Qualifying for New Zealand in 2017

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Fellow Shooters,

Here is the process for qualifying for the 2017 World Benchrest Team. There are a few things that each shooter needs to take care of to be eligible for the team:

1. Each shooter needs to declare their intention to enter the qualifying process by the end of February 2016. An email to rickpollock@shaw.ca registering their intention to qualify will be sufficient.
2. Each shooter needs to be a member of both OFAH and BRSC during the qualifying year and the competition year. This is per the World Team meeting in St. Louis in 2015. Contact Vicky Duncan at vicky.duncan@nexicom.net to become a member of both organizations.
3. At the end of 2016 each shooter will be asked to confirm by email if they plan to attend the World Championships in New Zealand.

Note: the qualifying ranking will be in accordance to the previous years format with your rank based upon how many points you have accumulated in the qualifying year. Points are awarded based upon how many shooters you placed above in your (6) best Grand Aggregates (LV, HV, SP) during 2016. There will be a cap of available points in each Grand Aggregate based upon  the total # of shooters entered in the 2016 Cactus Classic.

Team selection will be based on this final ranking of accumulated points and shooter availability, with final selection taking place in January, 2017.

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Future World Team Members,

We are closing in on the cutoff date of Feb 29th to throw your hat in the ring for the qualifying program to attend the World Championships in New Zealand in 2017. If you have even a passing interest in attending please let me know in advance of this date and make sure you are up to date with your OFA and BRSC memberships.

Currently we have 2 full teams registered for qualifying and part way through the third team.

Many Thanks and I am looking forward to hearing about everyone's exploits on the BR ranges this season.

Take Care,

Rick Pollock
403-650-6650
rickpollock@shaw.ca

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We are now up to 14 shooters registered for the qualifying. Just a reminder to send me a note that you want to be registered for the qualifying program, as anybody counting on open spots after qualifying may be out of luck.

Rick

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Shooters,
We are at 15 people registered for the qualifying for the World Team. In no particular order here are the folks that have thrown their hat in the ring for 2017:

Holmes, Dave
Williamson, Hugh
Richards, Bob
Ivany   , Larry
Laidlaw, Andy
Miller   , Wayne
Henderson, Dan
Opel, Dan
Seemann, Rob
Carter, George
Carter, Vera
Edmonds, Victor
Edmonds, Tyler
Yanchycki, Calvin
Pollock, Rick

If we have any last minute entries they should send me an email by Feb 29th to declare their intention to qualify.

Thanks,

Rick

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We did have some last minute registries for qualifying prior to Feb 29th cutoff. Here is the final list of competitors. Let the games begin! I hope everyone gets out and has a great season. Don't forget to send me your match results and we will input them into a spreadsheet that will calculate your position based upon your top 6 Grand Aggregates.

Phinn, Tory
Miller, Lloyd
Holmes, Dave
Williamson, Hugh
Richards, Bob
Ivany, Larry
Laidlaw, Andy
Miller, Wayne
Henderson, Dan
Opel, Dan
Seemann, Rob
Carter, George
Carter, Vera
Edmonds, Victor
Edmonds, Tyler
Yanchycki, Calvin
Pollock, Rick

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Here are the standings after the Cactus last week in Phoenix. Remember to send your results to Vicky or myself as the season goes on.

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Latest results as of May 5th.

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Post Super shoot standings.

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Post Elmira Standings:

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Don't forget the Raw Total is all points accumulated so far, and the Top 6 is what we will ultimately base the final ranking on. The top 6 refers to the highest points accumulated in your 6 best Grand Aggregate finishes in a LV, HV or Sporter.

Post East/West Standings:

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Here is the latest and greatest!

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Thanks to Vicky, update post Kane:

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Thanks to Vicky, results post IBS Nationals:

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Latest results after Eastern Regional at Holton. Thanks to Vicky for sending this.



PDF copy of latest results

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Latest standings post NBRSA Nationals in Phoenix. Thanks to Vicky for tracking these and keeping us current throughout the year. Towards the end of the year I will send invitations to everyone who is listed to see if they plan to attend and can commit to going to NZ in November of 2017. Thanks to all our shooters for working towards the goal of placing a Canadian team on the podium in in 2017.

Sorry about the quality. Download the pdf version below for better copy.



PDF copy of latest results

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Shooters,

It is my pleasure to announce the shooters who will be representing Canada on the world stage this coming November in New Zealand:

TEAM A
Robert Seemann
Hugh Williamson
Richard Pollock
Dan Opel

TEAM B
Wayne Miller
Tyler Edmunds
Victor Edmunds
Tory Phinn

Regards,

Rick

[Bertde]

Congratulations Guys
New Brunswick wishes you good shooting and the best of luck.