Tangier (Morocco), April 1 Indian trap shooters failed to reach the finals in both the men's and women's events after two days of qualification rounds at the inaugural ISSF Shotgun World Cup here on Wednesday.
Kynan Chenai and Aashima Ahlawat fought hard but missed reaching the finals of the men's and women's trap competitions respectively by an identical one-point margin.
Kynan shot 119 (24, 24, 24, 24, 23) while Aashima tallied 111 (22, 22, 21, 22, 24), as they bowed out in 13th and 14th spots respectively.
Bhowneesh Mendiratta (23, 24, 25, 20, 23) shot rounds of 20 and 23 in the men's trap to give up his overnight (23, 24, 25) advantage of sixth spot, eventually finishing 39th in the ranking.
Olympian Prithviraj Tondaiman was further down in 57th with a score of 111 (24, 21, 20, 23, 23) after five rounds.
Reigning Olympic champion Nathan Hales of Great Britain topped the 83-man qualification field, firing a 123 over two days and five rounds. 2012 London Olympic champion Jessica Rossi of Italy topped the women's trap qualifiers with a 121.
The host nation's Driss Haffari took the eighth and final qualification spot in the men's trap with a score of 120 whereas Turkish shooter Rumeysa Pelin Kaya took that final berth in the women's trap, shooting 112.
Only eight shooters qualify for the final round in both the men's and women's trap.
On Tuesday, Bhowneesh and Kynan had enjoyed an eventful opening day, shooting with precision and consistency to put themselves in contention.
Both Bhowneesh and Kynan had hit 72 targets to be in joint sixth place alongside seven others after three rounds of 25 shots each, totalling 75 clay targets.
In women's trap, Kirti Gupta was the second best Indian among women after Aashima, securing 32nd position with a score of 107 (20, 22, 23, 21, 21).
Olympian Rajeshwari Kumari shot 106 (24, 21, 20, 21, 20) to garner 37th spot in the 59-strong field.
The Indian contingent shooting for ranking points only (RPO) saw Md. Asad Sultan shoot 108 (22, 22, 22, 20, 22) and Sharan Susheel Gyanchand 104 (21, 20, 21, 21, 21) in the men’s trap, while Shreshtha Sisodia (19, 21, 23, 20, 21) and Preeti Rajak (20, 20, 22, 18, 23) shot 104 and 103 respectively, in the women’s event.
The final day on Thursday has the trap mixed team on schedule with India still in search for a medal in this World Cup leg.