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IPSC Handgun World Shoots

Summary

The IPSC Handgun World Shoot is the highest level handgun match within the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) which consists of several days and at least 30 separate courses of fire.[2] The Handgun World Shoots are held triennially on a rotational cycle with the other two main IPSC disciplines Rifle and Shotgun.

An Australian competitor firing his handgun from a seated position during the 2013 IPSC Australasia Handgun Championship.
Practical handgun
FormerlyPractical pistol[1]
ClassificationICS (IPSC Classification System)
SportPractical shooting
FoundedIn the 1970s
Motto"Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas" (DVC), Latin for "precision, power, speed"
No. of teamsNational teams
CountryOver 100
Venue(s)Shooting ranges
ConfederationAfrican, Australasian, European and Pan-American Zones
Most recent
champion(s)		United States Ben Stoeger
(2017)
Most titlesFrance Eric Grauffel (9 times)
QualificationRegion dependent number of slots. Regional selection procedures.
Level on pyramid5
Domestic cup(s)National championships
Related
competitions		IPSC Rifle, Shotgun and Action Air World Shoots
Official websiteipsc.org
Current sports event 2022 IPSC Handgun World Shoot

World Shoot main matches are held over six days with five days of shooting and one rest day, making the competition a shooting marathon where strategy and mental focus is of critical importance.[3][4]

History edit

The first IPSC World Shoot was held in 1975 in Zurich, and the two following were held with one year intervals. After 1977 the World Shoots were held at two year intervals until 1983 when the schedule was changed to the three year intervals used today.

Until and including 1991 there were no equipment divisions, but equipment had gradually become more and more specialized with extended front sights, compensators and even optical sights. At the 1991 Handgun World Shoot in Adelaide, Australia, Doug Koenig of USA became the first competitor to win the World Shoot using a red dot sight. In the following 1993 Handgun World Shoot competitors would be divided into divisions based on the equipment, thereof whether the firearm had an optical sight and compensator (Open or Modified division) or iron sights (Standard division). In 1999 the Revolver and Production divisions were introduced, and became recognized divisions from January 2000, making their first appearance in World Level competition at the 2002 Handgun World Shoot. In 2011 the Modified division was retired to make room for the Classic division, in commemoration of the 1911 single stack which historically had been so important for IPSC Handgun and handgun shooting sports in general for many years.

List of Handgun World Shoots edit

Individual Champions edit

 
Eric Grauffel from France, nine time IPSC Handgun World Champion.

The following is a list of previous and current Handgun World Champions:[5]

Overall category edit

Year Division   Gold   Silver   Bronze World Shoot
1975   Ray Chapman   Paul Bakocs   Lionel Smith World Shoot I
1976   Jan Foss   Ray Chapman   Lionel Smith World Shoot II
1977   Dave Westerhout   Peter Maunder   Raul Walters World Shoot III
1979   Jimmy Von Sorgenfrei   Raul Walters   Ross Seyfried World Shoot IV
1981   Ross Seyfried   John Shaw   Mike Plaxco World Shoot V
1983   Rob Leatham   John Shaw   Mike Plaxco World Shoot VI
1986   Rob Leatham   Jerry Barnhart   John Shaw World Shoot VII
1988   Rob Leatham   Chip McCormick   John Dixon World Shoot VIII
1990   Doug Koenig   Jerry Barnhart   Rob Leatham World Shoot IX
1991   John Dixon   Johnny Ioannou   Jimmy von Sorgenfrei Individual World Championship
1993 Open   Matthew Mclearn   Doug Koenig   Michael Voigt World Shoot X
1993 Modified   Robert Buntschu   R Bhella   K Smith World Shoot X
1993 Standard   Ted Bonnet   Brian Enos   Max Wiegand World Shoot X
1996 Open   Todd Jarrett   Jerry Barnhart   Rob Leatham World Shoot XI
1996 Modified   Fred Craig   Richard Daniel Kahler   Richard Kahler World Shoot XI
1996 Standard   Ted Bonnet   Frank Garcia   Jay Christy World Shoot XI
1999 Open   Eric Grauffel   Todd Jarrett   Jethro Dionisio World Shoot XII
1999 Modified   Pavel Jasansky   Enrico Papa   Luis Lee World Shoot XII
1999 Standard   Michael Voigt   Frank William Garcia   Adriano Santarcangelo World Shoot XII
2002 Open   Eric Grauffel   Todd Jarrett   Brodie McIntosh World Shoot XIII
2002 Modified   Austen Stockbridge   Jeufro Lejano   Edoardo Buticchi World Shoot XIII
2002 Standard   Rob Leatham   Michael Voigt   Ron Avery World Shoot XIII
2002 Production   David Sevigny   Paul Brocanelli   Guillermo Jude World Shoot XIII
2002 Revolver   Jerry Miculek   Daniel Roch   Alain Marco Della Savia World Shoot XIII
2005 Open   Eric Grauffel   Todd Jarrett   Jorge Ballesteros World Shoot XIV
2005 Modified   Jeufro Jag Lejano   Augusto Ribas   Nelson Uygongco World Shoot XIV
2005 Standard   Rob Leatham   Juan Carlos Jaime Diaz   Travis Tomasie World Shoot XIV
2005 Production   Adam Tyc   Dave Sevigny   Angus Hobdell World Shoot XIV
2005 Revolver   Jerry Miculek   Ricardo López Tugendhat   Bjorn Dietrich World Shoot XIV
2008 Open   Eric Grauffel   KC Eusebio   Max Michel World Shoot XV
2008 Modified   Jojo Vidanes   Zdenek Henes   Michael Voigt World Shoot XV
2008 Standard   Travis Tomasie   Blake J. Miguez   Shannon Smith World Shoot XV
2008 Production   Adam Tyc   Matthew Mink   Bob Vogel World Shoot XV
2008 Revolver   Andrea Todeschini   Ricardo López Tugendhat   Phillipp A. Chua World Shoot XV
2011 Open   Eric Grauffel   Simon Racaza   KC Eusebio World Shoot XVI
2011 Modified   Zdenek Henes   Jerome Jovanne Morales   Rob Leatham World Shoot XVI
2011 Standard   Blake Miguez   Juan Carlos Jaime   Ted Puente World Shoot XVI
2011 Production   Bob Vogel   Ben Stoeger   Matthew Mink World Shoot XVI
2011 Revolver   Ricardo López Tugendhat   Jerry Miculek   Matthew Griffin World Shoot XVI
2014 Open   Max Michel   Shane Coley   Brodie McIntosh World Shoot XVII
2014 Standard   Nils Jonasson   Bob Vogel   Dave Sevigny World Shoot XVII
2014 Production   Eric Grauffel   Simon Racaza   Ben Stoeger World Shoot XVII
2014 Classic   Rob Leatham   Edward Rivera   Todd Jarrett World Shoot XVII
2014 Revolver   Ricardo López Tugendhat   Josh Lentz   Phillipp Chua World Shoot XVII
2017 Open   Jorge Ballesteros   Simon Racaza   Emile Obriot World Shoot XVIII
2017 Standard   Eric Grauffel   Bob Vogel   Nils Jonasson World Shoot XVIII
2017 Production   Ben Stoeger   Pavel Torgashov   Eduardo de Cobos World Shoot XVIII
2017 Classic   Elias Frangoulis   Jeufro Emil Lejano   Jethro Dionisio World Shoot XVIII
2017 Revolver   Michael William Poggie   Gerald Reiter   Joshua Lentz World Shoot XVIII
2022 Open   Christian Sailer   Edcel John Gino   Chris Tilley World Shoot XIX
2022 Standard   Kahlil Adrian Viray   Rolly Nathaniel Tecson   Nils Jonasson World Shoot XIX
2022 Production   Eric Grauffel   German Romitelli   Aeron Jhon Lanuza World Shoot XIX
2022 Classic   Jeufro Emil Lejano   Bartosz Szczesny   Alfredo Catalan Jr World Shoot XIX
2022 Revolver   Gerald Reiter   Sonny Prabowo   Kabin Susiwa World Shoot XIX
2022 Production Optics   Simon Racaza   Hassana Wijitpatima   Martin Kamenicek World Shoot XIX
2022 Production Optics Light   Xuefeng Cao   Phiranat Tanpairoh   Max Michel Jr World Shoot XIX

Lady category edit

 
From left to right: Ashley Rheuark, Lena Miculek and Maria Gushchina.
 
Ashley Rheuark at the 2017 IPSC Rifle World Shoot.
Year Division   Gold   Silver   Bronze Venue
1986   Kerry Lathwell World Shoot VII
1988   Debbie James   Judy Smith   Inez Behrendt World Shoot VIII
1991   Collette Barnes   Chanatel Accone   Ursula Lund 1991 World Shoot
1993 Open   Kay Clark Miculek   Collette Barnes   Kippi Boykin World Shoot X
1996 Open   Kay Clark Miculek   Mary Tan   Chantal Accone World Shoot XI
1999 Open   Athena Lee   Mary Grace Tan   Chantal Tam World Shoot XII
1999 Standard   Debbie Keehart World Shoot XII
2002 Open   Kaye Cabalatungan   Athena Lee   Gabriele Kraushofer World Shoot XIII
2002 Standard   Sharon Zaffiro   Joey Fischer   Michaela Horejsi World Shoot XIII
2002 Production   Debbie Keehart World Shoot XIII
2005 Open   Gabriele Kraushofer   Kay Clark Miculek   Linda Blowers World Shoot XIV
2005 Standard   Petra Tutschke   Julie Golob   Michaela Horejsi World Shoot XIV
2008 Open   Athena Lee   Gabriele Kraushofer   Katerina Sustrova World Shoot XV
2008 Standard   Claire Giles   Jannette Gonzaga   Birgit Gruber World Shoot XV
2008 Production   Ma. Inez F. Jorge   Oryza Shelley De Leon   Andrea Gasic World Shoot XV
2011 Open   Karla Blowers   Megan Francisco   Jessie Duff World Shoot XVI
2011 Standard   Randi Rogers   Tori Nonaka   Lisa Munson World Shoot XVI
2011 Production   Maria Gushchina   Julie Golob   Sara Dunivin World Shoot XVI
2014 Open   Karla Blowers   Martina Sera   Kaci Cochran World Shoot XVII
2014 Standard   Hilde Nakling   Tori Nonaka   Randi Rogers World Shoot XVII
2014 Production   Maria Gushchina   Christine Burkhalter   Julie Golob World Shoot XVII
2014 Classic   Anne Fonder   Leonora Darte   Bruna Mirandola World Shoot XVII
2017 Open   Karla Blowers   Jessie Duff   Kaci Lynn Cochran World Shoot XVIII
2017 Standard   Christine Burkhalter   Ashley Rheuark   Hilde Nakling World Shoot XVIII
2017 Production   Maria Gushchina   Violetta Boehm   Randi Rogers World Shoot XVIII
2017 Classic   Julie Golob   Jelena Savkovic   Grace Tamayo World Shoot XVIII
2017 Revolver   Vera Treskova   Olga Kuznetsova   Daria Zharkova World Shoot XVIII

Junior category edit

Year Division   Gold   Silver   Bronze Venue
1990   Suzy Ballantyne World Shoot IX
1992   J.D. Sprague Individual World Championship
1996 Open   Jeufro Lejano   Eric Grauffel   Roger Dy World Shoot XI
1999 Open   Eric Grauffel   Max Michel   Stephen Hinojales World Shoot XII
2002 Open   Chris Tilley   Martin Kamenicek Jr   Jorge Ballesteros World Shoot XIII
2002 Standard   Paul Clark Jnr   David Richtr   Giocondo Granai World Shoot XIII
2005 Open   Chris Tilley   BJ Norris   KC Eusebio World Shoot XIV
2005 Standard   Zdenek Liehne   Carlos Palma   Zdenek Svelha Jr World Shoot XIV
2005 Production   Adam Tyc   Galo Moreira   Luis Gonzalez World Shoot XIV
2008 Open   KC Eusebio   Brad Balsley   Shane Coley World Shoot XV
2008 Standard   Carlos Palma   Paolo Montera   Risto Hirvikallio World Shoot XV
2008 Production   Galo Moreira Icaza   Gustavo Liwko   Andrej Hrnciarik World Shoot XV
2011 Open   Shane Coley   Rhys Arthur   Ben Thompson World Shoot XVI
2011 Standard   Matthew Sweeney   Davide Bergami   Victor Dalmeida Arruda World Shoot XVI
2011 Production   Andrej Hrnciarik   Pavel Torgashov   Diomari Ivan Tayag World Shoot XVI
2014 Open   Simo Partanen   Kincaid Ross   Edcel John Gino World Shoot XVII
2014 Standard   Michael Ron Ligon   Vincentius Djajadiningrat   Gabriel Barbosa World Shoot XVII
2014 Production   Pavel Torgashov   Jacob Hetherington   Jason Katz World Shoot XVII
2017 Open   Mauro Kenji Murakami   Clement Caesar Ho   Dangdee Hongdalud World Shoot XVIII
2017 Standard   Kahlil Adrian Viray   Rolly Nathaniel Tecson   Mario Batista Neto World Shoot XVIII
2017 Production   Nikita Nemykin   Baptiste Felt   Danila Pakhomov World Shoot XVIII

Senior category edit

Year Division   Gold   Silver   Bronze Venue
1996 Open   Allan Zitta   Paul Bromfield   Martyn Speirs World Shoot XI
2002 Open   Miroslav Kamenicek   Alain Tarrade   Philippe Gibert World Shoot XIII
2002 Standard   Colin Amm   Ricardo Gentile   Peter Kressibucher World Shoot XIII
2002 Modified   Roger Stockbridge   Carlo Belletti   Dok Dokter World Shoot XIII
2005 Open   Miroslav Kamenicek   Frank Koch   Anthony Johnson World Shoot XIV
2005 Modified   Mario Riillo   Vaclav Martinek   Roberto Gilbert World Shoot XIV
2005 Standard   Esterino Magli   Ricardo Gentile   Peter Kressibucher World Shoot XIV
2005 Production   Daniel Torrevillas   John Michael France   Štefan Ács World Shoot XIV
2005 Revolver   Jerry Miculek   Lumir Safranek   Patrick Sweeney World Shoot XIV
2008 Open   Mario Riillo   Miroslav Kamenicek   Thierry Obriot World Shoot XV
2008 Modified   Gavino Mura   Kwok Kwong Tong   Antonio Gracia Infante World Shoot XV
2008 Standard   Esterino Magli   Lucimar Oliveira   Marlon G. Valencia World Shoot XV
2008 Production   Wilfredo Div Anglo   Daniel Torrevillas   Robert Hopper World Shoot XV
2008 Revolver   Zdenek Nemecek   Lumir Safranek   Tavesak Singsomboon World Shoot XV
2011 Open   Patrik Schneider   Hubert Thomas Montgomery   Guenther Weber World Shoot XVI
2011 Modified   Rob Leatham   Michael Voigt   Juergen Flass World Shoot XVI
2011 Standard   Lucimar Domingues Oliveira   Gottfried Post   Salvatore Simula World Shoot XVI
2011 Production   Peter Heller   Wilfredo Anglo   Francesco Servodio World Shoot XVI
2011 Revolver   Jerry Miculek   Zdeněk Němeček   Hermann Kirchweger World Shoot XVI
2014 Open   Michael Voigt   Paolo Andrea Ravizzini   Nelson Uygongco World Shoot XVII
2014 Standard   Emmanuel Bragg   Adriano Santarcangelo   Ron Avery World Shoot XVII
2014 Production   Frank Garcia   Guga Ribas   Gilbert Perez World Shoot XVII
2014 Classic   Rob Leatham   Todd Jarrett   Michel Nestolat World Shoot XVII
2014 Revolver   Hermann Kirchweger   Zdenek Nemecek   Jess Christensen World Shoot XVII
2017 Open   Frank Witters   Jose Zanon Blasco   Daniele Barbizzi World Shoot XVIII
2017 Standard   Emanuel Bragg   Reinhard Handl   Adriano Ciro Santarcangelo World Shoot XVIII
2017 Production   Jan Palka   Frank William Garcia   Angus Hobdell World Shoot XVIII
2017 Classic   Edoardo Buticchi   Narongsak Kaewmuangpet   Guido Ciccarelli World Shoot XVIII
2017 Revolver   Moacir de Azevedo   Markus Schneider   Olof Lindskog World Shoot XVIII

Super Senior category edit

Year Division   Gold   Silver   Bronze Venue
2008 Open   Philippe Gibert   Alain Tarrade   Carlo Belletti World Shoot XV
2008 Standard   Max Sen. Wiegand   Antonio Vaghi   Paul Clark World Shoot XV
2008 Production   Teodoro Rios Marrero   Colin Smith   Bob Sully World Shoot XV
2011 Open   Michael Auger   Jose Josias Lucena Ferreira   Miroslav Kamenicek World Shoot XVI
2011 Standard   Peter Kressibucher   Robbin Hudson   Hubert Muhlbacher World Shoot XVI
2011 Production   Max Wiegand   Bob Dunkley   Gerrit Dokter World Shoot XVI
2014 Open   Thierry Obriot   Giovanni Furio Liberti   Anthony Johnson World Shoot XVII
2014 Standard   Esterino Magli   Johnny Brister   Ricardo Gentile World Shoot XVII
2014 Production   Miroslav Kamenicek   Mauro Thompson   Edwin Gotamco World Shoot XVII
2014 Classic   Daniel Torrevillas   Robert Edward Dunkley   Randy Fisher World Shoot XVII
2014 Revolver   Aysen Elliot   Lumir Safranek   Tony Hyatt World Shoot XVII
2017 Open   Thierry Obriot   Wat Srijinta-Angkul   Philippe Gibert World Shoot XVIII
2017 Standard   Esterino Magli   Lucimar Domingues Oliveira   Israelito Pible World Shoot XVIII
2017 Production   Heribert Bettermann   Rob Hopper   Max Wiegand World Shoot XVIII
2017 Classic   Joel Gerard   Randy Fisher   Gert Erling Hansen World Shoot XVIII

Teams edit

Teams can consist of up to four athletes, with the three highest individual scores counting for the team results.

Overall teams edit

Year Division   Gold   Silver   Bronze Venue
1975 World Shoot I
1976 World Shoot II
1977   Rhodesia
100.00 % 8776.064 points 		  United States
99.53 % 8735.054 points 		  South Africa
88.98 % 7808.542 points 		World Shoot III
1979 World Shoot IV
1981 World Shoot V
1983   United States
100.00 % 		World Shoot VI
1986 World Shoot VII
1988   United States
100.00 % 		  Austria   United Kingdom World Shoot VIII
1990   United States World Shoot IX
1993 Open   United States
100.00 % 10574.2874 points 		  South Africa
89.09 % 9420.5502 points 		  United Kingdom
87.59 % 9261.8333 points 		World Shoot X
1996 Open World Shoot XI
1999 Open World Shoot XII
2002 Open World Shoot XIII
2002 Standard  
100.00 % 8471.4458 points
- Rob Leatham,
- Michael Voigt,
- Ron Avery,
- Phil Strader 		  South Africa
91.17 % 7723.0008 points
- Fabian Scott,
- Nick du Plessis,
- Gary Haltmann,
- Paul van Wyk 		  Italy
87.88 % 7444.9984 points
- Adriano Ciro Santarcangel,
- Guido Ciccarelli,
- Valter Tranquilli,
- Esterino Magli (DQ) 		World Shoot XIII
2005 Open World Shoot XIV
2008 Revolver   Italy
100.00 % 6887.00 points
- Andrea Todeschini,
- Igor Rosa Brusin,
- Luca Ricciardi,
- Claudio Zambonin 		World Shoot XV
2011 Open World Shoot XVI
2014 Open   United States
100.00 % 6544.1614 points
- Max Michel,
- Shane Coley,
- KC Eusebio,
- Chris Tilley 		  Czech Republic
93.79 % 6137.5093 points
- Martin Kamenicek,
- Miroslav Havlicek,
- Zdenek Henes 		  Australia
93.60 % 6125.3867 points
- Brodie McIntosh,
- Nick Kapor,
- Gareth Graham,
- David McConachie 		World Shoot XVII
2014 Standard   United States
100.00 % 6685.2494 points
- Nils Jonasson,
- Bob Vogel,
- Dave Sevigny,
- Emanuel Bragg 		  Italy
91.74 % 6132.9641 points
- Cosimo Panetta,
- Gregorio Tassone,
- Max Bragagnolo,
- Giulio Del Rosario 		  Spain
87.51 % 5850.5001 points
- Juan Carlos Jaime Diaz,
- Gorka Ibanez,
- Jesus Ferreiro,
- David Davite 		World Shoot XVII
2014 Production   United States
100.00 % 6679.5259 points
- Simon Racaza,
- Ben Stoeger,
- Matthew Mink 		  Czechia
94.53 % 6313.8761 points
- Robin Sebo,
- Zdenek Liehne,
- Miroslav Zapletal,
- Michal Stepan 		  France
90.49 % 6044.1766 points
- Eric Grauffel,
- Louis Adrien Guichard,
- Mathieu Lavergne,
- Baptiste Felt 		World Shoot XVII
2014 Classic   United States
100.00 % 6346.8120 points
- Rob Leatham,
- Todd Jarrett,
- Gary Byerly,
- Keith Dilworth 		  Philippines
99.95 % 6343.9388 points
- Edward Rivera,
- Wilfredo Jr Martin,
- Jerome Morales,
- William Magalong 		  Italy
96.47 % 6122.8449 points
- Edoardo Buticchi,
- Roberto Vezzoli,
- Mauro Di Prospero,
- Mario Piccioni 		World Shoot XVII
2014 Revolver   United States
100.00 % 6184.8829 points
- Josh Lentz,
- David Olhasso,
- Cliff Walsh,
- Elliot Aysen 		  Austria
96.13 % 5945.4234 points
- Gerald Reiter,
- Hermann Kirchweger,
- Reinhard Handl,
- Robert Kroiss 		  Brazil
91.93 % 5685.5642 points
- Moacyr Azevedo,
- Wagner Almeida,
- Daniel Polverini,
- Rogerio Rosas 		World Shoot XVII

Lady teams edit

Year Division   Gold   Silver   Bronze Venue
1975 World Shoot I
1976 World Shoot II
1977 World Shoot III
1979 World Shoot IV
1981 World Shoot V
1983 World Shoot VI
1986 World Shoot VII
1988 World Shoot VIII
1990 World Shoot IX
1993 Open   United States
100.00 % 4738.5045 points 		  United Kingdom
94.30 % 4468.4663 points 		  South Africa
92.06 % 4362.2500 points 		World Shoot X
1996 Open World Shoot XI
1999 Open World Shoot XII
2002 Open World Shoot XIII
2002 Standard   United States
100.00 % 		World Shoot XIII
2005 Open World Shoot XIV
2008 Open World Shoot XV
2011 Open World Shoot XVI
2014 Open World Shoot XVII

See also edit

References edit

  • Match Report - 1977 Handgun World Shoot, Rhodesia
  • Match Results - 1983 Handgun World Shoot, USA - American Handgunnger March/ April 1984, page 34
  • Match Results - 1988 Handgun World Shoot - USPSA Front Sight November/ December 1988, page 9 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  • Match Results - 1990 Handgun World Shoot, Australia
  • Match Results - 1991 Individual World Championship, South Africa Archived 2013-01-20 at the Wayback Machine
  • Match Results - 1993 Handgun World Shoot, England - Diligentia: The Official Newsletter of IPSC Canada, February 1994, page 26
  • Match Results - 1996 Handgun World Shoot, Brazil - USPSA Frontsight 3. 1997, page 14 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  • Match Results - 1999 Handgun World Shoot, Philippines
  • Match Results - 2002 Handgun World Shoot, South Africa Archived 2020-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
  • IPSC :: Match Results - 2005 Handgun World Shoot, Ecuador
  • IPSC :: Match Results - 2008 Handgun World Shoot, Indonesia
  • IPSC :: Match Results - 2011 Handgun World Shoot, Greece
  • IPSC :: Match Results - 2014 Handgun World Shoot, United States
  1. ^ International Practical Shooting Confederation - IPSC Shooting Principles and Rules - Pistol - February 1989 - Edition 8.1
  2. ^ IPSC.org :: IPSC Match Ratings
  3. ^ EYE ON THE TARGET: Karla aims for next international title | Fraser Coast Chronicle
  4. ^ PressReader.com - Connecting People Through News
  5. ^ "IPSC History of Champions", accessed February 11, 2015.

External links edit

  • Promo: 2014 IPSC Handgun World Shoot, Florida, United States

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