Day two champions are crowned at National Tour: The Final 2024

First-time champions take to the podium for the last day of National Tour: The Final 2024.

Up first in the morning was the barebow women's competition. The gold final saw a repeat of 2023, with Sarah Hubbard and Pat Hotchkiss going head-to-head. So far this season, Sarah has won every stage of the National Tour, but Pat stopped this winning streak in its tracks by shooting straight sets 6-0, upgrading her medal from last year from silver to gold. Third place went to Final debutant, Anastasia Wilson, who defeated fourth ranked Vic Williams 7-3. 

Pat told us: "I'm shocked. I didn't expect to beat Sarah, I thought I was going to get second, but I've been practicing quite a lot."

Next up was the recurve head-to-heads, starting with the men. 2023's silver medallist, Conor Hall, fought his way back to the gold final this year where he faced fellow Olympian, Alex Wise. The match went all the way to 4-all, and in the final end, it was Conor who took the advantage, shooting a 28 to win the final set points. Not only did Conor come out victorious, but he also did so on his birthday! The bronze went to Patrick Huston, who defeated Antony Wood in clean sets 6-0 to take the win. 

Conor said: "It feels great. A nice birthday present, thank you! Prep for this hasn't really been as much as previous years because of the Olympics. This year the goal was to get to the Olympics, and afterwards, this is just like the cherry on top."

Next up was the recurve head-to-heads, starting with the men. 2023's silver medallist, Conor Hall, fought his way back to the gold final this year where he faced fellow Olympian, Alex Wise. The match went all the way to 4-all, and in the final end, it was Conor who took the advantage, shooting a 28 to win the final set points. Not only did Conor come out victorious, but he also did so on his birthday! The bronze went to Patrick Huston, who defeated Antony Wood in clean sets 6-0 to take the win. 

Conor said: "It feels great. A nice birthday present, thank you! Prep for this hasn't really been as much as previous years because of the Olympics. This year the goal was to get to the Olympics, and afterwards, this is just like the cherry on top.