Malta is probably Europe's longest established snooker country, with its Association founded in 1935. 

It has a rich pedigree in both billiards and snooker with national championships under the current Association, stretching back to 1947.

The name of Tony Drago is known across the world to audiences of the major professional events, but equally well known are other great champions from the country, including Paul Mifsud, who won both the IBSF Billiards and Snooker titles, Joe Grech, and Alex Borg, to name just a few.

And it's not just on the table that Malta excels. They're renowned for the staging of the successful Malta Grand Prix and other World Professional Ranking and Invitation events.

They've played host to IBSF and EBSA events and in 2005 hosted the Malta Cup, the Mediterranean Cup, the European Team Championship, an event in which the Maltese successfully defended their title. defending Champions, and the IBSF World Billiards Championship.

Malta play host again in 2010 to the European Team Championship, The European Under 19 Championship, The EBSA Sangsom 6 Reds qualifying event and an EBOS Billiards Open.

That is made possible by a superb National Association and Promotions company and fantastic support from Malta Tourism, and when you add on their portfolio of world class referees, you have a complete package.

2009 Alex Borg 7-2 Duncan Bezzina 7-2

2008 Alex Borg 7-3 Simon Zammit 7-3

2007 Alex Borg 7-4 Simon Zammit 7-4

2006 Alex Borg 7-2 Simon Zammit 7-2

2005 Alex Borg 7-4 Simon Zammit 7-4

2004 Alex Borg 8-4 Joe Grech

2003 Alex Borg 8-2 Duncan Bezzina

2002 Simon Zammit 8-6 Alex Borg

2001 Alex Borg 8-5 Simon Zammit

2000 Joe Grech 8-4 Simon Zammit

1999 Joe Grech 8-6 Alex Borg

1998 Alex Borg 8-7 Joe Grech

1997 Joe Grech 8-7 Alex Borg

1996 Paul Mifsud 8-4 Alex Borg

1995 Kevin d'Agostino

1994 Rickard Webb

1993 Paul Mifsud

1992 Paul Mifsud

1991 (not held)

1990 Paul Mifsud 8-2 Alex Borg

1989 Paul Mifsud 8-0 Alex Borg

1988 Paul Mifsud 8-2 Jason Peplow

1987Joe Grech 8-3 Alex Borg

1986 Paul Mifsud

1985 Paul Mifsud 7-1 Tony Drago

1984 Tony Drago 7-3 A Micallef

1983 Paul Mifsud - Joe Grech

1982 Paul Mifsud 7-5 Joe Grech

1981 Joe Grech - A Mangion

1980 Joe Grech

1979 Paul Mifsud

1978 Paul Mifsud - Joe Grech

1977 Alfred Borg - C Grima

1976 Paul Mifsud - Joe Grech

1975 Paul Mifsud - Alfred Borg

1974 Alfred Borg - Paul Mifsud

1973 Alfred Borg - Paul Mifsud

1972 Paul Mifsud - J. Lodge

1971 Paul Mifsud - Publius (Pullu) Grech

1970 Paul Mifsud - Wilfred Asciak

1969 L. Galea - G. Taliana

1968 Paul Mifsud - Alfred Borg

1967 Alfred Borg - Wilfred Asciak

1966 Alfred Borg - Wilfred Asciak

1965 Alfred Borg - Wilfred Asciak

1964 Alfred Borg - Publius Grech

1963 M. Tonna - Publius Grech

1962 Alfred Borg - Publius Grech

1961 Alfred Borg - Publius Grech

1960 Alfred Borg - M. Farrugia

1959 Alfred Borg - Publius Grech

1958 Wilfred Asciak - Alfred Borg

1957 Wilfred Asciak - Alfred Borg

1956 Wilfred Asciak - Alfred Borg

1955 Alfred Borg - Wilfred Asciak

1954 Wilfred Asciak - Joe Reginiano

1953 Alfred Borg - Wilfred Asciak

1952 Alfred Borg - Emmanuel Bartolo

1951 Wilfred Asciak - Lewis Galea

1950 Wilfred Asciak - Vincent Micallef

1949 Lewis Galea - V Naudi

1948 T B Oliver - Victor Reginiano

1947 Lewis (Pio) Galea - G Taliana