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.

Extreme Euro Open
NicknameEEO
Founded2008
TypeIPSC level 3
LocationCzech Republic
Websitehttps://www.worldextremecup.com

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.

Winners edit

Year Division   Gold   Silver   Bronze
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

The shooting range edit

The Hodonice shooting range is situated 12 kilometres southeast of Znojmo city and is owned by the Kub IPSC Znojmo. The range was built in the 1990s from a former gravel pit, and its 28 shooting bays and total length of more than 500 meters makes it one of the largest outdoor shooting ranges in Europe. The range has a parking lot with capacity for 100 cars, an office building, sanitary facilities, space for chronographing and safety areas. The shooting range is used for matches, training, shooting instruction and corporate events. Among big matches held on the range are the Extreme Euro Open, Czech Super League and the IPSC Czech Rifle Championship.

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