The 2025 IPSC Handgun World Shoot XX was held at Frontier Shooting Range, Stilfontein, near Matlosana, South Africa between 22 and 27 August.[1][2][3] This year's edition is a six-day event, consisting of more than 1600 competitors shooting a total of 30 stages, making each competitor prove their skills are fast and accurate with nearly 600 rounds.[4]
Eric Grauffel (FRA) won the largest division (Production Optics). Emile Obriot (FRA) won silver and Jacob Hetherington (USA) bronze.[5]
Results
Standard
The Standard division had 280 participants. Philippines bagged the gold and silver with Rolly Tecson scoring 100.00% Overall and Kahlil Adrian Viray scoring 99.93%. The USA got bronze with Scott Brown scoring 95.30%.[5][6]
Overall
Overall
Competitor
Points
Overall Match Percent
Gold
Rolly Tecson
2647.3006
100.00%
Silver
Kahlil Adrian Viray
2645.4314
99.93%
Bronze
Scott Brown
2522.8785
95.30%
Junior
Junior
Competitor
Points
Category Match Percent
Overall Match Percent
Gold
Ryan Hladík
2217.3331
100.00%
77.86%
Silver
Kilian Molitor
1681.3100
81.57%
63.51%
Bronze
Naruethon Jarupianlert
1639.6200
79.54%
61.94%
Lady
Lady
Competitor
Points
Category Match Percent
Overall Match Percent
Gold
Margaux Nycz
2005.0300
100.00%
75.74%
Silver
Kanyanat Prasertcharoensuk
1632.7000
81.43%
61.67%
Bronze
Pattharathida Makaew
1617.6400
80.68%
61.11%
Lady Senior
Lady Senior
Competitor
Points
Category Match Percent
Overall Match Percent
Gold
Eurika Du Plooy
1335.5300
100.00%
50.45%
Silver
Elsa Joaquim
1308.0400
97.94%
49.41%
Bronze
Zuzana Botková
1287.2800
96.39%
48.63%
Senior
Senior
Competitor
Points
Category Match Percent
Overall Match Percent
Gold
Josef Rakusan
2217.3331
100.00%
83.76%
Silver
Petr Znamenacek
2077.9008
93.71%
78.49%
Bronze
Slavko Obradović
2011.9587
90.74%
76.00%
Super Senior
S.Senior
Competitor
Points
Category Match Percent
Overall Match Percent
Gold
Adriano Ciro Santarcangelo
1949.1100
100.00%
73.63%
Silver
Jesus Ferreiro Rodriguez
1846.8900
94.76%
69.76%
Bronze
Ilya Gubin
1776.1500
91.13%
67.09%
Grand Senior
Grand Senior
Competitor
Points
Category Match Percent
Overall Match Percent
Gold
Esterino Magli
1692.0300
100.00%
63.92%
Silver
Dietmar Rauer
1430.6900
84.55%
54.04%
Bronze
Slavek Kurczewski
1355.4900
80.11%
51.20%
Teams [7]
Teams
Members
Points
Overall
Gold
Rolly Tecson, Kahlil Adrian Viray, Joseph Jr Bernabe, Akeem Adrian Viray
7496.7014
Silver
Scott Brown, Gianni Giordano, Joseph Sauerland, Robert Krogh
7275.6379
Bronze
Zdenek Liehne, Martin Krejčí, Josef Rakusan, Petr Znamenacek
6775.8730
Senior
Gold
Adriano Ciro Santarcangelo, Giulio Del Rosario, Paolo Paoletti, Leonardo Bettoni
5774.8269
Silver
Jesus Ferreiro Rodriguez, Jose Vicente Turiegano Lacarte, Juan Jose Rojas Rodriguez, Antonio Comeche Martínez
5341.8858
Bronze
Jose Antero Cardoso, Jean Engelbrecht, Matthew Da Silva, Maciek Michalski
5313.4160
Classic
Classic division was the second smallest division with 142 competitors. There was a close race for the third place with four competitors being in 0.73 percent of each other [5]
Overall
Overall
Competitor
Points
Overall Match Percent
Gold
Robert Černigoj
2597.9894
100.00%
Silver
Jeffrey Cawthon
2499.4743
96.21%
Bronze
Jakub Marx
2487.2600
95.74%
Lady
Lady
Competitor
Points
Category Match Percent
Overall Match Percent
Gold
Jalise Williams
2315.0417
100.00%
89.11%
Silver
Nannalin Luangprasert
1693.3254
73.14%
65.18%
Bronze
Lenn lie Grace Onahon
1619.4403
69.95%
62.33%
Senior
Senior
Competitor
Points
Category Match Percent
Overall Match Percent
Gold
György Batki
2327.6883
100.00%
89.60%
Silver
Jethro Dionisio
1816.6255
98.88%
88.59%
Bronze
Daryl Gascon
1801.8980
93.55%
83.82%
Super Senior
S. Senior
Competitor
Points
Category Match Percent
Overall Match Percent
Gold
Nicola Domenico Pedroli
1968.5099
100.00%
75.77%
Silver
Valter Tranquilli
1904.9112
96.77%
73.32%
Bronze
Antonio Cases
1819.4016
92.43%
70.03%
Grand Senior
Grand Senior
Competitor
Points
Category Match Percent
Overall Match Percent
Gold
Carlos Bicalho
1633.8933
100.00%
62.89%
Silver
Andre Van Straaten
1412.6887
86.46%
54.38%
Bronze
Joel Gerard
1355.7435
82.98%
52.18%
Teams [7]
Teams
Members
Points
Overall
Gold
Jeffrey Cawthon, Jeremy Reid, Tim Herron, Jalise Williams
7214.8558
Silver
Lenard Lopez, Vincent Thomas R de Luzuriaga, Alfredo Jr. Catalan, Jeufro Lejano
7207.3433
Bronze
Vincenzo Mundo, Francesco Losi, Vittorio Anesa, Lorenzo Masieri
6792.1394
Senior
Gold
György Batki, Marcin Ciesielski, Gyula Miglecz, Mihaly Bobaly
6415.6973
Silver
Jethro Dionisio, Daryl Gascon, Reginald Dimayuga, Hermenegildo Jr. Junio
6286.3284
Bronze
Antonio Sciurpi, Nicola Domenico Pedroli, Marcello Baldelli, Filippo Peruccacci
6062.5443
Revolver
The Revolver division was the smallest division in this World Shoot with only 37 competitors. Jay Slater secured the third place with only 0,04 percent ahead of Alex Bakken who finished fourth.[5]
Overall
Overall
Competitor
Points
Overall Match Percent
Gold
Michael Poggie
2617.1949
100.00%
Silver
Rich Wolfe
2504.4075
95.69%
Bronze
Jay Slater
2452.6563
93.71%
Senior
Senior
Competitor
Points
Category Match Percent
Overall Match Percent
Gold
Gerald Reiter
2252.0272
100.00%
86.05%
Silver
Moacir Azevedo
2112.6084
93.81%
80.72%
Bronze
Norasaed Chatratthapong
2034.7276
90.35%
77.74%
Teams [7]
Teams
Members
Points
Overall
Gold
Michael Poggie, Rich Wolfe, Jay Slater, Alex Bakken
Madeline Muller, Sasha-Lee Du Plessis, Jennifer Timmer, Kirsty Bohler
5497.0817
Senior
Gold
Muhammed Ahmed Kolia, Austen Stockbridge, Alex Gogos, Neil Taylor
6202.6212
Silver
Gianluca Mulazzani, Roberto Vezzoli, Francesco Cerniglia, Matteo Pellegris
6080.4699
Bronze
David Murphy, Ben Hardt, Samir Patel, Zuoming Zheng
6042.8376
Super Senior
Gold
Niclas Dal, Stefan Ekstedt, Kent Stangvik
5399.3644
Silver
Justin Naidoo, Hendrik Engelbrecht, Jonathan Fouche, Herman Schreiber
4943.1319
Bronze
Rune Vikeby, Tony Østreng Tsigakis, Karl Jørgen Torkildsen, Lars Flugstad
4921.8667
Production
The second largest Division (421 competitors) was won by Mason Lane (USA). Argentina secured the second and third place with German Romitelli and Juan Pablo Duran[5][6]
Overall
Overall
Competitor
Points
Overall Match Percent
Gold
Mason Lane
2584.7700
100.00%
Silver
German Romitelli
2563.2000
99.17%
Bronze
Juan Pablo Duran
2539.2900
98.24%
Junior
Junior
Competitor
Points
Category Match Percent
Overall Match Percent
Gold
Julian Gonzalez
2319.4000
100.00%
89.73%
Silver
Acol Bullet Pascual
2282.2200
98.40%
88.29%
Bronze
František Blaha
2235.5500
96.39%
86.49%
Lady
Lady
Competitor
Points
Category Match Percent
Overall Match Percent
Gold
Camilla Almici
2178.6100
100.00%
84.29%
Silver
Petra Nemcova
2027.4400
93.06%
78.44%
Bronze
Sissal Skaale
2002.4400
91.91%
77.47%
Lady Senior
Lady Senior
Competitor
Points
Category Match Percent
Overall Match Percent
Gold
Rosa Maria Domènech Mestres
1616.4600
100.00%
62.54%
Silver
Carina Randolph
1557.2100
96.33%
60.25%
Bronze
Lise Mahoney
1490.3400
92.20%
57.66%
Senior
Senior
Competitor
Points
Category Match Percent
Overall Match Percent
Gold
Eduardo De Cobos Abreu
2450.9900
100.00%
92.82%
Silver
Ljubiša Momčilović
2209.5700
90.15%
85.48%
Bronze
Claudio Cozzella
2199.7400
89.75%
85.10%
Super Senior
S. Senior
Competitor
Points
Category Match Percent
Overall Match Percent
Gold
Edoardo Roberto Buticchi
1956.9700
100.00%
75.71%
Silver
Iosif Iosif
1923.9200
98.31%
74.43%
Bronze
Adrian Burgos
1876.0100
95.86%
72.58%
Teams [7]
Teams
Members
Points
Overall
Gold
German Romitelli, Juan Pablo Duran, Gaston Quindi Vallerga, Franco Savarelli
7599.2256
Silver
Mason Lane, Nils Jonasson, Sal Luna, Casey Reed
7556.7793
Bronze
Federico Trionfetti, Valerio Passalia, Mirko Carapacchi, Silvio Maria Perongini
7109.3977
Lady
Gold
Camilla Almici, Chiara Neviani, Monica Rasi Caldogno, Virginia Sassu
5775.9042
Silver
Alexandra Darias, Airi Rodríguez Domènech, Rosa Maria Domènech Mestres, Yuraima Díaz González
5529.9569
Bronze
Patcharin Innhom, Anda Johnmee, Manatsanun Ariyarattanahirun
5509.6525
Senior
Gold
Claudio Cozzella, Gianluca Passalia, Giovanni Zuccolo, Andrea Iorfino
6390.0333
Silver
Ladislav Hanzlicek, Vaclav Vinduska, Michael Strýc, Zdeněk Němeček
6206.7920
Bronze
Sergiy Oskoma, Buenaventura Darias Medina, Santiago Manuel del Pozo Burruecos, Jose ManuelL Rodríguez Conde
5821.3115
Super Senior
Gold
Thomas Grobler, Wayne Hammond, Andy Charalambous, Herman Steenkamp
Ludwig Bowakow, Reinhard Kelterbaum, Armin Terving
4240.7993
Open
All 3 medals in Open Overall were won by US Shooters. Christian Sailer came in first with Michael Hwang and Bryan Jones following on second and third place.[5][6]
Overall
Overall
Competitor
Points
Overall Match Percent
Gold
Christian Sailer
2684.9400
100.00%
Silver
Michael Hwang
2548.4800
94.92%
Bronze
Bryan Jones
2505.1500
93.30%
Junior
Junior
Competitor
Points
Category Match Percent
Overall Match Percent
Gold
Siraphob Hemmala
2300.7800
100.00%
85.69%
Silver
Gian Gumagay
2264.8900
98.44%
84.36%
Bronze
Luisito Miguel De Guzman
2187.6200
95.08%
81.48%
Lady
Lady
Competitor
Points
Category Match Percent
Overall Match Percent
Gold
Denny Rossetto
2128.2600
100.00%
79.27%
Silver
Erin Mattea Micor
2056.9500
96.65%
76.61%
Bronze
Martina Sera
2031.1800
95.44%
75.65%
Lady Senior
Lady Senior
Competitor
Points
Category Match Percent
Overall Match Percent
Gold
Margit Steurer
1704.0400
100.00%
63.47%
Silver
Carina Trevisani
1519.5600
89.17%
56.60%
Bronze
Barbara Franchini
1515.4900
88.93%
56.44%
Senior
Senior
Competitor
Points
Category Match Percent
Overall Match Percent
Gold
Brodie McIntosh
2473.5400
100.00%
92.13%
Silver
Daniel Horacio Minaglia
2405.5600
97.25%
89.59%
Bronze
Henning Wallgren
2227.8600
90.07%
82.98%
Super Senior
S. Senior
Competitor
Points
Category Match Percent
Overall Match Percent
Gold
Joe Draghi
2098.9100
100.00%
78.17%
Silver
Frank William Garcia
2021.3600
96.31%
75.29%
Bronze
Leighton Oosthuisen
1958.3300
93.30%
72.94%
Grand Senior
Grand Senior
Competitor
Points
Category Match Percent
Overall Match Percent
Gold
José Josias Lucena Ferreira
1635.5900
100.00%
60.92%
Silver
Jaime Roberto Maia Saldanha
1572.1400
96.12%
58.55%
Bronze
Carlo Belletti
1570.9800
96.05%
58.51%
Teams [7]
Teams
Members
Points
Overall
Gold
Christian Sailer, Bryan Jones, John Vlieger, Aaron Eddins
7652.4436
Silver
Robin Šebo, Miroslav Havlíček, Marek Neumann, Martin Navrátil
7061.5593
Bronze
Jaime Saldanha Jr, Joao Carlos Stevenson Carvalho, Marcio Gabriel Caplan de Araujo, Nicolas Fiorini Oechsler
Frank William Garcia, Leighton Oosthuisen, Manuel Rodero, James Boone
5889.4019
Silver
Hubert Montgomery, David Coetzee, Eddie Smith, Kenny Van Der Merwe
5579.5205
Bronze
Vorapol Kulchairattana, Sasavat Sirison, Wat Srijinta-anggul
4985.3200
Family Teams
Family Teams consist of two members, one being a Junior and the other either a parent or grandparent of the Junior. It is not necessary that both members compete in the same division.[8][9]
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