MALTA CUP ADDED TO SNOOKER CALENDAR
06 Nov 2007 12:35:00
World Snooker is delighted to announce that the Malta Cup 2008 will take place in February.
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The invitation tournament, staged in association with Snooker Promotions Malta, will feature the world’s top 16 players plus two Maltese wild cards and two more wild cards to be selected by World Snooker.
The event will run from February 4 to 10 at the palatial Hilton Conference Centre in Portomaso, one of the most popular venues on the snooker circuit, which has hosted the tournament every year since 2004.
Ken Doherty, the 2006 Malta Cup champion, said: “This is great news for all the players, I’m thrilled that we haven’t lost this event from the calendar. We love going to Malta – the crowds are great, the atmosphere is superb and the hospitality is second to none.”
Last season’s champion Shaun Murphy added: “It’s fantastic to have another tournament this season. Tournaments in Malta are always well supported and myself and (wife) Clare have a lot of friends there so we are delighted to be going back. I was very proud to win the trophy last year and I’ll be determined to hold on to it.”
A World Snooker spokesman said: "There is such strong support for snooker in Malta and the island has hosted some outstanding tournaments in recent years. The players enjoy going there and it’s important for us to continue to stage events overseas in order to build snooker’s fan base internationally. We’re delighted to be working with Snooker Promotions Malta again and looking forward to the tournament."
Richard Balani, director of Snooker Promotions Malta, said: “We are thrilled to be staging the Malta Cup once again, and we look forward to welcoming the world’s very best snooker players for another top class tournament. I’ve no doubt that the people of Malta will give great support to the event, and from past experience I’m sure that we will have fans from all over Europe coming to watch the action.”
Tickets will be available online from
www.maltacup.org from the December 1 2007, as well as facilities to book full travel packages for the event, including flights, hotels, airport transfer and tickets.
(quelle: wsa)
