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2008 Malta Cup
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tournament_name | 2008 Malta Cup |
| dates | |
| venue | Hilton Conference Center |
| location | Portomaso |
| country | Malta |
| organisation | WPBSA |
| format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £76,000 |
| winners_share | £20,000 |
| highest_break | Shaun Murphy (137) |
| winner | ENG Shaun Murphy |
| runner_up | IRL Ken Doherty |
| score | 9–3 |
| previous | 2007 |
| next | 2016 |
The 2008 Malta Cup was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 4 and 10 February 2008 at the Hilton Conference Center in Portomaso, Malta.
The Gambling Commission looked at allegations of match-fixing during the round-robin stage of the tournament.
Shaun Murphy won the title by defeating Ken Doherty 9–3 in the final. TOC
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
- Winner: £20,000
- Runner-Up: £9,000
- Semi-final: £4,500
- 2nd place in group: £2,750
- 3rd place in group: £2,500
- 4th place in group: £2,250
- 5th place in group: £2,000
- Maximum break: £10,000
- Total: £76,000
Group stage
Group matches were played over 6 frames. A win was worth 2 points and a tie 1 point. The top player from each group qualified to the semi-finals.
Group 1
| POS | Player | MP | MW | MT | ML | FW | FL | FD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCO John Higgins | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 7 |
| 2 | ENG Joe Perry | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | WAL Ryan Day | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | ENG Ali Carter | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | MLT Alex Borg | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 1 |
- John Higgins 6–0 Alex Borg
- Joe Perry 3–3 Ryan Day
- John Higgins 4–2 Ryan Day
- Ali Carter 5–1 Alex Borg
- Joe Perry 4–2 Alex Borg
- John Higgins 3–3 Ali Carter
- Joe Perry 4–2 Ali Carter
- Ryan Day 3–3 Alex Borg
- John Higgins 5–1 Joe Perry
- Ali Carter 2–4 Ryan Day
Group 2
| POS | Player | MP | MW | MT | ML | FW | FL | FD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IRL Ken Doherty | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 8 |
| 2 | Hong Kong Marco Fu | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 5 |
| 3 | AUS Neil Robertson | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 5 |
| 4 | ENG Stephen Lee | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 2 |
| 5 | Northern Ireland Joe Swail | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 0 |
- Ken Doherty 4–2 Marco Fu
- Neil Robertson 5–1 Stephen Lee
- Ken Doherty 4–2 Stephen Lee
- Joe Swail 1–5 Marco Fu
- Ken Doherty 5–1 Joe Swail
- Neil Robertson 3–3 Marco Fu
- Neil Robertson 4–2 Joe Swail
- Stephen Lee 1–5 Marco Fu
- Ken Doherty 5–1 Neil Robertson
- Joe Swail 1–5 Stephen Lee
Group 3
| POS | Player | MP | MW | MT | ML | FW | FL | FD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENG Shaun Murphy | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 8 |
| 2 | SCO Stephen Hendry | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | SCO Stephen Maguire | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12 | +0 | 4 |
| 4 | ENG Mark Selby | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 3 |
| 5 | MLT Tony Drago | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 0 |
- Shaun Murphy 6–0 Tony Drago
- Stephen Hendry 4–2 Mark Selby
- Stephen Maguire 4–2 Tony Drago
- Shaun Murphy 4–2 Mark Selby
- Stephen Hendry 4–2 Tony Drago
- Shaun Murphy 4–2 Stephen Maguire
- Mark Selby 4–2 Tony Drago
- Stephen Hendry 3–3 Stephen Maguire
- Shaun Murphy 5–1 Stephen Hendry
- Stephen Maguire 3–3 Mark Selby
Group 4
| POS | Player | MP | MW | MT | ML | FW | FL | FD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHN Ding Junhui | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 7 |
| 2 | WAL Dominic Dale | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 6 |
| 3 | ENG Peter Ebdon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 3 |
| 4 | WAL Mark Williams | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 3 |
| 5 | SCO Graeme Dott | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 1 |
- Graeme Dott 2–4 Dominic Dale
- Peter Ebdon 2–4 Ding Junhui
- Graeme Dott 3–3 Ding Junhui
- Mark Williams 2–4 Dominic Dale
- Graeme Dott 2–4 Mark Williams
- Peter Ebdon 2–4 Dominic Dale
- Mark Williams 3–3 Peter Ebdon
- Ding Junhui 4–2 Dominic Dale
- Graeme Dott 2–4 Peter Ebdon
- Mark Williams 0–6 Ding Junhui
Knock-out stage
Best of 11 frames Best of 17 frames | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=SCO John Higgins | RD1-score1=2 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=IRL Ken Doherty | RD1-score2=6 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=ENG Shaun Murphy | RD1-score3=6 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=CHN Ding Junhui | RD1-score4=5 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=IRL Ken Doherty | RD2-score1=3 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=ENG Shaun Murphy | RD2-score2=9
Final
| 1 | 50+ breaks | 2 |
|---|
Century breaks
- 137, 110, 104 Shaun Murphy
- 134, 127, 118 Ken Doherty
- 129, 100 Ali Carter
- 128, 103 Peter Ebdon
- 127, 125, 125, 123, 106 Ding Junhui
- 127, 110, 101 Mark Selby
- 116, 107 Neil Robertson
- 113 Ryan Day
- 108, 106, 101 Marco Fu
- 103 Stephen Hendry
References
References
- (13 February 2008). "Snookerfaces match-fixing probe". [[BBC Sport]].
- "2008 Malta Cup – Information". Global Snooker Centre.
- "Malta Cup 2008". Snooker.org.
- "2008 Malta Cup". Global Snooker Centre.
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