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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

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]

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 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 5–1 Malta Joe Grech
WC2 Finland Robin Hull 5–2 Malta Simon Zammit

Main draw

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[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 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
Australia Neil Robertson 1
1 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
England Barry Pinches 2
10 England Stephen Lee 1
England Barry Pinches 5
1 Scotland Stephen Hendry 2
6 Scotland John Higgins 5
12 Scotland Alan McManus 5
England Ali Carter 2
12 Scotland Alan McManus 0
6 Scotland John Higgins 5
6 Scotland John Higgins 5
England Robert Milkins 4
6 Scotland John Higgins 6
Wales Dominic Dale 3
5 England Paul Hunter 3
Wales Dominic Dale 5
Wales Dominic Dale 5
14 England Joe Perry 4
14 England Joe Perry 5
Thailand James Wattana 2
Wales Dominic Dale 5
9 Wales Mark Williams 3
9 Wales Mark Williams 5
Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 3
9 Wales Mark Williams 5
England Nigel Bond 1
4 Wales Matthew Stevens 2
England Nigel Bond 5
6 Scotland John Higgins 8
11 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 9
3 Scotland Stephen Maguire 5
Hong Kong Marco Fu 2
3 Scotland Stephen Maguire 5
England Mark King 3
16 England Ian McCulloch 2
England Mark King 5
3 Scotland Stephen Maguire 4
11 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 5
11 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 5
Northern Ireland Joe Swail 3
11 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 5
England Stuart Bingham 4
7 England Peter Ebdon 4
England Stuart Bingham 5
11 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 6
13 Scotland Graeme Dott 3
8 England Jimmy White 2
England Barry Hawkins 5
England Barry Hawkins 3
Finland Robin Hull 5
15 England Steve Davis 4
Finland Robin Hull 5
Finland Robin Hull 0
13 Scotland Graeme Dott 5
13 Scotland Graeme Dott 5
England John Parrott 2
13 Scotland Graeme Dott 5
2 England Shaun Murphy 4
2 England Shaun Murphy 5
Northern Ireland 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
Republic of Ireland Leo FernandezEngland Justin Astley4England Dave Harold5Australia Neil Robertson5
ByeRepublic of Ireland Leo Fernandez5Republic of Ireland Leo Fernandez3England Dave Harold4
Republic of Ireland Joe Delaney5Pakistan Shokat Ali5Malta Tony Drago5England Barry Pinches5
Scotland James McBain4Republic of Ireland Joe Delaney4Pakistan Shokat Ali2Malta Tony Drago2
England Andrew Norman5Scotland Marcus Campbell5England Mark Selby3England Ali Carter5
China Jin Long2England Andrew Norman3Scotland Marcus Campbell5Scotland Marcus Campbell3
England Nick Dyson5England Jamie Cope5England Stuart Pettman0England Robert Milkins5
Bahrain Habib Subah4England Nick Dyson2England Jamie Cope5England Jamie Cope3
Belgium Bjorn Haneveer3China Ding Junhui1England Ricky Walden5Wales Dominic Dale5
England David Gilbert5England David Gilbert5England David Gilbert1England Ricky Walden1
England Simon BedfordEngland Chris Norbury5Republic of Ireland Michael Judge5Thailand James Wattana5
ByeEngland Simon Bedford4England Chris Norbury1Republic of Ireland Michael Judge2
England Sean Storey5England Mike Dunn5Northern Ireland Gerard Greene5Wales Ryan Day1
Malta Alex Borg3England Sean Storey4England Mike Dunn3Northern Ireland Gerard Greene5
Scotland Scott MacKenzieEngland Lee Spick1Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien5England Nigel Bond5
ByeScotland Scott MacKenzie5Scotland Scott MacKenzie4Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien3
Wales Paul Davies5England Rod Lawler5England Mark Davis5Hong Kong Marco Fu5
China Liang Wenbo3Wales Paul Davies2England Rod Lawler4England Mark Davis4
England Joe JogiaEngland Matthew Couch5Scotland Drew Henry5England Mark King5
ByeEngland Joe Jogia0England Matthew Couch4Scotland Drew Henry3
England Alfie Burden2England Jimmy Michie5Northern Ireland Joe Swail5England Michael Holt4
England Judd Trump5England Judd Trump2England Jimmy Michie3Northern Ireland Joe Swail5
Scotland Hugh Abernethy5Scotland Jamie Burnett5England Stuart Bingham5England Anthony Hamilton3
Malaysia Moh Keen Ho2Scotland Hugh Abernethy0Scotland Jamie Burnett3England Stuart Bingham5
Wales Darren Morgan5England David Roe5England Tom Ford2England Barry Hawkins5
England Gary Wilson4Wales Darren Morgan2England David Roe5England David Roe4
England Adam DaviesFinland Robin Hull5England Adrian Gunnell4England Andy Hicks3
ByeEngland Adam Davies3Finland Robin Hull5Finland Robin Hull5
Republic of Ireland David McDonnell3England James Tatton1Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace2England John Parrott5
England Gary Wilkinson5England Gary Wilkinson5England Gary Wilkinson5England Gary Wilkinson3
England Stuart Mann4Wales Lee Walker2England Rory McLeod1England David Gray2
Northern Ireland Mark Allen5Northern Ireland Mark Allen5Northern Ireland Mark Allen5Northern Ireland 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.