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]

2006 Malta Cup
Tournament information
Dates30 January – 5 February 2006 (2006-01-30 – 2006-02-05)
VenueHilton Conference Center
CityPortomaso
CountryMalta
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£118,500
Winner's share£18,000
Highest break Stephen Hendry (SCO) (142)
Final
Champion Ken Doherty (IRL)
Runner-up John Higgins (SCO)
Score9–8
2005
2007

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

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Match Score
WC1   Mark Allen 5–1   Joe Grech
WC2   Robin Hull 5–2   Simon Zammit

Main draw

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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   Stephen Hendry 5
  Neil Robertson 1
1   Stephen Hendry 5
  Barry Pinches 2
10   Stephen Lee 1
  Barry Pinches 5
1   Stephen Hendry 2
6   John Higgins 5
12   Alan McManus 5
  Ali Carter 2
12   Alan McManus 0
6   John Higgins 5
6   John Higgins 5
  Robert Milkins 4
6   John Higgins 6
  Dominic Dale 3
5   Paul Hunter 3
  Dominic Dale 5
  Dominic Dale 5
14   Joe Perry 4
14   Joe Perry 5
  James Wattana 2
  Dominic Dale 5
9   Mark Williams 3
9   Mark Williams 5
  Gerard Greene 3
9   Mark Williams 5
  Nigel Bond 1
4   Matthew Stevens 2
  Nigel Bond 5
6   John Higgins 8
11   Ken Doherty 9
3   Stephen Maguire 5
  Marco Fu 2
3   Stephen Maguire 5
  Mark King 3
16   Ian McCulloch 2
  Mark King 5
3   Stephen Maguire 4
11   Ken Doherty 5
11   Ken Doherty 5
  Joe Swail 3
11   Ken Doherty 5
  Stuart Bingham 4
7   Peter Ebdon 4
  Stuart Bingham 5
11   Ken Doherty 6
13   Graeme Dott 3
8   Jimmy White 2
  Barry Hawkins 5
  Barry Hawkins 3
  Robin Hull 5
15   Steve Davis 4
  Robin Hull 5
  Robin Hull 0
13   Graeme Dott 5
13   Graeme Dott 5
  John Parrott 2
13   Graeme Dott 5
2   Shaun Murphy 4
2   Shaun Murphy 5
  Mark Allen 2

Final

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Final: Best of 17 frames
Hilton Conference Centre, Malta, 5 February 2006.[1][2]
John Higgins (6)
  Scotland
8–9 Ken Doherty (11)
  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)
114 Highest break 105
1 Century breaks 1
5 50+ breaks 7

Qualifying

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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
  Leo Fernandez  Justin Astley4  Dave Harold5  Neil Robertson5
Bye  Leo Fernandez5  Leo Fernandez3  Dave Harold4
  Joe Delaney5  Shokat Ali5  Tony Drago5  Barry Pinches5
  James McBain4  Joe Delaney4  Shokat Ali2  Tony Drago2
  Andrew Norman5  Marcus Campbell5  Mark Selby3  Ali Carter5
  Jin Long2  Andrew Norman3  Marcus Campbell5  Marcus Campbell3
  Nick Dyson5  Jamie Cope5  Stuart Pettman0  Robert Milkins5
  Habib Subah4  Nick Dyson2  Jamie Cope5  Jamie Cope3
  Bjorn Haneveer3  Ding Junhui1  Ricky Walden5  Dominic Dale5
  David Gilbert5  David Gilbert5  David Gilbert1  Ricky Walden1
  Simon Bedford  Chris Norbury5  Michael Judge5  James Wattana5
Bye  Simon Bedford4  Chris Norbury1  Michael Judge2
  Sean Storey5  Mike Dunn5  Gerard Greene5  Ryan Day1
  Alex Borg3  Sean Storey4  Mike Dunn3  Gerard Greene5
  Scott MacKenzie  Lee Spick1  Fergal O'Brien5  Nigel Bond5
Bye  Scott MacKenzie5  Scott MacKenzie4  Fergal O'Brien3
  Paul Davies5  Rod Lawler5  Mark Davis5  Marco Fu5
  Liang Wenbo3  Paul Davies2  Rod Lawler4  Mark Davis4
  Joe Jogia  Matthew Couch5  Drew Henry5  Mark King5
Bye  Joe Jogia0  Matthew Couch4  Drew Henry3
  Alfie Burden2  Jimmy Michie5  Joe Swail5  Michael Holt4
  Judd Trump5  Judd Trump2  Jimmy Michie3  Joe Swail5
  Hugh Abernethy5  Jamie Burnett5  Stuart Bingham5  Anthony Hamilton3
  Moh Keen Ho2  Hugh Abernethy0  Jamie Burnett3  Stuart Bingham5
  Darren Morgan5  David Roe5  Tom Ford2  Barry Hawkins5
  Gary Wilson4  Darren Morgan2  David Roe5  David Roe4
  Adam Davies  Robin Hull5  Adrian Gunnell4  Andy Hicks3
Bye  Adam Davies3  Robin Hull5  Robin Hull5
  David McDonnell3  James Tatton1  Patrick Wallace2  John Parrott5
  Gary Wilkinson5  Gary Wilkinson5  Gary Wilkinson5  Gary Wilkinson3
  Stuart Mann4  Lee Walker2  Rory McLeod1  David Gray2
  Mark Allen5  Mark Allen5  Mark Allen5  Mark Allen5

Century breaks

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Qualifying stage centuries

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Televised stage centuries

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Malta Cup 2006". Snooker.org. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
  2. ^ a b c d e "2006 Malta Cup". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 12 February 2006.
  3. ^ a b c "2006 Malta Cup results". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 7 February 2006. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  4. ^ "2006 Malta Cup qualifying results". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 25 November 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2012.