Snooker tournament
The 2005 Malta Cup was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 31 January to 6 February 2005 at the Hilton Conference Centre in Portomaso, Malta.
Stephen Hendry won in the final 9–7 against Graeme Dott.[1] This was the 36th and final ranking event he won in his 27-year professional career.[2]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[3]
Wildcard round
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Main draw
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Final
Qualifying
Qualifying for the tournament took place between 30 November and 3 December 2004 at Pontins in Prestatyn, Wales.[5][8]
Century breaks
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Qualifying stage centuries
Televised stage centuries
- 141, 117, 104 – John Higgins
- 138, 130, 114, 108, 103, 101, 101, 100[n 4] – Stephen Hendry
- 136, 124 – Tom Ford
- 120 – Neil Robertson
- 114 – Shaun Murphy
- 114 – Graeme Dott
- 106 – Mike Dunn
- 106 – Barry Hawkins
Notes
- ^ Quinten Hann withdrew from the event with a broken finger.
- ^ O'Sullivan conceded frame three when leading 26–0.
- ^ Match was held over to the venue in Malta
- ^ Stephen Hendrys 650th century break
References
- ^ "Stephen Hendry takes the Malta Cup". Snookerclub. Archived from the original on 5 June 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ^ "Stephen Hendry profile". World Snooker. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "2004-5 Malta Cup – Information". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 16 January 2007. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ a b c "Malta Cup 2005". Snooker.org. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "2004-5 Malta Cup". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 17 February 2006.
- ^ a b "2005 Malta Cup results". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 12 February 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ^ "Malta Cup". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- ^ "2005 Malta Cup qualifying results". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 5 November 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2012.