Olympian Kynan Chenai, despite shooting 123 out of 125, could not make the final in an absolutely classy field in men’s trap in the shotgun World Cup here.
The National champion had a remarkable series of 24, 25, 25, 25 and 24. He did go through six-way shoot-off for the last berth in the final, and got eliminated second, to be eventually placed 10th in a field of 107.
Prithviraj Tondaiman, the National championship silver medallist, also shot three rounds of perfect 25, but rounds of 23 in the third and fifth, pulled him down to the 35th spot.
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Manavjit Singh Sandhu, who had started with a perfect 25, slipped thereafter to 21, 24, 23 and 24 and was placed 66th.
Reigning World champion James Willett of Australia followed up a perfect 125 in qualification, that equalled the World Record, to beat Ahmed Zaher of Egypt for the gold 47-43.
With Willett having already won the Olympic quota in Korea last year in the World championship, the two Olympic quota places went to the other two medallists, Ahmed Zaher and Yu Haicheng of China.
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The results:
Men’s trap: 1. James Willett (Aus) 47 (125 EWR), 2. Zhmed Zaher (Egy) 43 (124)8, 3. Yu Haicheng (Chn) 35 (124)1; 10. Kynan Chenai 123(2), 35. Prithviraj Tondaiman 121, 66. Manavjit Singh Sandhu 117 .