The IPSC Shotgun World Shoot is the highest level shotgun match within the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) and consists of several days and at least 30 separate courses of fire.[1] The Shotgun World Shoots are held triennially on a rotational cycle with the other two main IPSC disciplines Handgun and Rifle.
| Classification | ICS (IPSC Classification System) |
|---|---|
| Sport | Practical shooting |
| Founded | In the 1970's |
| Motto | "Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas" (DVC), Latin for "precision, power, speed" |
| No. of teams | National teams |
| Country | Over 100 |
| Venue(s) | Shooting ranges |
| Confederation | African, Australasian, European and Pan-American Zones |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Jarkko Laukia (2018) |
| Qualification | Region dependent number of slots. Regional selection procedures. |
| Level on pyramid | 5 |
| Domestic cup(s) | National championships |
| Related competitions | IPSC Handgun, Rifle and Action Air World Shoots |
| Official website | ipsc |
 2021 IPSC Shotgun World Shoot | |
History
editThe first Shotgun World Shoot was held in 2012 in Debrecen, Hungary, and consisted of 30 stages over 5 days and over 400 competitors.[2] The subsequent 2015 Shotgun World Shoot was held at the "Le Tre Piume" shooting range near Agna, Italy. The match had 30 stages over 5 days, and 635 competitors from 30 nations. The 2018 Shotgun World Shoot was held at the National Shooting Centre in Châteauroux, France and consisted of 30 stages over 7 days, and 656 competitors from 39 nations. The next Shotgun World Shoot has been awarded to Thailand, and will be held in 2021.[needs update]
List of Shotgun World Shoots
edit- 2012 Shotgun World Shoot in Debrecen, Hungary
- 2015 Shotgun World Shoot in Agna, Italy
- 2018 Shotgun World Shoot at the National Shooting Centre, Châteauroux, France
- 2023 Shotgun World Shoot in Thailand. Pushed to 2023 due to COVID.
Individual champions
editThe following is a list of previous and current Shotgun World Champions:[3]
Overall Category
edit| Year | Division |  Gold
|
 Silver
|
 Bronze
|
Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Open |  Ivan Hos
|
 Oleksandr Shymchenko
|
 Josef Rakusan
|
World Shoot I |
| 2012 | Modified |  Igor Jankovic
|
Jani Lehtonen
|
Goran Jankovic
|
World Shoot I |
| 2012 | Standard | Petri Henrik Ol Runtti
|
 Roberto Vezzoli
|
 Sergei Konov
|
World Shoot I |
| 2012 | Manual | Hans Roger Karp
|
Luigi Silvestroni
|
Aleksandr Petukhov
|
World Shoot I |
| 2015 | Open | Vaclav Vinduska
|
Roman Khalitov
|
 Dirk Frey
|
World Shoot II |
| 2015 | Modified | Nikola Mihajlovic
|
Igor Jankovic
|
Mikael Kaislaranta
|
World Shoot II |
| 2015 | Standard | Roberto Vezzoli
|
Raine Peltokoski
|
Teemu Rintala
|
World Shoot II |
| 2015 | Manual | Kim Leppänen
|
Jaakko Viitala
|
Ari Matero
|
World Shoot II |
| 2018 | Open |  Josh Froelich
|
Vaclav Vinduska
|
Vladimir Kharitonov
|
World Shoot III |
| 2018 | Modified | Teemu Rintala
|
Sami Hautamäki
|
Roberto Vezzoli
|
World Shoot III |
| 2018 | Standard | Jarkko Laukia
|
Kim Leppänen
|
 Joshua Kenny
|
World Shoot III |
| 2018 | Manual | Jaakko Viitala
|
Pavel Orlov
|
Yury Nikolaev
|
World Shoot III |
Women's Category
edit| Year | Division | Gold
|
Silver
|
Bronze
|
Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Open |  Malin Suebsuk
|
 Elsa Marianne Hansen
|
 Efstathia Chasogia
|
World Shoot I |
| 2012 | Standard | Lena Miculek
|
Sandra Schuh
|
Vanessa Duffy
|
World Shoot I |
| 2015 | Open | Alena Karelina
|
Irene Canetta
|
Natalia Rumyantseva
|
World Shoot II |
| 2015 | Standard | Lena Miculek-Afentul
|
Dianna Muller
|
Sandra Schuh
|
World Shoot II |
| 2018 | Open | Alena Karelina
|
Irene Canetta
|
Maria Shvarts
|
World Shoot III |
| 2018 | Modified |  Margaux Nycz
|
 Janice Navato
|
Chanyanuch Parkyam
|
World Shoot III |
| 2018 | Standard | Lena Miculek
|
Dianna Muller
|
Dakota Overland
|
World Shoot III |
| 2018 | Manual | Alessandra Moro
|
 Arnya Olsen
|
 Cândida Tatian Balestiere Vargas
|
World Shoot III |
Junior Category
edit| Year | Division | Gold
|
Silver
|
Bronze
|
Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Standard | Aphisit Kaewmuangpet
|
 Timon Blattner
|
Evangelos Gravanis
|
World Shoot I |
| 2015 | Standard | Joshua Kenny
|
Nathan Staskiewicz
|
Timothy Yackley
|
World Shoot II |
| 2018 | Standard | Garrett Dietrich
|
Lucas Roth
|
Nicholas Realuyo
|
World Shoot III |
Senior Category
edit| Year | Division | Gold
|
Silver
|
Bronze
|
Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Open | Jerry Miculek
|
Mario Riillo
|
Ramazan Mubarakov
|
World Shoot I |
| 2012 | Modified | Branislav Raketic
|
Enri Botturi
|
Amedeo Sessa
|
World Shoot I |
| 2012 | Standard | Kurt Miller
|
Jeffrey Cramblit
|
Klaus Möller
|
World Shoot I |
| 2012 | Manual |  Boguslaw Gaweda
|
Jukka Matti Mikkola
|
Lumir Safranek
|
World Shoot I |
| 2015 | Open | Stefan Ekstedt
|
Luciano Todisco
|
Johan Hansen
|
World Shoot II |
| 2015 | Modified | Mikael Kaislaranta
|
Roberto Galgani
|
Branislav Raketic
|
World Shoot II |
| 2015 | Standard | Klaus Moeller
|
Kurt Miller
|
Jochen Tuerk
|
World Shoot II |
| 2015 | Manual | Davide Bellini
|
 Adrie De Bot
|
Luiz Backes
|
World Shoot II |
| 2018 | Open | Johan Hansen
|
Jojo Vidanes
|
Luciano Todisco
|
World Shoot III |
| 2018 | Modified | Mikael Kaislaranta
|
Branislav Raketic
|
Eduardo Roberto Buticchi
|
World Shoot III |
| 2018 | Standard | Mika Riste
|
Ihor Zahurnyi
|
Raul Jr Tolentino
|
World Shoot III |
| 2018 | Manual | Davide Bellini
|
Luigi Silvestroni
|
Iain Guy
|
World Shoot III |
Super Senior Category
edit| Year | Division | Gold
|
Silver
|
Bronze
|
Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Open | Furio Liberti
|
 Carlo Belletti
|
Michael John Scarlett
|
World Shoot I |
| 2015 | Open | Amedeo Sessa
|
Carlo Belletti
|
Massimo Corazzini
|
World Shoot II |
| 2015 | Standard | Gavino Mura
|
 Roberto Maritato
|
Sergio Fontanelli
|
World Shoot II |
| 2015 | Manual | Lumir Safranek
|
Lothar Ring
|
Massimo Grassi
|
World Shoot II |
| 2018 | Open | Giovanni Liberti
|
Apostolos Bechtsoudis
|
Michael Lautenschlager
|
World Shoot III |
| 2018 | Standard |  Karl Blum
|
Bernd Wiessner
|
Amedeo Sessa
|
World Shoot III |
| 2018 | Manual | Matti Mikkola
|
Lothar Ring
|
Thanapol Kuichairatana
|
World Shoot III |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ IPSC.org :: IPSC Match Ratings
- ^ World Shotgun Championship 2012, Hungary, Debrecen
- ^ "IPSC History of Champions", accessed February 11, 2015.