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2008 Malta Cup

Malta Cup
Tournament information
Dates 4–10 February 2008
Venue Hilton Conference Center
City Portomaso
Country Malta
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Non-ranking event
Total prize fund £76,000
Winner's share £20,000
Highest break England Shaun Murphy (137)
Final
Champion England Shaun Murphy
Runner-up Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty
Score 9–3
2007
2016

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.

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.


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