CZ Shooting Team athletes take home 13 medals from the CZ Extreme Euro Open!

Sport shooters representing Ceska zbrojovka brought back six gold, four silver, and three bronze medals from Hodonice, along with four Czech national champion titles.

The CZ Shooting Team achieved another outstanding success at the prestigious CZ Extreme Euro Open, an IPSC practical shooting competition held from 26 to 28 June 2025 at the shooting range in Hodonice near Znojmo. This year, the event also served as the Czech National Championship, meaning that the highest-ranked Czech shooter in each division earned the national champion title.

The CZ Extreme Euro Open is one of the largest and most demanding competitions of the shooting season and, in terms of size and competition level, it is comparable to the World Championship. This year’s event attracted 1,138 shooters from 59 countries, including many elite competitors. Participants faced 30 dynamic and technically challenging stages that, despite their difficulty, allowed for smooth and enjoyable shooting. Weather conditions were changeable, with alternating heat and thunderstorms.

Members of the CZ Shooting Team delivered excellent performances, confirming their place among the world’s best shooters.

In the OPEN division, Robin Sebo claimed victory with a flawless performance, securing both the gold medal and the Czech national champion title. Martina Sera took silver in the Lady category and also became the Czech national champion. Both team members competed in this division with CZ 75 TS CZECHMATE pistols.

In the PRODUCTION division, Argentinian shooter Juan Pablo Duran won silver and his compatriot German Romitelli took bronze. Serbian shooter Ljubisa Momcilovic defended his title in the Senior category, while Italy’s Camilla Almici dominated the Lady category. All CZ Shooting Team members in this division competed with CZ SHADOW 2 ORANGE pistols.

The highly contested PRODUCTION OPTICS division was again dominated by France’s Eric Grauffel. Martin Kamenicek secured bronze and the Czech national champion title, while junior shooter Robin Grauffel won his category and placed seventh overall. CZ Shooting Team shooters used CZ SHADOW 2 OR pistols in this division.

In the STANDARD division, Filipino shooter Kahlil Adrian Viray earned silver, and Zdenek Liehne took bronze along with the Czech national champion title. In the Senior category, gold went to Josef Rakusan and silver to Petr Znamenacek. Team members competed with CZ TS 2 ORANGE pistols in this division.

The CZ Extreme Euro Open 2025 served as an important preparation event for many shooters ahead of the upcoming World Championship, which will take place at the end of September in South Africa.

Ceska zbrojovka a.s., as the general partner of the CZ Extreme Euro Open, would like to thank the organisers for the excellent preparation and smooth running of the competition, the referees for their dedication, and all shooters for their participation and sportsmanship. We congratulate all medallists and wish them continued success this season. Congratulations also go to all new Czech national champions – Robin Sebo (OPEN division), Martina Sera (OPEN division), Martin Kamenicek (PRODUCTION OPTICS division), and Zdenek Liehne (STANDARD division).

Competition results:

OPEN division Overall (122 competitors)

1. Robin Sebo (CZE), CZ Shooting Team              100 %
2. Marek Neumann (CZE)                    98,93 %
3. Erik Stjernlof (SWE)                            98,34 %
7. Miroslav Havlicek (CZE), CZ Shooting Team 95,21 %

OPEN division, Lady category

2. Martina Sera (CZE), CZ Shooting Team

PRODUCTION division Overall (195 competitors)

1. Michal Stepan (CZE)                         100 %
2. Juan Pablo Duran (ARG), CZ Shooting Team         96,68 %
3. German Romitelli (ARG), CZ Shooting Team          96,28 %
9. Miguel Ramos (POR), CZ Shooting Team 91,28 %

PRODUCTION division, Senior category

1. Ljubisa Momcilovic (SER), CZ Shooting Team

PRODUCTION division, Lady category

1. Camilla Almici (ITA), CZ Shooting Team

PRODUCTION OPTICS division Overall (199 competitors)

1. Eric Grauffel (FRA), CZ Shooting Team             100 %
2. Jacob Hetherington (USA)                     91,11%
3. Martin Kamenicek (CZE), CZ Shooting Team        90,29 %
7. Robin Grauffel (FRA), CZ Shooting Team              84,36 %
8. Andrej Hrnciarik (CZE), CZ Shooting Team 83,68 %

PRODUCTION OPTICS division, Junior category

1. Robin Grauffel (FRA), CZ Shooting Team

STANDARD division Overall (110 competitors)

1. Rolly Nathaniel Tecson (PHI)                     100%
2. Kahlil Adrian Viray (PHI), CZ Shooting Team         97,05 %
3. Zdenek Liehne (CZE), CZ Shooting Team              91,41 %
7. Josef Rakusan (CZE), CZ Shooting Team              82,26 %
8. Petr Znamenacek (CZE), CZ Shooting Team         77,77 %

STANDARD division, Senior category

1. Josef Rakusan (CZE), CZ Shooting Team
2. Petr Znamenacek (CZE), CZ Shooting Team

The CZ Shooting Team puts CZ firearms in the hands of the world’s best shooters, with the aim of achieving spectacular results. Competing in accordance with IPSC rules is a dynamic sport discipline, where speed is combined with accuracy. It consists of several divisions, with the most important being OPEN, PRODUCTION, PRODUCTION OPTICS and STANDARD. During the course of the competition, shooters must complete challenging stages, where he or she shoots at both static and moving targets from different positions or when on the move. The best way to approach each stage is not predefined. It is up to each shooter how they go through them. Only the score for each stage is important, which takes into account the speed and accuracy of the competitor‘s shooting.

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