There was a somewhat unexpected winner that this weekends English Open Skeet event at Dartford Clay Shooting Club – with Olympic Double Trap Gold Medallist Richard Faulds making a late entry, and then winning the event with a flawless performance.
After four rounds – there were four shooters who had hit the perfect 100 score, forcing themselves into a shoot-off. After a further 25 targets – all four shooters were sitting on 100+25 so the event moved into a sudden death shoot-off, with all four shooting pairs from peg 4 until someone missed. Richard Faulds held his nerve, emerging triumphant and taking the gold medal. A feat made even more impressive by shooting the whole event with full/full chokes.
Scoring was amazing right across the event – congratulations to all the winners.
There is plenty of discussion about this over on the ShootClay Forum, as well as a fantastic gallery of photgraphs by Don Brunt over at Double Barrelled Picture Company .
Full results from the event:
High Gun
- R. Faulds 100*
- Runner Up A. Lee 100*
- Third Overall S. Baughan 100*
Class AA
- 1st J. Cain 100*
Class A
- 1st D Godwin 99*
Class B
- 1st M. Rolstone 98
Class C
- 1st IF. Crum 97
Ladies
- High Gun J. Hirons 99
- 2nd K.Poulsom 97*
- 3rd NC Davies 97*
Junior
- High Gun S. Baughan 100
- 2nd D. Godwin 99
- 3rd J. Simpson 96
Veteran
- High Gun V. Bradley 99
- 2nd B. Tullett 98
- 3rd P.Bloomfield 98
Colts
- High Gun IF. Crum 97
- 2nd M. Pegg 96
- 3rd N. Hales 94
Parent & Child
- C. Hales & N. Hales 95/94
Top 5 man Team
- C. Havill, A. Flanagan, R. Del Rosso, S. Roberts & R. Rogers
