Ryan Bugeja won the Malta Shooting Sport Federation Trap Competition 50+50+25 (2-2026), held at the Qormi Clay Shooting Club.
Gianluca Chetcuti and Brian Galea finished second and third respectively.
With a score of 121/125, Bugeja achieved the MSSF minimum qualifying score (MQS). Chetcuti and Galea also reached the MQS after both registering scores of 117/125.
At the start of the competition, all participants shot at 50 clay targets, with the top 12 athletes progressing to a further round of 50 targets. The remaining shooters were eliminated.
After 100 targets, the six shooters with the lowest scores were eliminated, while the top six competitors advanced to shoot at another 25 targets.
Scores after 50 targets
- Ryan Bugeja – 48/50
- Emmanuel Bugeja – 48/50
- Gianluca Chetcuti – 47/50
- Brian Galea – 47/50
- Nicholas Carabott – 46/50
- James Galea Jr – 45/50
- Mario Buhagiar – 45/50
- Leetov Bonnici – 43/50
- Alan Abela – 43/50
- Gordon Caruana – 43/50
- Nico Sciberras – 42/50
- Christopher Vella – 41/50
Scores after 100 targets
- Ryan Bugeja – 97/100
- Gianluca Chetcuti – 95/100
- Brian Galea – 93/100
- James Galea Jr – 91/100
- Emmanuel Bugeja – 89/100
- Alan Abela – 88/100
- Christopher Vella – 87/100
- Leetov Bonnici – 87/100
- Nicholas Carabott – 85/100
- Nico Sciberras – 84/100
- Mario Buhagiar – 83/100
- Gordon Caruana – 81/100
Final results after 125 targets
- Ryan Bugeja – 121/125
- Gianluca Chetcuti – 117/125 (+4 shoot-off)
- Brian Galea – 117/125 (+3 shoot-off)
- James Galea Jr – 115/125
- Emmanuel Bugeja – 113/125
- Alan Abela – 110/125
Class A after 50 targets
- Emmanuel Bugeja – 48/50
- Ryan Bugeja – 48/50
- Gianluca Chetcuti – 47/50
Class B after 50 targets
- Alan Abela – 43/50
- Gordon Caruana – 43/50
- Leetov Bonnici – 43/50
Class C after 50 targets
- Frank Skorfna – 35/50
- Carmel Grech – 33/50
- Joseph Mallia – 32/50
The next Trap event will be the Malta Shooting Sport Federation Trap Competition 75 (2), scheduled for 7 June 2026 at the Malta National Shooting Ranges.
