The 2022 IPSC Handgun World Shoot XIX was held in Thailand from November 27 to December 3. The match consisted of 30 stages over 5 areas, and the main-match sponsor was CZ firearms. The match had a capacity of 1600 competitors, and 1345 competitors from 73 countries completed. It was the first World Shoot featuring the popular Production Optics divisions, and was the nineteenth IPSC Handgun World Shoot. History The championship was originally scheduled for 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the match was initially postponed to November/December 2021, but due to the unpredictableness of the COVID situation, the match was finally postponed once more until 2022, coinciding with the completion of the kingdom's full reopening. Venue and climate The match venue was at newly constructed the THPSA Shooting Range. The city of Pattaya is the resort capital of Thailand, and the shooting range is located about 30 km from the Pattaya Beach, which is one of Asia's largest beach resorts. The match was set to the end of November and start of December, which is the start of the cool season in Thailand which is relatively hot and dry, with expected daily mean temperatures around 26 °C and relative humidity around 70-75%. Results Production The Production division had the largest match participation with 341 shooters (25.4%). It was won by the frenchman Eric Grauffel who thereby took his eighth world championship title in the overall category. Reigning Production world champion Ben Stoeger did not compete in the championship. Individual Open The Open division had the second largest match participation with 333 competitors (24.8%). Individual Standard The Standard division had the third largest match participation with 234 competitors (17.4%). Individual Production Optics The Production Optics division had the fourth largest match participation with 207 competitors (15.4%). Individual Classic The Classic division had the fifth largest match participation with 126 competitors (9.4%). Individual Production Optics Light The Production Optics Light division had the second smallest match participation with 58 competitors (4.3%). Individual Revolver The Revolver division had the smallest match participation with 46 competitors (3.4%). Individual See also IPSC Rifle World Shoots IPSC Shotgun World Shoots IPSC Action Air World Shoot References External links 2022 Handgun World Shoot Stagebriefs per 2022-10-24 Official Match Results | 2022 IPSC Handgun World Shoot 2022 IPSC Shooting competitions in Thailand International sports competitions hosted by Thailand