After an absence of two years Jesmond Schembri returned to the national rankings tour and immediately left his mark claiming victory of the Over 50’s category.
In the final Schembri had to fight his nerves to overcome Conrad Catania in a thrilling 8-6 ending. Schembri had a magnificent start leading 4-0 but Catania did not surrender lightly. At the end of the first session Schembri led 5-2 and widened the gap to 7-2 needing only one frame to win the title. Catania’s thoughts were different and with great confidence went on to win four consecutive frames narrowing the gap to 6-7. In the fourteenth frame Catania was on the verge of winning the frame but a miss halted his chances to go into the final decisive frame.
Schembri kept on his nerves and went on to clear to the table, winning his first ever tour in the association’s ranks and a spot in the Over 50’s national team participating in the European Championships being held in Malta in February 2025.
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