National fullbore skipper Mahendra Persaud said his team will need to make every shot count when they begin their title defence in the 2016 West Indies fullbore Shooting Council (WIFBSC) Short Range Championships which takes place in Antigua from May 16-22.
Persaud, during an interview with Stabroek Sport yesterday, said the specific location of the tournament makes the stakes higher for the national side who lost to Jamaica by one point a few years ago.
This time, however, the captain is confident that his team will be able to complete what he calls the “Circle”, by winning in the only Regional territory that they lost in a few years ago. “This is a very serious tournament for us because we made a mistake in Antigua about four years ago when we were about to complete the `Circle’ of territories we won in but then we lost to Jamaica by one point and what hurt us was that we knew we could have gotten it from anyone,” said Persaud.