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.

2008 Malta Cup
Tournament information
Dates4–10 February 2008 (2008-02-04 – 2008-02-10)
VenueHilton Conference Center
CityPortomaso
CountryMalta
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£76,000
Winner's share£20,000
Highest break Shaun Murphy (ENG) (137)
Final
ChampionEngland Shaun Murphy
Runner-upRepublic of Ireland Ken Doherty
Score9–3
2007
2016

The Gambling Commission looked at allegations of match-fixing during the round-robin stage of the tournament.[1]

Shaun Murphy won the title by defeating Ken Doherty 9–3 in the final.

Prize fund

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The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[2]

  • 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

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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.[3][4]

Group 1

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Group 2

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Group 3

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Group 4

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Knock-out stage

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[3][4]

Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
      
  John Higgins 2
  Ken Doherty 6
  Ken Doherty 3
  Shaun Murphy 9
  Shaun Murphy 6
  Ding Junhui 5

Final

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Final: Best of 17 frames
Hilton Conference Center, Portomaso, Malta, 10 February 2008.[3][4]
Ken Doherty
  Ireland
3–9 Shaun Murphy
  England
Afternoon: 91–1 (91), 24–57, 36–78, 8–100, 22–87, 75–44, 0–67, 39–56
Evening: 0–110 (75), 66–34, 30–74, 0–76 (76)
91 Highest break 76
0 Century breaks 0
1 50+ breaks 2

Century breaks

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[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Snookerfaces match-fixing probe". BBC Sport. 13 February 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2008.
  2. ^ "2008 Malta Cup – Information". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Malta Cup 2008". Snooker.org. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d "2008 Malta Cup". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 5 April 2008.