Roger Daniel captured the men's overall Air Pistol title at the 2013 Canadian Airgun Grand Prix at the Doubletree International Plaza Hotel in Toronto, Canada on the weekend. The Olympic shooter amassed a total score of 1241.1 to reclaim the crown he last won in 2011. Anthony Muoz Choez (Ecuador) was runner-up with 1233.7. Going in the final round the multiple Pan American and Commonwealth medallist was tied with the Ecuadorian for the lead with 1139 but Daniel by scoring 102.1 points in the final round to pulled away for the win. Canadians Mark Haynes (1132) and Sylvain Quellette (1229.6) were next in third and fourth respectively. Speaking after his win, Daniel said he was happy with the victory. "I feel great and was confident. I just kept thinking of what I had to do to deliver that performance that is needed to be at the top at world class level.  The rules have changed now this year as all finalists will now start at zero no more scores going forward."

The 2010 Sportsman of the year had a tough road to victory battling the cold weather in Canada and brief power outage. "My match was a mental marathon, just before we competed electricity went so it was total darkness and cold again. I had to keep hydrated and warm. A couple of minutes it(the electricity) was back so it took a longer while to readjust as they had to check all electrical equipment." T&T's other competitor Marsha Bullen-Jones was 17th overall and did not make the finals. Bullen-Jones won the marksman class and competed in field of 25 shooters. Daniel and Bullen-Jones were scheduled to return home tonight (Monday) at around 11:15pm.

The Canadian Airgun Grand Prix is the largest international airgun competition in North America and attacted 56 competitors from Wales, India, Ecuador, USA, Trinidad and Canada.

Finals

1st. ROGER DANIEL  Tri. 102.1 + 1139 (1241.1 total)

2nd. A M CHOEZ  Ecuador 94.7 + 1139 (1233.7)

3rd. M Haynes Canada         97.6 (1229.6)

4th. S OUELLETTE Canada 95.8 (1221.8)

5th. K SNYDER. USA.           93.7 (1219.7)

6th. Y MOVSHOVICH         94.8 (1216.8)

7th. A. HARDING.  Canda 90.5 (1210.5)

8th. F CAKMAK. Canada.       91.6. (1208.6)

 

Qualifications Round

1=ROGER DANIEL/ANTHONY MUNOZ CHOEZ   tied at 1139.0,

(3rdMARK HAYNES of Canada 1132.

(4th) SYLVAIN QUELLETTE of Canada   1126.

(5th) KEN SNYDER of USA also 1126.

(6th) YURI MOVSHOVICH 1122

(7th) ALLAN HARDING Canada 1120

(8th) FERDI CAKMAK Canada 1117.