The Major of Frameries 2018, was organised last weekend in Belgium with the participation of 9 Maltese players.

On Saturday the individual competitions were on. Jason Pisani obtained the best result by winning the veteran category. Pisani played his final against the Austrian player Gunther Bambersky and won the game 1-0.

In the Open category 6 Maltese players were playing. The best result was obtained by Massimo Cremona reaching the semi-final.  Cremona lost his game against Luca Colangelo by ‘sudden death’ after the game result was 1-1. Derek Conti made it to the quarter finals loosing against the same Luca Colangelo with the score 4-2. Angelo Borg, Samuel Bartolo and Jean Tabone made it till the last 16 while Joseph Borg Bonaci was eliminated in the group phase. The Spanish player Carlos Flores was the winner of this category.

In the Under 19 category, Jurgen Balzan had a very positive tournament, winning the group with maximum points, but was eliminated in the semi-final by the winner of this category, the Belgian player Martine Antoine. The game was won by ‘shots’ 2-0 after the game result was 1-1 even after the extra time.

The team event was held on Sunday. Malta was represented by Valletta Subbuteo Club which was composed of Derek Conti, Joseph Borg Bonaci, Samuel Bartolo, Emanuel Camilleri and the Belgian player Pascal Scheen. Valletta Subbuteo Club won all the group phase games and finished first in group. They were then eliminated in the quarter finals by the winning team Reggio Emilia of the Maltese player Massimo Cremona. The final score was 2-2 but Reggio Emilia won, with score difference. Jean Tabone was playing with his Italian team Salernitana which also made it to the quarter final.