2011 Pro Archery Series Champions Dave Cousins and Ivana Buden took well deserved victories at the 2012 Doinker Welsh Masters at Canada Lake near Cardiff over the weekend of 21st/22nd April surviving awful weather conditions.

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Congratulations to Dave Cousins (USA) and Ivan Buden (CRO) on their stunning victories at the third and final round of the 2011 Pro Archery Series at Fort van Lier.

For Dave Cousins this victory represents a remarkable clean sweep winning 6 events from 6 appearances. A truely class act. He did not have everything his own way. A poor start on Saturday meant that he had to reel in early leader Liam Grimwood (GBR) to finish the first day one point ahead of arch nemesis Dietmar Trillus (CAN) with Liam a further point adrift. The format for Sunday meant that he had to compete side by side with Dietmar over 20 tough targets. Dave held his nerve and maintained the advantage throughout the day.

Liam Grimwood finished a fine second with Chris White (GBR) bouncing back in third place. Dietmar slipped back into fourth place on the final two targets. A special mention must go out to Duncan Busby (GBR) for his sensational debut performance. He secured a place in Sundays top group and only dropped down the order after a mistake on the very last target.

The ladies class witnessed a titanic battle between local hero Gladys Willems (BEL) and Ivana Buden changing positions throughout the event with barely a point difference. The Croatian lady took a well deserved victory after a steely performance.

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2011 Cartel Classic

The 2011 Cartel Classic on 18/19 June at Mullenborn, Germany witnessed a phenomenal comeback from Dave Cousins (USA) and a dominant performance from Ivana Buden (CRO).

A disappointing start to Day 1 meant that Dave Cousins appeared well down the leaderboard by lunchtime. He managed to stem the flow of dropped points and put in a consistent run of high scores to finish third overnight just two points behind leader Chris White (GBR) and one point behind Andre Grawinkel (GER). All eyes were on the top group to see if or when the positions might change. It was on the day's first target that the advantage was lost and all three were tied in first place. Thereafter, Dave piled on the pressure and dropped only one point throughout the entire day. Exceptional, considering the awful weather conditions early on. Andre finished just seven points back in second place and the podium was completed by Chris White one point further back.

Following her impressive debut at the 2011 Welsh Masters which earned her a last minute place at this event, Ivana Buden completely dominated the ladies class and lived up to her billing as one of the world's top lady professional archers. Her Day 2 score was matched by another impressive newcomer, Camilla Soemod (DEN) who claimed she doesn't generally do field events. She looked like a seasoned pro this weekend and earned herself a last minute place for the next Pro Archery Series event at Fort van Lier in August.

We would like to thank our hosts SuSC Mullenborn for the work in preparing the spectacular venue, plus series sponsors Alternative Services, event sponsors Cartel Archery, scoring partners Kaya Archery, plus Merlin Archery and Lallemant-Lailliard Champagne for their continued support.

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2011 Welsh Masters - 9/10 April

The opening round of the 2011 Pro Archery Series, the inaugural Welsh Masters event witnessed superb performances from the world's top professional archers with Gladys Willems (BEL) and Dave Cousins (USA) taking well deserved victories.

The picturesque Canada Lake venue located just 11km north east of Cardiff city centre was bathed in unseasonably warm sunshine throughout the event and gave the perfect backdrop for a thrilling competition.

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Special thanks go to event director Geraint Thomas on his hard work creating a first class field course.

We would like to thank our hosts, HCE Adventure for their assistance and support for this event. Specialists in teambuilding courses and adventure days, HCE offer a range of courses providing the right balance of mentally and physically stimulating programmes, all within a safe environment. Visit www.totalteambuilding.com for further information.

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