Dublin University Rifle Club Air Rifle Open 2003

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The DURC Air Rifle Open is currently going on in the UCD rifle range in Belfield. Shooting on Thursday and Saturday was very light compared to recent years, with only 14 entrants so far. Currently leading the field is UCD's ex-captain, Emma Lyons, with 549, closely pipping DURC's Michael Madigan with 547. Kate Fanning, also of DURC, is trailing in third with 540. The interim scores look as follows:


RANK NAME CLASS CLUB TEN-SHOT SERIES TOTAL

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q 1. Emma Lyons B UCDRC 87 97 88 95 92 90 549
q 2. Michael Madigan B DURC 90 92 91 85 92 97 547
q 3. Kate Fanning B DURC 88 88 89 92 95 88 540
q 4. Cathal McKenna C UCDRC 72 83 86 84 78 81 484
q 5. Brian Kennedy C UCDRC 80 78 83 74 79 84 478
q 6. Larry O'Reilly C RRPC 82 83 79 78 74 78 474
q 7. Brendan Doherty D UCDRC 80 59 82 83 71 71 446
q 8. Anthony Corballis D UCDRC 74 69 76 75 77 66 437
9. Jan Creighton D DURC 71 62 81 78 74 70 436
10. Rebecca Leonard D DURC 69 68 70 74 63 82 426
11. Conor McGee D UCDRC 68 70 63 74 73 67 415
12. Philip Larkin D UCDRC 74 60 64 71 73 64 406
13. John Mulroy D UCDRC 70 67 67 67 54 66 391
14. Shane Kenny D UCDRC 46 65 57 59 62 62 351

However, the "big guns" are due to shoot tomorrow, including Olympic shooter Rhona Barry and International shooter Nicola Murphy, so things are far from over.
There are some photos, but they will have to wait till the phone line is fixed - I'm told Monday...

Meanwhile, maybe Emma's scores will be of interest:


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TSN: 0 FP: 10 10-shot 1 2 3 4 5 6
Name: Emma Lyons series: 87 97 88 95 92 90
Class: B Club: UCDRC
Score 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 M
count: 22 27 9 2 - - - - - - -

Total: 549

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The DURC 2003 Air Rifle Open concluded today in UCD Rifle Club's range in Belfield. First place after a comeback in the final was Rhona Barry of Wilkinstown Target Shooting Club, a well-known face in the Irish and International target shooting communities, who shot for Ireland in the Olympics at the Atlanta Games and who recently returned from representing Ireland in the European Airgun Championships in Guthenberg, Sweden. Rhona scored 578 in the qualifying round and was pipped by another familiar face, Nicola Murphy (also from WTSC) who scored 579 in qualifying, but couldn't maintain that slim lead through the finals. Nicola thus just misses out on her hat trick, having won the Open in 2001 and 2002. Third place went to Liam Spillane (again from WTSC) who shot 573 in the qualifying round and went on to hold third place through the final.

DURC shooters taking prizes were Michael Madigan (first place, Class , Victoria McDowell (first place, Class C), Nithin Tharakan (second place, Class C), and Jan Creighton (third place, Class D). Congradulations to them, and we hope this means that they're going to continue to attend competitions in the future.


DURC AIR RIFLE OPEN 2003 22-23/11/03

CHAMPIONSHIP
RANK NAME CLASS CLUB TEN-SHOT SERIES QUAL FINAL TOTAL

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1. Rhona Barry A WTSC 95 97 95 98 97 96 578 102.2 680.2
2. Nicola Murphy A WTSC 95 99 96 97 96 96 579 96.6 675.6
3. Liam Spillane A WTSC 94 93 96 99 96 95 573 96.1 669.1
4. Ryan Lynn A WTSC 97 93 93 92 93 92 560 98.0 658.0
5. Michael Madigan B DURC 90 92 91 85 92 97 547 96.5 643.5
6. Emma Lyons B UCDRC 87 97 88 95 92 90 549 92.3 641.3
7. Mark Dennehy A DURC 93 88 92 85 86 87 531 97.4 628.4
8. Helen Meade A WTSC 85 92 91 91 87 87 533 93.1 626.1

9. Declan Kelly A DRC 96 90 93 97 97 91 564
10. Richard Stapleton A WTSC 91 92 93 92 94 93 555
11. Terry Wearen B PDF 95 94 91 86 90 91 547
12. Kevin Smith B WTSC 91 92 91 91 90 87 542
13. Kate Fanning B DURC 88 88 89 92 95 88 540
14. Gerry Shanahan B WTSC 83 83 89 83 91 84 513
15. Victoria McDowell C DURC 78 89 85 89 88 77 506
16. Nithin Tharakan C DURC 75 84 88 81 85 80 493
17. Cathal McKenna C UCDRC 72 83 86 84 78 81 484
18. Brian Kennedy C UCDRC 80 78 83 74 79 84 478
19. Larry O'Reilly C RRPC 82 83 79 78 74 78 474
20. Brendan Doherty D UCDRC 80 59 82 83 71 71 446
21. Liya Subr Amaniam C UCDRC 72 71 70 81 68 77 439
22. Anthony Corballis D UCDRC 74 69 76 75 77 66 437
23. Jan Creighton D DURC 71 62 81 78 74 70 436
24. Rebecca Leonard D DURC 69 68 70 74 63 82 426
25. Conor McGee D UCDRC 68 70 63 74 73 67 415
26. John Mulroy D UCDRC 75 64 73 58 69 71 410
27. Philip Larkin D UCDRC 74 60 64 71 73 64 406
28. Shane Kenny D UCDRC 46 65 57 59 62 62 351

Other entries:
John Mulroy D UCDRC 70 67 67 67 54 66 391

CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
FP NAME RANK TOTAL FINAL | s1 s2 s3 s4 s5 s6 s7 s8 s9 s10

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1 Nicola Murpy 2 675.6 96.6 | 9.9 9.4 9.8 10.6 9.1 8.1 10.4 10.2 9.3 9.8
2 Rhona Barry 1 680.2 102.2 | 9.8 10.0 10.6 10.0 9.8 10.3 10.1 10.4 10.6 10.6
3 Liam Spillane 3 669.1 96.1 | 9.4 9.2 9.7 9.6 10.0 10.0 9.4 10.0 10.2 8.6
4 Ryan Lynn 4 658.0 98.0 | 8.5 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.1 10.4 9.5 10.9 8.6 10.0
5 Emma Lyons 6 641.3 92.3 | 9.3 8.0 8.0 9.8 10.1 10.1 9.6 9.8 7.9 9.7
6 Michael Madigan 5 643.5 96.5 | 9.1 9.2 8.5 9.2 9.8 9.4 9.6 10.8 10.7 10.2
7 Helen Meade 8 626.1 93.1 | 9.2 8.4 10.3 8.8 9.0 9.9 9.3 9.7 9.8 8.7
8 Mark Dennehy 7 628.4 97.4 | 9.9 10.3 9.2 10.4 9.2 9.2 9.4 9.6 9.6 10.6

CLASS A
RANK NAME CLASS CLUB TEN-SHOT SERIES TOTAL

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1. Rhona Barry A WTSC 95 97 95 98 97 96 578
2. Nicola Murphy A WTSC 95 99 96 97 96 96 579
3. Liam Spillane A WTSC 94 93 96 99 96 95 573
4. Ryan Lynn A WTSC 97 93 93 92 93 92 560
5. Mark Dennehy A DURC 93 88 92 85 86 87 531
6. Helen Meade A WTSC 85 92 91 91 87 87 533
7. Declan Kelly A DRC 96 90 93 97 97 91 564
8. Richard Stapleton A WTSC 91 92 93 92 94 93 555

CLASS B
RANK NAME CLASS CLUB TEN-SHOT SERIES TOTAL

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1. Michael Madigan B DURC 90 92 91 85 92 97 547
2. Emma Lyons B UCDRC 87 97 88 95 92 90 549
3. Terry Wearen B PDF 95 94 91 86 90 91 547
4. Kevin Smith B WTSC 91 92 91 91 90 87 542
5. Kate Fanning B DURC 88 88 89 92 95 88 540
6. Gerry Shanahan B WTSC 83 83 89 83 91 84 513

CLASS C
RANK NAME CLASS CLUB TEN-SHOT SERIES TOTAL

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1. Victoria McDowell C DURC 78 89 85 89 88 77 506
2. Nithin Tharakan C DURC 75 84 88 81 85 80 493
3. Cathal McKenna C UCDRC 72 83 86 84 78 81 484
4. Brian Kennedy C UCDRC 80 78 83 74 79 84 478
5. Larry O'Reilly C RRPC 82 83 79 78 74 78 474
6. Liya Subr Amaniam C UCDRC 72 71 70 81 68 77 439

CLASS D
RANK NAME CLASS CLUB TEN-SHOT SERIES TOTAL

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1. Brendan Doherty D UCDRC 80 59 82 83 71 71 446
2. Anthony Corballis D UCDRC 74 69 76 75 77 66 437
3. Jan Creighton D DURC 71 62 81 78 74 70 436
4. Rebecca Leonard D DURC 69 68 70 74 63 82 426
5. Conor McGee D UCDRC 68 70 63 74 73 67 415
6. John Mulroy D UCDRC 75 64 73 58 69 71 410
7. Philip Larkin D UCDRC 74 60 64 71 73 64 406
8. Shane Kenny D UCDRC 46 65 57 59 62 62 351

Other entries:
John Mulroy D UCDRC 70 67 67 67 54 66 391

LADIES
RANK NAME CLASS CLUB TEN-SHOT SERIES TOTAL

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1. Rhona Barry A WTSC 95 97 95 98 97 96 578
2. Nicola Murphy A WTSC 95 99 96 97 96 96 579
3. Emma Lyons B UCDRC 87 97 88 95 92 90 549
4. Helen Meade A WTSC 85 92 91 91 87 87 533
5. Kate Fanning B DURC 88 88 89 92 95 88 540
6. Victoria McDowell C DURC 78 89 85 89 88 77 506
7. Liya Subr Amaniam C UCDRC 72 71 70 81 68 77 439
8. Rebecca Leonard D DURC 69 68 70 74 63 82 426

JUNIORS
RANK NAME CLASS CLUB TEN-SHOT SERIES TOTAL

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1. Liam Spillane A WTSC 94 93 96 99 96 95 573
2. Ryan Lynn A WTSC 97 93 93 92 93 92 560
3. Richard Stapleton A WTSC 91 92 93 92 94 93 555
4. Kate Fanning B DURC 88 88 89 92 95 88 540
5. Nithin Tharakan C DURC 75 84 88 81 85 80 493
6. Cathal McKenna C UCDRC 72 83 86 84 78 81 484
7. John Mulroy D UCDRC 75 64 73 58 69 71 410
8. Philip Larkin D UCDRC 74 60 64 71 73 64 406
9. Shane Kenny D UCDRC 46 65 57 59 62 62 351


I've got a fair few photos, which I'll get developed, scan in and post here over the next few days...

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Well, the photos are now in the lab being developed, but I do have some interesting stuff to show first, screenshots from the RAPSO (Rifle And Pistol Stats Office) program that we use to track the scores during the competition.

First off, the final results for the Championship:




And the different classes:

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To see how the winners in different classes were shooting, here are their individual scores screens.

The top three overall shooters:







Then Emma (Class B winner):



Victoria (Class C winner):



and Brendan (Class D winner):

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And then there was the ten shot final. Here the top eight shooters shoot a further ten shots, in a rather regimented fashion, with the scores announced after each shot. This year, not every shooter returned to the range to shoot in the final, so the next shooter down the list would be asked to shoot in their place, as so:



The scores from the qualifying round and the final are added together to determine the overall winner. Here are the scores, shot by shot...

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Then on shot two, I moved ahead of Helen Meade...



And on shot three, Helen retook seventh place. At the same time, Rhona took first place from Nicola...

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And on shot four, we all traded places again, Nicola retaking the lead and me nudging ahead of Helen...


But on shot five, Rhona took the lead back...

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And then on shot nine, Michael Madigan finally caught up with, and overtook Emma Lyons...

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And that was the final lineup.



And in summary:

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Emma Lyons shooting during the Thursday detail.

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Got the rest of the photos developed.



DURC novice shooter Rebecca Leonard at her first competition.



Rebecca again, working on her 426. For a first competition, that's not bad at all. But she's still dropping her head to the rifle! More training needed Rebecca!



An excellent PR shot though.

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DURC's Ammo&Equipment Office, Michael Madigan. Michael has a decent, solid position, but he's also dropping his head...



He put in a 547 in the end - 2 points less than Emma, but he overtook her in the final to take back fifth place.

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Terry Wearen working on his 547.



Terry's in the Irish Army team, but soon after this photo left to serve with the UN mission in Liberia, and won't be back till July, so he misses the rest of the Air Rifle season.

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This is Declan Kelly. Currently the best male air rifle shooter in Ireland, though his 564 was well below his normal level. He's just back from representing Ireland in the European Airgun Championships.

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And this is me. Dropping 24 points from my normal level to shoot my worst competition in years.



This is what happens if you don't train! 531! Argh!

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Nicola Murphy (in the bobble hat - it was freezing!) and Rhona Barry, shooting in the last Detail. Nicola put in a 579 and Rhona a 578. They're currently the best air rifle shooters in the country.



Nicola and Rhona again. While Nicola won in the Qualifying round, Rhona clawed back the lead in the Final to take the overall first place.

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And for that, Rhona receives the Simon Kennedy Air Rifle shield (at least for this year, it being a perpetual trophy).



The various winners from the competition. Left to Right: Victoria McDowell (first place in Class C), Nithin Tharakan (second place, Class C), Liam Spillane (third place overall, third place in Class A, and first place in the Juniors), Nicola Murphy (second place overall, first place in Class A, and first place in the ladies), Rhona Barry (Overall winner, second place in Class A, second place in the Ladies), Michael Madigan (second place in Class , and Emma Lyons (first place in Class B and third place in the ladies).

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There are one or two more photos here for the interested...