his brother James, was given a wildcard for Australian Open, where he lost 2–5 to Dominic Dale.[ citation needed ]
In 2014 Mifsud won the Oceania Snooker Championship, regaining his Main Tour place for the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons. [2] He only competed in one event, losing 4–0 to Thailand's Thepchaiya Un-Nooh at the 2014 Paul Hunter Classic.[ citation needed ]
In 2018, Mifsud won the Reventon Masters, the premium event in Reventon Triple Crown, after beating Kurt Dunham in the final game 6–2. [3]
In 2019 Mifsud again won the Oceania Snooker Championship, regaining his Main Tour place for the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons. As he had in previous years, Mifsud entered only one tournament during the 2019–20 season, the China Championship, where he lost 3–5 in qualifying to Martin O'Donnell. [4]
| Tournament | 1991/ 92 | 1992/ 93 | 1993/ 94 | 1994/ 95 | 1998/ 99 | 2003/ 04 | 2004/ 05 | 2007/ 08 | 2011/ 12 | 2013/ 14 | 2014/ 15 | 2015/ 16 | 2019/ 20 | 2020/ 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ranking [5] [nb 1] | [nb 2] | 210 | 200 | [nb 3] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | [nb 3] | [nb 2] | 93 | [nb 2] | 98 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Masters [nb 4] | LQ | 1R | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | A | A | Tournament Not Held | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Championship | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scottish Open [nb 5] | NH | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | Tournament Not Held | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | NR | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Welsh Open | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Players Championship [nb 6] | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Masters | LQ | LQ | A | A | A | LQ | A | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classic | LQ | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strachan Open [nb 7] | LQ | MR | NR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dubai Classic | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thailand Masters [nb 8] | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| British Open | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | A | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Trophy | Tournament Not Held | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Goldfields Open | Tournament Not Held | 1R | WR | A | A | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | Tournament Not Held | LQ | A | A | A | A | NR | NH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Open [nb 9] | Tournament Not Held | LQ | A | A | LQ | A | A | A | A | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Championship | Tournament Not Held | LQ | NH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Open [nb 10] | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | A | A | Not Held | A | NH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Performance Table Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LQ | lost in the qualifying draw | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) | QF | lost in the quarter-finals |
| SF | lost in the semi-finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
| DNQ | did not qualify for the tournament | A | did not participate in the tournament | WD | withdrew from the tournament |
| DQ | disqualified from the tournament | ||||
| NH / Not Held | event was not held. | |||
| NR / Non-Ranking Event | event is/was no longer a ranking event. | |||
| R / Ranking Event | event is/was a ranking event. | |||
| MR / Minor-Ranking Event | event is/was a minor-ranking event. | |||
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 1987 | Australian Under-23 Championship | Paul Balzer | 5–3 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 1987 | Australian Under-18 Championship | Len Hill | 2–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 1988 | Australian Under-18 Championship | Wayne Turpin | 4–5 |
| Winner | 2. | 1988 | Australian Under-23 Championship | Paul Balzer | 5–3 |
| Winner | 3. | 1989 | Australian Under-21 Championship | Philip Reilly | 8–7 |
| Winner | 4. | 1997 | Australian Open Championship | Stan Gorski | 8–3 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 1998 | Australian Amateur Championship | Shawn Budd | 3–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 1998 | Oceania Championship | Shawn Budd | 8–5 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 1999 | Australian Open Championship | Shawn Budd | 4–8 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 2000 | Australian Amateur Championship | Shawn Budd | 2–5 |
| Winner | 6. | 2000 | Australian Open Championship | Tony Kook | 8–3 |
| Winner | 7. | 2001 | Australian Amateur Championship | Neil Robertson | 6–1 |
| Winner | 8. | 2001 | Australian Open Championship | Paul Bunt | 8–4 |
| Winner | 9. | 2002 | Australian Amateur Championship | Quinten Hann | 6–3 |
| Winner | 10. | 2002 | IBSF World Snooker Championship |  Tim English | 11–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 2002 | Australian Open Championship | Neil Robertson | 0–8 |
| Winner | 11. | 2003 | Australian Amateur Championship | Johl Younger | 6–1 |
| Winner | 12. | 2004 | Australian Amateur Championship | Shawn Budd | 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 2004 | IBSF World Snooker Championship |  Mark Allen | 6–11 |
| Winner | 13. | 2006 | Australian Open Championship |  Dene O'Kane | 8–7 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 2009 | Australian Open Championship | Shawn Budd | 2–6 |
| Winner | 14. | 2010 | Australian Amateur Championship | Shawn Budd | 6–3 |
| Winner | 15. | 2010 | Australian Open Championship | Vinnie Calabrese | 6–5 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 2011 | Oceania Championship | Joe Minici | 4–6 |
| Winner | 16. | 2011 | Australian Amateur Championship | Joe Minici | 6–3 |
| Winner | 17. | 2013 | Australian Amateur Championship | Johl Younger | 5–4 |
| Winner | 18. | 2013 | Australian Open Championship | Alan McCarthy | 6–3 |
| Winner | 19. | 2014 | Oceania Championship | Charlie Chafe | 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 2016 | Australian Open Championship | Roger Farebrother | 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 11. | 2017 | Australian Amateur Championship | Adrian Ridley | 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 2017 | Australian Open Championship | Ryan Thomerson | 3–6 |
| Winner | 20. | 2018 | Australian Amateur Championship | Charlie Chafe | 6–5 |
| Winner | 21. | 2019 | Oceania Championship | Kurt Dunham | 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 13. | 2019 | Australian Open Championship |  Moh Keen Hoo | 5–6 |
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