National Champion and recent Platinum Cup winner Nicolai Mallia continued his impressive run of form this year by winning the Boys Under-16 Championships, which were contested by seven players. Nicolai posted an outstanding total of 2650 pins over 12 games (220.8 average) to emerge as a clear winner.
Second place was keenly contested, with Samuel Caruso edging ahead of Mikhail Mallia by 41 pins over the 12-game series (2271–2236).
In the girls’ section, participation included Jade Barbara in the Under-16 category, while the Under-12 divisions featured Nicole Mallia in the girls’ section and Matthias Belli in the boys’ section.