sábado, 28 de outubro de 2017

Jolyn Beer emerges from a thrilling match to claim her first ISSF trophy

Final 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women

ISSF World Cup Final Rifle / Pistol / Shotgun · New Delhi, IND

A tight battle between Beer, Croatia’s Snjezana Pejcic and People’s Republic of China’s Zhang Yiwen and Shi Mengyao finally crowned the German 23-year-old, who won the first ISSF World Cup Final title of her career. Pejcic took Silver, while Zhang finished 3rd.

An exciting and tight duel between non-other than four shooters ended with Germany’s Jolyn Beer winning the women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions trophy in New Delhi (IND), where the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range is currently hosting the 2017 ISSF World Cup final.

To claim her first career ISSF crystal globe, Beer prevailed over multi-decorated shooter Snjezana Pejcic of Croatia, who were on top of the table at the end of both the kneeling and the prone position.

A perfect 10.9 on shot 43 turned out to be crucial for Beer, who grabbed the lead and found herself sitting on a 0.9-point advantage on Pejcic with just one shot left to fire. There, the German 23-year-old nailed an almost perfect 10.8, finishing with 459.9 points and claiming the brightest medal.

“2016 was a great year for,” said Beer after the podium. “And this season I shot even a little bit better. It feels great to win this trophy, I wondered about it last night and now I can’t believe it… It’s amazing!”

“Now I’ll go back to my military duties, and by the end of the year I’ll shoot in some selection matches for next year’s European Championship,” she concluded. “I’ll also shoot in a couple of World Cup stages, to prepare at my best for the World Championship in Changwon.”

Hitting a bad 9.3 on her final shot, Pejcic concluded with 457.5 points, taking 2nd place and preceding People’s Republic of China Zhang Yiwen, whom she had just beaten in a shoot-off for the Bronze medal position. The Chinese 21-year-old then finished with 448.2 points.

After momentarily taking the lead with a remarkable 10.5 on her 41st shot, 19-year-old Shi Mengyao, also of the People’s Republic of China, nailed a disappointing 9.0-9.6 combination, sliding down and finishing in 4th place with 436.9 points.

Shi was followed the third Chinese final participant, 28-year-old Zhang Binbin, who took 5th place with 425.3 points, and by 26-year-old Denmark’s shooter Stine Nielsen, 6th with 414.3.

A second German finalist was eliminated after the 40th shot: 23-year-old Selina Gschwandtner, in fact, failed to find the right pace and took 8th place with 398.0 points, while Singapore’s Jasmine Ser Xiang Wei (27) concluded in 7th position with 402.5 points.

RESULTS - 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women

1. BEER Jolyn

2. PEJCIC Snjezana

3. ZHANG Yiwen

28.10.2017

Marco Vettoretti

Posted by Thom Erik Syrdahl

Source: - ISSF Website

sexta-feira, 27 de outubro de 2017

China’s Hu sets another record in New Delhi, bags his first World Cup Final trophy

Final Double Trap Men

ISSF World Cup Final Rifle / Pistol / Shotgun · New Delhi, IND

The 39-year-old sealed his season with the new Double Trap Men World Record and his first ISSF World Cup Final trophy, adding it to the World Championship Bronze he won in Moscow last September. India’s first-time participant Sangram Dahiya won Silver, while Italy’s Davide Gasparini claimed the Bronze medal.

An almost-perfect performance sealed the most packed day of the schedule at the Dr. Karni Shooting Range in New Delhi (IND).

In the fourth final of the day, indeed, People’s Republic of China’s 39-year-old Hu Binyuan hit 79 out of 80 clays in the Double Trap Men final, securing the first ISSF crystal globe of his multi-decorated career and adding another achievement to the Bronze medal he claimed at the ISSF World Championship Shotgun in Moscow (RUS) last September.

Sailing towards the brightest medal with no hesitation, Hu put a relevant gap between him and his main rival, first-time World Cup Final participant Sangram Dahiya (27) of India, who eventually finished in 2nd place and collected the Silver medal with 76 hits.

Alongside Hu and Dahiya, the podium was completed by Italy’s Davide Gasparini: the 28-year-old took the second World Cup Final Bronze if his career, hitting 56 clays out of 60 and taking Italy’s tally in New Delhi to four total medals: one Gold, two Silvers and one Bronze.

Leader of the World Ranking and two-time World Cup medalist this year, Ankur Mittal (25) of India finished in 4th position, crushing 45 out of 50 targets in his World Cup Final debut.

Mittal was followed by 32-year-old Khaled Alkaabi of the United Arab Emirates, who took 5th place with 35 hits, and by British talent James Dedman, the World Championship Junior Gold medalist in Moscow (RUS) last September. The 19-year-old shooter, who also won a World Cup Bronze in New Delhi this year, finished with 24 hits out of 30 clays and placed 6th.

The ISSF World Cup Final in New Delhi (IND) will continue tomorrow with two more finals: the50m Rifle 3 Positions Women, scheduled at 12:00 pm (UTC+5:30); and the Trap Women, scheduled at 3:30 pm.

Live results of the competition, news and updates will be available on www.issf-sports.org and on all ISSF social media platforms: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Weibo and Youku.

RESULTS - Double Trap Men

1. HU Binyuan

2. DAHIYA Sangram

3. GASPARINI Davide

27.10.2017

PHOTOS - Final Double Trap Men

NEW DELHI - OCTOBER 27: (L-R) Silver medalist Sangram DAHIYA (IND), Gold medalist Binyuan HU (CHN) and Bronze medalist Davide GASPARINI (ITA) pose with their medals after the Double Trap Men Final at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Ranges during Day 4 of the ISSF World Cup Final Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun on October 27, 2017 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Nicolo Zangirolami)

27.10.2017

Marco Vettoretti

Posted by Thom Erik Syrdahl

Source: - ISSF Webste

20-year-old Kim bests world number one Zhang to climb atop the podium in New Delhi

Final 25m Pistol Women

ISSF World Cup Final Rifle / Pistol / Shotgun · New Delhi, IND

At the end of an intense final, Republic of Korea’s Kim Minjung secured the ISSF World Cup Final trophy in the 25m Pistol Women event, the first of her young career. On the podium, she preceded World Ranking leader Zhang Jingjing of the People’s Republic of China and Serbia’s Zorana Arunovic, who respectively took Silver and Bronze.

The 25m Pistol Women seasonal title was awarded to Republic of Korea’s 20-year-old Kim Minjung, who collected the first ISSF crystal globe of her career at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi (IND).

Kim battled through the whole final with the current leader of the World Ranking in this event, People’s Republic of China Zhang Jingjing, who held the top position from the first to the second-to-last series, but finished tied with Kim at the end of the 10th one. There, with both shooters at 34 total hits, a shoot-off for the Gold medal was needed: the fifth and most important of the match.

In the most crucial moment of the final, Kim shot perfectly, nailing a 5-hit series and taking the Gold medal and the title, while Zhang hit 3 and finished in 2nd place. For the Chinese 28-year-old it’s the fourth World Cup Final medal after two Golds and a Bronze.

At the end of the ninth series both Kim and Zhang were tied at 30 hits with Serbia’s 30-year-old Zorana Arunovic, who then lost the following three-way shoot-off and pocketed the Bronze medal. Also for Arunovic it’s the fourth medal in this competition, the second one in this event after the Silver won in Munich (GER) in 2013.

Switzerland’s 48-year-old Heidi Diethelm Gerber finished just outside of the medal positions, taking 4th place with 24 hits, while Belarus’ 36-year-old Viktoria Chaika took 5th position, scoring 19 hits and previously surviving a shoot-off against Germany’s 21-year-old Michelle Skeries, who competed here in her first World Cup Final and left the match in 6th place with 16.

2016 Olympic and World Cup Final Gold medalist Anna Korakaki took 8th place with 9 hits after losing a shoot-off against her Chinese rival Lin Yuemei. The 21-year-old Greek shooter also had to deal with a technical malfunction that costed her a penalty of 2 hits.

At the end of the following series, 23-year-old Lin left the match in 7th position with the final score of 12 hits.

RESULTS - 25m Pistol Women

1. KIM Minjung

2. ZHANG Jingjing

3. ARUNOVIC Zorana

27.10.2017

PHOTOS - Final 25m Pistol Women

NEW DELHI - OCTOBER 27: (L-R) Silver medalist Jingjing ZHANG of the Peoples Republic of China, Gold medalist Minjung KIM of the Republic of Korea and Bronze medalist Zorana ARUNOVIC of Serbia pose with their medals after the 25m Pistol Women Final at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Ranges during Day 4 of the ISSF World Cup Final Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun on October 27, 2017 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Nicolo Zangirolami)

27.10.2017

Marco Vettoretti

Posted by Thom Erik Syrdahl

Source: - ISSF Website

Damir Mikec adds another Gold to Serbia’s medal count at the World Cup Final

Final 50m Pistol Men

ISSF World Cup Final Rifle / Pistol / Shotgun · New Delhi, IND

Prevailing at the end of a thrilling duel with Ukraine’s Oleh Omelchuk, 33-year-old Damir Mikec collected Serbia’s fourth medal in New Delhi, rocketing his country at the top of the provisional medal standings. Home favorite Amanpreet Singh of India completed the podium alongside Mikec and Omelchuk, taking Bronze.

An exciting duel characterized the men’s 50m Pistol final match at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi (IND), where Serbia’s Damir Mikec and Ukraine’s Oleh Omelchuk battled head-to-head to claim the ISSF crystal globe.

Separated from the rest of the contenders early in the final, the two experienced athletes swapped places more than once during the match, entering the last and decisive series with a 0.1-point gap in Omelchuk’s favor. There, Mikec fired a consistent 9.8-9.9 combination, which turned out to be enough to best the 9.4-8.8 nailed by Omelchuk.

Finishing with 229.3 points, Mikec won his first World Cup Final trophy in the 50m Pistol Men event, the second overall after the Air Pistol one claimed in Bologna (ITA) in 2016. Omelchuk, instead, scored 228.0 points and added a Silver to the Bronze he won 24 hours ago in the men’s 10m Air Pistol event.

The Bronze medal was awarded to India’s Amanpreet Singh, Silver medalist at this year’s World Cup stage in New Delhi. The Indian 29-year-old shooter placed 3rd with 202.2 points.

Singh was followed by 44-year-old Yusuf Dikec of Turkey and by the second Serbian finalist Dimitrije Grgic (33), who respectively finished in 4th place with 185.3 points and in 5th with 166.2.

The bottom positions was taken by Vahid Golkhandan (34) of the Islamic Republic of Iran, who concluded in 6th position with 142.0 points, and by India’s second final participant Jitu Rai (30), who placed 7th with 123.2. At this year’s World Cup Stage in New Delhi, they both finished on the podium with Singh, as Rai won Gold and Golkhandan secured Silver.

The ISSF World Cup Final in New Delhi (IND) will continue tomorrow with two more finals: the50m Rifle 3 Positions Women, scheduled at 12:00 pm (UTC+5:30); and the Trap Women, scheduled at 3:30 pm.

RESULTS - 50m Pistol Men

1. MIKEC Damir

2. OMELCHUK Oleh

3. SINGH Amanpreet

27.10.2017

Marco Vettoretti

Posted by Thom Erik Syrdahl

Source: - ISSF Website

Torben Grimmel sets a new World Record on his way to the World Cup Final trophy

Final 50m Rifle Prone Men

ISSF World Cup Final Rifle / Pistol / Shotgun · New Delhi, IND

The Danish shooter scored 250.6 points in the men’s 50m Rifle Prone final, pocketing his second ISSF crystal globe and besting Germany’s Henri Junghaenel and Republic of Korea’s Kim Jonghyun, who respectively placed 2nd and 3rd.

Fourteen years later, Torben Grimmel climbs back on top the ISSF World Cup Final podium, winning his second seasonal title and setting a new World Record.

Participating in his 10th World Cup Final the Danish 41-year-old shooter held the lead for the most part of the final, shooting consistently and missing the 10th ring only once in the whole match. He finished with 250.6 points, 0.7 above the previous record set in the very same range, last February.

Also scoring above the previous World Record, Germany’s current Olympic Champion Henri Junghaenel (32) took Silver with 250.1 points.

Olympic Silver medalist Kim Jonghyun of the Republic of Korea also climbed on the podium, taking Bronze medal with 228.7 points. It was Kim’s first ever participation in this competition, as he won his first World Cup medal at this year’s World Cup stage in Munich (GER), where he secured the Gold.

Missing the podium at his third World Cup Final start, Belarus’ 33-year-old Yuri Shcherbatsevich took 4th place with 207.1 points.

The Belarusian athlete was followed by Austria’s 27-year-old Thomas Mathis, Bronze medalist at this year’s World Cup stage in Munich, who placed 5th with 186.1 points in his second World Cup Final participation, and by Belgium’s 36-year-old Lionel Cox, also a World Cup Bronze medal winner this year in Gabala (AZE), who took 6th place with 164.3 points.

At the bottom of the table, Japanese shooter Yamashita Toshikazu (40), holder of the previous World Record, took 7th place with 143.4 points, while Norway’s 40-year-old Stian Bogar finished in 8th position with 122.0.

The ISSF World Cup Final in New Delhi (IND) will continue today with the 25m Pistol Women, scheduled at 12:30 pm (UTC+5:30); the 50m Pistol Men, scheduled at 2:00 pm; and the Double Trap Men, scheduled at 4:30 pm.

All finals will be streamed live on the ISSF website, on the Federation’s Livestream channel, on its official Facebook page and on the Olympic Channel.

Live results of the competition, news and updates will be available on www.issf-sports.org and on all ISSF social media platforms: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Weibo and Youku.