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Match Crossbow World Cup Final Closes the Saison in Winterthur Swiss shooters invited the Match Crossbow world elite to Winterthur to finish the year full of competitions under full concentration, but also full of surprises. Entering the qualification, the tight ranking still allowed for many outcomes, not pointing out shooters in clear favorite roles. The organizers provided a very nice and shooter-friendly environment on two separate ranges in Winterthur. The 10m range in Ohrbühl hosted the warm-up competition with Mixed Teams on Thursday Oct 2nd, and, on the next day, the qualification and final competition in the women and men categories. The range in Seen-Gotzenwil witnessed the qualification and the last final with 30m Open class shooters.

Friday, 3^rd October: 10m Women and 10m Men

Along with the qualification and final, with procedures unchanged over years, the IAU successfully tested two new add-ons: live streaming in social media using 10 cameras and a result processing software (Resulty), which has the potential for being used in future IAU competitions.

In the women’s category, every participating nation had at least one representative in the finals. The entry had to be decided by a tie and even the 13^th place was only one point apart from being eligible. Jolanda Prinz (GER) was watched very carefully, as she qualified on the 2^nd place and her performance over the season had put her on the leading position of the world ranking. She ended up with silver medal, taken over by Lisa Roettelé (FRA), scoring 14 tens out of 16 shots and working her way up from the 7^th qualification position towards the gold medal and the small crystal globe. Third place and bronze medal went to another French shooter, Eva Knorr, who had showed her potential even during the previous World Cup in Strasbourg.

Qualification data and the Finals protocol are presented by Resulty:

Men 10m:   https://tool.resulty.ch/competition/view/273401
Women 10m:   https://tool.resulty.ch/competition/view/273402

On the IAU YouTube channel, you can watch the livestream of the women’s finals.

The men delivered even more drama, when the shooters on the 7^th and 8^th qualification position rushed past the field and landed in the medal ranks. From 7^th to 2^nd: silver for Joël Brüschweiler (SUI) and from 8^th to 3^rd: bronze for Yonis Coquillon (FRA). But nobody could pass Simon Eiglsperger (GER) today. With 15 tens out of his 16 final shots he secured his first World Cup victory, taking the gold medal and the small crystal globe home.

Men’s finals livestream can be also watched on the IAU Youtube channel.

Saturday, 4^th October: 30m Open Class

The athlete field moved from the hall into outdoor premises to close up the series of World Cups for 2025. The weather forecast from the day before announced trouble – and they came in the form of unpredictable wind gusts, varying from calm to blows in random directions. The qualification was still acceptable, but with the time coming the wind was more and more nasty. The first three placed qualifiers – Joël Brüschweiler (SUI), Louis Fürst (GER) and Thomas Debenne (FRA) collected valuable points for the world ranking, but stayed without medals after the final.

The final itself was a game of attention – the hit values were spread from 5s and 6s, over numerous 7s and 8s, up to 9s and very rare 10s. At the end, medals went to shooters from qualifying ranks 5, 6 and 7. Bronze went to Sven Bachofner (SUI), although consistent in the first shots, but the point loss at the 3^rd to end shot was too big for securing the second place. This was conquered by Joëlle Baumgartner (SUI) by 1 point advance over Sven with the 15^th shot.

Gold medal and the small crystal globe for the 30m Open Class winner went to Lisa Roettelé (FRA), making her the most successful shooter of the World Cup Final 2025.

Qualification data and the Finals protocol were presented by Resulty:

Open Class 30m:   https://tool.resulty.ch/competition/view/273403

A short reel of the first shot of the finals can be watched on the IAU YouTube channel.

Shooters of the Year: Prinz and Brüschweiler

The final competitions were also the last World Cup events, which were decisive for victory in the overall standings and determined who would win the big crystal globe.

5 crystal globes were to be distributed on Saturday, the last day of the finals. 3 small for the World Cup winners in 10m Men, 10m Women and 30m Open Class, and 2 big for the Shooter of the Year, determined by the 30m ranking and combined 10m men and women ranking. Prepared by our partner SKLOVAKIA, they will travel home with the best shooters of the saison.

With second place in the preliminary round (qualification) of the "10m Crossbow/Women" event, Jolanda Prinz (GER) secured the necessary ranking points to win the large crystal globe for “10m Crossbow” and be crowned “Shooter of the Year Crossbow 10m 2025”.

In the 30m competition, Joel Brüschweiler (SUI), having delivered an outstanding performance in the preliminary round (qualification), catapulting himself from second place in the overall rankings to the leading position and being celebrated as “Shooter of the Year Crossbow 30m 2025”.

High praise from the IAU

In his welcoming speech at the closing banquet, Jaroslav Liptak, Vice President of the "Internationale Armbrustschützen Union" (IAU), shared his enthusiasm for the organization and staging of the World Cup Finals in Winterthur and expressed his sincere thanks to the Seen-Gotzenwil Crossbow Club and to the OC President Pius Niederberger.

"The infrastructure was perfect! The preparatory work was carried out and delivered excellently, and thanks to a highly committed team of helpers who did an outstanding job in all areas, the event was organized to the highest standard, leaving nothing to be desired!" praised Liptak. He was also impressed by the shooting and scoring system: "I've never seen such fast scoring and announcement of results. It was an absolutely top performance!"

The Match Crossbow World Cup Final in Winterthur closes the competition saison for 2025. The calendar for 2026 promises interesting matches, especially on the European Championships in Chateauroux (FRA), where the Match Division and Field Division will compete together.

While the Field Crossbow discipline group celebrates the 2025 champions and recovers after a hard saison, the Match Crossbow scene meets in Strasbourg to collect world ranking points in two 30m and one 10m competitions. Accompanying the World Cup starts, the organising team from the French Shooting Federation and the host Racing Club de Strasbourg Tir prepared an opportunity to compete in the accompanying Grand Prix de France, giving the shooters the possibility of up to 5 starts from Thursday till Saturday. The range is well-prepared and the shooters as well. After the competition days, the qualifiers for the World Cup Finals in Winterthur(SUI) will be known.

Friday, 12 September

The second 30m competition in Strasbourg, being the 4th in a row for 2025, brought a lot of surprises. Everyone has expected Swiss and French shooters running for the medal places, but it came otherwise. Friday was a German day. Victory and the gold went to Louis Fürst(GER), tied with second-placed Thomas Debenne(FRA), both 572 points. Marius Klöckers(GER) took bronze for 566 points. Fourth place was also taken by a German shooter (Benjamin Hügler, 565), followed by Swiss team members.

World Cup 4: Gold for Louis Fürst

Day 2 results:

With the aggregate results list of shooters competing only for Grand Prix de France with the results of the World Cup 4, best eight were determined to finish the day in a final for the 30m Grand Prix winner. Surprisingly, no ladies made it to the final this time, but local competitors were also represented. The dominating nations were almost equally represented and so were also the medals - see the final results:

Thursday, 11 September

After a light training and equipment control procedures in the morning, the 30m Open Class shooters entered their first World Cup competition of this long  weekend. As we missed French shooters at the first issue of the 30m World Cup in Sezemice(CZE), the curiosity went towards the chances to break the Swiss dominance this year. Well, despite the tight competition at the top of the list (even with ties), only Thomas Debenne(FRA) made it to the medal range earning bronze, losing to second-placed Joël Brüschweiler(SUI) by tie with 571 points. Gold was secured by Joëlle Baumgartner(SUI) with 572.

Here are the results of Day 1:

The field crossbow discipline group arrives to the last station this year. What remains, is to determine the winners of the World Cup 2025 and to hand over the big crystal globes for the Shooter of the Year 2025 - both in the ladies and in the men's categories. For the first time, Vienna serves as host city for this prestigious final, providing an impressive setting for a gathering of champions. Equally historic is the unique cooperation between archers and crossbow shooters in the organization of the tournament, marking a milestone in the sport’s development and collaboration across disciplines. The event not only crowns the new World Cup winners but also sets a precedent for future cooperation, strengthening ties within the shooting sports community and presenting Vienna as a world-class stage for international competition. With the kind support of the Hungarian Crossbow Federation, we are able to share the video stream for every stage of this major event.

Shooters of the Year 2025 - Field Division

After a year of hard competitions, we can declare the year 2025 being the year of MRNJAVČIĆ PEREGLIN Valentina(CRO) and OBOROVEČKI Martin(CRO) - both with a complete set of gold medals from World Championships and World Cup, placing them on the top of the IAU ranking and earning them the title Shooter of the Year and the big crystal globe from our partner Sklovakia. 

Congratulations, Valentina and Martin!

Saturday, 06 September

The day of decision - after quarterfinals, semi-finals and bronze/gold matches, we know the world cup winners and the Shooter of the Year laureates in the Field Crossbow discipline, women and men.

Final Standings - Women:

• Bronze Medal Match Women: FORJAN Veronika(CRO) - KOZUMPLIK Valentina(CRO) 5:1
• Gold Medal Match Women: MRNJAVČIĆ PEREGLIN Valentina(CRO) - TÖRÖKNÉ ZSÓTÉR Judit(HUN) 6:2

 Final Standings - Men:

• Bronze Medal Match Men: COLLIN Aurélien(FRA) - PEREGLIN Domagoj(CRO) 1:5
• Gold Medal Match Men: OBOROVEČKI Martin(CRO) - KRSTINIĆ Andrej(CRO) 5:1

Friday, 05 September

After a short opening ceremony, 16 men and 14 women shot a 30-shot qualification programme, preparing the pairings for the tournament bracket. Quarterfinals, semifinals and bronze/gold medal matches are scheduled for Saturday.