Two-out-of-two. Great Britain couldn’t have asked for a better start at the 2015 ISSF World Cup Final in Shotgun, currently underway at the Olympic Shooting Center in Nicosia (CYP).
A couple of hours after Amber Hill victory in the Skeet Women event, 30-year old Steven Scott prevailed over China’s Pan Qiang in the Double Trap Men Gold medal match, claiming the top of the podium with a 27-to-25 hits win.
As both athletes suffered some mistakes in the central section of the match, Scott was then able to shutter his last 16 targets, overtaking Pan definitely and sailing towards the 1st place and the Gold medal.
“Very happy! Very happy!” Said an enthusiastic Scott right after the last target. “I felt a little nervous missing the first one, especially because Pan beat me the last time we met here in Cyprus. Unfortunately for him today it was my time!”
“My shooting was not consistent during the qualifications, but I managed to keep my head in the game, place a couple of 29s in the last rounds and I was really pleased with that. In the final, then, anything can happen. The weather, the ground and the target were great.” Scott continued.