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British Open 2017 Day Two Report

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Below is the table of finalists for Sunday from day two of the British Open English Sporting at West Midlands Shooting Ground.

 

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Squad 1

Oliver Zaitschenko

Craig Hollick

Annalise Evans

 

Ami Hedgecock

Christopher Orchard

09:00

Squad 2

Colt

Colt

Colt

Colt

Colt

Colt

09:09

Squad 3

John Bidwell

Ian Hallwood

Mike Harding

C Milne

Carl Bloxham

Graham Stirzaker

09:18

Squad 4

Veteran

Veteran

Veteran

Veteran

Veteran

Veteran

09:27

Squad 5

Thomas Young

Joshua Benion

James Bradley-Day

George Howling

Callum Hanley

Taylor Hedgecock

09:36

Squad 6

Junior

Junior

Junior

Junior

Junior

Junior

09:45

Squad 7

Amy Easeman

Susan Hallwood

Louise Smith

Emma Nelson

Helen McKenna

Hannah Gibson

09:54

Squad 8

Lady

Lady

Lady

Lady

Lady

Lady

10:03

Squad 9

Andy Moon

Ben Husthwaite

HS Cumming

Josh Keeble

Mark Marshall

Adam Cork

10:12

Squad 10

Senior

Senior

Senior

Senior

Senior

Senior

10:21

Squad 11

Sam Nunn

Paul Sadler

Adrian Last

Disabled Standing

Disabled  Standing

Disabled Sitting

10:30

Squad 12

Ghost

Ghost

Ghost

Ghost

Ghost

Ghost

10:39

Squad 13

Graham Cotton

Anthony Bates

George Cheer

Graham Clark

Michael Wolverson

Theo Coleman

10:48

Squad 14

Stephen Carter

John Hemmings

Christopher Holt

MF Searle

C

C

10:57

Squad 15

C

C

C

C

C

C

11:06

Squad 16

C

C

Thomas Whomes

R Birchall

David Zaitschenko

Paul Holmes

11:15

Squad 17

Paul Moore

Joshua Arbon

Guy Coleman

Stephen Williams

Martin King

Mark Hurrell

11:24

Squad 18

B

B

B

B

B

B

11:33

Squad 19

B

B

B

B

Rebecca McKenzie

Ryan Caesar

11:42

Squad 20

Stephen Whinnett

Les Sperling

Joseph Lightowler

Will Fenner

David Wolverson

Mark Smith

11:51

Squad 21

William Maher

Benjamin Wright

A

A

A

A

12:00

Squad 22

A

A

A

A

A

A

12:09

Squad 23

James Hand

Ivan Spencer

Robert Gooch

Paul Gillett

Steve Whitelock

Jim Munday

12:18

Squad 24

Alexander Gair

John Stanton

Max Small

Steven Cox

AA

AA

12:27

Squad 25

AA

AA

AA

AA

AA

AA

12:36

Squad 26

AA

AA

Andy Beal

Jack Lovick

Paul Lovick

Dorian Evans

12:45

Squad 27

George Digweed

Robert Claybrok

John Wells

Cheryl Hall

Joakim Smith

Mark Winser

12:54

Squad 28

AAA

AAA

AAA

AAA

AAA

AAA

13:03

Squad 29

AAA

AAA

AAA

AAA

 

 

13:12

 

Day Two Report:

Defending British Open English Sporting champion Mark Winser topped the leaderboard on day two of the competition to earn his place in Sunday’s finals day. Having won the title for the first time in his career 12 months ago, Winser posted a 114 on Thursday morning which couldn’t be matched.

“I’m really happy with my score. As George (Digweed) said yesterday 115 is a very good score out there, I don’t see anybody shooting any higher than that.”

“Target wise it’s a very interesting course; he’s used the ground really well and played tricks on you in areas. A lot of them targets took some working out, you can’t step in taking anything for granted around the course – it was a very clever set up.”

Looking ahead to the finals day he added, “It will be a hell of a buzz to see this on Sunday when everybody is here, so it will nice to get back on Sunday.”

Last year’s Ladies champion Hannah Gibson was also in action on Thursday morning and posted 100 to set up a potential title defence on Sunday.

Welsh shooter Dylan Adams received an extra surprise when he checked in to shoot, having won a pair of Pilla Panther X7 glasses in a random prize draw. The glasses were kindly supplied by Starkey Headsets, supporting the event.

As well as the competitions, there is also a Pool Shoot and the mini trade village to keep visitors engaged at West Midlands Shooting Ground. Paul Grimshaw from Edgar Brothers (who are sponsoring the Overall High Gun with a Zoli-Z Sport High Rib Sporter) said, “We’ve had a lot of interest in the Zoli High Rib and the Sporting Guns. This is a great competition to be a part of, it’s great to see lots of people competitively shooting and we’re very proud to be here exhibiting today.”

The Sportrap continues to be a closely run affair. Martin Papworth shot 92 ex 100 to join Ed Solomons, Mark Webster and George Digweed at the top of the leaderboard and that score remains the one to beat.

Mark Jones in C Class shot 84 on the Sportrap on Thursday afternoon to put him joint top of the leaderboard in his respective class alongside Peter Cairney.

Alan Sharp a B class shooter from the Royal Air Force also took to the Sportrap today, following his 92 on the Sporting course yesterday. After his score of 69 ex 100 he said, “They were tough targets, but really enjoyable. I was chuffed with my 92 in the English Sporting yesterday which placed me in the top ten for my class on the day. I thoroughly recommend coming to shoot a major competition.”

As the competition begins to hot up, we look forward to another full day of shooting tomorrow – and hopefully the rain continues to hold off!

Please click here to see the Class & Category results from day two of the British Open English Sporting and click here for the full list of results.

Please click here to see the Class & Category results from day two of the Sportrap and click here for the full list of results.