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]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 January – 5 February 2006 |
| Venue | Hilton Conference Center |
| City | Portomaso |
| Country | Malta |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking 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) |
| Score | 9–8 |
← 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
| Match | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| WC1 |  Mark Allen | 5–1 |  Joe Grech |
| WC2 |  Robin Hull | 5–2 | Simon Zammit |
Main draw
Final
| 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
Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontins in Prestatyn, Wales between 7 and 10 November 2005.[2][3][4]
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
Televised stage centuries
References
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