Steve Mifsud (born 25 August 1972 in

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) is a

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professional

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player.

Career

He was a winner of the IBSF World Amateur Championship in

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in 2002, beating Tim English 11–6 in the final which enabled him to get on the main tour for the 2003–04 season, although he later dropped off. He was runner-up to

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in the same event two years later. He got back onto the main tour for the 2007–08 season by finishing top of the Australian rankings. Again he dropped off immediately, winning just one match in the six knockout tournaments. Steve was

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's partner in the 2011 World Cup where he helped

reach the quarter-finals. He, along with his brother James, was given a wildcard for

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, where he lost 2–5 to

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. In 2014 Mifsud won the Oceania Snooker Championship, regaining his Main Tour place for the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons. He only competed in one event, losing 4–0 to Thailand's

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at the 2014 Paul Hunter Classic. In 2018, Mifsud won the Reventon Masters, the premium event in Reventon Triple Crown, after beating

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in the final game 6–2. In 2019 Mifsud again won the Oceania Snooker Championship, regaining his Main Tour place for the 2019–20 and

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seasons. As he had in previous years, Mifsud entered only one tournament during the 2019–20 season, the China Championship, where he lost 3–5 in qualifying to Martin O'Donnell.

Performance and rankings timeline

Career finals

Amateur finals: 34 (21 titles)

References

External links

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Steve Mifsud
at ''worldsnooker.com''

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