Last updated: 14th December 2011
Welsh Airgun Association News
North Wales Airgun 2012 
(Added 14th December 2011 and updated 15th January 2012)
The 2012 North Wales Airgun Open will be held over the weekend of 14 - 15 April 2012 at Ellesmere College, Shropshire.
The entry form and booklet are now available from the Welsh Open and North Wales Open web page.
Printed copies of the booklet and entry form will be appearing around the country sometime in January and February 2012.
The deadline for entries is 31 March 2012. Entries received after this date may not be processed, however, there will not be a late-entry charge so if
someone does decide to try for an entry after 31 March 2012 they should telephone first as people have been known to cancel their entry shortly before the
start of the competition.
A web page showing a summary of each Squad is available (link on the Welsh Open and North Wales Open web page) to
help people choose their Squads.
New Welsh Record Scores (Added 14th December 2011)
The Board has ratified the following new Welsh Record Scores.
| Coral Kennerley |
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379x400 |
10m Air Pistol Women (40 shots) |
Surrey Open |
| Coral Kennerley |
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563x600 |
10m Air Pistol Women (60 shots) |
Surrey Open |
Coral now holds the Senior and Junior Record Scores for the 40-shot and 60-shot events.
Welsh Airgun Open Championships 2011 (Added 18th October 2011)
The 2011 Welsh Airgun Open was held over the weekend of 14 - 16 October in the Main Hall at the Welsh Institute of Sport in Cardiff.
This year, the Association was pleased to receive entries from the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden.
The 2011 Open Pistol Champion is Elin Albechtsson and the 2011 Open Rifle Champion is James Huckle. In the Junior category, the 2011 Open Pistol Champion is
Kristian Callaghan and the 2011 Open Rifle Champion is Dan Rivers.
Megalink electronic targets were used again for the Olympic Finals. Finals prizes for the four Finals
were awarded to the competitors by Mick Gault, OBE, and Harry Preston.
In the Welsh Closed Championships, Nicola Wilson took the Air Pistol title and Michael Bamsey the Air Rifle title.
Full results may be downloaded from the Competition Results page, including graphical score cards
from the Olympic Finals.
Live results:- 2011 Welsh Airgun Open results
Live Olympic Finals results:- 2011 Welsh Airgun Open Olympic
Finals results (only the last Final, Junior Rifle, is available to view).
For the Olympic Finals, click on the underlined Relay link above the list of Finalists to get a detailed graphic view.
For the third year, with over three weeks to go to the closing deadline, the Open was fully booked and a number of people were disappointed at not being able to shoot more than once.
Team Nomination Policy document amended (Added 10th August 2011)
Issue 12 of the WAA Team Nomination Policy document has been published and is available on the Forms and Documents page.
Welsh Airgun Open Championships 2011 (Added 4th July 2011)
The 2011 Welsh Airgun Open Championships will be held over the weekend of 14 - 16 October 2011 in the Main Hall at the Welsh Institute of Sport in Cardiff.
The entry form and booklet are now available from the
Welsh Open page.
Printed copies of the booklet and entry form will be appearing around the country sometime in July 2011.
The deadline for entries is 30th September 2011. Entries received after this date may not be processed, however, there will not be a late-entry charge so if
someone does decide to try for an entry after 30th September 2011 they should telephone first as people have been known to cancel their entry shortly before the
start of the competition.
A web page showing a summary of each Squad is available (link on the Welsh Open web page.) to help people choose their Squads.
4 Nations Cup 2010 - Luxembourg (Added 4th July 2011)
The 2011 4 Nations Cup competition was held this year over the weekend of 25 - 26 June at Eurostand in the Lorraine region of France, and this year was hosted by
Luxembourg.
The coach travelled through the Channel tunnel, through France, Belgium and Luxembourg to the Hōtel de Foetz in Schifflange. It was, as usual, a long trip, taking
some 14 hours, although the return trip only took 11 hours.
Some good shooting in the airgun and cartridge pistol events resulted in two Gold, one Silver and one Bronze medals.
Kathy Gaunt took 1st place and Gold in the 10m Air Pistol Womens event with Nicola Wilson taking Bronze and 3rd place.
Nicola also took 2nd place in the 25m Pistol. Coral Kennerley won the 10m Air Pistol Junior Womens competition.
Event
10m Air Pistol Junior Women Gold Coral Kennerley
10m Air Pistol Women Gold Kathy Gaunt
25m Pistol Silver Nicola Wilson
10m Air Pistol Women Bronze Nicola Wilson
The 2012 4 Nations Cup will be hosted by Belgium at Eurostand.
ISSF Munich World Cup (Added 19th June 2011)
Jenny Corish and Helen Warnes represented GB at the Munich World Cup in the 10m Air Rifle and 50m Rifle 3 Position events.
In the 10m Air Rifle event, Jenny scored 387x400 and Helen scored 382x400 (MQS only).
New Welsh Record Scores (Added 19th June 2011)
The Board has ratified the following new Welsh Record Scores.
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| Craig Auden |
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568x600 |
25m Air Pistol Sport Men Junior |
BPC Championships |
| Michael Bamsey |
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588x600 |
10m Air Rifle Men Junior |
ISCH Hannover |
| Nicola Wilson |
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378x400 |
10m Air Pistol Women (40 shots) |
West Midlands Open |
| Nicola Wilson |
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562x600 |
25m Pistol |
GB Trials, Bisley |
West Midlands Championship (Added 10th June 2011)
Nicola Wilson took the West Midlands Ladies Championship whilst setting a New Welsh Record Score of 378x400 in the 10m Air Pistol Women event.
ISCH Hannover (Added 10th June 2011)
Michael Bamsey increased his Welsh Record Score to 588x600 in the 10m Air Rifle Men Junior event.
Fort Benning (USA) ISSF World Cup (Added 10th June 2011)
Jenny Corish and Helen Warnes represented GB at the Fort Benning World Cup in the 10m Air Rifle and 50m Rifle 3 Position events.
Jenny scored 388x400 and Helen scored 384x400 in the air rifle event.
New Welsh Record Scores (Added 19th May 2011)
The Board has ratified the following new Welsh Record Scores.
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| Michael Bamsey |
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587x600 |
10m Air Rifle Men Junior |
2011 North Wales Airgun |
| Jenny Corish |
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397x400 |
10m Air Rifle Women (40 shots) |
Cambridge .177 |
| Jenny Corish |
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594x600 |
10m Air Rifle Women (60 shots) |
Cambridge .177 |
2011 ESSU Championships (Added 3rd May 2011)
Jenny Corish took 1st place in the 10m Air Rifle Women event at the 2011 ESSU Championships.
Michael Bamsey placed 3rd in the 10m Air Rifle Men event and 1st place in the 10m Air Rifle Men Junior event.
Korean ISSF World Cup (Added 3rd May 2011)
Jenny Corish represented GB at the Changwon World Cup in the 10m Air Rifle and 50m Rifle 3 Position events. Jenny scored 392x400 in the air rifle event.
North Wales Airgun 2011 (Added 5th April 2011)
Ellesmere College, in Shropshire, hosted the 2011 North Wales Airgun over the weekend of 2 - 3 April 2011, and was organised as part of the Association's commitment
to the promotion of airgun shooting within the Principality.
Entries were reasonable with most squads full, although there were a few late cancellations.
Several people left the competition in good cheer after increasing their PBs.
The 2011 North Wales Pistol Champion is Lee Hadlington and the 2011 North Wales Rifle Champion is James Paterson. In the Junior category, the 2011 North Wales Pistol
Champion is Craig Auden and the 2011 North Wales Rifle Champion is Michael Bamsey.
Michael Bamsey continued his good run of scores by setting a new Welsh Record Score of 587x600 in the 10m Air Rifle Men Junior event.
Full results may be downloaded from the Competition Results page, including graphical score cards
from the Olympic Finals, using Match Manager 2007 software from ABVisie.
Scottish Air Rifle Championships 2011 (Added 23rd March 2011)
Tulliallan was again the location for 2011 Scottish Air Rifle Championships.
Siān Corish took the Womens Air Rifle Championship and also finished with a 1st place in Competition 2 and Competition 3.
Dai Williams posted a new PB of 578x600.
A Wales v Scotland challenge match run concurrent with the Championshp resulted in a narrow 2-point win for Scotland.
Sydney ISSF World Cup (Added 23rd March 2011)
Helen Warnes represented GB at the Sydney World Cup in the 10m Air Rifle and 50m Rifle 3 Position events. Helen scored 387x400 in the air rifle event.
British Airgun Championship 2011 (Added 22nd February 2011)
Teams
The team of Jenny Corish, Siān Corish and Michael Bamsey took the Home Countries International Rifle Match for the Colonial Cup.
Rifle
Women's Air Rifle Championship
Jenny Corish is the 2011 British Women's Air Rifle Champion. Jenny equalled her PB and the Welsh Record Score.
Siān Corish achieved a 4th place in the Olympic Final.
Junior Men's Air Rifle Championship
Michael Bamsey is the 2011 British Junior Men's Air Rifle Champion and was one point away from his PB.
Pistol
Junior Women's Air Pistol Championship
Coral Kennerley is the 2011 British Junior Women's Air Pistol Champion, setting a new PB and a new Welsh Record Score for a Junior and equalling the Senior Welsh
Record Score.
Junior Men's Air Pistol Championship
Craig Auden entered the Final in 2nd place and retained 2nd place at the end of the Final to become runner-up in the 2011 Junior Men's Air Pistol Championship.
Women's Air Pistol Championship
Kathy Gaunt and Nicola Wilson made the Olympic Final.
The Association's congratulations go to all the Champions and prize winners.
Intershoot 2011 (Added 22nd February 2011)
Wales sent a small team of six to Intershoot 2011. Some of the team travelled by car and stayed in local accommodation and others travelled by air and stayed in
the Bel Air hotel.
Siān Corish made the Olympic Final on Day 1, Helen Warnes made the Olympic Final on Day 2 and both made the Olympic Final on Day 3.
Munich (Added 22nd February 2011)
Jenny Corish, Michael Bamsey and Coral Kennerley competed in Munich under the Great Britain banner.
New Welsh Record Scores (Added 24th November 2010)
The Board has ratified the following new Welsh Record Scores.
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| Jenny Corish |
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395x400 |
10m Air Rifle Women (40 shots) |
19th Commonwealth Games, New Delhi |
| Jenny Corish |
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784x800 |
10m Air Rifle Women Pairs |
19th Commonwealth Games, New Delhi |
| Siān Corish |
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| Michael Bamsey |
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586x600 |
10m Air Rifle Men Junior |
2010 Welsh Airgun Open Championships |
Irene Daw (Added 8th November 2010)
It was with sadness that the Association heard the news that Irene Daw, who had been the Association's rifle coach for over a decade, had passed away.
Irene had a distinguished International career in rifle and match crossbow and represented Great Britain at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
2010 Commonwealth Games (Added 8th November 2010)
The Association's congratulations go to everyone that competed for Wales.
The shooting team all shot well when set against the other sports, winning one Bronze individual medal.
Bronze Johanne Brekke - 50m Rifle Prone
The team travelled out in two groups to New Delhi.
Dave Phelps has an on-line diary at Dave's Blog which gives a good view of the Games from Dave's perspective.
Junior Nordics (Added 28th August 2010)
A number of Welsh athletes represented Great Britain at the Nordic Shooting Region Junior Championships, which were held in Vierumäki in Finland.
Danielle Jones placed 1st in the 10m Air Pistol Women event and was also part of the three-person team that took the Gold in the same event.
Team Gold in the 10m Air Pistol Women event was taken by Danielle, Vicki Mullin (England) and Coral Kennerley (both also made the Final, with Vicki in 3rd place
and Coral moving up a place to 7th).
Craig Auden made the Final in the 10m Air Pistol Men and Michael Bamsey also made the Final of the 10m Air Rifle Men after a shoot-off.
Centre of Excellence (Added 28th August 2010)
The Carmarthen-based Three Counties Air Target Club has been designated a Centre of Excellence by the Welsh Target Shooting Federation.
World Championships - Munich (Added 28th August 2010)
Coral Kennerley and Danielle Jones represented Great Britain in the 10m Air Pistol Women Junior event at the World Championships, held in Munich, Germany.
Coral placed equal 12th and the three-person team of Coral, Danielle and Vicki Mullin (England) set a new GB Record Score.
2010 Commonwealth Games (Added 29th July 2010)
The following air rifle, air pistol and cartridge pistol team has been selected by the Commonwealth Games Council for Wales to compete in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India, from 3rd to 14th
October 2010:-
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Jenny Corish |
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10m Air Rifle Women |
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Siān Corish |
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10m Air Rifle Women |
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Rachel Gravell |
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10m Air Pistol Women |
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Nicola Wilson |
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10m Air Pistol Women |
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Al Green |
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25m Pistol events |
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Steve Pengelly |
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25m Pistol events |
The Association's congratulations go to everyone selected to represent Wales.
The full team list is listed on the Welsh Target Shooting Federation web site.
The official Commonwealth Games Council for Wales media release:- Commonwealth Games Team Wales announcement - Shooting team.
MQS page replaced with Ranking spreadsheets (Added 14th June 2010)
Limited company (Added 14th June 2010)
The Association became a limited company on 1st June 2010.
Updated: 14th December 2011
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