2008 Malta Cup


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.
The Gambling Commission looked at allegations of match-fixing during the round-robin stage of the tournament.
Shaun Murphy won the title by defeating Ken Doherty 9–3 in the final.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
  • 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

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.

Group 1

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Group 2

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Group 3

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Group 4

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Century breaks