Croatia’s Cernogoraz defended his world cup title in Rome, beating Slovakia’s Varga

Finals Trap Men

ISSF World Cup Final Shotgun · Rome, ITA

The 2012 Olympic Champion won his second consecutive Trap Men world cup title, on the closing day of the 2016 ISSF Shotgun World Cup in Rome.

Two of the best shotgun shooters of the world met at today’s Trap Men gold medal match, the closing event of the 2016 ISSF Shotgun World Cup Final in Rome, Italy.

The 2012 Olympic champion Giovanni Cernogoraz of Croatia (33), defended the world cup title he had won in Nicosia last year, beating the current world champion Erik Varga of Slovakia (40), after they both qualified for the medal match with an equal score of 14 hits in the semi-final.

Cernogoraz took an early lead as Varga missed his second clay in the gold medal match, and left no chances to his opponents by completing the round with a perfect tally of 15 hits out of 15 targets, to Varga’s 14.

“Yesterday, during the first day of the trap competition, weather conditions were really challenging due to the wind the and the light changes,” Cernogoraz said. “But today it was perfect. I am really happy with the final result.”

“I won the world cup series last season, and it’s great to keep the ISSF Globe also this year. This is a nice way to close the season, after a disappointing result in Rio de Janeiro. I finished in 9th there.”

“Today’s victory gives me new motivations,” he continued, “I will take a break and start again in January to prepare for the 2017 season. I am already looking forward: the next aim is to win a quota place for Tokyo 2020.”

Four shooters tied at 13 hits at the end of the semi-final. Poland’s 28-year old Piotr Kowalczyk and Spain’s Antonio Bailon (32) passed through the following shoot-off with 13+2 hits, making it into the bronze medal match and leaving the Rio 2016 Olympic Champion Josip Glasnovic of Croatia (33) in 5th place with 13+1 and the winner of this year’s world cup stage in San Marino Jiri Liptak of Czech Republic in 6th with 13+0 hits.

In the following bronze medal match, Bailon prevailed over Kowalczyk by 11 to 10 clays, joining Cerogoraz and Varga on the podium.

The men’s Trap final was the last competition of this 2016 ISSF Shotgun World Cup, which was held at the Valle Aniene Shooting Range in Rome, Italy.

The best 55 shotgun shooters of the world, coming from 25 countries, qualified to participate in the Final by gaining points throughout this year’s ISSF World Cup stages in Nicosia, Rio de Janeiro, Baku and San Marino. Here they met the Rio 2016 Olympic medalists, and the title defenders, aiming at the ISSF Globes - the world cup final trophies.

The 2017 ISSF Shotgun World Cup Series will kick-off in New Delhi, India where the first world cup stage of the year will be held from the 22nd of February through the 4th of March.

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RESULTS - Trap Men

1. CERNOGORAZ Giovanni

2. VARGA Erik

3. BAILON Antonio

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Rio 2016 silver medalist Rooney (NZL) beat title defender Perilli (SMR) to win Trap final in Rome

Finals Trap Women

ISSF World Cup Final Shotgun · Rome, ITA

The two athletes shot neck and neck right to the last target, and continued their duel in a shoot-off for gold, at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup Final in Rome.

Rio 2016 Olympic silver medalist Natalie Rooney of New Zealand claimed the women’s Trap World Cup title in Rome, today, at the end of a nail-biting shoot-off.

Rooney finished the semi-final in the lead with 13 hits out of 15 targets, and moved into the gold medal match along with the title defender, San Marino’s Alessandra Perilli, who qualified with 12 hits.

During the medal match, the two athletes scored 9 clays out of 15 each, due to the wind and the challenging light conditions at the TAV Valle Aniene shooting range, in the outskirts of Rome.

To break the tie, they entered a shoot-off which lasted right to the 10th target, when Perilli missed a fatal clay, placing herself in second with 9+9 hits, and leaving the gold to Rooney, who sealed the victory with 9+10 targets.

“This has been my second ISSF World Cup Final, so I knew what to expect,” said Rooney, who had placed in 9th at last year’s final in Nicosia.

“I tried to go out there and do my best, and I made it, so I am really happy.”

“The light changed a lot this morning, and then the wind picked up this afternoon. That made it really difficult out there,” she continued.

“I was feeling pretty good during the semi-final, I knew what kind of rhythm I was going to do and I stuck to that. The final was more difficult, the wind picked up more, it became really hard, and that reflected on the scores.”

“The Rio 2016 experience has been pretty amazing,” added Rooney, “it was my first Olympics, and the reactions at home have been awesome to my silver medal. Shooting sport just got a lot more recognition in New Zealand.”

Rio 2016 Bronze medalist Corey Cogdell of USA pocketed the bronze with 12 hits, as she beat Lebanon’s sharpshooter Ray Bassil, who took the 4th place with 10 clays.

To access the medal match, Cogdell scored 10+1 targets in the semi-final, shooting-off Rio 2016 Olympic Champion Catherine Skinner of Australia (5th with 10+0 hits). Italy’s Alessia Iezzi, who qualified for this Final by winning bronze at this year’s ISSF World Cup stage in Baku, followed her in 6th place, with 7 hits.

55 athletes from 25 countries are competing at the 2016 ISSF Shotgun World Cup Final in Rome, Italy, from the October 10th through October 15th. The event will continue tomorrow with the last medal event, the men’s Trap Final, scheduled at 2.00 PM (UTC+2). The match will be live on www.issf-sports.org and on the Olympic Channel.

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RESULTS - Trap Women

1. ROONEY Natalie

2. PERILLI Alessandra

3. COGDELL Corey

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Teplyy (RUS) shot a perfect gold medal match to win the men’s Skeet World Cup title in Rome

Finals Skeet Men

ISSF World Cup Final Shotgun · Rome, ITA

The 29-year old athlete hit 16 targets to beat 2000 Olympic Champion Milchev, at the ISSF World Cup Final in Rome, today. Rio 2016 Olympic Champion Rossetti closed in 6th.

The winner of this year’s world cup stage in Baku, Nikolay Teplyy of the Russian Federation (29), claimed the men’s Skeet World Cup title at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup Final in Rome, Italy, today.

Teplyy proved true a rule of shooting sport: if you don’t miss, you can’t be beaten. Indeed, he scored all targets in the gold medal match, beating Ukraine’s 2000 Olympic Champion Mikola Milchev (48) by 16 to 13 hits.

The Russian shooter had completed the semi-final with 15 hits out of 16 targets, making his way to the gold medal match through a four-way shoot-off with +12 hits.

Egypt’s Asmy Mehelba (25) met India’s Mairaj Ahmad Khan (40) in the bronze medal match, as they both scored 15+11 hits in the semi-final. Both athletes missed a clay on the first station, but then Mehelba zeroed in, hitting all clays right to the end of the match to win bronze with 15 hits, while Khan missed again on the last station, placing 4th with 14 clays.

Rio 2016 Olympic Champion and local hero Gabriele Rossetti of Italy, finished in 6th place with 12 hits in the semi-final, behind the 2008 and 2012 Olympic winner Vincent Hancock of USA, 5th with 14 hits.

“This has been a difficult competition,” said Teplyy, holding the ISSF Globe, his first ISSF trophy in career.

“When I arrived here, I was not really self-confident, as it’s the end of the season I am a bit tired. So I am extremely happy that I am eventually walking home with the gold medal,” he added.

Bronze medalist Mehelba said: “It’s really great to be on the podium today. It has been a long season, I prepared at my best for the Games, but I did not achieve what I wanted there.”

The Egyptian shooter, who was listed among the favorites ahead of the Games, placed in 11th in Rio de Janeiro.

“But to win here it’s really important: all the best Skeet shooters of the world take part in the world cup final, and to finish in the top-3 is not easy,” he continued.

“After Rio de Janeiro, I immediately started thinking about Tokyo 2020. This World Cup Final is the end of the 2016 season, but it’s also the starting point of the road to Tokyo. I am looking forward to it.”

The ISSF Shotgun World Cup Final in Rome, Italy, will continue tomorrow (October 14^th) with the Trap Women final at 3.00 PM (UTC+2). Watch the match live on www.issf-sports.org and on the Olympic channel.

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RESULTS - Skeet Men

1. TEPLYY Nikolay

2. MILCHEV Mikola

3. MEHELBA Azmy

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PHOTOS - Finals Skeet Men

ROME - OCTOBER 13: (L-R) Silver medalist Mikola MILCHEV of Ukraine, Gold medalist Nikolay TEPLYY of the Russian Federation and Bronze medalist Azmy MEHELBA of Egypt pose with their medals after the Skeet Men Finals at the TAV Valle Aniene Shooting Club during Day 2 of the ISSF World Cup Final Shotgun on October 13, 2016 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Nicolo Zangirolami)

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Australia’s Willett beats USA’s Holguin to win Double Trap title at the ISSF World Cup Final

12.10.2016

Finals Double Trap Men

ISSF World Cup Final Shotgun · Rome, ITA

The ISSF Shotgun World Cup Final in Rome kicked-off today with two medal events, the men’s Double Trap and the women’s Skeet finals. Australia’s Olympic finalist Willett secured the Double Trap title by beating USA’s 2014 World Cup Final winner Holguin.

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 The two athletes had cleared the semi-final with 28 hits, and passed through a three-way shoot-off with +2 hits, leaving Germany’s Andreas Loew in the bronze medal match with 28+1 hits.

There, Loew faced Malta’s William Chetcuti, who beat him 29 to 24 hits to collect today’s Bronze.

Rio 2016 Olympic Champion – the Independent Shooting Participant Fehaid Aldeehani - closed the match in 6th place with 27+1 hits in the semi-final, behind the Olympic bronze medalist Steven Scott of Great Britain, 5th with a score of 27+1 clays.

“Obviously the ISSF World Cup Final was great. I came over here a few days ago and enjoyed the range and the shooting, and I managed to put a good score together and win today,” Willett said.

“I had a big year, in 2016. I got to represent Australia at the Olympic Games. I managed to come 5th in Rio. I was a little bit disappointed on not winning a medal. I came here trying to finish the year on a high, and I can’t complain,” he added.

“The next aim is to make the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, and hopefully to win a gold medal there.”

55 athletes from 25 countries are competing in the 2016 ISSF Shotgun World Cup Final in Rome, Italy, from the 11th through the 15th of October. Tomorrow (October 13th) the next medals will be assigned at the men’s Skeet Final, starting at 2.00 PM (UTC+2). All finals will be broadcasted live on www.issf-sports.org and on the Olympic Channel.

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RESULTS - Double Trap Men

1. WILLETT James

2. HOLGUIN Jeffrey

3. CHETCUTI William

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PHOTOS - Finals Double Trap Men

ROME - OCTOBER 12: (L-R) Silver medalist Jeffrey HOLGUIN of the United States of America, Gold medalist James WILLETT of Australia and Bronze medalist William CHETCUTI of Malta pose with their medals after the Double Trap Men Finals at the TAV Valle Aniene Shooting Club during Day 1 of the ISSF World Cup Final Shotgun on October 12, 2016 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Nicolo Zangirolami)

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Kimberly Rhode becomes the new Skeet Women world cup champion in Rome

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Finals Skeet Women

ISSF World Cup Final Shotgun · Rome, ITA

The six-time Olympic medalist from USA sealed the victory with a perfect score of 16 hits in the gold medal match, leaving behind her two Italian Olympic champions.

USA’s Kimberly Rhode (37) won the women’s Skeet final at the 2016 ISSF Shotgun World Cup Final in Rome, today, beating Wei Meng of the People’s Republic of China in the gold medal match by 16 to 15 hits.

Rhode had cleared the semi-final with 14 hits out of 16 shots, passing through a three-way shoot-off with +7 to access the gold medal match.

The US champion had already met Wei a couple of months ago, in Rio de Janeiro: while competing in the Olympic final, they met in the bronze medal match finishing third and fourth, respectively.

Today’s bronze medal went to the world’s #4 Sutiya Jiewchaloemmit (THA), who scored 15 targets (semi-final: 14+6+3) to beat Italy’s Olympic Champion Diana Bacosi, 4th with 14 hits in the bronze medal match (semi-final: 13+6).

Bacosi’s teammate, the 2008 Olympic Champion and 2016 Olympic silver medalist Chiara Cainero, took the 5th place with 13 hits in the semi-final, after losing a shoot-off against Bacosi to access the bronze medal match. She was followed by Cyprus’ Andri Eleftheriou, 6th with 12 hits.

“It was an incredible experience,” said Rhode, who had already won an ISSF World Cup Final in 2011. “We had some fantastic competitors out there, a lot of experience on the line. I am just very happy to be able to compete against them, and do as well as I did. I am very thankful for the day.”

Rhode confirmed once again to be one the best Skeet shooters of the world, just two months after winning an Olympic bronze in Rio, where she collected her sixth Olympic medal in six consecutive Games.

“Going for that record, six for six, and having attained it in Rio, was an amazing, very humbling experience. And hopefully there’s more to come,” she commented today.

Starting with the Olympic title she won in Atlanta 1996 in Double Trap, and passing through a Bronze in Sydney and a Gold in Athens in the same event, Rhode eventually switched to Skeet when the Double Trap Women event was discontinued from the Olympic Program, in 2005.

In Beijing 2008 she competed in her “new” event, women’s Skeet, securing Silver, and then moved on winning the title at the London Games. In Rio, she achieved a record by pocketing her sixth medal in six consecutive Olympic editions, showing exceptional stamina and a great motivation.

“There’s a lot of sacrifice. Motivation comes from the people, and the competition. I really love being in that moment, out there, on the field, down to the last target. Sometimes you win, sometimes you don’t, but it’s really about the journey.”

“Right now, at the end of this season, I want to dedicate some time to my son and my family.”

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RESULTS - Skeet Women

1. RHODE Kimberly

2. WEI Meng

3. JIEWCHALOEMMIT Sutiya

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Source - ISSF Website