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The IPSC Shotgun World Shoot is the highest level shotgun match within the
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(IPSC) and consists of several days and at least 30 separate courses of fire. The Shotgun World Shoots are held
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on a rotational cycle with the other two main IPSC disciplines
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and
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History

The first Shotgun World Shoot was held in 2012 in
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, and consisted of 30 stages over 5 days and over 400 competitors. The subsequent 2015 Shotgun World Shoot was held at the "Le Tre Piume" shooting range near
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. The match had 30 stages over 5 days, and 635 competitors from 30 nations. The 2018 Shotgun World Shoot was held at the
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in
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and consisted of 30 stages over 7 days, and 656 competitors from 39 nations. The next Shotgun World Shoot has been awarded to
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, and will be held in 2021.


List of Shotgun World Shoots

* 2012 Shotgun World Shoot in
Debrecen Debrecen ( , is Hungary's second-largest city, after Budapest, the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar County. A city with county rights, it was the largest Hungarian city in the 18th century and i ...
,
Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...
* 2015 Shotgun World Shoot in
Agna Agna is a town and commune in the province of Padua, in the Veneto region of northern Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of t ...
,
Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
* 2018 Shotgun World Shoot at the
National Shooting Center The National Shooting Center, known as the Olympic Shooting Centre during the 2016 Summer Olympics, is a firing range in Deodoro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The range was opened in 2007 and was upgraded to host the shooting (sport), sports shooting e ...
,
Châteauroux Châteauroux (; ; oc, Chasteurós) is the capital city of the French department of Indre, central France and the second-largest town in the province of Berry, after Bourges. Its residents are called ''Castelroussins'' () in French. Climate Ch ...
,
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
* 2022 Shotgun World Shoot in
Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...


Individual champions

The following is a list of previous and current Shotgun World Champions:IPSC History of Champions
, accessed February 11, 2015.


Overall Category


Lady Category


Junior Category


Senior Category


Super Senior Category


See also

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IPSC Handgun World Shoots 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. The Handgun World Shoots are held triennial ...
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IPSC Rifle World Shoots The IPSC Rifle World Shoot is the highest level rifle match within the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) which consists of several days and at least 30 separate courses of fire. The Rifle World Shoots are held triennially o ...
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IPSC Action Air World Shoots The IPSC Action Air World Shoot is the highest level Action Air match within the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC). The Action Air World Shoots are currently held triennially on the same cycle as the IPSC Shotgun World Shoots. ...
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List of world sports championships The following is a list of world sports championships, including some sporting events which use a different name with a similar meaning. In some sports, there is a world series, but that term usually has a somewhat different meaning. Tournament ...


References


IPSC :: Match Results - 2012 Shotgun World ShootIPSC :: Match Results - 2015 Shotgun World Shoot


External links


Promo: 2015 IPSC Shotgun World Shoot, ItalyShotgun World Shoot II
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