2007 Malta Cup

Malta Cup
Tournament information
Dates 28 January–4 February 2007
Venue Hilton Conference Center
City Portomaso
Country Malta
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £200,500
Winner's share £30,000
Highest break England Anthony Hamilton (136)
Final
Champion England Shaun Murphy
Runner-up Wales Ryan Day
Score 9–4
2006
2008

The 2007 Malta Cup was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 29 January and 4 February 2007 at the Hilton Conference Center in Portomaso, Malta. It was the 200th world ranking tournament organised by World Snooker since 1976.[1] Stephen Hendry made his 700th century break in competition in the third frame of his first round match against Robert Milkins.[2]

Shaun Murphy won in the final 9–4 against Ryan Day.

Wild-card round

[3][4][5]

Match Score
WC1 England David Roe 5–1 Malta Joe Grech
WC2 England Andrew Higginson 5–3 Malta Simon Zammit

Main draw

[3][4][5]

Last 32
Best of 9 frames
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
               
1 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 5
England Nigel Bond 3
1 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 5
England Andrew Higginson 2
11 England Steve Davis 4
England Andrew Higginson 5
1 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 3
7 England Peter Ebdon 5
9 Scotland Stephen Maguire 5
China Ding Junhui 2
9 Scotland Stephen Maguire 2
7 England Peter Ebdon 5
7 England Peter Ebdon 5
England David Roe 4
7 England Peter Ebdon 3
Wales Ryan Day 6
8 Wales Mark Williams 4
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 5
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 4
Wales Ryan Day 5
14 Wales Matthew Stevens 3
Wales Ryan Day 5
Wales Ryan Day 5
England Mark King 1
12 England Barry Hawkins 1
England Mark King 5
England Mark King 5
England Michael Holt 4
4 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 3
England Michael Holt 5
Wales Ryan Day 4
6 England Shaun Murphy 9
3 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
England Robert Milkins 1
3 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
13 Australia Neil Robertson 0
13 Australia Neil Robertson 5
Scotland Marcus Campbell 1
3 Scotland Stephen Hendry 4
15 England Ali Carter 5
15 England Ali Carter 5
England Rod Lawler 2
15 England Ali Carter 5
Hong Kong Marco Fu 2
5 Scotland John Higgins 3
Hong Kong Marco Fu 5
15 England Ali Carter 3
6 England Shaun Murphy 6
6 England Shaun Murphy 5
England Ricky Walden 4
6 England Shaun Murphy 5
10 England Stephen Lee 4
10 England Stephen Lee 5
Republic of Ireland Michael Judge 2
6 England Shaun Murphy 5
2 Scotland Graeme Dott 2
16 England Anthony Hamilton 4
England Tom Ford 5
England Tom Ford 3
2 Scotland Graeme Dott 5
2 Scotland Graeme Dott 5
England Stuart Bingham 3

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Malta Terry Camilleri.
Hilton Conference Centre, Malta, 4 February 2007.[4][5][6]
Ryan Day
 Wales
4–9 Shaun Murphy (6)
 England
Afternoon: 19–73 (54), 59–73 (54 Day), 42–82 (62), 34–65, 65–51 (51 Day), 20–89, 45–82 (51), 23–80
Evening: 67–19 (66), 0–79 (79), 102–0 (102), 83–0 (83), 38–61
102 Highest break 79
1 Century breaks 0
4 50+ breaks 5

Qualifying

Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales between 31 October and 3 November 2006.[5][7]

  Round 1
Best of 9 frames
  Round 2
Best of 9 frames
  Round 3
Best of 9 frames
  Round 4
Best of 9 frames
China Tian Pengfei 5   England Stuart Pettman 1   England Jamie Cope 2   England Nigel Bond 5
Northern Ireland Dermot McGlinchey 4   China Tian Pengfei 5   China Tian Pengfei 5   China Tian Pengfei 3
England Andrew Higginson 5   Pakistan Shokat Ali 0   England Jimmy White 3   England David Gray 4
Wales Jamie Jones 2   England Andrew Higginson 5   England Andrew Higginson 5   England Andrew Higginson 5
England Paul Wykes 5   England Mike Dunn 3   England Dave Harold 5   China Ding Junhui 5
Netherlands Roy Stolk 2   England Paul Wykes 5   England Paul Wykes 2   England Dave Harold 3
China Liu Song 2   England David Roe 5   Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 3   Scotland Alan McManus 2
United Arab Emirates Mohammed Shehab 5   United Arab Emirates Mohammed Shehab 4   England David Roe 5   England David Roe 5
Wales Ian Preece 5   Wales Paul Davies 5   Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 5   England Joe Perry 4
New Zealand Dene O'Kane 3   Wales Ian Preece 2   Wales Paul Davies 3   Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 5
China Liang Wenbo 5   England Joe Jogia 5   England Mark Davis 3   Wales Ryan Day 5
England James Leadbetter 2   China Liang Wenbo 3   England Joe Jogia 5   England Joe Jogia 2
England Matthew Couch 4   England David Gilbert 5   Scotland Drew Henry 3   England Mark King 5
England Peter Lines 5   England Peter Lines 1   England David Gilbert 5   England David Gilbert 0
England Lee Spick 5   Malta Tony Drago 5   England John Parrott 5   England Michael Holt 5
Thailand Issara Kachaiwong 4   England Lee Spick 3   Malta Tony Drago 4   England John Parrott 1
England Alfie Burden 5   Republic of Ireland Joe Delaney 4   Wales Dominic Dale 5   England Robert Milkins 5
Malta Alex Borg 4   England Alfie Burden 5   England Alfie Burden 4   Wales Dominic Dale 2
England Chris Norbury 5   Scotland Jamie Burnett 3   Scotland Marcus Campbell 5   England Mark Selby 4
England Jeff Cundy 0   England Chris Norbury 5   England Chris Norbury 4   Scotland Marcus Campbell 5
England Mark Joyce 5   Finland Robin Hull 2   England Rod Lawler 5   Thailand James Wattana 3
Germany Patrick Einsle 4   England Mark Joyce 5   England Mark Joyce 2   England Rod Lawler 5
England Chris Melling 5   Scotland Scott MacKenzie 3   England Adrian Gunnell 5   Hong Kong Marco Fu 5
Scotland Mark Boyle 4   England Chris Melling 5   England Chris Melling 0   England Adrian Gunnell 0
England Sean Storey 5   Northern Ireland Mark Allen 5   England Ricky Walden 5   England Ian McCulloch 4
Scotland Robert Stephen 1   England Sean Storey 2   Northern Ireland Mark Allen 2   England Ricky Walden 5
England Judd Trump 5   England Andrew Norman 5   Republic of Ireland Michael Judge 5   Northern Ireland Joe Swail 4
England Ben Woollaston 2   England Judd Trump 1   England Andrew Norman 2   Republic of Ireland Michael Judge 5
England Paul Davison 5   England Rory McLeod 5   England Tom Ford 5   England Andy Hicks 3
Thailand Passakorn Suwannawat 0   England Paul Davison 3   England Rory McLeod 1   England Tom Ford 5
England Lee Page 2   England Jimmy Michie 5   England Barry Pinches 3   England Stuart Bingham 5
Republic of Ireland David Morris 5   Republic of Ireland David Morris 3   England Jimmy Michie 5   England Jimmy Michie 3

Century breaks

[5]

References

  1. Sultana, Wilfred. "The champions and their victories". Times of Malta. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  2. "January 30 down the years: A final Grand Slam for Martina". ESPN. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Malta Cup 2007 Results". BBC. 2007-01-27. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
  4. 1 2 3 "Malta Cup 2007". Snooker.org. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "2006-7 Malta Cup". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 7 June 2007.
  6. "Malta Cup frame scores". BBC. 2007-01-31. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
  7. "Global Calendars". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 22 April 2007.
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