World Pea Shooting Championships

The World Pea Shooting Championship has been held annually since 1971 in the village of Witcham near Ely in Cambridgeshire, England. It was conceived as a fund-raising idea for the Village Hall by the headmaster of the village school, John I. Tyson (1925–2002). In 2003 the Parish Council funded the purchase of the John Tyson Shield on which the champion's name is recorded each year.

The competition tends to be dominated by local entrants, though a small number travel from around the world, notably the USA, and American personnel from the nearby US airbases of RAF Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath have competed. The day is combined with village fete featuring games, stalls etc.

External links

• Witcham village
• 2012 World Pea Shooting Championship countdown.
• Background of the World Championship
• Haddenham Man Retains World -Peashooting Title
• Pictures of the 2011 World Pea Shooting Championship
• A video of the perfect pea's eye

The 2010 and 40th World Pea Shooting Champion is Ian Ashmeade from Haddenham who was the runner-up in 2009 to Jim Collins (Pea Shooter). In 2011 Ian Ashmeade became the 2011 and 41st World Pea Shooting Champion. He beat George Hollis a previous 4 times World Champion and the Champion of Champions in the semi final, only to meet the 2009 World Champion Jim Collins in the final. The result of the 2009 final was reversed and Ian Ashmeade beat Jim Collins to retain his previous years title.

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2010 and 2011 winner Ian Ashmeade.