English Match 15th March 2026 Results

There was an excellent turnout for the first BSSA outdoor open of the year, with 44 competitors taking part.

A nice spring day for the first BSSA open-air shoot of 2026. The weather was almost ideal, mild and sunny, if only the wind had been a been lighter; 6-10 mph gusting to 15. Mainly a left to right cross-wind, but enough variability to kept competitors on their toes.

Thanks to the wind, there were only three possibles recorded in the prone competition. Two in the English Match and one in the Optional match. All the  possibles were achieved by X-class shooters..

English Match prize winners were:

The  Junior prize was won by Miss L Spinks with a score of 549. In the pairs competition  the high score prize was won by the pairing of K Sheead and C Hunter, with an aggregate score of 1177; whilst the pairing of pairing of P Harrison and N Roznowski, scoring 946,  received the prize for the lowest score.

Optional 40 Shot Competition prize winners were:

All prizes were in bottles of wine.

Full results for both competitions may be found here.

The next BSSA Open Meeting is the BSSA Grand Prix: 60 shots at 50m with an optional 40 shots at 100yds, to be held on the Sunday 10th May.