Brian Galea wins the MSSF Trap Competition

Brian Galea was the overall winner of the Trap Competition that was held at the Malta National Shooting ranges in Siggiewi.

He was joined on the podium by junior athlete, Nico Sciberras and by John Marmara who finished in the second place and in the third place respectively.

After the qualification rounds, the six Finalists in the Bib number order were;

Brian Galea with a very good score of 49/50, Nazzareno Attard hit 46/50+3 Paul Formosa scored 46/50+2, Michael Grech 46/50+0, John Marmara 45/50 and Nico Sciberras 44/50.

The Finals results were:

1st Brian Galea 24/25 + 4/5 + 5/5 + 5/5 + 10/10, total score 48/50

2nd Nico Sciberras 23/25 + 4/5 + 4/5 + 4/5 + 10/10, total score 45/50

3rd John Marmara 23/25 + 5/5 + 2/5 + 4/5, total score 34/40

4th Nazzareno Attard 20/25 + 4/5 + 4/5, total score 28/35

5th Paul Formosa 18/25 + 5/5, total score 23/30

6th Michael Grech 15/25, total score 15/25

The top three Shooters in their respective classes concluded their two qualification rounds with the following scores:

Class A

1st Brian Galea 49/50 2nd Paul Formosa 46/50 3rd John Marmara 45/50

Class B

1st Nazzareno Attard 46/50 (Countback Rule)

2nd Michael Grech 46/50

3rd Nico Sciberras 44/50

Class C

1st Lee Micallef 44/50

2nd Daniel Camilleri 42/50 3rd Robert Farrugia 41/50

Today’s results of Brian Galea both in the qualification rounds 49/50 and in the final stages 48/50 from a single shot should give him good motivation since this Tuesday he will be leaving together with the Maltese Trap Team to compete at the ISSF World Cup 2019 - Lahti, Finland.

On the other hand, another good result of 45/50 from a single shot in final stages, this time from Nico Sciberras should also give confidence to the young athlete as he is preparing for the European Championship that will be held next month in Italy.

The MSSF Shotgun Programme continues on Saturday 17 and on Sunday 18 August 2019 at the Southern Shooting Club with the Santa Marija Grand Prix.