SAN ANTONIO — Braxton Oliver walked into the Super Final one target behind the leader. He walked out a world champion.
The 29-year-old from North Carolina broke 19 targets on a difficult Super Final course to win the Main Event High Over All at the 2026 World English Sporting Clays Championship, finishing a single target ahead of both runner-up Gebben Miles and third-place shooter Derrick Mein. The field was 997 competitors deep. The event, held April 21-26 at the National Shooting Complex, drew 1,268 total competitors.
“It hasn’t sunk in quite yet,” Oliver said. “It’s always been a personal goal and means a lot to my family and me. My grandfather, Larry Corbett, was a 2011 World Veteran English Sporting Clay Champion and a 2015 World FITASC Super Veteran Champion, so it meant a lot to join him and add another world title to the family's legacy in the sport.”
Oliver knew the math going into the Super Final. Down one target, he needed to be aggressive.
“My whole goal was to keep calm and stay relaxed and see the targets clearly,” he said. “I told myself if I was going to win, I’d have to ‘go for it.’”
He loaded his Krieghoff shotgun with Federal Nitro 27 HDCP shells—1,235 fps, 1⅛ ounce, 7.5 shot—and did exactly that. Spectators confirmed the result before anyone could check the scoreboard.
“The crowd let me know,” Oliver said after breaking the final pair to seal it. “It is the most significant win of my career, and it will be my goal to repeat and win as many as I can.”
For his Main Even HOA victory, he earned a $5,000 payout.
Oliver was not the only Team Remington shooter who had a productive week in San Antonio. Turner Parcell won the Preliminary with 97 of 100 targets over a field of 818, with teammates Todd Hitch and Brandon Powell finishing third and fourth.
Powell was the runner-up in Super Sporting with 98 of 100, and Parcell placed third in the same event with 97. Powell also took third in Five-Stand with 92 of 100. Mike Luongo posted the High Over All in the .410 bore competition at 96 of 100, which helped carry him to third in the Sub-Gauge High Over All with 282 of 300.
Madison Sharpe swept three Lady division titles—the Lone Star Cup at 89 of 100, Five-Stand at 86 of 100 and the Preliminary Championship at 92 of 100. In the Veteran category, Wendell Cherry was the runner-up in both FITASC at 87 of 100 and the Preliminary at 93 of 100.
Team Remington shooters also represented the United States in international team competition. Powell and Hitch helped lead the U.S. to first place over eight other countries in the National Teams Senior division, and Sharpe was part of the American squad that defeated England and Jamaica in the Lady division.
Full results of the 2026 World English Sporting Clays Championship are available on the Score Chaser website.
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