Competitive shotgun match
Daniel Horner firing his shotgun at a flying clay target during a match in South Carolina , U.S. in 2017
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 .
History
The 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 fourth Shotgun World Shoot has been awarded to Thailand , and was planned to be held in 2021, but moved to 2023 due to COVID-19 . The next World Shoot is held in Corinth , Greece late September 2026.
List of Shotgun World Shoots
Individual champions
The following is a list of previous and current Shotgun World Champions:[ 3]
Overall Category
Lady Category
Lady Senior Category
Year
Division
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Venue
2023
Standard
Jane Van Wyk
Pacharin Ronsirichairattana
Marion Stuber
World Shoot IV
Junior Category
Senior Category
Super Senior Category
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
2023
Manual
Davide Bellini
Kieyaam Klein
Pierre Brochard
World Shoot IV
2023
Standard
Nicolaas Du Plessis
Michael Siva-Jothy
Danilo Mainardi
World Shoot IV
2023
Open
Fabio Teodori
Vorapol Kulchairattana
Suthep Taithongchai
World Shoot IV
2023
Modified
Doroteo Palines
Thitivachra Thanupongvarich
Thanayot Changthong
World Shoot IV
Grand Senior Category
Year
Division
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Venue
2023
Open
Joel Neville Cohen
Irving Robert Stevenson
Carlo Belletti
World Shoot IV
See also
References
External links
World championships (level 5)
Continental championships (level 4)
Handgun Rifle Shotgun Tournament Action Air
Regional championships (level 3)
Handgun Rifle Shotgun Tournament Mini-Rifle Action Air