Marthese Cossai and Melvin Galea win the MBA Gold Cup in ten pin bowling.
The MBA Gold cup, for male bowlers below 180 average and female bowlers below 175, is always keenly contested and this year was no exception. The 8 male qualifiers were led by Edward Xuereb, followed closely by Melvin Galea, Aaron Belli, Daniel Grech, Daniel Ricciari, Kyle Camilleri, Nicholas Falzon and Luke Mercieca. Melvin took the lead after game 1, winning his first against Edward, and staying in the lead till game 4. Game 5 saw Edward overtake Melvin again only for Melvin to overtake him again after game 6 and stay ahead, just 29 pins ahead overall. Aaron Belli held on to 3rd place. Nicholas Falzon, who had started a distant 7th place, managed to win 5 and draw 1 of the 7 direct encounters but only managed to move up to 5th place due to the initial gap.
In the top 6 ladies, Marthese Cossai qualified in first place, with Jade Barbara close by in 2nd place. Cossai, after losing her lead immediately, managed to claw it back with 4 wins out of 5 to edge out young Jade Barbara by 34 pins with youth Charlize Bartolo just 12 pins behind in 3rd place. Liliana Spiteri placed 4th, ahead of Sandra Xuereb and Celianne Micallef.
Marthese Cossai u Melvin Galea jirbħu l-MBA Gold Cup fil-bowling
Il-Gold Cup tal-MBA, għal bowlers irġiel taħt il-medja ta’ 180 u bowlers nisa taħt il-175, hija dejjem ikkontestata ħafna u din is-sena ma kinitx eċċezzjoni. It-8 kwalifikanti rġiel raw lil Edward Xuerab fl-ewwel post, segwit mill-qrib minn Melvin Galea, Aaron Belli, Daniel Grech, Daniel Ricciari, Kyle Camilleri, Nicholas Falzon u Luke Mercieca. Melvin ħa l-vantaġġ wara l-ewwel logħba, b’ rebħa kontra Edward, u baqa’ fil-vantaġġ sar-4 logħba . Fil- ħames logħba , Edward reġa’ għadda lil Melvin , iżda Melvin jerġa’ jabżu wara s-sitt logħba u baqa’ fuq quddiem, 29 pin biss fuq Edward . Aaron Belli żamm it-tielet post. Nicholas Falzon, li kien beda mis-seba’ post, irnexxielu jirbaħ 5 u jġib draw f’waħda mis-seba’ laqgħat diretti iżda rnexxielu biss jitla’ fil-ħames post minħabba d-distakk inizjali.
Fl-aqwa 6 nisa, Marthese Cossai kkwalifikat fl-ewwel post, b’Jade Barbara qribha fit-tieni post. Cossai, wara li tilfet il-vantaġġ tagħha immedjatament, irnexxielha terġa’ tiksbu b’4 rebħiet minn 5 biex għelbet liż- żagħżugħa Jade Barbara b’34 pin, filwaqt li żagħżugħa oħra Charlize Bartolo kienet biss 12-il pin warajha fit-tielet post. Liliana Spiteri ġiet fir-raba’ post, quddiem Sandra Xuereb u Celianne Micallef.
