Beijing, 14 April -- In the men's double trap enent there are usually many favourites to take in consideration to reach the final of the best six shooters. First of all the Athens 2004 Olympic champion Ahmed Almaktoum (UAE) and the reigning 2007 Nicosia World Champion and current World Ranking leader Francesco D'Aniello (ITA).

Favourites
    · Ahmed Almaktoum (UAE), 44, Olympic champion 2004 in Athens. World Champion 2005 in Lonato. 1st World Cup Final 2003 in Rome. His other sport activity is Squash.
    · Francesco D'Aniello (ITA), 39, World Champion 2007 in Nicosia. 6th World Cup Final 2007 in Belgrade.
    · Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (IND), 28, Olympic Silver medallist 2004 in Athens. 3rd World Cup Final 2007 in Belgrade.
    · Russell Mark (AUS), 44, Olympic champion 1996 in Atlanta, Olympic Silver medallist 2000 in Sydney.
    · Richard Faulds (GBR), 31, Olympic champion 2000 in Sydney, 4th World Championships 2006 in Zagreb.
    · Vitaly Fokeev (RUS), 34, World Champion 2006 in Zagreb. 6th World Championships 2005 in Lonato. 1st World Cup Final 2007 in Belgrade.
    · Hu Binyuan (CHN), 30, 2nd World Championships 2007 in Nicosia. 2nd World Championships 2006 in Zagreb. 2nd World Cup Final 2007 in Belgrade.

Challengers
    · Wang Nan (CHN), 29, Silver medallist World Championships 2005 in Lonato. 5th World Championships 2006 in Zagreb. 5th World Cup Final 2007 in Belgrade.
    · Joshua Richmond (USA), 23, Bronze medallist World Championships 2007 in Nicosia. 6th World Championships 2006 in Zagreb.
    · Roland Gerebics (HUN), 28, Bronze medallist World Championships 2006 in Zagreb.
    · Daniele Di Spigno (ITA), 33, 5th World Championships 2007 in Nicosia. 5th World Championships 2005 in Lonato.
    · Hakan Dahlby (SWE), 42, 3rd World Cup Final 2007 in Belgrade. 5th World Cup Final 2006 in Granada.

Also...
    · There are all finalists of the 2007 and 2006 World Championships participating.
    · Five World Cup 2007 finallists from Belgrade are on the start list.
    · There are 56shooters from 22 countries and regions on the entry list.