The Malta 1 team, consisting of Alex Borg, Simon Zammit and Duncan Bezzina, was ousted by Wales in the semi-finals of the European team championships in St Petersburg, yesterday.
The Maltese had always led till 7-6, but then the Welsh equalised at 7-7 and 8-8 before winning the last two games to make it a
10-8 scoreline. Wales are to meet favourites Ireland 1 in the final.
In the quarter-finals, the Maltese had beaten the Malta 2 side by the score of 10-4.