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Second day of World Cup Final Match – Last Awards of the Year

With the 10m distance qualifications and finals, the last decisions in the category of women and men brought an end to the waiting for knowing the best of class worldwide.

In the ladies category, all strong nations provided at least 2 participants to the final, so that almost everybody expected the crystal globe going to France, Switzerland or Germany. But no, the only 17 years old Julia Hirner from Tyrol, Austria, resisted all attacks from her experienced rivals and proved that her results consistency, despite not having so many starts over the season, was not a coincidence. This way the only Austrian participant in the finals took it all and made her home club of Münster happy and proud.

Gold medal and the small crystal globe for 10m women: Julia Hirner (AUT)

Silver medal: Jolanda Prinz (GER)

Bronze medal: Alexandra Geng (FRA)

 

The category of men showed the same potential of surprise, having Jakub Novák (CZE) as the only Eastern European representative along the participants from the traditional Western countries. But this time, Dimitri Dutendas (FRA), kept the control over the entire course of the final match. Despite a 9 at the beginning, he scored only 10s till the very end, leaving the rest of the field falling off shot by shot. For Dimitri, this was a well-deserved crowning of the season, leaving him with a world record 399/400 and also with the big crystal globe for the Shooter of the Year 2024 in 10m discipline.

Gold medal and the small crystal globe for 10m men: Dimitri Dutendas (FRA)

Silver medal: Jakub Novák (CZE)

Bronze medal: Moritz Blumtritt (GER)

World Cup Final Match Crossbow Strasbourg: We know the first winners

The IAU Match Division gathered in Strasbourg for the last event of the year – the World Cup Finals in 30m and 10m disciplines.

First day was dedicated to shooting on the 30m distance, 30 shots in standing position and 30 shots in kneeling position. With almost no wind and pleasant light conditions, the day promised a smooth competition; but the cold morning with 10°C took its toll and made the standing results lower than usual. Kneeling part was done, after a break, in warmer conditions. So, no world records on this day.

At 3pm, best 8 shooters from the qualifications entered the final part of the competition, shot in an elimination mode after the 10 shot initial series. This time there were no German participants in the final part, so the decision was to be made between Switzerland and the host country, France.

Winners of the 30m World Cup Finals:

Gold medal and the small crystal globe: Joëlle Baumgartner (SUI)

Silver medal: Michaël Dhalluin (FRA)

Bronze medal: Sarah Hügli (SUI)

Field Crossbow World Cup Final 2024 - Match Play Eliminations and Medal Matches

The second day of the Field Division World Cup Finals is the day of the decisions. In an elimination mode, individual pairings from qualification continue to compete in 1/8 finals, quarterfinals and semifinals till the best four in each category (men and women) are found for the bronze medal match and the gold medal match.

Overview of the medal match results:

  • Bronze Medal Match W: Valentina Mrnjavčić-Pereglin(CRO) - Irena Hynková(CZE) 6:4
  • Bronze Medal Match M: Andrej Krstinić(CRO) - Pascal Christoffel (FRA) 5:1
  • Gold Medal Match W: Valentina Kozumplik(CRO) - Sanja Komar(CRO) 5:5 Shootoff 1:0
  • Gold Medal Match M: Domagoj Pereglin(CRO) - Martin Oborovečki(CRO) 5:3

We offer a live stream from the Zagreb Hipodrom range for this competition day.

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Field Crossbow World Cup Final 2024 - Match Play Qualification

The World Cup Final of the Field Division just started with the qualification round - Match Play Individuals.

The best 32 field crossbow shooters of the world meet to find the World Cup winner in the category of men and women. As this is the last competition of the saison, the new owners of the Crystal Globe for the male and female Shooter of the Year will be known at the end.

The qualified shooters of the top 16 places of the world ranking shoot an IR300 programme. The Zagreb range is set up for outdoor shooting at a distance of 35 meters. After 30 shots on this only distance, the shooters will be sorted according to the achieved qualification results. This list determines the initial pairings for the 1/8 finals for tomorrow.

Check here the qualification results:

For the time of this competition day, we offer you a livestream from the Zagreb Hipodrom range:

Youtube Playlist for World Cup Final - Field Division

Tomorrow, September 20, the IAU Field Division World Cup Final will begin in Zagreb with the competition of the 16 best athletes from the IAU Ranking list in the men's and women's competition of the Qualification IR300 at 35m.
On Saturday, September 21, the IAU World Cup Final winners will be selected in the elimination matches and awarded with the IAU Small Crystal Globes.
You can follow these competitions live at the following link:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNBsmy6CgmqCFWaq9BDmY62NcJGfn1CPe&si=1zYyvAr40FfRzRPs

 

 

Match Division 10m and 30m World Cup Final 2024 - Invitation and Information

After a series of World Cups determining the world ranking, 16 best competitors in the 30m open class, along with 16 best male and female competitors in the 10m discipline, will meet in Strasbourg to close up the competition year in the finals. Medals will be awarded to the top three athletes and small crystal globes to the winners of the finals. Big "Shooter of the Year" crystal globes wait for the best ranked shooter in the 30m open class and for the best ranked shooter for the aggregate 10m ranking.

The World Cup Final will take place at the shooting range of Racing Club de Strasbourg from 3rd to 5th October 2024.

For all affected federations: please check the lists of qualifiers and submit the registration forms not later than 23rd September 2024 to the address of the organising team. In case of non-availability of a nominated athlete, please inform immediately - without waiting for the deadline - the IAU office, so that replacement athletes following in the list may be nominated and invited.

The invitation and all other documents are also available for download in the calendar section.

Along with the competitions, a session of the IAU Executive Committee will take part to decide on issues affecting the next season. We are still looking for organisers of Match Division World Championships and some competitions of the Match World Cup series. Suggestions and ideas are higly welcomed.

We look forward to meet you all in Strasbourg and to a successful closing of the season!