Border shooter James Willett prevented a double raid by international rivals in the national trap finals when he overcame a poor qualification score to capture victory in Newcastle.
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Willett was the lowest ranked finalist but emerged victorious when scoring 45/50 to defeat Italy's Angelo Scalzone (44/50) with NSW's Thomas Grice (34/40) taking the bronze.
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He said he erred by wearing a darker pair of glasses when shooting 45/50 in the second qualifying round in the morning.
"I chose the wrong pair of glasses for the conditions and it was a bad round for me. I had to keep myself in front with the big number six qualifying number on my back," Willett said.
"It's one of the hardest venues to shoot at and I think the scores during the week reflected the difficulty," he added.
Willett (242 points) has opened up a four-point lead in the race for Tokyo Olympic Games selection over Grice (238) with Victoria's Mitch Iles (234) in third position.
To win selection for the Tokyo Olympics, the athletes' three best scores from four selection events will be tallied, with the overall leader automatically securing an Olympic berth.
Australia has two Olympic quota positions in men's and women's trap, with the next selection event starting on February 27 at Melbourne Gun Club.
Beau Greenway
I like to tell the stories of great people in our communities. Email: beau.greenway@austcommunitymedia.com.au
I like to tell the stories of great people in our communities. Email: beau.greenway@austcommunitymedia.com.au
