Graeme Dott needed all of his fighting qualities to down Stuart Bingham on the opening day of the Malta Cup.

Rising star Mark Allen set up a mouth-watering clash with world champion Shaun Murphy by beating Joe Grech 5-1 in the Malta Cup at the Portomaso Hilton today.

Welsh snooker star Matthew Stevens played the toughest match of his career at the Malta Rothmans Grand Prix.