| 2008 IPSC Handgun World Shoot XV | |||||||
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 Official logo of the 2008 IPSC Handgun World Shoot | |||||||
| Location | Bali, Indonesia | ||||||
| Dates | Wednesday 22. October to Saturday 1. November 2008 | ||||||
| Competitors | 1028 | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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The 2008 IPSC Handgun World Shoot XV held in Bali, Indonesia, was the 15th IPSC Handgun World Shoot.
The Open division had the largest match participation with 353 competitors (34.3 %).
| Overall | Competitor | Points | Overall Match Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |  Eric Grauffel | 2643.9610 | 100.00% | |
 Silver |  KC Eusebio | 2508.1734 | 94.86% | |
 Bronze | Max Michel | 2488.4818 | 94.12% | |
| 4th |  Jethro T. Dionisio | 2480.7264 | 93.83% | |
| 5th | Jeufro Emil Roe Lejano | 2435.1801 | 92.10% | |
| 6th |  Brodie McIntosh | 2424.6960 | 91.71% | |
| 7th |  Saul Kirsch | 2423.3899 | 91.66% | |
| 8th | Brad Balsley | 2421.0126 | 91.57% | |
| 9th | Chris Tilley | 2416.1602 | 91.38% | |
| 10th |  Jorge Ballesteros | 2406.3240 | 91.01% | |
| Lady | Competitor | Points | Overall percent | Category percent |
| Gold | Athena Lee | 1866.2329 | 70.58% | 100.00% |
| Silver |  Gabriele Kraushofer | 1859.5804 | 99.64% | 70.33% |
| Bronze |  Katerina Sustrova | 1839.1670 | 98.55% | 69.56% |
| Junior | Competitor | Points | Overall percent | Category percent |
| Gold | KC Eusebio | 2508.1734 | 94.86% | 100.00% |
| Silver | Brad Balsley | 2421.0126 | 96.52% | 91.57% |
| Bronze | Shane Coley | 2215.5877 | 88.33% | 83.80% |
| Senior | Competitor | Points | Overall percent | Category percent |
| Gold |  Mario Riillo | 2081.1264 | 78.71% | 100.00% |
| Silver | Miroslav Kamenicek | 1975.2078 | 94.91% | 74.71% |
| Bronze | Thierry Obriot | 1882.9393 | 90.48% | 71.22% |
| Super Senior | Competitor | Points | Overall percent | Category percent |
| Gold | Philippe Gibert | 1832.2562 | 69.30% | 100.00% |
| Silver | Alain Tarrade | 1762.4235 | 96.19% | 66.66% |
| Bronze |  Carlo Belletti | 1710.0892 | 93.33% | 64.68% |
| Place | Country | Points | Percent | Team members |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | United States | 7412.00 | 100.00% | KC Eusebio, Max Michel, Chris Tilley, BJ Norris |
| Silver | Philippines | 7174.00 | 96.79% | Jethro T. Dionisio, Jeufro Emil Roe Lejano, Stephen John V. Hinojales, Jerome Jovanne Morales |
| Bronze | France | 7048.00 | 95.09% | Eric Grauffel, Emile Obriot, Remy Deville, William Joly |
The Modified division had 50 competitors (4.9 %).
| Overall | Competitor | Points | Overall Match Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Jojo Vidanes | 2564.3187 | 100.00% | |
| Silver | Zdenek Henes | 2537.6644 | 98.96% | |
| Bronze | Michael Voigt | 2513.2490 | 98.01% | |
| 4th | Christopher D. Panganiban | 2393.5401 | 93.34% | |
| 5th | Giuseppe Todaro | 2361.9558 | 92.11% | |
| 6th | Davide Cerrato | 2325.2693 | 90.68% | |
| 7th |  Nicolas Taramelli | 2251.1322 | 87.79% | |
| 8th | James Ong | 2249.8410 | 87.74% | |
| 9th | Harold Paylago | 2233.8600 | 87.11% | |
| 10th | Bernardo Mari I Alejandro | 2169.5276 | 84.60% | |
| Senior | Competitor | Points | Overall percent | Category percent |
| Gold | Gavino Mura | 1895.9348 | 73.94% | 100.00% |
| Silver |  Kwok Kwong Tong | 1886.4656 | 73.57% | 99.50% |
| Bronze | Antonio Gracia Infante | 1884.3596 | 73.48% | 99.39% |
| Place | Country | Points | Percent | Team members |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | United States | 7327.00 | 100.00% | Jojo Vidanes, Michael Voigt, James Ong, Barry Dueck |
| Silver | Philippines | 6795.00 | 92.74% | Christopher D. Panganiban, Harold Paylago, Enrico Papa, Joel A. Tan |
| Bronze | Italy | 6790.00 | 92.67% | Giuseppe Todaro, Davide Cerrato, Bruno La Bruna, Giorgio Patria |
The Standard division had the second largest match participation with 309 competitors (30.1 %).
| Overall | Competitor | Points | Overall Match Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Travis Tomasie | 2466.3816 | 100.00% | |
| Silver | Blake J. Miguez | 2436.2544 | 98.78% | |
| Bronze | Shannon Smith | 2420.4368 | 98.14% | |
| 4th | Petr Znamenacek | 2378.8803 | 96.45% | |
| 5th | Juan Carlos Jaime Diaz | 2365.6483 | 95.92% | |
| 6th |  Gregory Midgley | 2339.7858 | 94.87% | |
| 7th | Adriano Santarcangelo | 2332.4544 | 94.57% | |
| 8th | Taran Butler | 2286.4867 | 92.71% | |
| 9th | Emanuel Bragg | 2284.3192 | 92.62% | |
| 10th |  Gyorgy Batki | 2256.8218 | 91.50% | |
| Lady | Competitor | Points | Overall percent | Category percent |
| Gold | Claire Giles | 1655.4699 | 67.12% | 100.00% |
| Silver | Jannette Gonzaga | 1646.7232 | 66.77% | 99.47% |
| Bronze | Birgit Gruber | 1574.6317 | 63.84% | 95.12% |
| Senior | Competitor | Points | Overall percent | Category percent |
| Gold | Esterino Magli | 2212.8031 | 89.72% | 100.00% |
| Silver |  Lucimar Oliveira | 2075.0971 | 84.14% | 93.78% |
| Bronze | Marlon G. Valencia | 1949.0470 | 79.02% | 88.08% |
| Super Senior | Competitor | Points | Overall percent | Category percent |
| Gold | Max Sen. Wiegand | 1721.7386 | 69.81% | 100.00% |
| Silver | Antonio Vaghi | 1625.7782 | 65.92% | 94.43% |
| Bronze | Paul Clark | 1372.5099 | 55.65% | 79.72% |
| Place | Country | Points | Percent | Team members |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | United States | 7173.00 | 100.00% | Travis Tomasie, Shannon Smith, Taran Butler, Emanuel Bragg |
| Silver | Italy | 6739.00 | 93.95% | Adriano Santarcangelo, Esterino Magli, Leonardo Bettoni, Fabio Davoli |
| Bronze | Czech Republic | 6659.00 | 92.83% | Petr Znamenacek, Zdenek Liehne, Roman Podlesak, Jaroslav Vaclavik |
The Production division had the third largest match participation with 282 competitors (27.4 %).
| Overall | Competitor | Points | Overall Match Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Adam Tyc | 2506.8199 | 100.00% | |
| Silver | Matthew Mink | 2371.9580 | 94.62% | |
| Bronze | Bob Vogel | 2368.0915 | 94.47% | |
| 4th | Daniel Horner | 2325.5642 | 92.77% | |
| 5th | Angus Hobdell | 2310.7898 | 92.18% | |
| 6th | Eduardo de Cobos | 2279.5476 | 90.93% | |
| 7th | Vaclav Vinduska | 2226.9555 | 88.84% | |
| 8th |  Marian Vysny | 2222.7145 | 88.67% | |
| 9th | Galo Moreira Icaza | 2191.1119 | 87.41% | |
| 10th |  Gustavo Liwko | 2158.3764 | 86.10% | |
| Lady | Competitor | Points | Overall percent | Category percent |
| Gold | Ma. Inez F. Jorge | 1561.0948 | 62.27% | 100.00% |
| Silver |  Oryza Shelley De Leon | 1492.2466 | 59.53% | 95.59% |
| Bronze | Andrea Gasic | 1464.5957 | 58.42% | 93.82% |
| Junior | Competitor | Points | Overall percent | Category percent |
| Gold | Galo Moreira Icaza | 2191.1119 | 87.41% | 100.00% |
| Silver | Gustavo Liwko | 2158.3764 | 86.10% | 98.51% |
| Bronze | Andrej Hrnciarik | 1996.6672 | 79.65% | 91.13% |
| Senior | Competitor | Points | Overall percent | Category percent |
| Gold | Wilfredo Div Anglo | 1894.6547 | 75.58% | 100.00% |
| Silver | Daniel Torrevillas | 1870.1455 | 74.60% | 98.71% |
| Bronze | Robert Hopper | 1869.7746 | 74.59% | 98.69% |
| Place | Country | Points | Percent | Team members |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | United States | 7050.00 | 100.00% | Matthew Mink, Robert Gordon Vogel, Angus Hobdell, David Olhasso |
| Silver | Czech Republic | 6819.00 | 96.72% | Adam Tyc, Vaclav Vinduska, Michael Stryc, Jan Liehne |
| Bronze | Slovak Republic | 6521.00 | 92.50% | Marian Vysny, Jan Palka, Ernest Nagy, Anton Penov |
The Revolver division had 34 competitors (3.3 %).
| Overall | Competitor | Points | Overall Match Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Ricardo López Tugendhat | 2596.9062 | 100.00% | |
| Silver | Andrea Todeschini | 2450.1457 | 94.35% | |
| Bronze | Phillipp A. Chua | 2376.9501 | 91.53% | |
| 4th | Igor Rosa Brusin | 2370.3966 | 91.28% | |
| 5th | Zdenek Nemecek | 2342.2673 | 90.19% | |
| 6th |  Sonny Prabowo | 2261.7306 | 87.09% | |
| 7th |  Markus Meichtry | 2181.7730 | 84.01% | |
| 8th | Christopher Panes | 2091.8594 | 80.55% | |
| 9th | Luca Ricciardi | 2067.3150 | 79.61% | |
| 10th | Hubert S. Sio | 2030.1765 | 78.18% | |
| Place | Country | Points | Percent | Team members |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Italy | 6887.00 | 100.00% | Andrea Todeschini, Igor Rosa Brusin, Luca Ricciardi, Claudio Zambonin |
| Silver | Philippines | 6498.00 | 94.35% | Phillipp A. Chua, Christopher Panes, Hubert S. Sio |
| Bronze | Switzerland | 5848.00 | 84.91% | Markus Meichtry, Rolf-Dieter Reich, Marwan Itany, Roger Ditzler |
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