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First ISSF Rifle/Pistol World Cup with the new Finals
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03-04-2013 3:54pm#1From the ISSF website (with permission):1ST ISSF RIFLE & PISTOL WORLD CUP FEATURING NEW FINALS OPENED IN CHANGWON
The 2013 ISSF Rifle & Pistol World Cup in Changwon, Korea, kicked-off today with the official Opening Ceremony, at the presence of ISSF and local authorities. 300 athletes coming from 30 countries, for a total of 500 starts, registered to participate in this ISSF Rifle & Pistol World Cup Stage of the season. Changwon’s is indeed the first of the four legs of this year’s ISSF World Cup Series in the 10 Olympic rifle and pistol events.
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“Here in Korea we are introducing the new ISSF rules, that reshape our finals. As for the new Shotgun finals (that were introduced at the first ISSF Shotgun World Cup in Acapulco, in March, ed.) also Rifle and Pistol finals will start from zero points.” Mr. Schreiber said, at today’s opening ceremony.
“Qualification scores will not be carried forward into the finals. Furthermore, during the final phases, eliminations and duels will be conducted, to select the medal winners. Medal decisions will be immediate and engaging. It’s an important move for our sport, and the first official step is taken here in Changwon.” Mr. Schreiber added.
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The first final matches of this ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup Stage in Changwon - the 10m Air Rifle and the 50m Pistol Men - are scheduled to take place tomorrow, Thursday 4 April.
Check the schedule of the ten events, and follow the match at www.issf-sports.org0
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10m Men's Air Rifle Finals up on youtube:
And from the ISSF website (with permission):WANG TAO (CHN) SECURES CHANGWON’S FIRST GOLD MEDAL
China’s Wang Tao, 30, won today’s 10m Air Rifle Men event, the opening match of the 2012 ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup in Changwon, Korea – the first ISSF World Cup Stage in the 10 Olympic rifle and pistol events of the year.
The new 2013 ISSF Rules that reshape shooting finals have been applied here at the 2013 ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup in Changwon, Korea, for the first time, since their introduction in January.
How does the new 10m Air Rifle final works?
After the qualifications (which are conducted as before the rules changes), the best 8 shooters advance to the Final. Their scores are then set back to zero. Qualifications scores are indeed not carried forward into the medal match, as it was happening before the 2013 ISSF rules changes.
The Final match starts off with two series of three shots. Then, the final proceed with single shots. Starting from the eighth shot, and then after every two shots, the athlete with the lowest score is eliminated, until the medals are decided. The Final match ends up with two shooters on the line, duelling for the Gold on the last two shots.
Wang Tao secured the first Gold of the season
China's Wang Tao turned into the protagonist of this first final match. The 30-year old athlete, ranked third in the world, climbed up the rankings starting from the third place after the qualifications. Wang soon reached the top of the scoreboard, gaining tenths over his followers after every shot. A slow but consistent gain, that lifted him atop of the medal standings with a total score of 206.8 points.
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Italy's Niccolò Campriani, the 2012 London Olympics Silver medalist, who was awarded the “2012 Shooter of the Year” trophy yesterday, placed in eighth today. The Italian shooter was the first to leave the match. Campriani had qualified for the final in second place, and scored a total of 79,4 points out of eight shots, before being eliminated.
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Even allowing for the point that London had more build-up and Changwon's RO was useless as an announcer (and their logistics issues), I still think this new format isn't an improvement. There's no real sense of tension during the match until the final shot and even there - well, I've seen more tension in chess games (and I mean a lot of chess games); there's no excitement watching someone from the back of the pack fight up to the front because you're watching the guys ahead of them fall instead of watching the underdog rise, so it sneaks up on you, you're left going "Oh, so-and-so is out, who's left - who's that?".
The end result is, I'm watching Campriani go out in the first elimination and I'm thinking "well, that medal's not worth much now, you survived against one of the best in the world for all of two shots, instead of 70. Big woop."
This is not a good result
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Some logistics problems caused the delays in the video btw - from the ISSF website (with permission):ISSF TV WILL COVER THE FIRST CHANGWON’S FINALS WITH LIMITED PRODUCTION
Failure by a contracted international logistics company to deliver ISSF TV equipment according to schedule means that ISSF TV productions at the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol in Changwon will have only limited coverage.
ISSF TV regrets to inform its audience that due to logistic problems the first events of the 2013 ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup in Changwon, Korea, will only be covered with limited TV productions. The usual production with front cameras and full production coordination will begin as soon as possible after the equipment is delivered.
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From the ISSF website (with permission)[/url]:WANG AND MAI (CHN) TOOK ADVANTAGE OF NEW ISSF RULES TO WIN 50M PISTOL EVENT
The two Chinese teammate won the new 50m Pistol Men final, climbing atop of the podium after a great final, and leaving the 2010 World Champ Matsuda of Japan behind them.
Two Chinese shooters, Wang Zhiwei and Mai Jiaje finished atop of today’s 50m Pistol Men medal standings, followed by Japan’s Tomoyuki Matsuda, during the first competition day of the 2013 ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup in Changwon, Korea.
Today’s 50m Pistol Men final was conducted with the new ISSF finals rules, which were introduced at the beginning of the year, and that reshape the final matches.
How does the new 50m Pistol Men final works?
After the qualifications, the best 8 shooters advance to the Final. Qualification scores are not taken forward into the medal match: all the finalists start from zero. The Final match starts off with two series of three shots. Then, the final proceed with single shots. Starting from the eighth shot, and then after every two shots, the athlete with the lowest score is eliminated, until the medals are decided. The Final match ends up with two shooters on the line, duelling for the Gold on the last two shots.
Today’s three medallists tied after the 18th shot with an equal score of 171.5 points, and a shoot-off was needed to decide the Bronze medal, before the Gold medal duel.
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And on youtube, the Finals:
And the interview:
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From the ISSF website (with permission):WU LIUXI BACK ATOP OF THE 10M AIR RIFLE WOMEN PODIUM
The Chinese shooter secured the brightest medal, passing through the new ISSF final. London’s Olympic Silver medallist Maksimovic of Serbia claimed Bronze, while Silver went to Germany’s first time medallist Silvia Rachl.
The 2009 World Cup Final Champion Wu Liuxi of China, 28, won today’s 10m Air Rifle Women event at the 2013 ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup in Changwon, Korea.
The Chinese champion secured Gold with 206.2 points, winning the final duel against Germany’s Silvia Rachl by 0.2 points. Rachl, 26, a first time finalist, placed in second with 206.0 points.
The Bronze medal went to the 2012 Olympic Silver medallist Ivana Maksimovic, of Belgrade, Serbia. The 20-year old shooter secured a spot on the podium with 185.6 points.
Today’s final was conducted following the new ISSF finals rules, which were introduced last January. New rules add drama to the finals, making medal decisions clear and engaging for the spectators.
After the qualifications, the best 8 shooters advance to the Final. Qualification scores are not taken forward into the medal match: all the finalists start from zero. The Final match starts off with two series of three shots. Then, the final proceed with single shots. Starting from the eighth shot, and then after every two shots, the athlete with the lowest score is eliminated, until the medals are decided. The Final match ends up with two shooters on the line, duelling for the Gold on the last two shots.
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From the ISSF website (with permission):INDIA’S RAHI SARNOBAT BEAT HOME CHAMP KIM TO WIN 25M PISTOL WOMEN FINAL
India’s Rahi Sarnobat beat the two home shooters Kim Kyeongae and Kim Jangmit to win today’s 25m Pistol Women event at the 2013 ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup in Changwon, Korea.
The 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games Champion Rahi Sarnobat had never won an ISSF Final before. Her best placement so far had been a third place, gained at the 2011 ISSF World Cup in Fort Benning.
Today, she made it to the final in fourth place after the qualification. Then, she secured a spot in the Gold medal match by placing in second at the semi-final, where she scored 15 points.
In the Gold medal match, the 22-year old Indian shooter met the home shooter Kim Kyeongae, and beat her 8 to 6 points, claiming the Gold and leaving her opponent the Silver.
“It feels great to win this Gold medal. I had finished on the podium before, but I was not satisfied. I have been chasing this victory since long time!” Sarnobat said.
“Shooting is more and more popular, in India. When I started, years ago, it was just a game. Now I have turned into a professional, and I want to keep on shooting. I will participate in all ISSF World Cups next year, trying to secure a spot in the 2016 Olympic team.” She added.
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Also from the ISSF website (with permission):SARNOBAT'S CHALLENGE: MAKING SHOOTING MORE POPULAR THAN CRICKET IN INDIA
Many Indian athletes are doing well at shooting, making it popular in their country. 22-year-old Rahi Sarnobat is among them, with a Gold medal in Changwong.
“How popular is shooting in India? More and more… Shooting is definitely growing in our country!”
This is Rahi Sarnobat, talking about shooting sport in India after winning the 25m Pistol Gold Medal match in Changwon. “Our national championships got thousands of shooters. - Continued Rahi – Some good Indian-flagged results in international competitions made people curious about this sport.”
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Rathore’s Double Trap Silver at the 2004 Olympics in Athens had sparkled the interested on the sport in the country. Then, Abhinav Bindra won India’s first Olympic Gold medal in 2008, securing the 10m Air Rifle Men title in Beijing and becoming the country’s most famous sportsman.
Gagan Narang’s Olympic Bronze in the 10m Air Rifle Men event and Vijay Kumar’s 25m Pistol Men Silver in London, strength the reputation of our sport in the country. And India is nowadays one of the most interested countries in the shooting sport. Now it came to Rahi Sarnobat to bring the Indian flag up to the shooting podium.
Media spotlights are on, and Rahi’s victory re-sounded on every newspaper in the country.
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Easy to predict a bright future for shooting sport’s popularity in India, with such excellent shooters on the line.
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From the ISSF website (with permission):GERMANY’S JUNGHAENEL POCKETED 50M RIFLE PRONE GOLD WITH A GREAT FINAL
Starting from zero, the 25-year old German champion built up his victory by shooting a fantastic final.
Henri Junghaenel of Germany secured Gold at the 50m Rifle Prone Men event at the 2013 ISSF World Cup in Changwon, Korea, the first World Cup Stage of the year in the 10 rifle and pistol Olympic events.
The 1988’s shooter finished on the highest step of the podium with 209.6 points, outdoing USA’s Michael McPhail in the new ISSF final. With the new ISSF rules in place, the qualification score is not carried forward into the final. There, the match starts from zero.
The new final match starts off with two series of three shots. Then, the final proceed with single shots. Starting from the eighth shot, and then after every two shots, the athlete with the lowest score is eliminated, until the medals are decided. The Final match ends up with two shooters on the line, duelling for the Gold on the last two shots.
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Today’s Bronze went to the 2012 Olympic Silver medallist, Lionel Cox of Belgium, 31, who scored 186.4 points during the final.
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From youtube, the finals:
and the interview:
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From the ISSF website (with permission):CHINA’S REN BEATS HOME HERO KIM TO CLAIM THE AIR PISTOL WOMEN GOLD
The expert 33-year old Chinese shooter comes back atop of an ISSF podium after missing since 2006. Ren won Gold climbing from the eighth place, and beating the home champion Kim, who took the Bronze.
Two-time ISSF World Cup Final winner (2008 and 2001) Ren Jie won the 10m Air Pistol Women final, rocketing China atop of the provisory medal standing of the 2013 ISSF World Cup in Changwon, Korea.
The 33-year old shooter took full advantage of the new ISSF final format, that zeroes the qualification scores before the medal match.
The Chinese shooter had indeed qualified in eighth place with 382 points, but starting the final from zero, and thanks to a great score of of 201.8 points, she ended up with the Gold medal around her neck.
Ren had won her last world cup in this event seven years ago, back in 2006, in Guangzhou, China.
Today’s Silver medal went to Serbia’s Zorana Arunovic, 26, who secured a spot on the podium with 199.0 points scored in the medal match.
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Serbia's done well! From the ISSF website (with permission):TWO SERBIAN FLAGS AT THE NEW 50M RIFLE 3 POSITIONS WOMEN FINAL
Kneeling, Prone and Standing: the three positions were conducted for the first time in an ISSF final, following the new Rules. Serbia ruled the match, with two athletes on the podium.
It has been a great day for Serbia, today, at the 2013 ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup in Changwon, Korea.
After the Bronze medal won by Zorana Arunovic at today’s 10m Air Pistol Women event, two Serbian shooters finished on the podium of the 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women event.
Andrea Arsovic, 26, secured the Gold medal with a strong final of 455.5 points, winning her first ISSF Gold medal.
And this will be remembered as a special one: this was indeed the first time that the new rules for the Rifle 3 Positions event were applied. With the new rules, qualification scores are not carried forward, and all the three positions are conducted in the final. Starting with the kneeling position, the medal match continues then with the prone. Then, moving to the standing, eliminations start, and the shooters with the lowest rank have to leave the match after every series.
The Changing Time is an additional challenge: shooters get seven minutes to change from Kneeling to Prone, and nine minutes to change from Prone to Standing. Adding pressure, the Changing Time includes the sighting time. Therefore, fast shooters to change will have more sighting time at her disposal.
Talong Ivana Maksimovic turned out to be comfortable with the new rules, pocketing the Bronze with 442.5 points, behind China’s Li Peijing, 24, who won the Silver. The 2012 Olympic Silver medallist of Serbia had already finished on the podium two days ago, at the 10m Air Rifle Women event.
“Rules worked for me here: I was starting in last after the qualifications, and I finished on the podium.” Maksimovic said after the final.
“It has not been the same at the Europeans, where I was first and I finished in last, but I’ve learned from that experience. These are the new rules, and we will have to get used to them.”
“I am usually a nervous person, so the changing time puts pressure on me. But we have been training a lot over the winter brake, and these results are rewarding.”
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From youtube, the finals:
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From the ISSF website (with permission):VIETNAM’S HOANG BEAT CHINA’S WANG IN THE DUEL FOR THE 10M AIR PISTOL MEN GOLD
The two athletes shared the top of the scoreboard from the qualifications right to the end, when it was Vietnam’s Hoang to shoot the winning series.
2012 Asian Champion Xuan Vinh Hoang of Vietnam won today’s 10m Air Rifle (sic) Men event, on the third day of competitions at the 2013 ISSF World Cup in Changwon, Korea.
Today, he made it to the final with 583 points, starting the match in second place. But with the new ISSF rules, the qualification score does not count anymore in the final. Qualification scores are indeed not taken forward into the medal match: all the finalists start from zero.
The new final match starts off with two series of three shots. Then, the final proceed with single shots. Starting from the eighth shot, and then after every two shots, the athlete with the lowest score is eliminated, until the medals are decided. The Final match ends up with two shooters on the line, duelling for the Gold on the last two shots.
The 38-year old Vietnamese shooter climbed up the final’s scoreboard, shooting neck and neck against China’s Wang Zhiwei, the 2012 Olympic Bronze medallist. The two contenders fought right to the last shot, when it was Xuan Vinh Hoang to secure the Gold, with a total score of 200.8 points to Wang Zhiwei’s 200.1 points.
Hoang had placed in fourth at the 2012 Olympic Games competing in the 50m Pistol Men event, finishing only 0.1 points far form the podium. There, shooting with the old rules, he had paid a lower qualification score. With the new rules, which are rewarding the athlete who performs better even when under stress, he would have finished on the podium.
Today’s Bronze medal went to India’s Prakash Nanjappa, who finished on the third step of the podium
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From the ISSF website (with permission):OLYMPIC BRONZE REITZ (GER) FINISHED ATOP OF THE RAPID FIRE PISTOL PODIUM
2008 Olympic Bronze medallist Christian Reitz of Germany won the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men event, today, at the 2013 ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup in Changwon, Korea.
Reitz outdid China’s Li Yuehong, outscoring his opponent 5 to 3 hits at the last series.
The 25-year old German champion won the match with an overall score of 30 points, coming back atop of an ISSF World Cup podium after missing since his victory at the 2011 ISSF World Cup Final in Wroclaw.
23-yearold Li Yuehong secured the Silver medal with a total score of 29 points. He had won his last ISSF medal back in 2010, when he finished first at the ISSF World Cups in Beijing and Sydney, and then pocketed the Bronze at the 2010 ISSF World Championship in Munich.
Two Russia shooters, Leonid Ekimov (25) and Alexander Alifirenko (21) duelled for the Bronze. The two teammates finished tied after the sixth series, and they had to shoot-off to stay into the final.
It was the 2008 Olympic finalist Ekimov who won the sudden-death tie breaker, finishing then in third place with a total score of 19 hits, while Alifirenko closed in fourth with 18 hits.
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It wasn't me! wrote: »but the fast changeovers are a bit silly, and if they're intended to add visible pressure for the benefit of spectators, then cutting them from the footage of the final seems... less than well thought out...
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More youtube videos up:
25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men Interview
Finals 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men
50m Rifle 3 Positions Women Interview
And from the ISSF website (with permission):"WORLD CUP CHANGWON: EXCELLENT ORGANIZATION” MR. ANDERSON SAID
The ISSF Vice-President Gary Anderson and the ISSF Secretary General Franz Schreiber expressed positive comments on the first World Cup of the year, and on the introduction of the new ISSF rules, applied here in Changwon for the first time
“Excellent organization, great collaboration, positive feedbacks;”
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Mr. Anderson’s words of appreciation pairs with the impressions of the ISSF Secretary General, Mr. Franz Schreiber. “As usual our friends in the Korean Shooting Federation and the city of Changwon once again prepared a beautiful World Cup and all participants could witness the great hospitality of the Korean people.” Mr. Schreiber said.
“The Finals which were conducted for the first time in a major rifle and Pistol competitions turned out to be very exciting and interesting.”
The 2013 ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup in Changwon was officially closed today, after eight days of competitions.
300 athletes coming from 30 countries, for a total of 500 starts, participated the first of the four legs of this year’s ISSF World Cup Series
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The next RIFLE and PISTOL World Cup Stage is scheduled to take place in Fort Benning, Georgia, USA, starting from May 4.
And also from the ISSF website (with permission):GERMANY'S JUNGHAENEL AGAIN ON THE PODIUM AT THE 50M RIFLE 3 POSITION FINAL
Henri Junghaenel made it again.The 25-year old German shooter made it to podium of the 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men event, the last match of the 2013 ISSF World Cup in Changwon, Korea, pocketing his second Gold medal after his victory at the 50m Rifle Prone men final, three days ago.
Junghaenel once again proved to be comfortable with the new ISSF rules, which dramatically changed the shape of the three positions event.
With the new rules, qualification scores are not carried forward into the final, and all the three positions are conducted in the final. Starting with the Kneeling position, the medal match continues then with the Prone. Then, moving on to the Standing position, eliminations start, and the shooters with the lowest score have to leave the match after every series.
The Changing Time is an additional challenge: shooters get seven minutes to change from Kneeling to Prone, and nine minutes to change from Prone to Standing. Adding pressure, the Changing Time includes the sighting time. Therefore, fast shooter who changes faster has more sighting time at his disposal.
The German winner made it to the final with the fourth qualification score (1158 points), and then scored 452.9 points during the final, to finish atop of the podium. In spite of being always the last one to settle in position, and in spite of having relatively no experience with the new format, Junghaenel seemed to be unbeatable here in Changwon.
On his way to the brightest medal, Junghaenel met and defeat Russia's Fedor Vlasov, 28, who finished in second place securing Silver with 452.4 points, pocketing his first ISSF medal ever.
Today's Bronze finished around the neck of the Serbian expert Nemanja Mirosavljev, who led the qualification and then suffered the new final format. Qualified with 1162 points, he shot 442.3 points in the final to finish in third.
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