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EMMANUEL BUGEJA WINS THE GORG BUGEJA MEMORIAL GRAND PRIXSunday June 14, 2026Emmanuel Bugeja (Class A) won the Gorg Bugej...
14/06/2026

EMMANUEL BUGEJA WINS THE GORG BUGEJA MEMORIAL GRAND PRIX

Sunday June 14, 2026

Emmanuel Bugeja (Class A) won the Gorg Bugeja Memorial Grand Prix 2026.

James Galea Jr and Brian Galea finished in second and in third place respectively.

This Trap event was organised over 2 days and it was held at the Qormi Clay Shooting Club where the participants shot at a total of 125 qualifying targets each.

The eight Finalists in Bib number order according to their qualification scores including countback were; BUGEJA Emmanuel 116/125, GALEA Brian 116/125, GALEA James Jr 116/125, BUGEJA Ryan 111/125, VELLA Roderick 108/125, SCIBERRAS Nico 107/125, CARABOTT Nicholas 106/125 and GRECH Shazen 105/125.

The overall result after the final stages was:

1 BUGEJA Emmanuel 26/30
2 GALEA James Jr 25/30
3 GALEA Brian 19/25
4 CARABOTT Nicholas 15/20
5 BUGEJA Ryan 10/15
6 VELLA Roderick 9/15
7 GRECH Shazen 5/10
8 SCIBERRAS Nico 4/10

The top Shooters in their respective Classes were:

Class: A
1 BUGEJA Emmanuel 116/125
2 GALEA Brian 116/125
3 GALEA James Jr 116/125

Class: B
1 GRECH Shazen 105/125
2 CARUANA Gordon 102/125
3 FORMOSA Paul 96/125

Class: C
1 BUGEJA Emanuel 102/125
2 SCORFNA Frank 100/125
3 XUEREB Martin 94/125

The best Shooter in Day 1 was GALEA Brian with the score of 70/75, while BUGEJA Emmanuel (Class A) was declared the best Shooter of Day 2 with 48/50.

BUGEJA Emanuel (Class C) topped the Veterans Category, while BUGEJA Ryan was the best Junior Athlete of this event.

The next competition will be the MSSF Trap Competition (50) which will be held on the 05 July 2026 at Malta National Shooting Ranges.
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RYAN BUGEJA WINS THE MSSF TRAP COMPETITION 50+50+25 (2-2026)Sunday May 24, 2026Ryan Bugeja claimed the MSSF Trap Competi...
24/05/2026

RYAN BUGEJA WINS THE MSSF TRAP COMPETITION 50+50+25 (2-2026)

Sunday May 24, 2026

Ryan Bugeja claimed the MSSF Trap Competition 50+50+25 (2-2026) which was held at the Qormi Clay Shooting Club.

Gianluca Chetcuti and Brian Galea finished their competition in second and third place overall.

With the score of 121/125 Bugeja achieved the MSSF minimum qualifying score (MQS) and so did Chetcuti and Galea who both scored 117/125.

At the start of the competition, all participants shot at 50 targets and the 12 athletes with the best scores advanced to compete on another 50 targets. The rest of the shooters were eliminated.

After 100 targets the 6 shooters with the lowest score got eliminated and the top 6 athletes advanced and shot at another 25 targets.

The score after 50 targets was:
1 BUGEJA Ryan 48/50
2 BUGEJA Emmanuel 48/50
3 CHETCUTI Gianluca 47/50
4 GALEA Brian 47/50
5 CARABOTT Nicholas 46/50
6 GALEA James Jr 45/50
7 BUHAGIAR Mario 45/50
8 BONNICI Leetov 43/50
9 ABELA Alan 43/50
10 CARUANA Gordon 43/50
11 SCIBERRAS Nico 42/50
12 VELLA Christopher 41/50

The score after 100 targets was:
1 BUGEJA Ryan 97/100
2 CHETCUTI Gianluca 95/100
3 GALEA Brian 93/100
4 GALEA James Jr 91/100
5 BUGEJA Emmanuel 89/100
6 ABELA Alan 88/100
7 VELLA Christopher 87/100
8 BONNICI Leetov 87/100
9 CARABOTT Nicholas 85/100
10 SCIBERRAS Nico 84/100
11 BUHAGIAR Mario 83/100
12 CARUANA Gordon 81/100

The score of the top 6 shooters after 125 targets was:
1 BUGEJA Ryan 121/125
2 CHETCUTI Gianluca 117/125 +4 shoot-off
3 GALEA Brian 117/125 +3 shoot-off
4 GALEA James Jr 115/125
5 BUGEJA Emmanuel 113/125
6 ABELA Alan 110/125

Class A score after 50 targets:
1 BUGEJA Emmanuel 48/50
2 BUGEJA Ryan 48/50
3 CHETCUTI Gianluca 47/50

Class B score after 50 targets:
1 ABELA Alan 43/50
2 CARUANA Gordon 43/50
3 BONNICI Leetov 43/50

Class C score after 50 targets:
1 SKORFNA Frank 35/50
2 GRECH Carmel 33/50
3 MALLIA Joseph 32/50

The next Trap event is the MSSF Trap Competition 75 (2) which will be held on 07 June 2026 at the Malta National Shooting Ranges.

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JAMES GALEA JR WINS THE MSSF TRAP COMPETITION 50+50+25 (1-2026)Sunday May 17, 2026James Galea was the overall winner of ...
17/05/2026

JAMES GALEA JR WINS THE MSSF TRAP COMPETITION 50+50+25 (1-2026)

Sunday May 17, 2026

James Galea was the overall winner of the MSSF Trap Competition 50+50+25 (1-2026)

William Chetcuti finished in second and Brian Galea ended his competition in third place overall.

James Galea and William Chetcuti both achieved the MSSF minimum qualifying score (MQS), with the scores of 118/125 and 117/125 respectively.

Throughout this year, the Malta Shooting Sport Federation will organise 5 Trap events of this kind, where the top 6 athletes of the day will shoot at a maximum of 125 targets plus possible shoot-offs.

At the start of the competition, all participants shoot at 50 targets and the 12 athletes with the best scores advance to compete on another 50 targets. The rest of the shooters will become eliminated.

After 100 targets the 6 shooters with the lowest score get eliminated and the top 6 athletes shoot advance and shoot at another 25 targets.

The score after 50 targets was:
1 GALEA James Jr 50/50
2 CHETCUTI William 47/50
3 GALEA Brian 46/50
4 BONNICI Leetov 46/50
5 BUGEJA Emmanuel 45/50
6 BUGEJA Ryan 45/50
7 CARUANA Gordon 45/50
8 GRECH Shazen 41/50
9 SCIBERRAS Nico 41/50
10 CARABOTT Nicholas 39/50
11 GRECH Dennis 39/50
12 CAMILLERI Philip 38/50

The score after 100 targets was:
1 GALEA Brian 95/100
2 GALEA James Jr 95/100
3 CHETCUTI William 94/100
4 BUGEJA Ryan 92/100
5 CARUANA Gordon 90/100
6 BUGEJA Emmanuel 86/100
7 SCIBERRAS Nico 83/100
8 BONNICI Leetov 82/100
9 GRECH Shazen 80/100
10 CARABOTT Nicholas 80/100
11 CAMILLERI Philip 79/100
12 GRECH Dennis 74/100

The score of the top 6 shooters after 125 targets was:
1 GALEA James Jr 118/125
2 CHETCUTI William 117/125
3 GALEA Brian 114/125
4 BUGEJA Ryan 111/125
5 CARUANA Gordon 110/125
6 BUGEJA Emmanuel 106/125

Class A score after 50 targets:
1 GALEA James Jr 50/50
2 CHETCUTI William 47/50
3 GALEA Brian 46/50

Class B score after 50 targets:
1 BONNICI Leetov 46/50
2 CARUANA Gordon 45/50
3 GRECH Shazen 41/50

Class C score after 50 targets:
1 SKORFNA Frank 37/50
2 MARMARA John 35/50
3 CINI Ryan 34/50

The next Trap event is the MSSF Trap Competition 75 (2) which will be held on 07 June 2026 at the Malta National Shooting Ranges.

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LIAM SCIBERRAS WINS THE MSSF S***T GRAND PRIX 2026Sunday May 17, 2026Liam Sciberras claimed the MSSF S***t Grand Prix 20...
17/05/2026

LIAM SCIBERRAS WINS THE MSSF S***T GRAND PRIX 2026

Sunday May 17, 2026

Liam Sciberras claimed the MSSF S***t Grand Prix 2026.

Andre Cassar and Mikaela Galea finished in the second and third place overall.

This event was also the 5th Selection Shoot of the season.

The six Finalists in the Bib number order according to their qualifying scores were; SCIBERRAS Liam who made it through with the score of 116/125, CASSAR Andre 114/125, GATT David 106/125, FARRUGIA Clive hit 104/125, GALEA Mikaela managed 94/125, and BUTTIGIEG Jamie shot 87/125.

The result after the final stages was:

1 SCIBERRAS Liam 55/60
2 CASSAR Andre 48/60
3 GALEA Mikaela 40/50
4 FARRUGIA Clive 32/40
5 GATT David 20/30
6 BUTTIGIEG Jamie 8/20

The top Shooters in their respective classes and categories were:

Class A
1 SCIBERRAS Liam 116/125
2 CASSAR Andre 114/125
3 GATT David 106/125

Class B
1 GALEA Mikaela 94/125
2 BUTTIGIEG Jamie 87/125

The Best Shooter of Day 1 was SCIBERRAS Liam with the scores of 69/75, while CASSAR Andre was the Best Shooter of Day 2 with the score of 48/50.

The next event on the S***t Calendar is the MSSF S***t Competition 50+50+25 (2-2026). It will be held on the 28 June 2026 at the Malta National Shooting Ranges.

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Roderick Vella won the Tazza JUM IL-HADDIEM DTL 2026Sunday 03 May 2026The first edition of Jum il-Haddiem in the DTL Dis...
05/05/2026

Roderick Vella won the Tazza JUM IL-HADDIEM DTL 2026
Sunday 03 May 2026

The first edition of Jum il-Haddiem in the DTL Discipline was won by shooter Roderick Vella who achieved a score of 291 points and 98 hits. This event was organised at the Bidnija Ranges, where the participants shot at 100 targets.

The overall second place was won by Martin Xuereb who achieved a score of 285 points and 96 hits. The overall third place was decided by means of a shoot-off between Clifton Coleiro and Dennis Grech, after both competitors concluded the competition tied on 283 points. The shoot-off was won by Dennis Grech.

The winners in their respective classes were:

Class A
Roderick Vella – 291 points / 98 hits
Dennis Grech – 283 points / 96 hits
Clifton Coleiro – 283 points / 96 hits

Class B
Martin Xuereb – 285 points / 96 hits
Christian Mercieca – 269 points / 92 hits
Joseph Zammit – 266 points / 90 hits

Class C
Gabriel Micallef – 266 points / 94 hits
Martin Zammit – 265 points / 92 hits
Vincenzo Maisto – 260 points / 90 hits

GIANLUCA CHETCUTI WINS THE MSSF TRAP GRAND PRIX 2026Sunday May 03, 2026Gianluca Chetcuti claimed the top spot on the pod...
03/05/2026

GIANLUCA CHETCUTI WINS THE MSSF TRAP GRAND PRIX 2026

Sunday May 03, 2026

Gianluca Chetcuti claimed the top spot on the podium as he won the MSSF Trap Grand Prix 2026.

Emmanuel Bugeja won the silver medal and Simone Apostolico (ITA) secured bronze.

This event was also the 5th Trap Selection Shoot of the season.

The six Finalists in the Bib number order according to their qualifying scores were; BUGEJA Emmanuel who scored 113/125, CHETCUTI Gianluca shot 112/125 +2 shoot-off, APOSTOLICO Simone (ITA) hit 112/125 +1 shoot-off, GALEA James Jr 111/125, GALEA Brian qualified with 110/125 +1 shoot-off and VELLA Christopher managed 110/125 +0 shoot-off.

The overall result after the final stages was:

1 CHETCUTI Gianluca 43/50
2 BUGEJA Emmanuel 38/50
3 APOSTOLICO Simone (ITA) 31/40
4 GALEA Brian 26/35
5 GALEA James Jr 22/30
6 VELLA Christopher 17/25

In Challenge B, the top two shooters from Classes A, B and C who did not make it to the final stages, competed in another round of 25 targets from a single shot:

Challenge B results:

1 CHIAVINI Andrea (ITA) 21/25
2 SCORFNA Frank 19/25 +1 shoot-off
3 CHETCUTI William 19/25 +0 shoot-off
4 CARUANA Gordon 16/25
5 CINI Ryan 13/25
6 CASSAR Abiel 13/25

The top Shooters in their respective classes and categories were:

Class: A
1 BUGEJA Emmanuel 113/125
2 APOSTOLICO Simone (ITA) 112/125
3 CHETCUTI Gianluca 112/125

Class: B
1 CARUANA Gordon 106/125
2 CASSAR Abiel 103/125
3 ATTARD Nazzareno 102/125

Class: C
1 SCORFNA Frank 96/125
2 CINI Ryan 92/125
3 MALLIA Joseph 90/125

Category: Veteran +65 years
1 ATTARD Nazzareno 102/125
2 SCORFNA Frank 96/125
3 GRECH Carmel 81/125

Category: Master +55 years
1 MICALLEF Raymond 94/125
2 MARMARA John 87/125

Category: Junior -21 years
1 BUGEJA Ryan 108/125
2 CASSAR Abiel 103/125
3 GRECH Shazen 93/125

The Best Shooter Award of Day 1 was won by CHETCUTI Gianluca with the score of 69/75 and Best Shooter Award of Day 2 went to GALEA James Jr. who scored 47/50.

The Malta Shooting Sport Federation wishes to thank all the Volunteers for their assistance during this event.

The MSSF Trap Competition 50+50+25 (T1) is the next event on the MSSF calendar, it is scheduled for 17 May 2026 at the Malta National Shooting Ranges.

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LIAM SCIBERRAS WINS THE 4th S***T SELECTION SHOOT (4/26)Sunday April 19, 2026Liam Sciberras claimed the 4th S***t Select...
19/04/2026

LIAM SCIBERRAS WINS THE 4th S***T SELECTION SHOOT (4/26)

Sunday April 19, 2026

Liam Sciberras claimed the 4th S***t Selection Shoot of the season with the score of 116/125 +2 shoot-off in qualification, followed by 48/60 in the final stages.

Andre Cassar came in second when he qualified with 116/125 +0 shoot-off and 47/60 in the final and David Gatt had to settle for third place overall with 106/125 and 37/50 in the final.

The Class Results were the following:

Class A
1 SCIBERRAS Liam 116/125
2 CASSAR Andre 116/125
3 GATT David 106/125

Class B
1 GALEA Mikaela 99/125
2 BUTTIGIEG Jamie 82/125
3 DEGUARA Rennie 29/125

The next S***t competition is the MSSF GP - 5th Selection Shoot which will be held on 16 and 17 May 2026 at the Malta National Shooting Ranges.

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WILLIAM CHETCUTI WINS THE 4th TRAP SELECTION SHOOT OF THE YEAR 2026Sunday April 12, 2026William Chetcuti claimed the 4th...
12/04/2026

WILLIAM CHETCUTI WINS THE 4th TRAP SELECTION SHOOT OF THE YEAR 2026

Sunday April 12, 2026

William Chetcuti claimed the 4th Trap Selection Shoot of this year.

Newcomer Gordon Caruana had a very positive weekend as he managed to finish second, while Emmanuel Bugeja finished in third place overall.

This competition was organised over 2 days and it was held at Malta National Shooting Ranges.

The six Finalists in the Bib number order according to their qualification scores were; CHETCUTI Gianluca with 112/125, GALEA Brian 109/125 +2 shoot-off, CHETCUTI William hit 109/125 +1 shoot-off, CARUANA Gordon 108/125, GALEA James Jr managed 107/125, and BUGEJA Emmanuel hit 104/125.

The result after the final stages was:

1 CHETCUTI William 36/50
2 CARUANA Gordon 34/50
3 BUGEJA Emmanuel 29/40
4 GALEA Brian 25/35
5 CHETCUTI Gianluca 22/30
6 GALEA James Jr 18/25

The Class Results were the following:

Class A
1 CHETCUTI Gianluca 112/125
2 CHETCUTI William 109/125
3 GALEA Brian 109/125

Class B
1 CARUANA Gordon 108/125
2 XUEREB Johan 99/125
3 GRECH Shazen 99/125

Class C
1 SCORFNA Frank 89/125
2 MARMARA John 83/125
3 CINI Ryan 78/125

The next Trap competition is the MSSF GP - 5th Selection Shoot which will be held on 02 and 03 May 2026 at the Malta National Shooting Ranges.

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Garnisi Won the DTL Competition in Aid of Dar il-ProvidenzaSunday 29 March 2026Last Sunday, a DTL competition in aid of ...
30/03/2026

Garnisi Won the DTL Competition in Aid of Dar il-Providenza
Sunday 29 March 2026

Last Sunday, a DTL competition in aid of Dar il-Providenza was held at the Bidnija Ranges, attracting a strong turnout of participants. The event was a success, with the total sum of €1,700 being raised for this noble cause.
The overall winner of the competition was Sean Garnisi, who achieved a score of 281 points and 95 hits.

The overall second and third places were decided by means of a shoot-off between Kendrick Micallef and Roderick Vella, after both competitors concluded the competition tied on 279 points. The shoot-off was won by Kendrick Micallef, who scored 73 points, while Roderick Vella scored 66 points.

The winners in their respective classes were:
Class A
Sean Garnisi – 281 points / 95 hits
Kendrick Micallef – 279 points / 96 hits
Roderick Vella – 279 points / 97 hits
Class B
Martin Xuereb – 276 points / 93 hits
Christian Mercieca – 273 points / 94 hits
Joseph Zammit – 264 points / 89 hits
Class C
Gabriel Micallef – 277 points / 96 hits
Mario Vella – 264 points / 91 hits
Emmanuel Delia – 264 points / 92 hits

The organisers expressed their appreciation to all participants and supporters whose contribution helped make the event a success, while at the same time supporting the important work carried out by Dar il-Providenza.

A word of thanks also goes to J.F.C Marine Parts, who kindly sponsored the trophies presented during the event.
The next DTL Competition will be held on 03 May 2026 at Bidnija Ranges.

EMMANUEL BUGEJA WINS THE MSSF TRAP COMPETITION 75 (1-2026)Sunday March 29, 2026Emmanuel Bugeja won the MSSF Trap Competi...
29/03/2026

EMMANUEL BUGEJA WINS THE MSSF TRAP COMPETITION 75 (1-2026)

Sunday March 29, 2026

Emmanuel Bugeja won the MSSF Trap Competition 75 (1-2026) which was held at the Malta National Shooting Ranges.

Brian Galea came in second and James Galea Jr finished in third place overall.

This competition was organised on 75 targets, followed by a final round of 25 targets from a single shot.

The six finalists according to their qualification scores were:
1 GALEA James Jr 70/75
2 BUGEJA Emmanuel 69/75
3 GRECH Shazen 64/75
4 GALEA Brian 63/75
5 CARUANA Gordon 63/75
6 ATTARD Jacob 62/75

The winners in their respective classes were:
Class A
1 GALEA James Jr 70/75
2 BUGEJA Emmanuel 69/75
3 GALEA Brian 63/75

Class B
1 GRECH Shazen 64/75
2 CARUANA Gordon 63/75
3 ATTARD Nazzareno 60/75

Class C
1 MARMARA John 52/70
2 CINI Ryan 50/75
3 MALLIA Joseph 49/75

The overall result after the final stage was:
1 BUGEJA Emmanuel 22/25
2 GALEA Brian 21/25
3 GALEA James Jr 18/25
4 CARUANA Gordon 17/25
5 GRECH Shazen 14/25
6 ATTARD Jacob 10/25

The next competition is the 4th Trap Selection Shoot which is due to be held on the 11 and 12 of April 2026 at the Malta National Shooting Ranges.

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