In preparation for the 2018 Commonwealth Games taking place at the redeveloped Belmont Shooting Centre in April next year, the Commonwealth Shooting Federation (CSF) Championships are being held at the same venue from 29th October to 7th November (in conjunction with the Oceania Shooting Federation Championships). STS has selected a team to represent Scotland at the CSF Championships and we will do our best to keep members updated with the scores and schedule through the information below on a daily basis.
Where these have been published, we have put in bold events with Scottish athletes competing in them, along with the athletes and their placing after the event has concluded but the full results are also available to download.
Days 1 & 2 - Training
Day 3 - Results from October 31
Pistol
10m Air Pistol Qualification (Women)
- Jessica Liddon - 10th
10m Air Pistol Final Results (Women)
Rifle
10m Air Rifle Qualification Results (Men)
10m Air Rifle Final Results (Men)
Shotgun
Skeet - Day 1 (Men)
- Drew Christie - 4th
Skeet Finals (Women)
Day 4 - Results from November 1
Fullbore
Pairs - 300, 500 & 600 yards
- Ian Shaw & Sandy Walker
Rifle
10m Air Rifle Qualification Results (Women)
- Seonaid McIntosh - 5th
- Jen McIntosh - 9th
10m Air Rifle Final (Women)
- Seonaid McIntosh - 8th
Pistol
10m Air Pistol Qualification Results (Men)
- Aedan Evans - 11th
10m Air Pistol Finals Results (Men)
Shotgun
Skeet Qualification (Men)
- Drew Christie - 9th
Day 5 - Schedule for November 2
Fullbore
Pairs - 900 & 1000 yards
- Ian Shaw & Sandy Walker - BRONZE
(Left to right) Fullbore Pairs Bronze Medallists, Ian & Sandy Walker
Pistol
25m Pistol Qualification (Women)
- Jessica Liddon - 9th
25m Pistol Final (Women)
Rifle
50m Prone Qualification (Men)
- Leonard Thomson - 8th
- Neil Stirton - 17th
- James Main - 20th
50m Prone Final (Men)
- Lenny Thomson - 4th
Fullbore Bronze Medal Report (by Tim Kidner)
The STS Fullbore Pairs Team of Ian Shaw and Sandy Walker won Bronze Medals in a very closely contended match, finishing 1 V-bull ahead of South Africa with New Zealand 5 V-bulls further behind. The windy conditions were particularly difficult at 1000X but the STS pair managed to get ahead of some of the other teams by scoring more V-bulls at 1000 yards and finished with the highest number of V-bulls of all the teams in the match.. Out of a possible max. score of 600 the top 5 teams were within 3 points and the 3rd, 4th and 5th places were decided on the number of V-bulls scored:
- 1st England 589.60v --Gold Medals
- 2nd Australia 587.46v --Silver Medals
- 3rd Scotland 586.63v -- Bronze Medals
- 4th South Africa 586.62v
- 5th New Zealand 586.57v
Day 6 - Schedule for November 3
Fullbore
Individual - 300, 500 & 600 yards (Stage 1)
- Sandy Walker
- Ian Shaw
Pistol
50m Pistol Qualification (Men)
50m Pistol Final (Men)
Shotgun
Double Trap Qualification (Men)
- Calum Fraser - 8th
- David McMath - 9th
Double Trap Qualification (Women)
- Linda Pearson - 4th
Day 7 - Schedule for November 4
Fullbore
Individual - 300, 500 & 600 yards (Stage 2)
- Sandy Walker
- Ian Shaw
Pistol
25m Rapid Fire Pistol Qualification (Men)
25m Rapid Fire Pistol Final (Men)
Rifle
50m Prone Rifle (Women)
- Jennifer McIntosh - GOLD
- Seonaid McIntosh - SILVER
Jennifer & Seonaid McIntosh celebrating with their Gold & Silver medals from the 50m Prone Rifle CSF Competition
Day 8 - Schedule for November 5
Rifle
50m 3P Rifle Qualification (Women)
- Seonaid McIntosh - 1st
- Jennifer McIntosh - 2nd
50m 3P Rifle Final (Women)
- Seonaid McIntosh - GOLD
- Jennifer McIntosh - 5th
Seonaid McIntosh wins her second medal of the CSF Championships and her first gold by wining the 50m 3P Rifle Competition
Shotgun
Trap Qualification (Women)
- Sharon Niven - 4th
Day 9 - Schedule for November 6
Fullbore
Individual - 900 & 1000 yards (Stage 3)
- Sandy Walker - 17th
- Ian Shaw - 26th
Rifle
50m 3P Rifle Qualification (Men)
- Neil Stirton - 7th
- Robert Spence - 13th
50m 3P Rifle Final (Men)
- Neil Stirton - 7th
Shotgun
Trap Qualification (Men)