Alex Borg (born 5 June 1969) is a Maltese former professional snooker player. Borg currently resides in Mellieħa, Malta.

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 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. 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.

In 2026, Alex Borg was back in action playing within the World Snooker affiliations, this time in the Q Tour - Event Two in Bulgaria, Sofia, where he lost 4-0 in the first round against Ethan Llewellyn.

Performance and ranking timeline 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 2020/21RankingFrom the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.241193180174164He was not on the Main Tour.84808397 Ranking tournaments European MastersThe 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) LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ NH LQNot Held LQ AWR LQ LQ NRNot Held LQ LQ LQ1R English Open Tournament Not Held1R1R1R1R Championship League Tournament Not Held Non-Ranking EventRR Northern Ireland Open Tournament Not Held2R2R1R1R UK Championship LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A LQ A A LQ A A LQ LQ A1R1R A1R1R1R1R Scottish OpenThe event was called the International Open (1992/1993–1996/1997) and the Players Championship (2003/2004) NH LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A LQ A A LQ A Tournament Not Held Not Held2R1R1R WD World Grand Prix Tournament Not HeldNRDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ German MastersThe event was called the German Open (1995/1996–1997/1998) Tournament Not Held LQ LQ A NR Tournament Not Held LQ A A LQ LQ LQ LQ Shoot-OutTournament Not HeldNon-Ranking1R3R1RWD Welsh Open LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A LQ A A LQ A A LQ LQ A LQ2R A2R1R1RWD Tournament Not HeldDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ Gibraltar Open Tournament Not Held MR A1R1R A WST Pro Series Tournament Not HeldWD Tour Championship Tournament Not HeldDNQDNQ World ChampionshipLQLQLQLQLQLQALQAALQLQALQLQALQLQALQLQLQLQ Non-ranking tournaments World Seniors ChampionshipATournament Not HeldAWDAANHAA 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 ClassicLQ Tournament Not Held Strachan OpenThe event was called the Strachan Challenge (1992/1993–1993/1994)LQMRNR Tournament Not Held Dubai ClassicThe event was called the Thailand Classic (1995/1996) and the Asian Classic (1996/1997) LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ Tournament Not Held Malta Grand Prix Not Held Non-Ranking EventWRNR Tournament Not Held Thailand MastersThe event was called the Asian Open (1991/1992–1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994–1996/1997) 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 HeldNRLQA Tournament Not Held Wuxi ClassicThe event was called the Jiangsu Classic (2008/2009–2009/2010) Tournament Not Held A LQ Not Held Australian Goldfields OpenThe event was called the Australian Open (1994/1995) and the Australian Masters (1995/1996) 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 ClassicThe event was called the Grand Prix Fürth (2004/2005) and the Fürth German Open (2005/2006–2006/2007) Tournament Not Held Pro-am Event Minor-Ranking1R2R NR NH Indian Open Tournament Not Held LQ A NH LQ LQ Not Held China OpenThe event was called the China International (1997/1998–1998/1999) Tournament Not HeldNRLQAALQNHALQLQALQA AWRLQ Not Held Riga MastersThe event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016) 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 OpenThe 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) LQ LQ LQ LQ1R LQ A1R A A LQ A A LQ LQ A LQ Not Held LQ LQ LQ NH Former non-ranking tournaments Malta Masters Tournament Not Held1R Tournament Not Held Malta Grand Prix Not Held1RQF1RSFSFRRR Tournament Not Held European MastersThe event was called the Malta Cup (2007/2008)Ranking EventTournament Not HeldRanking EventRRNot HeldRanking Event Tournament Not HeldRRRRAAAANH Performance Table LegendLQ 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-finalsSF lost in the semi-finalsF lost in the finalW won the tournamentDNQ did not qualify for the tournamentA did not participate in the tournamentWD withdrew from the tournamentDQ 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.

Career finals Amateur finals: 30 (22 recorded titles) Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreRunner-up 1. 1987 Malta Amateur Championship Joe Grech3–8Runner-up 2. 1989 Malta Amateur Championship Paul Mifsud0–8Runner-up 3. 1990 Malta Amateur Championship Paul Mifsud2–8Runner-up 4. 1996 Malta Amateur Championship Paul Mifsud4–8Runner-up 5. 1997 Malta Amateur Championship Joe Grech7–8Winner 6. 1998 Malta Amateur Championship Joe Grech8–7Runner-up 7. 1998 EBSA European Snooker Championships Kristján Helgason2–7Runner-up 8. 1999 Malta Amateur Championship Joe Grech6–8Winner 9. 2001 Malta Amateur Championship Simon Zammit8–5Runner-up 10. 2002 Malta Amateur Championship Simon Zammit6–8Winner 11. 2003 Malta Amateur Championship Duncan Bezzina8–2Winner 12. 2004 Malta Amateur Championship Joe Grech8–4Runner-up 13. 2004 EBSA European Snooker Championships (2) Mark Allen6–7Winner 14. 2005 Malta Amateur Championship Simon Zammit7–4Winner 15. 2005 EBSA European Snooker Championships Kristján Helgason7–2Winner 16. 2006 Malta Amateur Championship Simon Zammit7–2Winner 17. 2006 EBSA European Snooker Championships (2) Jeff Cundy7–5Winner 18. 2007 Malta Amateur Championship Simon Zammit7–4Winner 19. 2008 Malta Amateur Championship Simon Zammit7–3Winner 20. 2009 Malta Amateur Championship Duncan Bezzina7–2Runner-up 21. 2010 Malta Amateur Championship Duncan Bezzina2–7Runner-up 22. 2010 EBSA International Open Kurt Maflin2–5Winner 23. 2011 Malta Amateur Championship Simon Zammit7–6Winner 24. 2012 Malta Amateur Championship Duncan Bezzina7–4Runner-up 25. 2013 Malta Amateur Championship Duncan Bezzina1–6Winner 26. 2014 Malta Amateur Championship Duncan Bezzina6–4Winner 27. 2015 Malta Amateur Championship Duncan Bezzina6–5Runner-up 28. 2016 Malta Amateur Championship Brian Cini4–6Winner 29. 2019 Attrans Malta Snooker Open Duncan Bezzina 6–4Winner 30. 2019 Second MBSA Amateur Ranking Tournament Duncan Bezzina 5–4Winner 31. 2021 Maltese Masters Final Pierre Pace 5–1Winner 32. 2022 Ranking Shootout Manuel Mallia 1–0Runner-up 33. 2023 Malta Master Duncan Bezzina 1–5Runner-up 34. 2023 Malta Ranking 4 Chris Peplow 1–5 Winner 35. 2023 Ranking Event 1 Aaron Busuttil 5–3Winner 36. 2023 Six Reds Snooker for Parkinson's Manuel Mallia 5–4Winner 37. 2024 Masters Snooker Champion Philip Ciantar UndiscoveredWinner 38. 2025 Masters Snooker Champion Mark Saffrett 5–3Winner 39. 2025 Masters Snooker Tournament 1 Mark Saffrett 5–1Winner 40. 2026 Masters Snooker Tournament 4 Philip Ciantar 5–1

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