Welsh Open 2017 - results - photos - report

Welsh Open 2017



Another year and another Welsh Open.  We’ve been running them for 20 years now, which makes them quite an institution. 
The last six or seven years it’s just been down to Andrzej and myself to organise and run them, and I live 400+ miles away.  Of course the reality is that people like Mark Treble, Joel, Stefan, Jon Edison and others step up over the three days and provide the real work that the competition couldn’t run without. We’re all indebted to them. 
This year I decided that I’d use this year’s event to make up my mind whether or not I attend any more - is it worth all the hassle? For the last few years I have only flown in Spain and at the the Welsh Open (other than one Scottish comp), so I need get to Wales a day early to have a fly. That means three days off work, 18 hours driving and getting home at 1 in the morning for work the next day. Also, because we have so few people to organise it, there’s always a last minute scramble and more pressure that there needs to be.  Anyone who didn’t occasionally question the sanity of that should probably not be allowed out unaccompanied!
The competition was, as ever, good fun. It was brilliant to see some old friends come back and to make some new friends too. 
Plenty of rounds flown. Plenty of fast times. Notable performances from many, particularly Rich Bago and Mark Abbotts. 
A great tussle between Iñaki and Fernando finally saw Iñaki come out on top. He’s always been awesome to watch - 100% commitment - and over recent years has converted exceptional rounds into exceptional competitions, and that's brought plenty of richly deserved trophies. 
As for me, I had an excellent time - thanks largely to the aforementioned who helped out. So much so that my pot of enthusiasm feels replenished, hopefully for another 20 years!

1	Iñaki Elizondo	6672.49
2	Fernando Moro	6507.86
3	richard bago	6420.04
4	Mike Shellim	6296.60
5	Joel West	6225.48
6	John Phillips	6120.35
7	Mark Abotts	6107.28
8	Alvaro Silgado	6076.53
9	Greg Dakin	6071.90
10	Kevin Newton	6067.16
11	Arjen van Vark	6066.52
12	Mark Treble	6000.12
13	Graeme Mahoney	5966.67
14	Stefan Bertschi	5948.36
15	Andy Burgoyne	5889.46
16	Jose Luis Alvarez	5886.74
17	Stefan Fraundorfer	5857.99
18	Paul Stubley	5845.14
19	Daniel Schneider	5803.36
20	Peter Aanen	5800.10
21	Dave Rumble	5797.46
22	Thomas Deinert	5780.94
23	Keith Wood	5741.02
24	Jose Ramon Azcona	5713.63
25	Mark Passingham	5698.21
26	Klaus Brettner	5694.05
27	Stefan Bernardy	5675.20
28	Martin Drewett	5659.08
29	Bernardo Gomez-Mayan	5635.72
30	Mike Evans	5585.87
31	Jason Bioletti	5558.28
32	Martin Ulrich	5530.15
33	Tony Livingstone	5495.09
34	Martin Overberg	5463.77
35	Rick Ruijsink	5460.85
36	Nigel Witchalls	5400.40
37	Stewart Wallace	5395.34
38	Mick Walsh	5348.64
39	John Treble	5342.17
40	Tony Robertson	5239.51
41	Jon Edison	5180.41
42	Les Wood	5172.72
43	Allen Elliott	5150.14
44	Peter Burgess	5122.05
45	scott ravenscroft	3285.93
46	George Young	2614.21
47	Peter Gunning	2613.36
48	Dave Watson	1555.7

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Welsh Open 2017 dates and entry details confirmed

The 2017 Welsh Open F3F will be held on 15, 16 & 17 September.

Entry will open at 9:00 on Monday, 6 Feb and close at midnight of 25 August.

More details are here.