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ISSF World's in Munich this Weekend

  • 29-07-2010 10:38PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,603 ✭✭✭


    Best of Luck to Gary, Ray, and Peter at the ISSF World Championship's in Munich this weekend!:)


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,244 ✭✭✭rrpc


    dCorbus wrote: »
    Best of Luck to Gary, Ray, and Peter at the ISSF World Championship's in Munich this weekend!:)
    Indeed.

    Not forgetting that Derek Burnett, Philip Murphy, Jonathan McCarthy, Thomas O'Grady and Phillippa Jane Watson are also representing Ireland in the shotgun disciplines. :cool:

    Good luck to them all. :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,603 ✭✭✭dCorbus


    Here's to them bringing home a rake of gongs!:)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 314 ✭✭Kryten


    Second that, Best of luck to all.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,034 ✭✭✭✭It wasn't me!


    Should be a good trip, heading out in the morning, should be in the range by the afternoon. Once that FLOYDSTER fella's done shooting, going to drag him to a decent bar and spend the trip convincing him it's his round.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 682 ✭✭✭demonloop


    Should be a good trip, heading out in the morning, should be in the range by the afternoon. Once that FLOYDSTER fella's done shooting, going to drag him to a decent bar and spend the trip convincing him it's his round.

    Good luck with that :D


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,319 ✭✭✭Half-cocked


    Its great to see so many Irish competitors in so many disciplines competing in Munich. Don't forget there are quota places for London 2012 up for grabs. It would be wonderful to see some Irish shooters qualify for the Olympics at this early stage.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,711 ✭✭✭fat-tony


    In the rifle and pistol disciplines:

    Ray Kane (comp. number 2269) shoots in the 10m Air Rifle qualifier detail at 08.00 CET (07.00 Irish time) on Saturday 31st. He is on firing point 82.

    Peter Friend (comp. number 2268) shoots in the first 50m Pistol elimination detail at 08.00 CET (07.00 Irish time) on Saturday 31st. He is on firing point 89.

    Gary (2267) shoots in the 2nd elimination detail for 50m Rifle on Sunday 1st at 15.15 CET (14.15 Irish). He is on firing point 65.

    Live scoring will be available on this link


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,244 ✭✭✭rrpc


    Some really good scores in the first elimination so far. Neil Stirton (GBR) and four others are tied on 299/300. Highest finisher so far is Gang Liu of China with 597. Gary is on the next relay at 14:15.

    Neil just put in another ton and is now on 399/400 (99, 100, 100, 100). Artem Khadjibekov is the only one with a perfect score so far: 100/100. Scratch that, he got a 99 on his second string :)

    Highest finish now is a 598 from Valerian Sauveplane (FRA), nobody on a perfect score on this relay...


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,244 ✭✭✭rrpc


    First relay finished now with four on 598. This is just the elimination round with the top 70 or 75 going through to the qualification round. My initial assessment of a 590 being needed to make the qualification round still looks reasonably accurate depending on how the second elimination round goes.

    Neil Stirton finished with a 594. Having only dropped one shot in his first 40, he then dropped 5 on his last 20. Still should be easily enough to get him into the qualification round tomorrow morning.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,244 ✭✭✭rrpc


    Gary has started with two 99s. Make that three :). He's running in 12th place in this relay, fingers crossed!

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,244 ✭✭✭rrpc


    Another 99, he must be getting tired of them at this stage ;). Now in 13th place ahead of the great Rajmond Debevec!

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,244 ✭✭✭rrpc


    Oops, wrong direction. 97 this time. 22nd place now but still ahead of Debevec who's finished with a 590. The point here is just to qualify, it's a clean slate when you start the qualification round.

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,244 ✭✭✭rrpc


    Finshed with a 98 and 591. Should be good enough to get through to the qualification round. Well done Gary!

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,244 ✭✭✭rrpc


    Just to confirm that Gary has qualified and is on firing point 14 starting at 07:00 in the morning.

    I know this may be lost on a lot of you but it's a fantastic acheivement and much harder than an Olympic Games. To qualify he had to have 50 tens or better from 60 shots.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,500 ✭✭✭tac foley


    Its great to see so many Irish competitors in so many disciplines competing in Munich. Don't forget there are quota places for London 2012 up for grabs. It would be wonderful to see some Irish shooters qualify for the Olympics at this early stage.

    This is in spite of all the problems and hassle put in the way of Irish shooters and their sport by people who would either want to stop all shooting sports, or ignore shooting sports into oblivion.

    More power to Irish shooters, whatever their shooting sport may be!

    tac


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,034 ✭✭✭✭It wasn't me!


    Gary had a good shoot. There was a shift in predominant wind conditions about 35 shots into his detail. Since he had already given up on shading, having undercooked one shot (9.8 at 4 o'clock) and nearly overcooked another (10.1 at 10 o'clock) he was obliged to wait out for changes to his sighted condition, which became infrequent after his 35th shot. He was happy enough with his performance, so hopefully he'll be feeling strong and confident heading into the qualification tomorrow. He finished in 22nd place, ahead of Rajmond Debevec, who's been the world record holder in three-positions since 1992. Any day you beat Debevec is a solid day at the office!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 338 ✭✭intershoot


    maybe it's not all luck then!!! :eek:

    ;)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,244 ✭✭✭rrpc


    Gary has had a good start: 99, 100, 99, 99. Some really good scores up, Sergei Martynov is on 500/500 :eek:

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    Apologies, the Sius site was slow updating; no scores and then suddenly everyone's got at least one series shot :(


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,244 ✭✭✭rrpc


    97 in his 5th string, wind seems to have got up and pushed five out to the right :(

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,096 ✭✭✭bunny shooter


    Go Gary ! :cool:


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,244 ✭✭✭rrpc


    He pulled it back in for the last string (though the last shot came in too much :)) and finished with a 99 and 593

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    Martynov finished with a 599, Sauveplane on 400/400 and there's five 598s and a 597 home and hosed, so 593 won't make the final. I reckoned it would take 597 to get there, but now it's looking like 598.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,244 ✭✭✭rrpc


    Sauveplane finished on a 599 and there's two others with a possible 598 on the cards (Matt Emmons is one of them); two 599s and five 598s so far in the club house ;)

    Gary currently in 46th place. Top 100 World ranking a real possibility here :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,244 ✭✭✭rrpc


    Matt Emmons got his 598, so it's officially 598 for the final. Just a matter of seperating a couple on centre tens unless the last guy doesn't get it.

    Neil Stirton finished with a 596 and Jonathan Hammond is on 397.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,244 ✭✭✭rrpc


    Jonghyun Kim of Korea finished with 597, so it's an easy task for the Jury to allocate places in the final :)

    Gary now 48th. Jonathan Hammond finished with a 595.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,244 ✭✭✭rrpc


    All finished now. Unofficially Gary was 48th overall which from a standing start with a new rifle this year is a tremendous achievement. There are literally millions of people worldwide shooting ISSF prone rifle, so to finish 48th in the World Championships is pretty special :)

    Well done Gary :cool:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,244 ✭✭✭rrpc


    Qualification round results attached.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 682 ✭✭✭demonloop


    rrpc wrote: »
    All finished now. Unofficially Gary was 48th overall which from a standing start with a new rifle this year is a tremendous achievement. There are literally millions of people worldwide shooting ISSF prone rifle, so to finish 48th in the World Championships is pretty special :)

    Well done Gary :cool:

    6th overall from the Commonwealth countries from my reckoning ;)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,244 ✭✭✭rrpc


    demonloop wrote: »
    6th overall from the Commonwealth countries from my reckoning ;)
    He's going to have a busy year :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,244 ✭✭✭rrpc


    For those interested, the final of the mens prone rifle will be starting at 09:45 and can be viewed live on ISSF TV here.

    Results will also be live on the Sius site here.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,244 ✭✭✭rrpc


    The lads are probably all in the finals hall, keep an eye out for IWM ;)


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