Maltese professional snooker player

Alex Borg (born 5 June 1969 in Mellieha) is a Maltese former professional snooker player.

Contents

• 1 Career
• 2 Performance and ranking timeline
• 3 Career finals
  • 3.1 Amateur finals: 29 (16 *les)
• 4 References
• 5 External links

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 2016, Borg won against Alexander Ursenbacher in Q-School Event 2 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.

In June 2019, Borg came through Q-School - Event 3 by winning six matches to earn a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour for the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons. In 2019, the Maltese Billiard and Snooker *ociation (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.

Borg currently resides in Mellieha, Malta.

Performance and ranking timeline

Career finals

Amateur finals: 29 (16 *les)

References

External links

• Alex Borg at worldsnooker.com
• Profile on the Global Snooker Centre