Malta’s participation in the 2012 European Championships, currently being played in Latvia, was ended last night when Alex Borg and Roberta Cutajar were eliminated in the knock-out stages of the tournament.
Borg failed to progress to the Last 16 when he was beaten by Antonis Poullos 5-4.
The Cypriot player was always in the lead with Borg drawing level on four occasions before losing the decider.
Cutajar’s run was halted by Belgium’s Wendy Jans 3-1.
After sharing the opening two frames, Jans stepped up a gear and won the next two to seal victory in the best of five-frame contest.
Jans will now face Russia’s Daria Sirotina for a place in the semi-finals.