Competitive shotgun match
Daniel Horner firing his shotgun at a flying clay target during a match inSouth Carolina , U.S. in 2017Practical Shotgun 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 Shooting ranges Confederation African, Australasian, European and Pan-American Zones Most recent champion Lucas Roth de Oliveira (2023 )Qualification Region dependent number of slots. Regional selection procedures. Level on pyramid 5 Domestic cup National championships Related competitions IPSC Handgun ,Rifle andAction Air World Shoots Official website ipsc .org 2021 IPSC Shotgun World Shoot
TheIPSC Shotgun World Shoot is the highest levelshotgun match within theInternational Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) and consists of several days and at least 30 separate courses of fire.[ 1] The Shotgun World Shoots are heldtriennially on a rotational cycle with the other two main IPSC disciplinesHandgun andRifle .
The first Shotgun World Shoot was heldin 2012 inDebrecen ,Hungary , and consisted of 30 stages over 5 days and over 400 competitors.[ 2] The subsequent2015 Shotgun World Shoot was held at the "Le Tre Piume" shooting range nearAgna ,Italy . The match had 30 stages over 5 days, and 635 competitors from 30 nations. The2018 Shotgun World Shoot was held at theNational Shooting Centre inChâteauroux ,France and consisted of 30 stages over 7 days, and 656 competitors from 39 nations. The forth Shotgun World Shoot has been awarded toThailand , and was planned to be held in 2021, but moved to 2023 due toCOVID-19 . The next World Shoot is held inCorinth ,Greece late September 2026.
List of Shotgun World Shoots [ edit ] Individual champions [ edit ] The following is a list of previous and current Shotgun World Champions:[ 3]
Lady Senior Category [ edit ] Year Division Gold Silver BronzeVenue 2023 Standard Jane Van Wyk Pacharin Ronsirichairattana Marion StuberWorld Shoot IV
Super Senior Category [ edit ] Year Division Gold Silver BronzeVenue 2012 Open Furio Liberti Carlo Belletti Michael John ScarlettWorld Shoot I 2015 Open Amedeo Sessa Carlo Belletti Massimo CorazziniWorld Shoot II 2015 Standard Gavino Mura Roberto Maritato Sergio FontanelliWorld Shoot II 2015 Manual Lumir Safranek Lothar Ring Massimo GrassiWorld Shoot II 2018 Open Giovanni Liberti Apostolos Bechtsoudis Michael LautenschlagerWorld Shoot III 2018 Standard Karl Blum Bernd Wiessner Amedeo SessaWorld Shoot III 2018 Manual Matti Mikkola Lothar Ring Thanapol KuichairatanaWorld Shoot III 2023 Manual Davide Bellini Kieyaam Klein Pierre BrochardWorld Shoot IV 2023 Standard Nicolaas Du Plessis Michael Siva-Jothy Danilo MainardiWorld Shoot IV 2023 Open Fabio Teodori Vorapol Kulchairattana Suthep TaithongchaiWorld Shoot IV 2023 Modified Doroteo Palines Thitivachra Thanupongvarich Thanayot ChangthongWorld Shoot IV
Grand Senior Category [ edit ] Year Division Gold Silver BronzeVenue 2023 Open Joel Neville Cohen Irving Robert Stevenson Carlo BellettiWorld Shoot IV
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