Alex Borg won the first ranking tournament of the season organised by the Malta Billiards & Snooker Association

Alex Borg who plays with Juventutis Domus of Żejtun won the first ranking tournament of the season after beating Brian Cini with a 5-2 score.

Alex Borg wins the first ranking tournament of the season
Alex Borg wins the first ranking tournament of the season

It was Cini who won the first frame; however, Borg drew level by winning the second one. Cini went ahead once more after he won the third frame, but Borg equalised the score once more by winning the fourth frame. After the interval. Borg won three consecutive frames for a final 5-2 score.

The frame scores (Borg first) were: 43-62, 69-64, 37-65, 60-18, 61-23, 87(86)-0, 56-41.

The final match was controlled by referee Charles Vella.

With this win, Borg is currently occupying the first place in the ranking list of the Malta Billairds & Snooker Assciation ahead of Duncan Bezzina and Brian Cini.