ISSF World Cup
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The ISSF World Cup was introduced by the International Shooting Sport Federation in 1986 to provide a homogeneous system for qualification to the Olympic shooting competitions. It still is carried out in the Olympic shooting events, with four competitions per year in each event. For the best shooters there is since 1988 a World Cup Final.
[edit] Venues
The venues are decided by the ISSF from time to time. However, some are more common than others. Two World Cups in rifle and pistol events are almost always held in Munich and Milan. The other two are usually held outside Europe, in places like Fort Benning, Buenos Aires, Seoul, Changwon or Sydney. Some common locations for the shotgun competitions are Nicosia, Lonato, New Dehli and Americana, São Paulo.
In Olympic years, an early World Cup is held at the Olympic venue and considered a Pre-Olympic test event.
[edit] World Cup Final
The World Cup Final in rifle and pistol is often, but not always, held in Munich in the end of August. The location and date of the World Cup Final in shotgun are more flexible. To the Final, the following shooters are qualified:
- The last Olympic or World champion.
- The last World Cup Final winner.
- The eight shooters that have made the best performances at a single World Cup competition during the year. For rating the performances, a special score system is used, where both the rank achieved in the competition and the score in the qualification round count.
| Year | Competition | Rifle, pistol, running target | Shotgun |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 1988 ISSF World Cup Final | ||
| 1989 | 1989 ISSF World Cup Final | ||
| 1990 | 1990 ISSF World Cup Final | ||
| 1991 | 1991 ISSF World Cup Final | ||
| 1992 | 1992 ISSF World Cup Final | ||
| 1993 | 1993 ISSF World Cup Final | ||
| 1994 | 1994 ISSF World Cup Final | ||
| 1995 | 1995 ISSF World Cup Final | ||
| 1996 | 1996 ISSF World Cup Final | Näfels, Switzerland | Montecatini, Italy |
| 1997 | 1997 ISSF World Cup Final | Lugano, Switzerland | Montecatini |
| 1998 | 1998 ISSF World Cup Final | Zürich, Switzerland | Montecatini |
| 1999 | 1999 ISSF World Cup Final | Munich, Germany | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| 2000 | 2000 ISSF World Cup Final | Munich | Nicosia, Cyprus |
| 2001 | 2001 ISSF World Cup Final | Munich | Doha, Qatar (early in 2002) |
| 2002 | 2002 ISSF World Cup Final | Munich | Lonato, Italy |
| 2003 | 2003 ISSF World Cup Final | Milan, Italy | Rome, Italy |
| 2004 | 2004 ISSF World Cup Final | Bangkok, Thailand | Maribor, Slovenia |
| 2005 | 2005 ISSF World Cup Final | Munich | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| 2006 | 2006 ISSF World Cup Final | Granada, Spain | Granada, Spain |
| 2007 | 2007 ISSF World Cup Final | Bangkok | Belgrade, Serbia |
[edit] Spin-offs
The lack for a World Cup in the non-Olympic events has led to the creation of a Europa Cup by the European Shooting Confederation ([1]), based on largely the same rules as the ISSF World Cup. Originally it consisted of 300 m Rifle and 300 m Standard Rifle, but during the 2005 season, tests have also been made with 25 m Center-Fire Pistol and 25 m Standard Pistol.
