History[]
The event takes place at the Hilton Conference Centre, Portomaso, Malta in February. Prize money for 2006 totalled £118,500, with the winner receiving £18,000.
In 2006 (the 2005/06 season), the tournament became the first ranking event in which the quarter-final line-up did not include any Englishmen. Previously, the fewest Englishmen to reach the quarter-finals of a ranking tournament had been one, in the 1997 World Championship.
Finals[]
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner Up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Template:Flagicon Stephen Hendry | 9 | Template:Flagicon Graeme Dott | 7 |
| 2006 | Template:Flagicon Ken Doherty | 9 | Template:Flagicon John Higgins | 8 |
| 2007 | Template:Flagicon Shaun Murphy | 9 | Template:Flagicon Ryan Day | 4 |
| 2008 | Template:Flagicon Shaun Murphy | 9 | Template:Flagicon Ken Doherty | 3 |