MALTA MEDALS
9 gold, 16 silver, 14 bronzeż
17.41 Luxembourg win the third set 11-9 to tie up the match… it’s getting tense now.
17.39 Luxembourg win the third set to bridge the gap at 2-1 and they are leading 8-7 in the third.
17.28 The Maltese duo won the second set 11-8 and are now just one set away from a crucial 2-1 win.
17.19 First blood for Malta in the doubles match of the table tennis team final as Wetzel and Prokopcov won a tight first set 12-10…. let’s go.
17.14 Malta’s wait for a tenth gold medal continues on the fourth day of competition and now theree is hope Wetzel and Prokopcov can swing the final their way with victory in the doubles.
17.06 Luxembourg’s Mladenovic wins the third game 13-11 as Luxembourg and Malta are now level at 1-1.
16.56 Prokopcov loses the second set as well, as Luxembourg’s Luka Mladenovic is proving to be a tough opponent for the Maltese athlete.
16.49 In Table Tennis, Dmitrij Prokopcov lost the first set in his match.
16.48 Another unfortunate epilogue to a gold medal final as the women’s tennis pair, Elaine Genovese and Francesca Curmi, lost the second set too – 6-3, as they settle for a silver medal, Malta’s 16th.
16.37 Wetzel completes a clean sweep of three straight sets, to earn Malta a 1-0 overall lead in the gold medal final against Luxembourg.
16.25 A bright start for Malta’s Wetzel who wins the first game in the opening set.
16.18 Back to Table Tennis, where the men’s team gets the action underway in the Team final against Luxembourg.
Felix Wetzel and Dmitrij Prokopcov will be representing Malta.
Felix Wetzel (left) and Dmitrij Prokopcov. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli
16.10 In the Rugby 7s, the Malta men’s selection lost to Monaco 26-21 and they will no feature in the bronze medal match.
The Malta Rugby 7s team in action against Monaco. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli
16.04 In Tennis, Elaine Genovese and Francesca Curmi lost the first set 7-6 in the Doubles final, also against Luxembourg.
15.59 Malta misses out on the gold medal in women’s table tennis Team final as Luxembourg won the fourth set to secure an overall 3-1 lead.
Iacob forfeited the match in the first game of the fourth set, where was she losing 9-4 after picking up an apparent arm injury.
This means Malta has now earned a 15th silver medal in these Games.
15.52 Malta loses the final game as Luxembourg win 11-6 to take a 2-1 overall.
Two matches left as we return to the Singles format with Iacob now taking on experienced De Nutte.
15.43 Luxembourg win game four and make it 2-2. A tight affair between these two nations as they seek a gold in the women’s Team event.
Game final, the deciding one in the third set, is coming up.
15.35 2-1! Malta takes the lead again in the third set, winning the third game as they move one game away from taking an overall 2-1 lead.
15.25 Luxembourg manages to win the second game as they level terms 1-1 in the third set.
15.18 The Maltese pair wins the first game 11-8 as they enjoy a bright start to this third set.
15.00 Malta level terms 1-1 after the first two sets in the women’s table tennis Team event.
Iacob won her third game 11-9, winning the second set 3-1.
Now, there will be the Doubles with Iacob set to team up with Strbikova as they seek to take a 2-1 lead.
14.50 Sadikovic of Luxembourg wins the third game, as the second set goes to the distance. Iacob still leads 2-1. Fourth set is coming up soon.
14.43 Iacob clinches the second game as well! A nerve-wrecking 14-12 win for the Maltese representative as she moves one game away from winning the second set.
14.30 Malta’s Iacob wins the first game 11-7 against Luxembourg’s Enisa Sadikovic. Reminder, three sets are needed to take an overall point.
14.20 Luxembourg take the first point as Strbikova lost the fourth set too.
Maria-Carmelia Iacob will enter the action soon for the second game of this final.
14.12 Luxembourg win the third game, 11-4. Two sets left and should Luxembourg win the next, they draw first blood in this final.
14.07 Strbikova wins the second set 11-7! Malta are level at 1-1 in this opening game of the Team final. Two more sets are needed to take an overall 1-0 lead.
14.00 In Table Tennis, Luxembourg take a 1-0 lead in the first match of the the women’s Team event final as Renata Strbikova lost the opening set 12-10.
The first team to win three sets, wins the game and take a point.
13.30 In Gymnastics, Alyona Draguzya and Lauren Agius finished 13th and 14th respectively in the Ball event. Now, they are in action in the Clubs event.
In the meantime, we are waiting for the women’s table tennis team to take on Luxembourg in the Team final. A silver is guaranteed… but we want the gold, don’t we?
12.57 De Gabriele bows out from the men’s Tennis Singles tournament, losing the second set to Vacherot 6-2.
The Maltese athlete finishes third and collects a bronze medal.
12.50 Meanwhile, Alex De Gabriele lost the first set in the men’s Tennis Singles semi-final, 6-4 to French Open qualifier Valentin Vacherot.
12.45 In Gymnastics, Alyona Draguzya completed her routine in the Ball and received a score 20.000 to move up to sixth just above Lauren Agius
12.30 Unfortunately, Francesca Curmi is eliminated from the Tennis Singles after falling to a 6-2 defeat in the third and final set against Luxembourg’s Maria Weckerle.
This means she will finish third in this tournament, earning a bronze for Malta – the 13th bronze and medal number 36 overall.
Curmi is expected to return in action soon when she will team up with Elaine Genovese in the Doubles final.
12.12 Lauren Agius competed in the ball routine and scored 19.200. Below is her performance which has temporarily put her in third place. Below is her routine.
11.55 Francesca Curmi breaks back in the second set and we are now level at 1-1
11.40 Not great news from Tennis as Francesca Curmi seems to be struggling physically. She lost the second set 6-1 and has now asked for a toilet break. Hopefully she will regroup… fingers crossed.
Francesca Curmi in action at the tennis competitions. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli
11.30 Alyona Draguzya has completed her routine in Hoops and totalled 18.000.
11.20 BREAK…. Curmi is struggling as she is broken by Wekerle and is trailing 4-1 in the second set.
11.19 It looks like Francesca can continue as he takes the court to serve as she trails 2-1.
11.17 Drama at the tennis, as Francesca Curmi has called the doctor and physio in the second set of her match against Wekerle…. we will give you updates once we get them.
11.10 Francesca Curmi won the opening set of her semi-final of the women’s singles against Marie Wekerle, of Luxembourg, 6-3.
She is now a set away from booking a place in her second final at the 2025 GSSE after reaching the doubles showdown with Elaine Genovese.
11.04 The Rhytmic Gymnastics programme is under way and Malta is being represented by two athletes.
Alyona Draguzya will compete in the qualifiers of the Hoop competition that are already under way and will also be in action in Ball and Clubs.
Alyona Draguzya in action in the hoops qualifiers. Photo: Matthias Brancaleone
Lauren Agius will be competing in Ball, Clubs and Ribbons qualifiers.
10.40 The Malta women’s table-tennis team are through to the final after defeating San Marino 3-1. Below is the match-winning point won by Carmelia Iacob against Chiara Morri. They are facing Luxembourg for the gold medal.
10.32 Things are looking rosy in table tennis as Iacop is two sets up against Morri, needing just one set to seal the team’s passage to the final.
Carmelia Iacop in action against Chiara Morri of San Marino. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli
However, Renata Strbikova pulled Malta level when defeating Chiara Morri 3-0.
Now, Strbikova and Iacob will team up for the Doubles against Chimei and Morri.
10.25 The women’s table tennis team are just win away from the final as Strbikova and Iacop beat Chimei and Morri 3-1 to move 2-1 ahead and one win away from the gold medal final against either Luxembourg or Cyprus.
10.14 Strbikova and Iacop were level with Chimei and Morri in the doubles at 1-1 but now have turned it round when winning the third set and are leading 2-1.
Table tennis player Renata Strbikova. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli
10.17 Swimming competitions have already got under way with Michela Portelli coming a whisper away from winning a bronze medal in the women’s 50 metres fly when she touched home in 28.74 seconds. The gold medal went to Kalia Antoniou, of Cyprus, in a time of 26.80.
Michela Portelli just missed out on a medal in the 50m fly. Photo: Matthias Brancaleone.
10.00 We start with the Table Tennis as the women’s national team is in action in the semi-finals of the Teams competition. At the moment, Malta and San Marino are level as Maria Carmelia Iacob was beaten by San Marino’s Chinese-born player Yan Chimei 3-2.,
09.45 Good morning everyone and welcome to the fourth day of the 2025 GSSE. After a positive Thursday, where Malta reached their goal of winning a ninth gold medal, the focus will turn today to continue increasing on the 35-medal haul achieved so far.
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