Alex Borg
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Born | Mellieha, Malta | 5 June 1969
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Sport country | ![]() |
Professional | 1991–1997, 1998/1999, 2001/2002, 2005–2007, 2013–2015, 2016–2018, 2019–2021 |
Highest ranking | 80 (2005/2006) |
Best ranking finish | Last 32 (x1) |
Alex Borg (born 5 June 1969) is a Maltese former professional snooker player. Borg currently resides in Mellieha, Malta. [1]
Career
[edit]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
[edit]Tournament | 1991/ 92 |
1992/ 93 |
1993/ 94 |
1994/ 95 |
1995/ 96 |
1996/ 97 |
1997/ 98 |
1998/ 99 |
1999/ 00 |
2000/ 01 |
2001/ 02 |
2003/ 04 |
2004/ 05 |
2005/ 06 |
2006/ 07 |
2007/ 08 |
2013/ 14 |
2014/ 15 |
2015/ 16 |
2016/ 17 |
2017/ 18 |
2019/ 20 |
2020/ 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ranking[3][nb 1] | [nb 2] | 241 | 193 | 180 | 174 | 164 | [nb 3] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | [nb 3] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | [nb 3] | [nb 2] | 84 | [nb 3] | [nb 2] | 80 | [nb 3] | [nb 2] | 83 | [nb 2] | 97 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
European Masters[nb 4] | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | NH | LQ | Not Held | LQ | A | WR | LQ | LQ | NR | Not Held | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
English Open | Tournament Not Held | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship League | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | RR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Ireland Open | Tournament Not Held | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UK Championship | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | A | A | LQ | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scottish Open[nb 5] | NH | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | A | A | LQ | A | Tournament Not Held | Not Held | 2R | 1R | 1R | WD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | NR | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German Masters[nb 6] | Tournament Not Held | LQ | LQ | A | NR | Tournament Not Held | LQ | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shoot-Out | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking | 1R | 3R | 1R | WD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Welsh Open | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | A | A | LQ | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | WD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Players Championship[nb 7] | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gibraltar Open | Tournament Not Held | MR | A | 1R | 1R | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WST Pro Series | Tournament Not Held | WD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championship | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Seniors Championship | A | Tournament Not Held | A | WD | A | A | NH | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Masters | A | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classic | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strachan Open[nb 8] | LQ | MR | NR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dubai Classic[nb 9] | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Malta Grand Prix | Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | WR | NR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thailand Masters[nb 10] | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | A | A | LQ | Not Held | NR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
British Open | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | A | A | LQ | A | A | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Ireland Trophy | Tournament Not Held | NR | LQ | A | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wuxi Classic[nb 11] | Tournament Not Held | A | LQ | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Goldfields Open[nb 12] | Not Held | NR | Tournament Not Held | A | LQ | A | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shanghai Masters | Tournament Not Held | A | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | NR | NH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paul Hunter Classic[nb 13] | Tournament Not Held | Pro-am Event | Minor-Ranking | 1R | 2R | NR | NH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Open | Tournament Not Held | LQ | A | NH | LQ | LQ | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
China Open[nb 14] | Tournament Not Held | NR | LQ | A | A | LQ | NH | A | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | A | A | WR | LQ | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Riga Masters[nb 15] | Tournament Not Held | Minor-Rank. | LQ | 1R | LQ | NH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International Championship | Tournament Not Held | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | NH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
China Championship | Tournament Not Held | NR | LQ | LQ | NH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Open[nb 16] | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | A | 1R | A | A | LQ | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | Not Held | LQ | LQ | LQ | NH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Malta Masters | Tournament Not Held | 1R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Malta Grand Prix | Not Held | 1R | QF | 1R | SF | SF | R | RR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
European Masters[nb 17] | Ranking Event | Tournament Not Held | Ranking Event | RR | Not Held | Ranking Event | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six-red World Championship[nb 18] | Tournament Not Held | RR | RR | A | A | A | A | NH |
Performance Table Legend | |||||
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LQ | lost in the qualifying draw | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) |
QF | lost in the quarter-finals |
SF | lost in the semi-finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
DNQ | did not qualify for the tournament | A | did not participate in the tournament | WD | withdrew from the tournament |
DQ | disqualified from the tournament |
NH / Not Held | event was not held. | |||
NR / Non-Ranking Event | event is/was no longer a ranking event. | |||
R / Ranking Event | event is/was a ranking event. | |||
MR / Minor-Ranking Event | means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. | |||
PA / Pro-am Event | means an event is/was a pro-am event. |
- ^ From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
- ^ a b c d e f g New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
- ^ a b c d e f g He was not on the Main Tour.
- ^ 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)
- ^ The event was called the International Open (1992/1993–1996/1997) and the Players Championship (2003/2004)
- ^ The event was called the German Open (1995/1996–1997/1998)
- ^ The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Finals (2010/2011–2012/2013) and the Players Championship Grand Final (2013/2014–2015/2016)
- ^ The event was called the Strachan Challenge (1992/1993–1993/1994)
- ^ The event was called the Thailand Classic (1995/1996) and the Asian Classic (1996/1997)
- ^ The event was called the Asian Open (1991/1992–1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994–1996/1997)
- ^ The event was called the Jiangsu Classic (2008/2009–2009/2010)
- ^ The event was called the Australian Open (1994/1995) and the Australian Masters (1995/1996)
- ^ The event was called the Grand Prix Fürth (2004/2005) and the Fürth German Open (2005/2006–2006/2007)
- ^ The event was called the China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)
- ^ The event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)
- ^ 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)
- ^ The event was called the Malta Cup (2007/2008)
- ^ The event was called the Six-red World Grand Prix (2009/2010)
Career finals
[edit]Amateur finals: 30 (22 recorded titles)
[edit]Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 1987 | Malta Amateur Championship | ![]() |
3–8 |
Runner-up | 2. | 1989 | Malta Amateur Championship | ![]() |
0–8 |
Runner-up | 3. | 1990 | Malta Amateur Championship | ![]() |
2–8 |
Runner-up | 4. | 1996 | Malta Amateur Championship | ![]() |
4–8 |
Runner-up | 5. | 1997 | Malta Amateur Championship | ![]() |
7–8 |
Winner | 6. | 1998 | Malta Amateur Championship | ![]() |
8–7 |
Runner-up | 7. | 1998 | EBSA European Snooker Championships | ![]() |
2–7 |
Runner-up | 8. | 1999 | Malta Amateur Championship | ![]() |
6–8 |
Winner | 9. | 2001 | Malta Amateur Championship | ![]() |
8–5 |
Runner-up | 10. | 2002 | Malta Amateur Championship | ![]() |
6–8 |
Winner | 11. | 2003 | Malta Amateur Championship | ![]() |
8–2 |
Winner | 12. | 2004 | Malta Amateur Championship | ![]() |
8–4 |
Runner-up | 13. | 2004 | EBSA European Snooker Championships (2) | ![]() |
6–7 |
Winner | 14. | 2005 | Malta Amateur Championship | ![]() |
7–4 |
Winner | 15. | 2005 | EBSA European Snooker Championships | ![]() |
7–2 |
Winner | 16. | 2006 | Malta Amateur Championship | ![]() |
7–2 |
Winner | 17. | 2006 | EBSA European Snooker Championships (2) | ![]() |
7–5 |
Winner | 18. | 2007 | Malta Amateur Championship | ![]() |
7–4 |
Winner | 19. | 2008 | Malta Amateur Championship | ![]() |
7–3 |
Winner | 20. | 2009 | Malta Amateur Championship | ![]() |
7–2 |
Runner-up | 21. | 2010 | Malta Amateur Championship | ![]() |
2–7 |
Runner-up | 22. | 2010 | EBSA International Open | ![]() |
2–5 |
Winner | 23. | 2011 | Malta Amateur Championship | ![]() |
7–6 |
Winner | 24. | 2012 | Malta Amateur Championship | ![]() |
7–4 |
Runner-up | 25. | 2013 | Malta Amateur Championship | ![]() |
1–6 |
Winner | 26. | 2014 | Malta Amateur Championship | ![]() |
6–4 |
Winner | 27. | 2015 | Malta Amateur Championship | ![]() |
6–5 |
Runner-up | 28. | 2016 | Malta Amateur Championship | ![]() |
4–6 |
Winner | 29. | 2019 | Attrans Malta Snooker Open | ![]() |
6-4 |
Winner | 30. | 2019 | Second MBSA Amateur Ranking Tournament | ![]() |
5-4 |
Winner | 31. | 2021 | Maltese Masters Final | ![]() |
5-1 |
Winner | 32. | 2022 | Ranking Shootout | ![]() |
1-0 |
Runner-up | 33. | 2023 | Malta Master | ![]() |
1-5 |
Runner-up | 34. | 2023 | Malta Ranking 4 | ![]() |
1-5 |
Winner | 35. | 2023 | Ranking Event 1 | ![]() |
5-3 |
Winner | 36. | 2023 | Six Reds Snooker for Parkinson's | ![]() |
5-4 |
Winner | 37. | 2024 | Masters Snooker Champion | ![]() |
Undiscovered |
References
[edit]- ^ "Alex Borg".
- ^ "Q School Event Three Winners". World Snooker. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
External links
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- Alex Borg at the World Snooker Tour (archived)
- Alex Borg at snooker.org