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Para-trap shooter Scottie Brydon broke his own world record to take another step towards his Paralympics dream but fell short of claiming gold on home soil. Brydon finished sixth at the World Para Shooting Championships in Sydney on Sunday, but managed to set a world record in the qualifying event. The Canberran achieved a score of 113 in the PT1 (mixed trap seated SG-S) qualification round to finish on top of the ladder, but went on to claim sixth place in the final with a total of 11. The qualifying event is double barrel while the final is single barrel, meaning competitors only have one shot at the target. "It was a personal achievement to be as consistent as I was [in the qualifier]. I did hold the world record before but to make it higher again was an achievement of its own," Brydon said. "Unfortunately I wasn't good enough in the single barrel and was the first one out." MORE CANBERRA SPORT Italian para-shooter Oreste Lai, who defeated Finland's Juha Myllymaki in a shoot-off, claimed gold with a total of 34 in the final round at Sydney Olympic Park. Brydon beat the Italian at the inaugural world shooting para sport trap championships in Lonato last year to become the first world champion in the PT1 event. "Last year I took the world championship off the new world champion for this year. I won it in Italy while Oreste was lucky enough to win it in Australia," Brydon said. "The only disadvantage of having a local championships is the pressure you put on yourself because you always want to do well." The tournament doubled as a qualifying event for the Tokyo Paralympic Games but the shotgun division isn't part of the Paralympics yet. The International Paralympic Committee are working with the International Shooting Sport Federation on the classifications to make the shotgun division a Paralympic sport. Brydon moved from Cobar in northwestern New South Wales to Canberra in pursuit of his Paralympic dream. The para-trap shooter was paralysed from the chest down after a motorcycle accident in 2011. He collided with a railway frame footing and was thrown over the handle bars to land head-first on the ground. Brydon started competitive shooting in 2015 and hopes to represent Australia in the shotgun event once it becomes a Paralympic sport. "I had just started shooting shotgun and it was the only discipline that had potential of being in the Paralympics," Brydon said. "There's rifle and pistol in it but I'd like to represent Australia in shotgun if I can."

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