Selection Policy
How you qualify for EFTA Team England?
The WFTF currently runs two World Championships, normally at the same event. These two championships are the World Pre-charged Pneumatic (PCP) Championships and the World Spring Championships. Each are open to teams and individuals from within the WFTF however as per current WFTF rules the team entries have priority over individual places. Thus the EFTA is focused on selecting team members first and individuals afterwards. Qualifying takes place far in advance of the World Championships so as to provide adequate time for team members to make travel arrangements and for the EFTA to confirm places with the host nation.
The following selection method has been updated for WFTC 2019:
Firstly, competitors from the previous year’s WFTF World Championship, achieving a position of 1st place, in the relevant individual championships, are automatically offered a place in the next year’s team.
For example, a shooter attaining 1st place in the individual PCP championship at the previous WFTC would be offered a place in the EFTA PCP Team for the next WFTC. A shooter attaining 3rd at the previous WFTC shooting a Piston rifle would not be offered a place in the EFTA PCP Team for the next WFTC.
How shooters are selected to attend WFTC 2019
EFTA shooters wanting team or individual places will be ranked on their 4 best results from BFTA and EFTA competitions in the complete season before the WFTC of interest.
Those EFTA shooters wishing to shoot Spring Category at the next WFTC will be ranked on their 4 best results from BFTA and EFTA competitions in the complete season before the WFTC of interest, in the BFTA or EFTA Piston Class.
Open Class shooters are not elligible for qualification as there is no Open Class in WFTF.
A BFTA card will be mandatory not only for the qualification season and also the season during which the WFTC is to be held.
Deadlines for acceptance and payment for all EFTA shooters will be announced in due course.
With the historic success of Team England and the popularity of the WFTF World Championships, team places are hotly contested
Photo © Ave Jalakas