KEN DOHERTY dug deep for a 5-3 victory over Nigel Bond, to secure his passage through to the next round of the Malta Cup.

Stephen Lee has high hopes that this week’s Malta Cup will prove to be a happy hunting ground in his search for a fifth ranking-event title.

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

The line-up for the Welsh Open quarter-finals is not so much a who’s who of snooker as a who’s that?

Ken Doherty pulled off a remarkable recovery to bring five barren years to an end with victory in the Malta Cup in Portomaso tonight.

Ken Doherty clinched another hard-fought victory to continue his precarious journey towards the Malta Cup title in Portomaso.

Shaun Murphy won the battle of the world champions to clinch his place in the second round of the Malta Cup in Portomaso.

World number four Paul Hunter crashed out of the Malta Cup today at the hands of journeyman Stuart Pettman.

Mark Williams suffered another early exit from a major event in the Malta Cup in Portomaso tonight to leave his coveted top 16 place hanging in the balance.

Mark Williams suffered another early exit from a major event in the Malta Cup in Portomaso tonight to leave his coveted top 16 place hanging in the balance.

Ken Doherty, the 1997 world champion, made the last 16 of the Malta Cup tonight after completing a 5-2 victory over Welshman Ryan Day.

Matthew Stevens finally won his first match of the season after suffering four successive opening round defeats to reach the last 16 of the Malta Cup at the Hilton Conference Centre, Portomaso today.