| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 31 January – 6 February 2005 (2005-01-31 – 2005-02-06) |
| Venue | Hilton Conference Centre |
| City | Portomaso |
| Country | Malta |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £200,000 |
| Winner's share | £30,000 |
| Highest break |  John Higgins (SCO) (141) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Stephen Hendry (SCO) |
| Runner-up | Graeme Dott (SCO) |
| Score | 9–7 |
| ← 2004 2006 → | |
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. This was the 36th and final ranking event he won in his 27-year professional career.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
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Wildcard round
| Match | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| WC1 |  Tom Ford
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5–1 |  Joe Grech
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| WC2 | Mike Dunn
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5–0 | Simon Zammit
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| WC3 |  Neil Robertson
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5–1 | Duncan Bezzina
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| WC4 | Adrian Gunnell
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5–3 | Alex Borg
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Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams. Hilton Conference Centre, Portomaso, Malta, 6 February 2005. | ||
| Stephen Hendry (4) Scotland
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9–7 | Graeme Dott (16) Scotland
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| Afternoon: 92–0 (92), 114–0 (114), 39–70 (56), 0–73 (73), 102–7 (101), 1–71 (64), 75–40, 0–93 (93) Evening: 109–0 (101), 80–0 (79), 81–0 (81), 24–81 (53), 0–84 (83), 24–67 (59), 61–9, 72–54 | ||
| 114 | Highest break | 93 |
| 3 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 6 | 50+ breaks | 7 |
Qualifying
Qualifying for the tournament took place between 30 November and 3 December 2004 at Pontins in Prestatyn, Wales.
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
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Televised stage centuries
- 141, 117, 104 – John Higgins
- 138, 130, 114, 108, 103, 101, 101, 100 – 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.
- ^ "Malta Cup 2005". Snooker.org. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ "2004-5 Malta Cup". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 17 February 2006.
- ^ "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.
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