Practical handgun | |
Formerly: | Practical pistol[1] |
Sport: | Practical shooting |
Founded: | In the 1970s |
Motto: | "Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas" (DVC), Latin for "precision, power, speed" |
Teams: | National teams |
Country: | Over 100 |
Venue: | Shooting ranges |
Confed: | African, Australasian, European and Pan-American Zones |
Champion: | Ben Stoeger |
Champ Season: | 2017 |
Most Champs: | Eric Grauffel (9 times) |
Classification: | ICS (IPSC Classification System) |
Qualification: | Region dependent number of slots. Regional selection procedures. |
Related Comps: | IPSC Rifle, Shotgun and Action Air World Shoots |
Levels: | 5 |
Domestic Cup: | National championships |
Current: | 2022 IPSC Handgun World Shoot |
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.
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]
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.
The following is a list of previous and current Handgun World Champions:[5]
Year | Division | Gold | Silver | Bronze | World Shoot |
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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 |
Year | Division | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Venue |
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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 |
Year | Division | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Venue |
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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 |
Year | Division | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Venue |
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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 |
Year | Division | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Venue |
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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 can consist of up to four athletes, with the three highest individual scores counting for the team results.
Year | Division | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Venue |
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1975 | World Shoot I | ||||
1976 | World Shoot II | ||||
1977 | 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 | 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 |
Year | Division | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Venue |
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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 main article: world championships.