Sunday 1st May, at the twentieth edition of Clever Grand Prix, the Australian blonde closed the final barrage with a perfect 25/25, preceding established champions like Simone Lorenzo Prosperi, budding champions like Niccolò Destro (both 24/25) and undisputed worthy shooters like Giulio Fioravanti (23/25) , Tomislav Bastalic (23/25) and Andrea Fortunato (22/25). Among the athletes who most distinguished themselves during the competition, it should then be mentioned Emmanuel Bernasconi, winner of the Crystal Cup, reserved for the absolute best shooter (without brand constraint) on the distance of 100 targets, the only one to close the race with 96/100 in front of seven fierce opponents, detached by a single length (95/100) . The very young was also present in this batch of shooters Matthew Belloi (95/100), born in 2004, who was awarded the plaque dedicated to the memory of Doriano Pacchiosi, reserved for the first classified among the participants belonging to the 3rd category or to one of the qualifications among Veterans, Masters, Lady, Junior and Paratrap.
"I thank the approximately two hundred shooters who, with passion and commitment, took part in a complicated competition with difficult targets and bad weather - was the comment of Alberto Chiampan, CEO of Clever - I congratulate the phenomenal Australian champion Penny Smith, who has won the prestigious and coveted gold and silver cartridge by printing a perfect 25/25 in the final, after the 95/100 in qualifying, with three out of five series closed with full points. Very good also Simone Prosperi, Giulio Fioravanti, the Croatian Tomislav Bastalic, the young Niccolò Destro and the always very strong Andrea Fortunato. Finally, congratulations to Emanuele Bernasconi, who won the Crystal Cup. Perhaps the turnout could have been greater, but the quality of the rifles competing was very high ».
"I sincerely thank, in my name and all the staff, the Clever company for having generously supported this historic competition again this year - added Ivan Carella, president of Trap Concaverde - Thanks to this support and the commitment of the shooting directors , excellently directed by Ivano Pognani, we were able to host athletes of international standing in the best possible way. It is with pride that I can affirm that the relationship with Clever, one of the stars of the company shooting firmament, is strengthened year after year and that, together, we will be able to carry out ever more innovative projects ».