Incorporating the Canadian OPEN English Sporting Championships
The Canadian Sporting Grand Prix FITASC & Canadian OPEN English Sporting Championships was a premier multi-discipline clay target shooting festival held from May 16th to May 18th, 2014. Staged as an official World Cup Selection Event, this high-profile tournament gathered elite marksmen from across North America and Europe to compete at the world-class installations of the Galt Sportsmen’s Club in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada.
Event Highlights & Visual Analysis
Based on the official event poster, the tournament paired distinctive national branding with extensive industry alignment and high-stakes financial incentives:
Visual Identity & Backdrop: The layout features a prominent faded red Maple Leaf silhouette filling the background center, firmly anchoring the tournament's Canadian identity.
Sanctioning Architecture: The upper left displays the blue-and-gold globe crest of FITASC (Fédération Internationale de Tir aux Armes Sportives de Chasse), certifying global regulatory compliance. The upper right showcases the circular logo of the CNSCA (Canadian National Sporting Clays Association), featuring a maple leaf crossed by dual shotguns.
Course Design Elite: The poster highlights that all championship courses were designed and set by the world-renowned target coordinator Dave Peckham.
Financial Stakes & Prizes: The event featured $15,000 in Added Money. For both the Main FITASC Sporting and Main English Sporting tournaments, payouts were structured as $2,000 for High Over All (HOA), $1,000 for Runner-Up (RU), and a tiered split (50/30/20) for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places across Master through E classes.
Corporate & Technical Partners: The bottom footer displays heavy industrial backing, including firearms titan Beretta, trap machinery leader Promatic, ammunition giants Kent Cartridge, Gamebore, and Fiocchi, as well as Gagnon Sports, Apollo Machine & Welding Ltd., and Meisner Construction Inc.
1. Full Tournament Schedule & Event Program
The multi-day schedule allowed shooters to compete in standalone preliminary matches before moving into the high-stakes weekend championship events:
May 14th (Wednesday): FITASC Sporting Prelim (Part 1) (100 Targets) | Entry Fee: $125
Practice availability: Open practice lines for English Sporting and FITASC fields running all day.
May 15th (Thursday): FITASC Sporting Prelim (Part 2) / English Sporting Prelim (Part 1) (100 Targets)
Entry Fees: FITASC Prelim: $125 | English Sporting Prelim: $95
May 16th (Friday): English Sporting Prelim (Part 2) (100 Targets / $95) & Main FITASC Grand Prix – Day 1
Main Grand Prix: Commencement of the 200-target old-style course structured across 8 distinct Parcours over 3 days (Friday–Sunday) | Entry Fee: $245
May 17th (Saturday): Main FITASC Grand Prix – Day 2 & Main English Sporting Championship – Day 1
Main English Sporting: Start of the 200-target main event over Saturday and Sunday | Entry Fee: $190
Hospitality: Official Saturday evening cocktail reception included in the entry package for all registered competitors.
May 18th (Sunday): Main FITASC Grand Prix – Final Day & Main English Sporting Championship – Final Day
Concluding rotations followed immediately by international tie-breaking shoot-offs, awards presentations, and closing protocols.
2. Registration Limits & Capacity
Strict Competitor Cap: The Main Canadian Sporting Grand Prix FITASC was strictly limited to 192 shooters on a first-come, first-served basis.
Registry Management: Handled electronically via the specialized scoring platform.
3. Venue & Organizer Contact Information
Physical Address: Galt Sportsmen’s Club Cambridge, Ontario, Canada (Situated near Toronto)
Championship Committee Connections:
Tournament Director: Robert Meisner (robertbmeisner@gmail.com)
Host Club Inquiries: moreinfo@galtsportsmensclub.com
National Association Support (CNSCA): pierre_dubois@sympatico.ca
