Gianluca Chetcuti claimed victory in the Tazza Indipendenza Trap Competition, held at the Malta National Shooting Ranges on Monday, 21 September.

Chetcuti finished ahead of Christopher Vella and Nicholas Carabott in a competition that featured 50 qualifying targets, followed by a final in which the eight qualifiers faced a maximum of 30 targets using a single shot.

Shazen Grech and Chetcuti led the qualifying round after both hit 45 out of 50 targets, with Grech taking the leading position following a shoot-off. Vella qualified third with 44 targets, followed by Nazzarenu Attard on 43, Abiel Cassar on 42 and Carabott on 41.

Christian Schembri and Anglu Ciappara completed the eight-man final line-up.

Chetcuti went on to secure the overall title with a score of 26 out of 30 in the final, while Vella finished runner-up with 22 out of 30.

Carabott completed the podium with 18 out of 25, ahead of Cassar, who finished fourth with 12 out of 20.

Grech placed fifth, followed by Schembri, Ciappara and Attard.

Chetcuti also topped Class A in the qualifying round with 45 out of 50 targets, ahead of Vella on 44.

Grech won Class B with 45 targets, followed by Attard on 43 and Cassar on 42, while John Marmara claimed first place in Class C with 39 targets, ahead of Hubert Baldacchino, also on 39, and Ryan Cini on 36.

The next Trap competition will be the BROLLI Trophy, scheduled for Sunday, 4 October, at the Southern Shooting Club Range.

Overall final classification