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British Open Day 3
The third day of the British Open Sporting & Sportrap Championships at Eaton Hall Shooting Ground saw competitors faced with a mixture of showers and warm sunshine, creating more unpredictable conditions out on the course. Despite the changing weather, spirits remained high as one of the biggest fixtures in the CPSA calendar continued in style.
In just nine months, Eaton Hall has undergone remarkable development, earning praise from competitors for the ground’s impressive appearance at this year’s championship. Its carefully designed layout, polished presentation, and attention to detail make it an ideal stage for top-class Sporting and Sportrap competition.
In the Sporting, the Day 3 high score came from Brett Hand with an outstanding 110ex120, bringing him level with Nick Hendrick at the top of the leaderboard.
Over on the Sportrap, John Lee – this year’s English Open Sportrap Champion – posted a strong 93ex100 to set the Day 3 high gun. An excellent score but not quite enough to catch Billy Baughan’s superb 98ex100, which still leads overall, and with the competition decided on a first-past-the-post basis, his score remains the target to beat as the week continues.
A reminder of the format for this competition:
For the British Open Sporting we have 5 qualifying days Monday – Friday. From each qualifying day, the top 4 scorers from each class AAA – C, the top 2 scorers from the categories - Seniors, Ladies, Veterans, Super Veterans, Juniors and Colts and the top 2 disabled shooters (1 sitting and 1 standing) will be invited to shoot the finals day on the Saturday. Shooters are pulled through in class first then category and if any ties appear they countback is used.
On the Saturday, a new 75 target course will be shot by everyone invited back to shoot the finals day with the top 6 shooters from the day going through to the Super Final. Shoot offs will determine any spaces for the Super Finals as well as any positions for class or category.
We’d like to thank our sponsors for their invaluable support of this championship: Browning, Zoli, Eley Cartridges, Swatcom, Schöffel, Le Chameau, Teague Precision Chokes, Shots & Co, Fine Shooting Accessories & Laporte. Their contributions, from prizes to additional support, help make this event such a success.
Please be aware - winners of sponsored prizes must be present at the prize giving, otherwise they will be forfeited. We wish you all the best of luck with shooting the competition and if you have any queries, call our Events Line at 01483 485 411 or contact us at championships@cpsa.co.uk
Stay tuned for live updates and scores throughout the week as the British Open Sporting & Sportrap unfolds .
For the British Open English Sporting day three results click here, for class and category scores click here
For the British Open Sportrap day three results click here, for class and category scores click here
If you see your name in the table below you have qualified for Saturday's ESP Finals Day:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Times | |
| Squad 1 | Euan Pope | Finley Jacques | Max Baxter | Benjamin Jordan | Colt | Colt | 09:00 |
| Squad 2 | Colt | Colt | Colt | Colt | Colt | Colt | 09:09 |
| Squad 3 | Harry Jude | Charlie Cashell | Tristan Hockey | Charlie Faulds | Seth Peters | William Page | 09:18 |
| Squad 4 | Junior | Junior | Junior | Junior | Junior | Junior | 09:27 |
| Squad 5 | Eric Weston | Phil Smith | Paul Cooper | George Digweed | Mickey Rouse | Matt Hance | 09:36 |
| Squad 6 | Vets | Vets | Vets | Vets | Vets | Vets | 09:45 |
| Squad 7 | Ceyla Ismet | Johanne Field | Toni Dixon | Megan Gamble | Lucy Earl | Emma Stacy | 09:54 |
| Squad 8 | Ladies | Ladies | Ladies | Ladies | Ladies | Ladies | 10:03 |
| Squad 9 | Peter Simpson | Nigel Hart | Glenn Hunt | Martin Reynolds | Patrick Dickman | Stephen Williams | 10:12 |
| Squad 10 | Super Vets | Super Vets | Super Vets | Super Vets | Super Vets | Super Vets | 10:21 |
| Squad 11 | Tom Oldham | Ricky Draper | Owen Jones | Thomas Heath | Robert Allen | John Lee | 10:30 |
| Squad 12 | Senior | Senior | Senior | Senior | Senior | Senior | 10:39 |
| Squad 13 | Daniel Parker | Ian Lobb | Damien King | Lee Clemence | Disabled | Disabled | 10:48 |
| Squad 14 | Ghost | Ghost | Ghost | Ghost | Ghost | Ghost | 10:57 |
| Squad 15 | Disabled | Disabled | Disabled | Disabled | Disabled | Disabled | 11:06 |
| Squad 16 | Stuart Feasey | David Duval | Tom Wykes | Richard Goldstein | Edward Carey | Michael Hartland | 11:15 |
| Squad 17 | Lucas Beardmore | Martin Crocker | Bryan Faragher | Philip Harper | Robert Corlett | Pete Kettell | 11:24 |
| Squad 18 | C Class | C Class | C Class | C Class | C Class | C Class | 11:33 |
| Squad 19 | C Class | C Class | Sean Maloney | Archie Gale | Wayne Fairweather | Adam Fern | 11:42 |
| Squad 20 | Tom Wittick | Paul Bailey | Chris Smith | Nigel Moffat | Danny Duffield | Philip Blake-Borough | 11:51 |
| Squad 21 | Stephen Blanchard | Paul Moore | B Class | B Class | B Class | B Class | 12:00 |
| Squad 22 | B Class | B Class | B Class | B Class | Craig Ferrie | Adam Gutteridge | 12:09 |
| Squad 23 | Andre Miller | Charlie Cardon | Gary Tromans | Matthew Harris | Bray Taylor | Annaliese Evans | 12:18 |
| Squad 24 | Lara Dale | Rob Johnson | Justin Clayton | Josh Lee | A Class | A Class | 12:27 |
| Squad 25 | A Class | A Class | A Class | A Class | A Class | A Class | 12:36 |
| Squad 26 | Cheryl Hall | Tim Sleigh | John Newman | Argun Ismet | Ed Robinson | Billy Cook | 12:45 |
| Squad 27 | Taylor Hedgecock | Jack Tromans | Marcus Rigby | Anthony Dean | Aaron Christie | Joe Norman-Hinchliffe | 12:54 |
| Squad 28 | AA Class | AA Class | AA Class | AA Class | AA Class | AA Class | 13:03 |
| Squad 29 | AA Class | AA Class | Jacob O'Loughlin | Adrian Parkin-Coates | Chris Biddlecome | Nick Hendrick | 13:12 |
| Squad 30 | Sean Gamblen | Dorian Evans | Billy Baughan | Martin Myers | Louis Steed | Joe Smith | 13:21 |
| Squad 31 | Guy Franklin | Brett Hand | AAA Class | AAA Class | AAA Class | 13:30 | |
| Squad 32 | AAA Class | AAA Class | AAA Class | AAA Class | AAA Class | 13:39 |