Frans Pace finishes 23rd overall

Malta's trap shooters yesterday failed to make the cut for the final barrage in the European Championships in Granada, Spain. Frans Pace, Lino Galea and Nicky Carabott represented Malta in the trap competition. Pace was the team's best performer after...

Malta's trap shooters yesterday failed to make the cut for the final barrage in the European Championships in Granada, Spain.

Frans Pace, Lino Galea and Nicky Carabott represented Malta in the trap competition. Pace was the team's best performer after he placing 23rd totalling 118 from 125 clays.

The experienced shooter seemed on course to qualify for the barrage as he missed just two clays after the first three rounds - 24, 24, 25. However, his performance dipped in the fourth and fifth rounds when Pace returned scores of 22 and 23 to drop out of contention.

Carabott was classified 64th overall after scores of 22, 21, 23, 21 and 24 for a total of 111. Galea hit two clays less than Carabott - 109 (20, 23, 21, 22, 23) - to finish 70th.

The six shooters in today's barrage are Yves Tronc (France), Giovanni Pellielo (Italy), Alberto Fernandez (Spain), Josip Glasnovic (Croatia), Alexej Alipov (Russia) and Francesco Amici (Italy).

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