2007 Malta Cup

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Malta Cup
Tournament information
Dates 28 January–4 February 2007
Venue Hilton Conference Center
City Portomaso
Country Malta
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Highest break 136
Final
Champion England Shaun Murphy
Runner-up Wales Ryan Day
Score 9–4
2006
2008

The 2007 Malta Cup was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 29 January and 4 February 2007 at the Hilton Conference Center in Portomaso, Malta. It was the 200th world ranking tournament organised by World Snooker since 1976.[1] Stephen Hendry made his 700th century break in competition in the third frame of his first round match against Robert Milkins.[2]

Shaun Murphy won in the final 9–4 against Ryan Day.

Wild-card round

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Match Score
WC1 England David Roe 5–1 Malta Joe Grech
WC2 England Andrew Higginson 5–3 Malta Simon Zammit

Main draw

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Last 32
Best of 9 frames
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
                             
1 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 5
England Nigel Bond 3
1 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 5
England Andrew Higginson 2
11 England Steve Davis 4
England Andrew Higginson 5
1 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 3
7 England Peter Ebdon 5
9 Scotland Stephen Maguire 5
China Ding Junhui 2
9 Scotland Stephen Maguire 2
7 England Peter Ebdon 5
7 England Peter Ebdon 5
England David Roe 4
1 England Peter Ebdon 3
Wales Ryan Day 6
8 Wales Mark Williams 4
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 5
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 4
Wales Ryan Day 5
14 Wales Matthew Stevens 3
Wales Ryan Day 5
Wales Ryan Day 5
England Mark King 1
12 England Barry Hawkins 1
England Mark King 5
England Mark King 5
England Michael Holt 4
4 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 3
England Michael Holt 5
Wales Ryan Day 4
6 England Shaun Murphy 9
3 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
England Robert Milkins 1
3 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
13 Australia Neil Robertson 0
13 Australia Neil Robertson 5
Scotland Marcus Campbell 1
3 Scotland Stephen Hendry 4
15 England Ali Carter 5
15 England Ali Carter 5
England Rod Lawler 2
15 England Ali Carter 5
Hong Kong Marco Fu 2
5 Scotland John Higgins 3
Hong Kong Marco Fu 5
15 England Ali Carter 3
6 England Shaun Murphy 6
6 England Shaun Murphy 5
England Ricky Walden 4
6 England Shaun Murphy 5
10 England Stephen Lee 4
10 England Stephen Lee 5
Republic of Ireland Michael Judge 2
6 England Shaun Murphy 5
2 Scotland Graeme Dott 2
16 England Anthony Hamilton 4
England Tom Ford 5
England Tom Ford 3
2 Scotland Graeme Dott 5
2 Scotland Graeme Dott 5
England Stuart Bingham 3

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Terry Camilleri.
Hilton Conference Centre, Malta, 4 February 2007.[4][5][6]
Ryan Day
 Wales
4–9 Shaun Murphy (6)
 England
Afternoon: 19–73 (54), 59–73 (54 Day), 42–82 (62), 34–65, 65–51 (51 Day), 20–89, 45–82 (51), 23–80
Evening: 67–19 (66), 0–79 (79), 102–0 (102), 83–0 (83), 38–61
102 Highest break 79
1 Century breaks 0
4 50+ breaks 5

Qualifying

Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales between 31 October and 3 November 2006.[5][7]

  Round 1
Best of 9 frames
  Round 2
Best of 9 frames
  Round 3
Best of 9 frames
  Round 4
Best of 9 frames
 China Tian Pengfei 5    England Stuart Pettman 1    England Jamie Cope 2    England Nigel Bond 5
 Northern Ireland Dermot McGlinchey 4    China Tian Pengfei 5    China Tian Pengfei 5    China Tian Pengfei 3
 England Andrew Higginson 5    Pakistan Shokat Ali 0    England Jimmy White 3    England David Gray 4
 Wales Jamie Jones 2    England Andrew Higginson 5    England Andrew Higginson 5    England Andrew Higginson 5
 England Paul Wykes 5    England Mike Dunn 3    England Dave Harold 5    China Ding Junhui 5
 Netherlands Roy Stolk 2    England Paul Wykes 5    England Paul Wykes 2    England Dave Harold 3
 China Liu Song 2    England David Roe 5    England Gerard Greene 3    Scotland Alan McManus 2
 United Arab Emirates Mohammed Shehab 5    United Arab Emirates Mohammed Shehab 4    England David Roe 5    England David Roe 5
 Wales Ian Preece 5    Wales Paul Davies 5    Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 5    England Joe Perry 4
 New Zealand Dene O'Kane 3    Wales Ian Preece 2    Wales Paul Davies 3    Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 5
 China Liang Wenbo 5    England Joe Jogia 5    England Mark Davis 3    Wales Ryan Day 5
 England James Leadbetter 2    China Liang Wenbo 3    England Joe Jogia 5    England Joe Jogia 2
 England Matthew Couch 4    England David Gilbert 5    Scotland Drew Henry 3    England Mark King 5
 England Peter Lines 5    England Peter Lines 1    England David Gilbert 5    England David Gilbert 0
 England Lee Spick 5    Malta Tony Drago 5    England John Parrott 5    England Michael Holt 5
 Thailand Issara Kachaiwong 4    England Lee Spick 3    Malta Tony Drago 4    England John Parrott 1
 England Alfie Burden 5    Republic of Ireland Joe Delaney 4    Wales Dominic Dale 5    England Robert Milkins 5
 Malta Alex Borg 4    England Alfie Burden 5    England Alfie Burden 4    Wales Dominic Dale 2
 England Chris Norbury 5    Scotland Jamie Burnett 3    Scotland Marcus Campbell 5    England Mark Selby 4
 England Jeff Cundy 0    England Chris Norbury 5    England Chris Norbury 4    Scotland Marcus Campbell 5
 England Mark Joyce 5    Finland Robin Hull 2    England Rod Lawler 5    Thailand James Wattana 3
 Germany Patrick Einsle 4    England Mark Joyce 5    England Mark Joyce 2    England Rod Lawler 5
 England Chris Melling 5    Scotland Scott MacKenzie 3    England Adrian Gunnell 5    Hong Kong Marco Fu 5
 Scotland Mark Boyle 4    England Chris Melling 5    England Chris Melling 0    England Adrian Gunnell 0
 England Sean Storey 5    Northern Ireland Mark Allen 5    England Ricky Walden 5    England Ian McCulloch 4
 Scotland Robert Stephen 1    England Sean Storey 2    Northern Ireland Mark Allen 2    England Ricky Walden 5
 England Judd Trump 5    England Andrew Norman 5    Republic of Ireland Michael Judge 5    Northern Ireland Joe Swail 4
 England Ben Woollaston 2    England Judd Trump 1    England Andrew Norman 2    Republic of Ireland Michael Judge 5
 England Paul Davison 5    England Rory McLeod 5    England Tom Ford 5    England Andy Hicks 3
 Thailand Passakorn Suwannawat 0    England Paul Davison 3    England Rory McLeod 1    England Tom Ford 5
 England Lee Page 2    England Jimmy Michie 5    England Barry Pinches 3    England Stuart Bingham 5
 Republic of Ireland David Morris 5    Republic of Ireland David Morris 3    England Jimmy Michie 5    England Jimmy Michie 3

Century breaks

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