While Lakshay topped the 92-strong men\u2019s qualification field, local favourite Bhavya clinched the fifth qualifying spot in women\u2019s qualification.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Six qualification toppers will line up for the men\u2019s final on Thursday while the women go next up on the same day. The junior men\u2019s and women\u2019s finals will follow these two senior finals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Former Asian Games silver medallist Lakshay began the day on top with a card of 73 after the first three 25-shot rounds. He ended the same way, winning (8-7) a 16-shot shoot-off at the end over Olympian and senior pro, Prithviraj Tondaiman to determine crucial bib numbers for the final.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Prithviraj\u2019s two perfect rounds of 25 each on the day meant he ended tied at the top with Lakshay on 121 hits each after the latter missed two targets in the final round. The duo will be joined in the final among others by veteran Zoravar Singh Sandhu, who will be making his third consecutive trap finals at the nationals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Also making the six-man cut was Shardul Vihan, yet another former Asian Games silver medallist who first won a senior national title, albeit in Double Trap, as a 14-year-old. He has made the cut in the junior final as well.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the women\u2019s category, yet another Olympian Rajeshwari Kumari of Punjab, made the final, topping the qualifications with a score of 114 (24,23,25,22,20). Besides Bhavya (110), two other women including Uttar Pradesh\u2019s Sabeera Haris and Madhya Pradesh\u2019s Shreshtha Sisodiya have made both the women\u2019s and junior women\u2019s finals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Also making the six-man cut was Shardul Vihan, yet another former Asian Games silver medallist who first won a senior national title, albeit in Double Trap, as a 14-year-old. He has made the cut in the junior final as well.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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