Nicholas Muscat triumphs in the MBA Masters at the Superbowl
The Masters this year was a keenly contested high scoring event. The top 4 from the qualifying round were all youths, led by Nicolai Mallia with an amazing 248 average, followed by Travis Barbara, Kayden Lagana’ and Nicholas Muscat, and these all advanced to the final day directly. The next 12 bowlers went into the second qualifying day to determine which 6 would make the cut to join the top 4 on the final day. Alja Bergauer, Sue Abela, Kenneth Arpa, Tomas Caruso, Melissa Swift and Philip Gruppetta made it through.
The final day saw these 10 bowlers bowl 5 games. Nicholas Muscat shot a simply stunning 1285 (257 average) to dominate proceedings, ahead of Nicolai Mallia who shot a 1184 (236). Fellow youth Tomas Caruso had a very good performance to jump up to 3rd place with a 1137 followed by Philip Gruppetta with a 1121. The last 2 places were a fight till the last frame between Alja, Kenneth, Kayden and Melissa. Kenneth ended on a 1079, with Alja clinching the last spot just 2 pins ahead of Kayden, with Melissa just another 6 pins behind.
The finals saw the 6 divided into 2 groups of 3, bowling 1 game, with low person out. In Group 1, Game 1 saw Alja with a 161 losing out by just 1 pin to Philip Gruppetta, while Nicholas was never in doubt with his 206. Game 2 saw Nicholas again shooting a 208 as Gruppetta struggled to only manage a 152. Group 2 as also tight. Arpa’ 184 was not enough to beat Mallia’s 186 and Caruso’s 200, and so the 2 youngsters fought it out in the next game, with Caruso edging out Mallia 224-201.
The final was a high scoring one. Tomas pushed Nicholas hard, but his 216 was not enough as Muscat had another strong 247 to finish worthy winner in this year’s Masters.
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