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2017 IPSC Handgun World Shoot

The 2017 IPSC Handgun World Shoot XVIII was the 18th IPSC Handgun World Shoot held at the new National Shooting Centre in Châteauroux, France during the end of August and start of September. There were 30 stages divided into 5 areas, with each area being named after and having themes from one of the 5 continents Africa, Asia, America, Australia or Europe.

Match info
The match was very varied with many moving targets, and some stages had targets placed at distances up to 50 meters. The French Minister of Sports Laura Flessel mada an appearance showing support for the French Standard division shooter Eric Grauffel. == Champions ==
Champions
Open The Open division had the second largest match participation with 407 competitors (27 %). ;Individual: ;Teams Open: Standard The Standard division had the third largest match participation with 379 competitors (25.2 %). ;Individual: ;Teams Standard: Production The Production division had the largest match participation with 487 competitors (32.3 %). ;Individual: ;Teams Production: Classic The Classic division had the fourth largest match participation with 164 competitors (10.9 %). ;Individual: ;Teams Classic: Revolver The Revolver division had the fifth largest match participation with 69 competitors (4.6 %). ;Individual: ;Teams Revolver: == Medal table ==
Shoot-Off side event
On Sunday 3 September, the Shoot-Off side event was held in an audience friendly one-against-one elimination cup format where the competitors shot at falling steel targets (called poppers). The top 10 finishing overall and category shooters from the Main Match were qualified for the Shoot-Off. To win a round, a competitor would have to hit all his steel targets and reach the middle middle target before the other competitor. The Shoot-Off consisted of quarter finals, semi-finals, bronze and gold finals. == CZ Super Six side event ==
CZ Super Six side event
Another side event on Sunday 3 September was the Super Six finals sponsored by CZ, where six of the best Overall and Lady shooters in the Production, Standard and Open divisions participated. Three of the Main Match stages were shot again by one competitor at a time in an elimination cup format based on their hit factor scores. Stage 16 was the first cut, afterwards stage 15 was the semifinal and lastly stage 17 was the final between the two best shooters. == See also ==
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