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The 2006 Malta Cup was held between 30 January and 5 February 2006 at the Hilton Conference Center, Portomaso, Malta.^[1]

This was the first world ranking event in which the quarter-final line-up did not include any Englishmen. Previously, the fewest Englishmen to reach the quarter-finals of a ranking tournament had been one, at the 1997 World Championship.

Ken Doherty won in the final 9-8 against John Higgins.

Wilcard round

Match		Score
WC1	Mark Allen	5-1	Joe Grech
WC2	Robin Hull	5-2	Simon Zammit

Main Draw

Round 1 Best of 9 frames				Last 16 Best of 9 frames				Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames				Semi-finals Best of 11 fames				Final Best of 17 frames
Stephen Hendry	5
Neil Robertson	1			Stephen Hendry	5
Barry Pinches	5			Barry Pinches	2
Stephen Lee	1							Stephen Hendry	2
Alan McManus	5							John Higgins	5
Allister Carter	2			Alan McManus	0
John Higgins	5			John Higgins	5
Robert Milkins	4											John Higgins	6
Dominic Dale	5											Dominic Dale	3
Paul Hunter	3			Dominic Dale	5
Joe Perry	5			Joe Perry	4
James Wattana	2							Dominic Dale	5
Mark Williams	5							Mark Williams	3
Gerard Greene	3			Mark Williams	5
Nigel Bond	5			Nigel Bond	1
Matthew Stevens	2															John Higgins	8
Stephen Maguire	5															Ken Doherty	9
Marco Fu	2			Stephen Maguire	5
Mark King	5			Mark King	3
Ian McCulloch	2							Stephen Maguire	4
Ken Doherty	5							Ken Doherty	5
Joe Swail	3			Ken Doherty	5
Stuart Bingham	5			Stuart Bingham	4
Peter Ebdon	4											Ken Doherty	6
Barry Hawkins	5											Graeme Dott	3
Jimmy White	2			Barry Hawkins	3
Robin Hull	5			Robin Hull	5
Steve Davis	4							Robin Hull	0
Graeme Dott	5							Graeme Dott	5
John Parrott	2			Graeme Dott	5
Shaun Murphy	5			Shaun Murphy	4
Mark Allen	2

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames Hilton Conference Centre, Malta, 5 February 2006.
John Higgins  Scotland	8-9	Ken Doherty  Ireland
Afternoon: 8-86 (67), 69-49, 78-28, 53-71(65), 28-76(55), 27-105 (105), 56-75 (70) Evening: 67-53 (61), 89-8 (55), 90-22 (90), 75-50, 130-4 (114), 96-4 (96), 43-64 5-67 (61), 12-60, 12-69 (63)
114	Highest break	105
1	Century breaks	1
4	50+ breaks	7

References