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.
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 31 January – 6 February 2005 |
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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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]
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[3]
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Match | Score | ||
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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 |
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 for the tournament took place between 30 November and 3 December 2004 at Pontins in Prestatyn, Wales.[5][8]
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