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Alex Borg

Alex Borg

Maltese professional snooker player

Alex Borg (born 5 June 1969 in Mellieha) is a Maltese former professional snooker player. Borg currently resides in Mellieha, Malta. [1]

Quick Facts Born, Sport country ...

Career

Borg first turned professional in 1991, and regularly appeared as a wild card in the Malta Grand Prix, where throughout the event's history he defeated players including Nigel Bond and John Higgins. His best performances were reaching the semi-final in 1997 and 1998. He also competed as a wild card in the Malta Cup. However, in ranking events he has not had such success, his best finish being to the last 64, he has achieved this on three occasions, all in the Grand Prix. He has won the EBSA European Snooker Championships twice, the first in 2005 where he beat Kristján Helgason 7–2 in the final, and the following year when he beat Jeff Cundy 7–5.

In the second event of the 2016 Q School, Alex Borg won against Alexander Ursenbacher to gain a two-year tour card. He endured a difficult opening to the 2016/17 season, losing his first eight matches on tour. His best win of the season was a 5–1 victory over Jack Lisowski at the 2017 China Open.

Borg came through the third event of the 2019 Q School by winning six matches to earn a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour for the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons.[2] In 2019, the Maltese Billiard and Snooker Association (MBSA) announced that he will be the captain of the Maltese Team during the 2019 World Cup held in China alongside his teammate Brian Cini. He also represented Malta with Tony Drago and Duncan Bezzina during the past years.

In 2021, Alex Borg ended his career as a professional snooker player after being dropped from the tour. Despite this, he still plays snooker in his home country and till date, he is currently recognised as one of the most active players affiliated with the Malta Billiards & Snooker Association.

Performance and ranking timeline

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  1. [N 1]
    From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
  2. [N 2]
    New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
  3. [N 3]
    He was not on the Main Tour.
  4. [N 4]
    The event was called the European Open (1991/1992-1996/1997 & 2001/2002-2003/2004), Irish Open (1998/1999) and the Malta Cup (2004/2005–2007/2008)
  5. [N 5]
    The event was called the International Open (1992/1993–1996/1997) and the Players Championship (2003/2004)
  6. [N 6]
    The event was called the German Open (1995/1996–1997/1998)
  7. [N 7]
    The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Finals (2010/2011–2012/2013) and the Players Championship Grand Final (2013/2014–2015/2016)
  8. [N 8]
    The event was called the Strachan Challenge (1992/1993–1993/1994)
  9. [N 9]
    The event was called the Thailand Classic (1995/1996) and the Asian Classic (1996/1997)
  10. [N 10]
    The event was called the Asian Open (1991/1992–1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994–1996/1997)
  11. [N 11]
    The event was called the Jiangsu Classic (2008/2009–2009/2010)
  12. [N 12]
    The event was called the Australian Open (1994/1995) and the Australian Masters (1995/1996)
  13. [N 13]
    The event was called the Grand Prix Fürth (2004/2005) and the Fürth German Open (2005/2006–2006/2007)
  14. [N 14]
    The event was called the China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)
  15. [N 15]
    The event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)
  16. [N 16]
    The event was called the Grand Prix (1991/1992–2000/2001 and 2004/2005–2009/2010), the LG Cup (2001/2002–2003/2004) and the Haikou World Open (2011/2012–2013/2014)
  17. [N 17]
    The event was called the Malta Cup (2007/2008)
  18. [N 18]
    The event was called the Six-red World Grand Prix (2009/2010)

Career finals

Amateur finals: 30 (22 recorded titles)

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References

  1. [1]
    "Alex Borg".
  2. [2]
    "Q School Event Three Winners". World Snooker. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  3. [3]
    "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
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