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National Lottery plc u l-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sports, bi pjaċir iħabbru li Brian Cini rebaħ l-ewwel unur tal-IZIBET Elite Athlete Award għal din is-sena li jkopri x-xhur ta’ Jannar u Frar. Brian Cini li għandu 28 sena, ġie runner-up fil-World Snooker Federation (WSF) Championship li sar fil-Marokk, wara li fil-finali ġie megħlub miż-żagħżugħ Ċiniż Yang Gao 5-3. Gao rebaħ l-ewwel frame, iżda Cini baqa’ ffukat u rebaħ iż-żewġ frames konsekuttivi b’total ta’ 67 u 78 punt rispettivament. Min-naħa tiegħu Gao rebaħ ir-raba’ frame u b’hekk marru għall-intervall f’parità ta’ 2-2. Iż-żewġ plejers baqgħu juru livell għoli ta’ logħob iżda Gao li għad għandu 20 sena rebaħ l-aħħar żewġ frames. B’din ir-rebħa Yang Gao se jkollu d-dritt li jilgħab bħala plejer professjonali fil-World Snooker Tour. Min-naħa l-oħra Brian Cini bħala runner-up seta’ jieħu sehem fil-kwalifiki għall-Kampjonati Dinjija li saru f’Sheffield, l-Ingilterra, aktar kmieni dan ix-xahar. Franco de Gabriele, Chief Commercial [...]

National Lottery plc and the Malta Sports Journalists Association (MSJA) are pleased to announce that Brian Cini won the first IZIBET Elite Athlete Award for 2025, covering the months of January and February. Brian Cini, 28, is the runner-up of the World Snooker Federation (WSF) Championship after he was beaten by young Chinese player Yang Gao 5-3 in a highly balanced final. Even though Gao won the opening frame, Cini kept his composure and turned the match in his favour after securing the second and third frame with runs of 67 and 78 respectively. Eventually Gao won the fourth frame, and they went for the interval at 2-2. Both players continued to show a high level of play, but 20-year-old Gao was firmly in control to seal the last two frames. With this victory Yang Gao will have the right to play as a professional player on the [...]