Showing posts with label Malta. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Malta. Show all posts

Sunday, December 14, 2008

Europe retains Mosconi Cup

Mosconi Cup 2008Europe won the 2008 Mosconi Cup with a 11-5 thrashing of the US team.

The European team was in front all the way, leading 3-1 after the opening day, 5-3 after the second and 9-5 after the third. On Sunday Finland's Mika Immonen sealed the deal by defeating Shane Van Boening 5-3.

Immonen was named MVP of the event after single wins against Jeremy Jones, Earl Strickland, Jones again and finally Van Boening. The victory was especially sweet for the Finn as he missed match ball in their 2006 loss to the Americans.

This was the first time in Mosconi Cup history that Europe have managed to successfully defend the title. USA still leads the event with 11-4 though. Their last win came in 2006.

The teams:

  • Europe

    • Alex Lely (non-playing captain, Netherlands)
    • Tony Drago (Malta)
    • Niels Feijen (Netherlands)
    • Mark Gray (England)
    • Mika Immonen (Finland)
    • Ralf Souquet (Germany)
  • USA

    • Nick Varner (non-playing captain)
    • Johnny Archer
    • Jeremy Jones
    • Rodney Morris
    • Earl Strickland
    • Shane Van Boening

The event took place from December 11-14 at the Hilton Hotel, Portomaso, Malta. Matches were singles, scotch doubles and scotch quintuples with alternate break. Next year's Cup will be held in Las Vegas, USA.

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Monday, February 18, 2008

Shaun Murphy retains Malta Cup trophy

Malta Cup 2008Shaun Murphy from England successfully defended the Malta Cup.

Murphy defeated Ken Doherty (Ireland) 9-3 in the final. John Higgins (Scotland) and Ding Junhui (China) lost out in the semi-finals.

Murphy earned £20,000 for the victory. Doherty won £9,000 as runner-up.

The Malta Cup was a non-ranking event this year so there are no changes in the ranking lists.

The tournament took place at the Hilton Conference Centre, Portamaso, Malta Feb 4-10, 2008. Next up on the snooker calendar is the Welsh Open which starts 11th February.

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Tuesday, February 06, 2007

Shaun Murphy claims Malta trophy

WSA: Malta CupEngland's Shaun Murphy won the Malta Cup for his second ranking title.

In a one-sided final he beat Welshman Ryan Day 9-4.

This was Murphy's first major win since becoming world champion in 2005.

The win took him from 10th to fifth in the provisional rankings. Day improved from 18th to 10th. Ken Doherty (Ireland) is the new leader, followed by Graeme Dott from Scotland. They both overtook John Higgins (Scotland) who is now in third spot.

The event took place in Hilton Conference Centre, Portamoso, Malta Jan 28 - Feb 4, 2007.

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