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 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.

History
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.

List of Handgun World Shoots

 * 1975 Handgun World Shoot in Zürich, Switzerland
 * 1976 Handgun World Shoot in Salzburg, Austria
 * 1977 Handgun World Shoot in Salisbury, Rhodesia
 * 1979 Handgun World Shoot in Roodepoort, Johannesburg, South Africa
 * 1981 Handgun World Shoot in Johannesburg, South Africa
 * 1983 Handgun World Shoot in Virginia, United States
 * 1986 Handgun World Shoot in Florida, United States
 * 1988 Handgun World Shoot in Caracas, Venezuela
 * 1990 Handgun World Shoot in Adelaide, Australia
 * 1991 Individual Handgun World Championship, Johannesburg, South Africa
 * 1993 Handgun World Shoot at the National Shooting Centre at Bisley, Bisley, Surrey, England
 * 1996 Handgun World Shoot in Brasilia, Brazil
 * 1999 Handgun World Shoot in Cebu, Philippines
 * 2002 Handgun World Shoot in Pietersburg, South Africa
 * 2005 Handgun World Shoot in Guayaquil, Ecuador
 * 2008 Handgun World Shoot in Bali, Indonesia
 * 2011 Handgun World Shoot in Rhodes, Greece
 * 2014 Handgun World Shoot in Frostproof, Florida, United States
 * 2017 Handgun World Shoot at the National Shooting Center in Châteauroux, France
 * 2022 Handgun World Shoot in Thailand

Individual Champions


The following is a list of previous and current Handgun World Champions:

Teams
Teams can consist of up to four athletes, with the three highest individual scores counting for the team results.