English Sporting
English Sporting (ESP) 2025
Welcome to the English Sporting Team page. Everything you need to know about representing England in this discipline can be found here.
English Sporting (ESP ) is the most popular discipline in England. From November 2017 to October 2018, 56% of all CPSA Registered targets shot were ESP (DTL was next with 15%). In ESP shooters move across a course of stands set across a wide variety of terrain, often set far apart. The terrain can vary from woodland to farmland to rolling hills or cliff faces – whatever is available on the land is fair game. For this reason, it is sometimes likened to ‘golf with shotguns’.
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Shooting for England
To be eligible to represent any England Clay Target Shooting Team please see England Team Handbook. England Team Handbook
Please note that if a shooter has already represented another Country/Team in any discipline:
He/she must have been officially resident in the country he/she wishes to represent for a minimum continual period of one year.
A minimum period of two calendar years would have to elapse in which the member has not shot for any country.
Please read the England Team Handbook for England Team full eligibility rules, link above.
HOME INTERNATIONAL SELECTION PROCESS
Below is the process used to decide selection for the English Sporting (ESP) Team for Home International Team matches only (under the jurisdiction of the ICTSC).
There are 6 selection shoots that run between March and August each year. One is held in each CPSA Region.
We also include the English Open Sporting as one of the selection shoots.
Scores are submitted after the last shoot but the best 4 from 6 scores may only be needed to count.
Points are calculated from High Gun of each day and shooters with the lowest points go through to represent England.
Please note High Gun will be taken from each day.
In the event of a tie for a place in the England Team, the highest score from the English Open will be used to decide the place. If the tie still exists a count back from a Selection Shoot attended by all parties concerned will be used to decide the place.
The ESP Home International Team Size:
- 15 Seniors
- 3 Ladies
- 3 Juniors
- 3 Veterans
- 3 Super Veterans
2025 ESP Selection Dates
| Ground | Book via | Results | |||
| SE England Team Selection Shoot | 15 - 16 March 2025 | Southdown | Ground | ||
| SW England Team Selection Shoot | 5 - 6 April 2025 | TBA | Ground | ||
| English Open ESP | 14 - 18 May 2025 | High Lodge | CPSA | ||
| EM Selection Shoot | To be confirmed | East of England | Ground | ||
| WM Selection Shoot | 28 - 29 June 2025 | Doveridge | Ground | ||
| N Selection Shoot | 2 - 3 August 2025 | TBA | Ground | ||
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2025 ESP HCIT |
13th September 2025 | Wales |
World English Sporting Clays Championship 2025 Selection Process
The 2025 World English Sporting Clays Championship is being held at EJ Churchill 12th – 19th July 2025 and we will be using the following process to select the England Team.
There will be 4 Selection Shoots scores can be submitted from, best 3 from 4 scores to count.
| 2025 World English Sporting Championships Selection Shoots | ||
| 2024 British Open English Sporting | EJ Churchill | 3rd-10th July 2024 |
| SE ESP Selection Shoot 1 | Southdown | 15th-16th March 2025 |
| SW ESP Selection Shoot 2 | TBC | 5th-6th April 2025 |
| 2025 English Open English Sporting | High Lodge | 14th-18th May 2025 |
Scores submitted from these 4 shoots will be used to decide selection to represent England at the 2025 World English Sporting Championship.
Scores need to be submitted after the last shoot with the best 3 from 4 scores to count. Please submit your scores via the form ESP WORLDS 2025 listed under Forms on the CPSA England page.
Points will be calculated from High Gun of each day and shooters with the lowest points go through to represent England.
Please note the deadline for submitting these scores is Midnight on Wednesday 21st May 2025.
Scores received after this date will not be considered.
Team Manager Information
The role of ESP England Team Manager is currently available. Please contact suzanne@cpsa.co.uk if you are interested.
Category Ages
Home International Events (ICTSC)
Junior: A Junior is under the age of 21 on the 1st January in the year of competition
Veteran: A Veteran is 55 or over on the 1st January in the year of competition
Super Veteran: A Super Veteran is 65 or over on the 1st January in the year of competition
England Team Captaincy
- The Team Captain will be the member with most number of appearances (cpsa) in the specific event’s team, irrespective of category. If any team member has already been Captain at any time in the past, their appearances will be counted from the year following their last captaincy.
- In the event of two or more members having the same number of caps, the member with the earliest first team appearance will become Captain. If there is still a tie, the lowest ORIGINAL CPSA number will determine the captaincy for that year.
Please Note: The CPSA reserve the right to change this selection process as necessary due to government restrictions or exceptional circumstances.
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2024 ESP Selection Dates
| Book via | Results | ||||
| N England Team Selection Shoot | 16 - 17 March 2024 | EJ Churchill | Ground | Scores | Points |
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| SE England Team Selection Shoot | 13-14 April 2024 | Dartford | Ground | Scores | Points |
| English Open ESP | 1 - 5 May 2024 | Doveridge | CPSA | Scores | Points |
| SW Selection Shoot | 6 June 2024 | Owls Lodge | Ground | Scores | Points |
| 8 June 2024 | Owls Lodge | Ground | Scores | Points | |
| EM Selection Shoot | 6 - 7 July 2024 | Sporting Targets | Ground | Scores | Points |
| WM Selection Shoot | 11 August 2024 | Garlands | Ground | Scores | Points |
Submit Scores Here
Please note the deadline for submitting these scores is Midnight Monday 12th August 2024
2024 ESP Home International - Saturday 14th September 2024
The 57th ESP Home International will be hosted by Scotland and will be held at:
National Shooting Centre, Wester Jawcraig, Falkirk, FK1 3AL.
The tournament will be held over 100 targets on Saturday 14th September 2024.
For information regarding practice, cartridges and gun storage, please contact the shooting ground directly via E-mail: enquiries@nsc92.com
Congratulations to those shoooters who have qualified for the ENGLAND ESP Team, the Team can be viewed HERE
RESULTS
Congratulations to the England ESP Team for a great HCIT - Clean Sweep!
England Team
Individual Final Scores
Ireland
N. Ireland
Scotland
Wales
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2024 World English Sporting Championships
The England Team for the 2024 World English Sporting Championships can be viewed HERE
The World English Sporting 2024 was held at M&M Hunting & Sporting Clays, Pennsville, New Jersey, USA on the 14th-19th May 2024.
An England Team of 17 shooters including 5 New Caps, managed by Phil Easeman and captained by Emma Stacey travelled to USA in May 2024 to represent their country at this event.
Team USA were just too good this year taking Gold and England’s Senior, Ladies, Juniors, Veterans and Super Veterans Teams achieved Silver. Well done Team England!
Congratulations to ESP England Team New Caps, Lara Dale, Glenn Hunt, Aaron Christie, Steve Whitwell and Seth Peters who all performed well representing their country for the first time.
Congratulations to the WOESP England Team who once again won the Yanks v Brits competition. Now established Winners having won this for the past 2 years; the first time an England ESP Team have achieved this.
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2024 World English Sporting Championships Selection:
As the World English Sporting 2024 is being held in New Jersey, USA on the 14th-19th May 2024 and taking into consideration the time required to obtain visas and permits, the winter months and not wanting to condense selection shoots into January and February 2024, we will be using the following selection process for the England Team.
There will be 4 Selection Shoots scores can be submitted from, best 3 from 4 scores to count.
Scores submitted from these 4 shoots will be used to decide selection for the World English Sporting Championship 2024.
Scores need to be submitted after the last shoot but the best 3 from 4 scores may only be needed to count. Please submit your scores via the form ESP WORLDS 2024 listed under Forms on the CPSA England Page.
Points will be calculated from High Gun of each day and shooters with the lowest points go through to represent England.
WESP 2023* E J Churchill 3rd-10th July 2023
EM England Team Selection Shoot Sporting Targets 5th-6th August 2023
British Open* Garlands SG 30th August – 3rd September 2023
WESP 2024 Selection Shoot Westfield SG 8th October 2023
*High Gun will be the highest CPSA English Member’s score
The deadline for submitting these scores is Midnight on 19th October 2023 and please submit your scores via the ESP Worlds 2024 Form on the CPSA England Team page.
| Book via | Results | |||
| WM England Team Selection Shoot | 18 - 19 March 2023 | Doveridge | Ground | Scores Points |
| N England Team Selection Shoot | 8 - 9 April 2023 | Oak Lodge | Ground | Scores Points |
| SE England Team Selection Shoot | 6 - 7 May 2023 | Redricks | Ground | Scores Points |
| SW England Team Selection Shoot | 29 - 30 July 2023 | Barbury | Ground | Scores Points |
| EM England Team Selection Shoot | 5 - 6 August 2023 | Sporting Targets | Ground | Click here |
| English Open ESP | 17 - 21 May 2023 Eriswell | CPSA | ||
| WOESP | 3 - 8 July 2023 E J Churchills | CPSA | ||
| British Open ESP | 30 Aug - 3 Sep 2023 Garlands | CPSA | ||