Practical Handgun

I SURVIVED

Y2K, ANTHRAX ATTACK, 9/11, MAD COWS, SARS, SWINE FLU,

DEEPWATER OIL SPILL, FINANCIAL MARKET CRASH,

EARTHQUAKE & TSUNAMI, ASH CLOUD AND RADIOACTIVE LEAK AND WAITING TO

FACE DOOMSDAY 2012 – NOW I FEEL READY TO FIGHT AT

WORLD SHOOT XVI

The 2011 IPSC World Shoot XVI Practical Handgun Championships were held in Rhodes, Greece. Last held in Bali, Indonesia, the World Shoot ( WS ) takes place every three years and was held at the Kalamonas Shooting Range, 18 kilometres south of Rhodes Town. The range was expanded for the WS. The competition were organised by the Greek IPSC Region, with the assistance from The International Practical Shooting Confederation ( IPSC ) and the International Range Officers Association ( IROA ), which ensured that the range complex was fit for purpose. This included construction of all the stages, rest areas and trade displays for the event. All of the 30 WS stages had a Greek theme.

At WSXVI Eric Grauffel won his fifth IPSC World title in a row; something which has never been achieved before.

On the 20th and 21st of August the Cracow Open 2012 was held on the northern outskirts of this scenic city in Poland. The match consisted of 14 stages with a round count of 250. Most of the competitors were from eastern European countries, but a number of us did travel from western European countries to participate in the match. We also had a squad of shooters who travelled from the Ukraine to participate in the match as well.

Hungary’s Gyorgy Batki took first place in Standard Division