The Mackintosh Championship is a separate championship held on the last day of the South African Grand. There are class and category medals and the winner of this event is declared the Mackintosh Champion. The winner’s name is engraved on the beautiful Mackintosh floating trophy.
All age criteria for the Mackintosh Championship and Mackintosh International Postal Championship will follow the Mackintosh rules, i.e. the age is determined as at 1st January in the year of the event. Junior = under 21, Veteran = 55 to 64, Super-Veteran 65+.
In addition for the Mackintosh Championship, the CTSASA has a Colt category which is under 15 as at 1st January. Colts shoot 50 targets which are the first 50 targets in the competition. A Colt may only shoot in one category, i.e. a Colt cannot shoot in both the Colt and the Junior categories. The category must be specified BEFORE commencement of the championship.
The Mackintosh Championship is a separate championship held on the last day of the SA Grand which all competitors must enter separately even if they qualify for selection for the Mackintosh Team.
All Mackintosh Team qualifiers must be South African citizens
MACKINTOSH INTERNATIONAL POSTAL CHAMPIONSHIP (Teams only) (For South African competitors only)
Included in the Mackintosh Championship is an international team event which is the Mackintosh International Postal Championship.
All competitors who wish to compete in the Mackintosh Championship must enter this event via the normal competition entry system – no-one is automatically entered into this event.
How to qualify for the Mackintosh Team:
- The qualifier : your first 100 targets in the SA DTL Trap Championship are used to determine if you are in the top shooters per category (see below) who will go on to shoot the Mackintosh Team Final (this is a sub-event in the Mackintosh Championship). Please note there is not a Colt team.
- The Mackintosh Championship includes the Team Event : the Mackintosh Team Event is a sub-event in the Mackintosh Championship and is used to determine the final team placings.
The top shooters per category are selected from their first 100 targets shot in the SA DTL Trap as follows:
- Top 25 seniors
- Top 5 juniors (must still be under 21 on 1st January in the year of the Mackintosh Final)
- Top 5 ladies
- Top 5 veterans (must be aged between 55 and 64 on 1st January in the year of the Mackintosh Final)
- Top 5 super-veterans (must be 65 and over on 1st January in the year of the Mackintosh Final)
The Team Event:
From the top shooters as per the qualifier above, the following are selected as the team from the results of the Mackintosh Championship:
- Top 20 seniors
- Top 4 juniors
- Top 4 ladies
- Top 4 veterans
- Top 4 Super-veterans
To download full rules click HERE (includes rules on resolving ties)
