Christopher Vella wins the Carmel Grech Trap mini Grand Prix

Christopher Vella claimed the Carmel Grech Trap Mini Grand Prix at the Qormi Clay Shooting Club.

This competition was organised on three qualification rounds followed by the finals.

Vella was joined on the podium by James Galea Jr. and by newcomer Christian Schembri as they finished in second and in the third place respectively.

The Finalists in the Bib number order according to their qualification scores were:

James Galea Jr. with the score of 67/75, Rennie Deguara 65/75, Nico Sciberras 64/75, George Mifsud hit 60/75, Christian Schembri managed 59/75 + 1 shoot-off and Christopher Vella 59/75 + 0 shoot-off.

The official overall result after the Final Stages from a single shot was:

1st Christopher Vella 37/50 2nd James Galea Jr. 36/50

3rd Christian Schembri 26/40 4th Rennie Deguara 22/35

5th Nico Sciberras 18/30

6th George Mifsud 14/25

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

Class A

1st James Galea Jr. 67/75

2nd Nazzareno Attard 65/75 (Countback Rule) (DNF - Retired from Final Stages)

3rd Rennie Deguara 65/75 Class B

1st Christian Schembri 59/75 2nd Michael Grech 56/75

3rd Paul Gatt 53/75

Class C

1st Johan Xuereb 58/75

2nd Peter Muscat 54/75

3rd Carmel Grech 51/75

The MSSF Trap Programme continues on Sunday 04 October 2020 with the Brolli Trophy competition, it will be held at the Southern Shooting Club.

James Galea and Samuel Grech win Tazza Indipendenza and Dritta events

This year’s edition of Tazza Indipendenza was organised at the Malta National Shooting Ranges with James Galea Jr. claiming first place overall in the Trap discipline, while Samuel Grech was the winner in the Dritta event.

In the Trap Event Nico Sciberras and Johan Xuereb joined Galea on the podium as they finished in second and in third the place respectively.

On a separate Range, Grech won the Dritta competition after a three-way shoot-off versus Albert Scicluna and Joseph Cassar with the final scores from a single shot being 24/25 + 20 shootoff, 24/25 + 19 shoot-off and 24/25 + 14 shoot-off respectively. Michael Bugeja placed in fourth with the score of 23/25, he was followed by Charles Cauchi who hit 22/25 and by Clifton Coleiro who managed 21/25.

After the final stages from a single shot, the top six overall ranking Athletes in the Trap event were; James Galea Jr. with the score of 45/50, Nico Sciberras hit 38/50, Johan Xuereb managed 26/40, John Marmara 23/35, Stephen Vella 20/30 and Jacob Attard 14/25.

James Galea Jr. also topped the ranking in Trap Class A with the score of 48/50. He was followed by Nico Sciberras who hit 47/50 and by John Marmara as he managed 45/50.

In Class B Trap Event, Christian Schembri took first place when he scored 42/50, Michael Grech claiming second place with 42/50 and Jason Magri finished in third place after hitting of 41/50.

Class C in Trap was won by Jacob Attard when he scored 45/50, Johan Xuereb was runner-up and Hubert Baldacchino finished in third place, both with a respectable score of 44/50.

The trophies were presented by Ms. Pauline Briffa, Secretary General TIM Sport PN.