Countryman Fairs profile of field sports competitions in 2012 is sure to raise a few eyebrows. By securing another long-term sponsorship deal with Mitsubishi Motors, we will once again give the Mitsubishi Motors World Series Championships a radical overhaul, and further expand the world’s most lucrative gundog competition, the Mitsubishi Motors World Series Gundog Championship.


The Mitsubishi Motors World Series Gundog Championship is one of the most popular competitions of all the championship events. Year on year it continues to draw in hundreds of handlers and their dogs eager to take part.


The only competition of its kind, this championship aims to discover the finest talent in the world of Scurry and Working Test handlers, and proves quite lucrative for the winning competitor too. We will test their mettle in a Grand Final in the Working Dog Arena on the Sunday of the Midland Game Fair.


The Final will see the top handler in each discipline compete head to head in order to be crowned Mitsubishi Motors Gundog Champion 2011 and drive away in a brand new Mitsubishi ASX worth over £18,000.00! In the 2011 World Series Grand Final, Kevin John claimed the winning place with Spaniel Poppy. Who will prevail in 2012?


Along with the continued investment in fantastic prizes, the 2012 Mitsubishi Motors World Series Gundog Championship is set to introduce an exciting new format too, opening the competition up to a much wider audience. The biggest change to the competition is to the qualifying stage on each day, with this year's events now set to put through qualifiers in both the Top Spaniel and Top Retriever categories, giving more handlers and their dogs a chance to take part and go through.


All you need to do to enter the 2012 Mitsubishi Motors World Series Gundog Championship is enter the Gundog Scurry Victor Ludorum or Working Test at any Countryman Fairs qualifying event. It's that simple! The Victor Ludorum is your best aggregate time over all 5 senior gundog scurries.


Re-entries are permitted in the gundog events in 2012, so don't worry if you get the odd slow time as you can always have another go! You can enter both the gundog scurries and working test, but you can only qualify once in any year, and your first qualification counts regardless of the class. Please ensure your dog is available to run in the Grand Final before attempting qualification as there can be no substitutions!


Scurry participants and spectators can welcome back firm family favourites like the Hoping Hare, Short Fence, Long Retrieve and Up n Over whilst looking forward to its newest of runs 'Pick 'em at your peril' - a fast and furious scurry for even the quickest of gundogs. A great championship to take part in or to simply watch, this year's events promise a fantastic season of competition and, as ever, will crown a new victorious winner for 2012 at the Midland Game Fair in September.


Countryman Fairs Chief Executive Ian Harford is excited about these new developments "Here at Countryman Fairs we take great pride in creating innovative championship events that really push the boundaries of their respective country sports. We are particularly proud of the Mitsubishi Motors World Series Gundog Championship as it is the only competition of its kind, and finally rewards the incredible dedication and skill that is required to compete in gundog competition at the very highest level. The fantastic Mitsubishi ASX is a very fitting prize, and mirrors the innovative nature of the Championship."