Victorian Grand Championships – 2018

Mark Buchanan, Tim Walter and Allan Humbert attended the Victorian Championships held at Bendigo between 18 and 22 April 2018.

Mark shot particularly well during the Syme, finishing in 4th place, winning one range and finishing second, third, fourth and fifth at others.

Mark opened strongly in the Queens on Day 1 with a 50.9 and a 50.7 at 500 yards, but finished with a 48.4 at 600 yards to be 16th on the Board.

Mark shot a solid 148.17 on Day 2 and an equally solid 98.11 on Day 3, which included a 49.7 at 1000 yards.

Mark’s score of 394.48 in the Queens placed him 12th overall and 692.84 saw him finish in 4th place in the Grand Championship.

Tim entered A grade although entitled to shoot B grade. Had he shot in B grade and shot the same scores, he would have won Day 1 of the Syme, won the Syme Aggregate by 2 points, placed 10th in the Queens and come second in the Grand Championship!

Allan shot in F Standard A and started the Syme in blistering form, coming second on Day 1 with 176.10.

Day 1 and Day 2 of the Queens saw some good scores, and Day 3 saw a very good 57.4 at 1000 yards to finish 4th at that range.

Allan finished 12th in the Syme, 13th in the Queens and 10th in the Grand Aggregate.

The results were as follows:

The Syme.

Shooter 500
Yards
500
Yards
600
Yards
Syme
Day 1
700
Yards
900
Yards
1000
Yards
Syme
Day 2
Syme
Aggregate
Mark 50.7
7th
50.7
4th
50.5
3rd
150.19
2nd
50.9
1st
49.6
15th
49.2
5th
148.17
5th
298.36
4th
Tim 49.6
25th
50.3
17th
47.3
30th
146.2
23rd
47.3
36th
48.0
32nd
47.4
16th
142.7
32nd
288.19
29th
Allan 60.5
2nd
59.3
5th
57.2
6th
176.10
2nd
58.0
10th
51.0
16th
47.0
15th
156.0
15th
332.10
12th

 
The Queens – Day 1

Shooter 500
Yards
500
Yards
600
Yards
Queens Day 1
Aggregate
Mark 50.9
3rd
50.7
14th
48.4
34th
148.20
16th
Tim 48.5
43rd
50.2
34th
45.2
50th
143.9
49th
Allan 59.6
9th
58.1
14th
52.1
20th
169.8
16th

The Queens – Day 2

Shooter 700
Yards
800
Yards
900
Yards
Queens Day 2
Aggregate
Mark 50.7
1st
49.7
28th
49.3
24th
148.17
11th
Tim 47.2
44th
48.2
47th
47.2
43rd
142.6
45th
Allan 59.4 5th 56.2 14th 55.3
11th
170.9
10th

The Queens – Day 3

Shooter 900
Yards
1000
Yards
Queens Stage 3
Aggregate
Mark 49.4
37th
49.7
5th
98.11
7th
Tim 49.5
31st
46.1
38th
95.6
38th
Allan 55.3
17th
57.4
4th
112.7
8th
The Queens – Aggregate

Shooter Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 The Queens
Aggregate
Mark 148.20
16th
148.17
11th
98.11
7th
394.48
12th
Tim 143.9
49th
142.6
45th
95.6
38th
380.21
46th
Allan 169.8
16th
170.9
10th
112.7
8th
451.24
13th
The Percy Pavey Grand Aggregate

Shooter Syme
Aggregate
Queens
Aggregate
Grand
Aggregate
Mark 298.36
4th
394.48
12th
692.84
4th
Tim 288.19
29th
380.21
46th
668.40
30th
Allan 332.10
12th
451.24
13th
783.34
10th

Duncan Davies won the Queens with 399.47 and the redoubtable James Corbett won the Grand Championship with 695.76.

Congratulations to both, especially to Duncan on winning his first Queens!

Tim Walter.

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