The Malta Billiards and Snooker Association hosts an extensive competition season that even extends into the summer months. Recently, all junior and team championships were completed, and the new season will kick off shortly with the first ranking tournament.
As happended in the past two years, there were four junior categories: Under-21, Under-18, Under-16, and Under-12. Matthias Debono claimed victory in the Under-21 category, while the Under-18 and Under-16 titles went to brothers Chaylon and Jake Castaldi, respectively.
Xavier Rizzo was the runner-up in all three finals.
In the Under-12 category, Gregory Cachia triumphed over Adam Pace, who had won the previous two editions. The winners from all junior categories will represent Malta in the upcoming European Junior Championships.
This year’s team championship final featured Old Friends, consisting of Brian Cini, Philip Ciantar, and Ivan Attard, against AMC, made up of Aaron Busuttil, Matthew Calleja, and Clayton Goodrum. Old Friends emerged victorious with a score of 5-2.
Following the finals, the MBSA, in collaboration with SportMalta, replaced the cloth on each table in preparation for the new season, which begins next Monday with the first ranking tournament, attracting 60 registered players. The final of this opening competition is scheduled for Friday, September 27.
In the coming weeks, the MBSA will also host an event to celebrate all the winners from the recently concluded season, as has been tradition in previous years.
