Malta National Bowling Team win Gold at the Mediterranean Bowling Championships in Turkey .
The Maltese team lead by National Coach Mark Spiteri had a simple stellar performance during the Team event, where Mauro Anastasi, Cynthia Frendo Duca, Sue Abela and Nicholas Muscat simply outclassed much larger countries such as Italy, Spain and Turkey to win Gold in Ankara, Turkey.
The Maltese team ended the first set of 3 games in the morning in first place, just ahead of Cyprus, Italy and Turkey. The start of the second set saw Italy come out with a strong 813 to overtake both Malta and Cyprus by a few pins. From then on, Malta simply took off , first bowling an 857 to regain the lead, ensuring that both Turkey and Cyprus fell well behind, and then a simply outstanding last game of 963 (240.75 average!) ensured that Italy fell almost 200 pins behind overall (5010-4811).
A brilliant performance that also ensured all 4 Maltese players will take part in the Masters , with Cynthia Frendo Duca also securing another medal, a bronze, as she placed 3rd in the female all events category!
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It-Tim Nazzjonali tal-Bowling ta’ Malta huma ic- Champions fil-Kampjonati tal-Mediterran tal-Bowling ta din is-sena!
It-tim Malti immexxi mil coach nazzjonali Mark Spiteri, kellu prestazzjoni stellari matul l-kompetizzjoni tat-Timijiet, fejn Mauro Anastasi, Cynthia Frendo Duca, Sue Abela u Nicholas Muscat għelbu pajjiżi ferm akbar bħall-Italja, Spanja u t-Turkija biex rebħu d-Deheb f’Ankara, it-Turkija.
It-tim Malti temm l-ewwel sett ta’ 3 logħbiet filgħodu fl-ewwel post, eżatt qabel Ċipru, l-Italja u t-Turkija. Fil-bidu tat-tieni set, l-Italja ħarġet b’saħħitha b’ totali ta 813 biex qabżet kemm lil Malta kif ukoll lil Ċipru b’ftit pins. Minn dakinhar ‘il quddiem, Malta ħarsu biss ‘il quddiem, l-ewwel billi lagħab logħba ta’ 857 biex reġgħu marru fil-vantaġġ, u b’hekk żguraw li kemm it-Turkija kif ukoll Ċipru waqgħu lura sew, u mbagħad logħba finali sempliċement eċċellenti ta’ 963 (medja ta’ 240.75!) żgurat li l-Italja waqgħet kważi 200 pin lura b’kollox (5010-4811).
Prestazzjoni brillanti li żgurat ukoll li l-4 plejers Maltin kollha se jieħdu sehem fil-Masters, b’Cynthia Frendo Duca tikseb ukoll midalja oħra, waħda tal-bronż, hekk kif ġiet fit-tielet post fil-kategorija femminili tal-All Events!