Extreme Euro Open | |
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Nickname | EEO |
Founded | 2008 |
Type | IPSC level 3 |
Location | Czech Republic |
Website | https://www.worldextremecup.com |
The Extreme Euro Open is an IPSC level 3 shooting competition held annually in June at the Hodonice shooting range near the town Znojmo in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. The match is organized by the company Extreme Gun Group, Ltd. and the Extreme Squad shooting club.
The match is divided into a Pre and Main Match, where the Pre Match is for the Range Officers later working at the Main Match as well as representatives of the match sponsors. The Main Match lasts three days (Thursday, Friday and Saturday), and is divided into morning and afternoon shifts. On Sunday, the best shooters from the Main Match vie for the Shoot-Off, which was changed to the Super Six format in 2015. Then the six best shooters from the Main Match in each division and some categories compete in an elimination round across three stages. The match is finished with an award ceremony.
Lubor Novak from the Czech Republic is the Match Director and founder of the match, and Wieslaw Geno Sioda from Poland is Stats Director.
The match is part of the WORLD EXTREME CUP, IPSC level 3 matches series. The matches took place in the Czech Republic, Russia, Thailand, Poland, Denmark and USA.
The shooting competition in 2020 was postponed to year 2021. The 12th Extreme Euro Open 2021 took place under strict anti-pandemic measures. Even so, 482 shooters from 32 countries took part in this match. In 2023, 730 shooters from 40 countries took part in the match.
Year | Division | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2008 | Open | Eric Grauffel | Saul Kirsch | Jorge Ballesteros |
Modified | Jose Claudio Vidanes | Zdenek Heneš | Davide Cerrato | |
Standard | Olivier Damm | Juan Carlos Jaime Diaz | Adriano Ciro Santarcangelo | |
Production | Adam Tyc | Marian Vyšný | Angus Hobdell | |
Revolver | Jiří Jedlička | Cliff Walsh | Sascha Back | |
2009 | Open | Eric Grauffel | Saul Kirsch | Miroslav Havlíček |
Modified | Zdeněk Heneš | Giorgio Patria | Davide Cerrato | |
Standard | Adriano Ciro Santarcangelo | Gregory Midgley | Zdenek Liehne | |
Production | Tyc Adam | Miroslav Zapletal | Angus Hobdell | |
Revolver | Ricardo López Tugendhat | Jiri Jedlicka | Tibor Ladic | |
2010 | Open | Eric Grauffel | Saul Kirsch | Miroslav Havlíček |
Modified | Zdenek Heneš | Miloš Hořínek | Vít Helán | |
Standard | Juan Carlos Jaime Diaz | Petr Znamenáček | Gyorgy Batki | |
Production | Václav Vinduška | Ernest Nagy | Marian Vyšný | |
Revolver | Zdenek Němeček | Jiří Jedlička | Milan Kolar | |
2012 | Open | Emile Obriot | Saul Kirsch | Petr Pijáček |
Standard | Jaun Carlos Jaime Diaz | Petr Znamenáček | Gyorgy Batki | |
Production | Eric Grauffel | Eduardo de Cobos | Ljubisa Momcilovic | |
Classic | Angus Hobdell | Esa Marjoniemi | Denis Altuna | |
Revolver | Zdenek Němeček | Gerald Reiter | Milan Kolar | |
2013 | Open | Jorge Ballesteros | Emile Obriot | Saul Kirsch |
Standard | Juan Carlos Jaime Diaz | Cosimo Panetta | Adriano Santarcangelo | |
Production | Eric Grauffel | Robin Šebo | Ljubisa Momcilovic | |
Classic | Edoardo Buticchi | Stefano Iacomini | Davide Cerrato | |
Revolver | Gerald Reiter | Valter Tranquilli | Markus Schneider | |
2014 | Open | Jorge Ballesteros | Max Michel | Emile Obriot |
Standard | Jethro Dionisio | Blake Miguez | Cosimo Panetta | |
Production | Eric Grauffel | Miroslav Zapletal | Marian Fedor | |
Classic | Edward Rivera | Julien Boit | Edoardo Roberto Buticchi | |
Revolver | Phillipp Chua | Gerald Reiter | Zdeněk Němeček | |
2015 | Open | Martin Kameníček | Jorge Ballesteros | Emile Obriot |
Standard | Eric Grauffel | Jethro Dionisio | Petr Znamenáček | |
Production | Ljubisa Momcilovic | Robin Šebo | Ben Stoeger | |
Classic | Jag Lejano | Angus Hobdell | Julien Boit | |
Revolver | Gerald Reiter | Zdenek Němeček | Kalle Halvarsson | |
2016 | Open | Jorge Ballesteros | Emile Obriot | Martin Kameníček |
Standard | Eric Grauffel | Zdeněk Liehne | György Batki | |
Production | Eduardo de Cobos | Ben Stoeger | Robin Šebo | |
Classic | Gregory Midgley | Julien Boit | Gerald Stacherl | |
Revolver | Gerald Reiter | Kalle Halvarsson | Jiří Jedlička | |
2017 | Open | Jorge Ballesteros | Martin Kameníček | Miroslav Havlíček |
Standard | Eric Grauffel | Zdeněk Liehne | Petr Znamenáček | |
Production | Ljubisa Momcilovic | Eduardo de Cobos | Pavel Torgashov | |
Classic | Jethro Dionisio | Gregory Midgley | Alexey Ragozin | |
Revolver | Gerald Reiter | Henrik F. Nielsen | Robert Kroiss | |
2018 | Open | Jorge Ballesteros | Havlíček Miroslav | Espilez Ivan |
Standard | Rakušan Josef | Liehne Zdeněk | Quindi Vallerga Gaston | |
Production | Ljubisa Momcilovic | Robin Šebo | De Cobos Eduardo | |
Classic | Lejano Jeufro | Dionisio Jethro | Marx Jakub | |
Revolver | Nielsen Henrik F. | Lindskog Olle | Grégory Michel | |
Pistole Caliber Carbine | Eric Grauffel | Leograndis Max | Vinduška Václav | |
Production Optics | Kameníček Martin | Nelson Brian | Bragagnolo Max | |
2019 | Open | Šebo Robin | Obriot Emile | Piget Manu |
Standard | Liehne Zdeněk | Quindi Vallerga Gaston | Reed Casey | |
Production | Eric Grauffel | Ljubisa Momcilovic | Lane Mason | |
Classic | Dionisio Jethro | Marx Jakub | Cernigoj Robert | |
Revolver | Reiter Gerald | Ploysutti Siriroj | Nielsen Henrik F. | |
Pistole Caliber Carbine | Leograndis Max | Ženčar Pavol | Vinduška Václav | |
Production Optics | Hwansik Kim | Latulippe Max | Nothnagel Nils | |
2021 | Open | Eric Grauffel | Emile Obriot | Robin Šebo |
Standard | Josef Rakušan | Robert Černigoj | Zdeněk Liehne | |
Production | Michal Štěpán | Ljubisa Momcilovic | Miroslav Zapletal | |
Classic | Bartosz Szczesny | Jakub Marx | Gyula Midglecz | |
Revolver | ||||
Pistole Caliber Carbine | Pavol Ženčár | Max Leograndis | František Bindík | |
Production Optics | Kameníček Martin | Nils Nothnagel | Radim Maděránek | |
2022 | Open | Ballesteros Jorge | Obriot Emile | Šebo Robin |
Standard | Viray, Kahlil Adrian | Josef Rakušan | Quindi Vallerga Gaston | |
Production | Eric Grauffel | Štěpán Michal | Romitelli German | |
Classic | Catalan Alfredo jr. | Cernigoj Robert | Luzuriaga Thomas | |
Revolver | ||||
Pistole Caliber Carbine | Ženčar Pavol | Fedor Marian | Slavík Daniel | |
Production Optics | Kameníček Martin | Gino Edcel John | Maděránek Radim | |
2023 | Open | Šebo Robin | Stjernlof Erik | Havlíček Miroslav |
Standard | Viray, Kahlil Adrian | Liehne Zdeněk | Rakušan Josef | |
Production | Eric Grauffel | Štěpán Michal | Momčilovic Ljubiša | |
Classic | Cernigoj Robert | Marx Jakub | Lejano Jeufro | |
Revolver | ||||
Pistole Caliber Carbine | Theilinger Martin | Fedor Marian | Slavík Daniel | |
Production Optics | Gino Edcel John | Hrnčiarik Andrej | Keppel Dylan | |
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