Oceania championship Finale Oceania Cup - Sporting - New Zealand (March 2015)

Registration closed

Sporting

200 targets

Participants

20 /300

Start

Mar 26, 2015, 13:00

Europe/Kiev (UTC+2)

End

Mar 28, 2015, 13:00

Europe/Kiev (UTC+2)

Until competition start

0 days

Location

Kapenga, New Zealand

Status

Registration closed

Actions

Results

Winners

TOP 3

Overall

MORTENSEN Brian

SO +20

185

DUROSE Adam

SO +21

185

DEADMAN Brian

SO +19

185

Category Ladies

MARRIS Angela

146

COLE Brittany

SO +12

143

BRADLEY Deborah

SO +13

143

Category Junior

PAGLIA Jeremy

176

CAIN Mitchell

SO +17

171

DUROSE Mark

SO +20

171

Category Senior

TRUSS Tony

172

BRYANT Rod

162

PEART Neil

161

Category Veteran

MCFARLANE Ray

154

TORRESAN John

151

NICHOLS Stuart

148

Oceania championship Finale Oceania Cup - Sporting - New Zealand (March 2015)

About competition

Incorporating the Finale of the Oceania Sporting Cup

The 27th Oceania Sporting Championship, running concurrently with the definitive Finale of the Oceania Sporting Cup, was the premier continental clay target shooting tournament for the Sporting discipline (Parcours de chasse) in 2015. Held from March 26th to March 28th, 2015, this high-stakes tournament brought together elite marksmen from across the region to compete at the world-class Rotorua Rod & Gun Club in New Zealand. Crucially, all scores shot during this championship directly contributed vital points toward the global FITASC World Sporting Cup selection table.

Event Highlights & Visual Analysis

Based on the official corporate banner strip shared across the international championship network, the event was backed by the world's leading firearms and ammunition manufacturers:

Corporate Title Partnerships: The banner highlights the dominant financial and logistical backing of global firearms and ammunition giants Beretta and Fiocchi, whose classic corporate logos frame the official title footer.
Global Series Integration: The layout establishes the championship as a critical stop for major international point matrices. It is linked directly with the Beretta FITASC Cups circuit (represented by the gold cup illustration) and the Fiocchi FITASC World Rankings (signified by the prominent red three-athlete podium icon).
Sanctioning Architecture: Organized globally under the strict regulatory guidelines of FITASC (Fédération Internationale de Tir aux Armes Sportives de Chasse), ensuring international-standard field configurations and target trajectories.

1. Full Event Program & Schedule

The three-day tournament layout was managed according to standard international parameters, spreading a high-volume championship course over demanding natural field configurations:

March 24th – March 25th (Tuesday – Wednesday): Arrival of regional and overseas squads, equipment safety inspections, official shooter check-in, and the opening of warm-up training fields.
March 26th (Thursday): Championship Match Day 1 | Initial qualification rounds open across the sporting layouts.
March 27th (Friday): Championship Match Day 2 | Mid-point qualification rotations.
March 28th (Saturday): Championship Match Day 3 | Final qualification rounds followed immediately by international tie-breaking shoot-offs.
March 28th (Saturday): Official Awards and Closing Ceremony | Staged at the main club grounds to crown individual, category, and team champions.

2. Registration & Tournament Entry Fees

Applications required formal completion prior to the absolute closing deadline of March 13th, 2015. Entries were accepted exclusively online via the official regional portal. Registration fees were priced in New Zealand Dollars (NZ$):

NZ$ 325.00 – Individual entry fee for Senior, Lady, Veteran, and Super-Veteran categories.
NZ$ 205.00 – Individual entry fee for the Junior category.
NZ$ 160.00 – Team entry fee for designated National Teams.

3. Venue & Organizer Contact Information

Location Details: Rotorua Rod & Gun Club Atiamuri Highway, Rotorua, New Zealand

Championship Communications & Support:

Event Coordinator: Mike Hunt
Landline Phone: +64 (0) 7-348-8824
Mobile Contact: +64 (0) 274-593-555
Official Email: rotoruaclaybirds@gmail.com

Shooting Ground

Rotorua Rod and Gun Club

Kapenga, New Zealand

Founded in 1917, the Rotorua Rod and Gun Club is a premium, historically significant clay target shooting facility located in the picturesque Kapenga region near Rotorua, New Zealand. It serves as both a vital community hub and a world-class sporting arena that accommodates everyone from beginner duck hunters to elite international athletes. The club's most defining feature is its extreme topographical profile; shooting layouts are positioned on the edges of steep escarpments, allowing targets to be launched over deep valleys and against the dark background of ancient pine forests.

The facility is highly regarded for hosting a dense calendar of prestigious tournaments. It regularly serves as the arena for the FITASC Oceania Sporting Championships, the New Zealand Sporting Clay Championships, and local club matches like the historical "Cups Day," which features the unique Gully shoot. Beyond professional sports, the club is deeply integrated into the local hunting and social culture, offering junior duck shooter training events, stag parties, and corporate team-building "Flurries".

To support these diverse activities, the club's infrastructure is designed to challenge professionals while maintaining high comfort levels for guests:

Disciplines & Layouts: The grounds can host up to 16 layouts during major events, featuring DTL, ISSF Skeet, Compak, English Sporting, Balltrap, Double Rise, and the unique, terrain-heavy Gully discipline.
Equipment: The facility utilizes fully automated, state-of-the-art Promatic and Laporte traps, which are regularly upgraded through community grant funding.
Infrastructure: Amenities include a comfortable clubhouse, hot catering options during events, EFTPOS payment facilities, on-site ammunition sales, and wheelchair-accessible zones.
Topographical Challenge: The "Old Style FITASC" setup forces shooters to engage targets flying well below the horizon line, creating severe optical and biomechanical challenges due to the valley's unpredictable updrafts and dark vegetation.

Guided by an experienced committee and President Vaughn Snowling—an elite AA-grade shooter and FITASC referee—the club offers comprehensive coaching and practice opportunities. The facility perfectly caters to a wide audience:

Beginners & Families: A safe, welcoming environment with dedicated coaching for school teams and novices.
Hunters: Pre-season events specifically designed to help waterfowl hunters tune their skills and check their equipment.
Professional Athletes: Extremely complex target trajectories ideal for international tournament preparation.
Corporate Groups: Tailored packages providing instruction, guns, and ammunition for team-building events and celebrations.

Thanks to aggressive and successful grant fundraising, the club manages to keep participation highly affordable without compromising on quality. A standard series of 25 targets (Skeet, DTL, Compak, etc.) costs $14 NZD. Shooters also pay a compulsory daily ground fee of $14 NZD, which includes a $5 shot fall levy dedicated to the environmental cleanup of the grounds. Comprehensive entry for a full day of major club championships generally costs around $112 NZD.

Operating Hours:

Wednesdays: From 4:00 PM (Practice sessions for new members and general practice).
Sundays: The club officially meets every third Sunday for scheduled events (major tournaments typically begin between 8:00 AM and 9:00 AM).
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday: Closed for regular practice (Available by prior arrangement for private corporate events, stag parties, and major multi-day tournaments).

249B State Highway 30, Kapenga, Rotorua 3040

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