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Alex Claims Gold After Dramatic Shoot Off
Croesoswallt Archers’ Alex Hollinshead enjoyed an excellent day at Corus Deeside Archery Club on Sunday 13th September, competing in their WA 720 and Head-to-Head World Record Status tournament.
Alex shot a double WA70 metre round in the qualifying stage and produced a consistent performance, scoring 554 to finish fifth in the Open Recurve category.
In his first Head-to-Head match, Alex faced Ian Burton (Cheshire County Bowmen) and secured a convincing 6 to 2 victory.
His semi-final brought an even tougher challenge against top qualifier Tim Smith (Eccles Archery Club). Alex continued to shoot extremely well, winning the match 7 to 1 and earning a place in the final against Leigh Hadfield from Warrington Park Bowmen.
The final proved to be a closely fought contest, with the lead changing hands and neither archer able to pull clear. With the scores level, the match went to a single arrow shoot off, which Alex won to take the gold medal.
Alex was understandably delighted with the result, particularly after overcoming some outstanding archers along the way. “I still can’t quite believe it,” he said.
Congratulations to Alex on a superb performance and a well-deserved victory.
Published on: 16-09-2026