Alex Borg
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Born | June 5, 1969 |
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Sport country |
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Professional | 1991–1999, 2001/2002, 2003/2004, 2005–2007, 2013–2015, 2016–2018 |
Highest ranking | 80 (2005/2006) |
Career winnings | £53,269[1] |
Highest break |
135: 2003 Challenge Tour Event 2 |
Century breaks | 15[1] |
Best ranking finish | Last 32 (2018 Snooker Shoot-Out) |
Alex Borg (born June 5, 1969) is a Maltese former professional snooker player.
Career
Borg first turned professional in 1991, and regularly appeared as a wild card in the Malta Grand Prix, where throughout the events history he managed to beat the likes of Nigel Bond and John Higgins. His best performances were reaching the semi-final in 1997 and 1998. He also competed as a wild card in the Malta Cup. However, in ranking events he hasn't had such success, his best finish being to the last 64, he has achieved this on three occasions, all in the Grand Prix. He has won the EBSA European Snooker Championships twice, the first in 2005 where he beat Kristjan Helgason 7–2 in the final, and the following year when he beat Jeff Cundy 7–5.
In 2016, he won against Alexander Ursenbacher in Q-School Event 2 to gain a further two-year tour card.
2016/2017 season
Malta’s Borg endured a difficult opening to the season in 2016/17, losing his first eight matches on tour. His best win of the season was a 5-1 win over Jack Lisowski at the 2017 China Open.
Performance and ranking timeline
Tournament | 1991/ 92 |
1992/ 93 |
1993/ 94 |
1994/ 95 |
1995/ 96 |
1996/ 97 |
1997/ 98 |
1998/ 99 |
1999/ 00 |
2000/ 01 |
2001/ 02 |
2003/ 04 |
2004/ 05 |
2005/ 06 |
2006/ 07 |
2007/ 08 |
2013/ 14 |
2014/ 15 |
2015/ 16 |
2016/ 17 |
2017/ 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ranking[2][nb 1] | [nb 2] | 241 | 193 | 180 | 174 | 164 | UR | 170 | [nb 3] | [nb 3] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | [nb 2] | UR | [nb 3] | [nb 2] | 80 | [nb 3] | [nb 2] | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Riga Masters[nb 4] | Tournament Not Held | Minor-Rank. | LQ | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
China Championship | Tournament Not Held | NR | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paul Hunter Classic[nb 5] | Tournament Not Held | Pro-am Event | Minor-Ranking | 1R | 2R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Open | Tournament Not Held | LQ | A | NH | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Open[nb 6] | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | A | 1R | A | A | LQ | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | Not Held | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
European Masters[nb 7] | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | NH | LQ | Not Held | LQ | A | WR | LQ | LQ | NR | Not Held | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
English Open | Tournament Not Held | 1R | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International Championship | Tournament Not Held | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shanghai Masters | Tournament Not Held | A | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Ireland Open | Tournament Not Held | 2R | 2R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UK Championship | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | A | A | LQ | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scottish Open[nb 8] | NH | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | A | A | LQ | A | Tournament Not Held | Not Held | 2R | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German Masters[nb 9] | Tournament Not Held | LQ | LQ | A | NR | Tournament Not Held | LQ | A | A | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shoot-Out | Tournament Not Held | Variant Format | 1R | 3R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | NR | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Welsh Open | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | A | A | LQ | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gibraltar Open | Tournament Not Held | MR | A | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Players Championship[nb 10] | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
China Open[nb 11] | Tournament Not Held | NR | LQ | A | A | LQ | NH | A | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | A | A | WR | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championship | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Masters | A | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Seniors Championship | A | Tournament Not Held | A | WD | A | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Variant format tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six-red World Championship[nb 12] | Tournament Not Held | RR | RR | A | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classic | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strachan Open[nb 13] | LQ | MR | NR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dubai Classic[nb 14] | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Malta Grand Prix | Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | WR | NR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thailand Masters[nb 15] | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | A | A | LQ | Not Held | NR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
British Open | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | A | A | LQ | A | A | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Irish Masters | Non-Ranking Event | A | A | NH | NR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Ireland Trophy | Tournament Not Held | NR | LQ | A | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wuxi Classic[nb 16] | Tournament Not Held | A | LQ | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Goldfields Open[nb 17] | Not Held | NR | Tournament Not Held | A | LQ | A | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Malta Grand Prix | Not Held | 1R | QF | 1R | SF | SF | R | RR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
European Masters[nb 18] | Ranking Event | Tournament Not Held | Ranking Event | RR | Not Held | Ranking |
Performance Table Legend | |||||
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LQ | lost in the qualifying draw | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) |
QF | lost in the quarter-finals |
SF | lost in the semi-finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
DNQ | did not qualify for the tournament | A | did not participate in the tournament | WD | withdrew from the tournament |
DQ | disqualified from the tournament |
NH / Not Held | event was not held. | |||
NR / Non-Ranking Event | event is/was no longer a ranking event. | |||
R / Ranking Event | event is/was a ranking event. | |||
RV / Ranking & Variant Format Event | means an event is/was a ranking & variant format event. | |||
MR / Minor-Ranking Event | means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. | |||
PA / Pro-am Event | means an event is/was a pro-am event. | |||
VF / Variant Format Event | means an event is/was a variant format event. |
- ↑ From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
- 1 2 3 4 5 He was not on the Main Tour.
- ↑ The event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)
- ↑ The event was called the Grand Prix Fürth (2004/2005) and the Fürth German Open (2005/2006–2006/2007)
- ↑ The event was called the Grand Prix (1991/1992–2000/2001 and 2004/2005–2009/2010), the LG Cup (2001/2002–2003/2004) and the Haikou World Open (2011/2012–2013/2014)
- ↑ The event was called the European Open (1991/1992-1996/1997 & 2001/2002-2003/2004), Irish Open (1998/1999) and the Malta Cup (2004/2005–2007/2008)
- ↑ The event was called the International Open (1992/1993–1996/1997) and the Players Championship (2003/2004)
- ↑ The event was called the German Open (1995/1996–1997/1998)
- ↑ The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Finals (2010/2011–2012/2013) and the Players Championship Grand Final (2013/2014–2015/2016)
- ↑ The event was called the China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)
- ↑ The event was called the Six-red World Grand Prix (2009/2010)
- ↑ The event was called the Strachan Challenge (1992/1993–1993/1994)
- ↑ The event was called the Thailand Classic (1995/1996) and the Asian Classic (1996/1997)
- ↑ The event was called the Asian Open (1991/1992–1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994–1996/1997)
- ↑ The event was called the Jiangsu Classic (2008/2009–2009/2010)
- ↑ The event was called the Australian Open (1994/1995) and the Australian Masters (1995/1996)
- ↑ The event was called the Malta Cup (2007/2008)
Career finals
Amateur finals: 20 (13 titles, 7 runner-ups)
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 1996 | Malta Amateur Championship | ![]() |
4–8 |
Runner-up | 2. | 1997 | Malta Amateur Championship | ![]() |
7–8 |
Winner | 1. | 1998 | Malta Amateur Championship | ![]() |
8–7 |
Runner-up | 3. | 1998 | EBSA European Snooker Championships | ![]() |
2–7 |
Runner-up | 4. | 1999 | Malta Amateur Championship | ![]() |
6–8 |
Winner | 2. | 2001 | Malta Amateur Championship | ![]() |
8–5 |
Runner-up | 5. | 2002 | Malta Amateur Championship | ![]() |
6–8 |
Winner | 3. | 2004 | Malta Amateur Championship | ![]() |
8–4 |
Runner-up | 6. | 2004 | EBSA European Snooker Championships (2) | ![]() |
6–7 |
Winner | 4. | 2005 | EBSA European Snooker Championships | ![]() |
7–2 |
Winner | 5. | 2005 | Malta Amateur Championship | ![]() |
7–4 |
Winner | 6. | 2006 | EBSA European Snooker Championships (2) | ![]() |
7–5 |
Winner | 7. | 2006 | Malta Amateur Championship | ![]() |
7–2 |
Winner | 8. | 2007 | Malta Amateur Championship | ![]() |
7–4 |
Winner | 9. | 2008 | Malta Amateur Championship | ![]() |
7–3 |
Winner | 10. | 2009 | Malta Amateur Championship | ![]() |
7–2 |
Winner | 11. | 2012 | Malta Amateur Championship | ![]() |
7–4 |
Winner | 12. | 2014 | Malta Amateur Championship | ![]() |
6–4 |
Winner | 13. | 2015 | Malta Amateur Championship | ![]() |
6–5 |
Runner-up | 7. | 2016 | Malta Amateur Championship | ![]() |
2–6 |
References
- 1 2 "Career-total Statistics for Alex Borg - Professional". CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ↑ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alex Borg. |
- Alex Borg at CueTracker: Snooker Results & Statistics Database
- Profile on World Snooker
- Profile on the Global Snooker Centre