Bundesliga (shooting)
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As in many other sports, the premier German
club competition in 10 metre air rifle and 10 metre air pistol is known as the Bundesliga. The league, open to both men and women, was created in 1997 and is administered by the German Shooting Federation. In each discipline, sixteen teams of five shooters each compete during a season spanning from October to February for the German team championship. Apart from the top German shooters, the league also attracts many shooters from other European countries, as well as a few from India and the United States, and involves a number of Olympic medalists and other shooters of international success.
's rules for air rifle and air pistol, with the following important changes:
The shooters are paired up based on previous results so that the top shooters from both teams stand next to each other, and so on down. The shooter achieving the best 40-shot result in each pair wins a point for his or her team. Ties are resolved by firing single shots as needed. Thus, a match can be won by either 5–0, 4–1 or 3–2.
The match format of the Bundesliga has been so successful that the European Shooting Confederation
mirrored it when creating the ESC Youth League
for national teams of young shooters.
A single round-robin
of seven match days is conducted in each division during October–December or October–January. As shooting is a sport where the club league forms only a part of the competition season, the matches are concentrated to four weekends, organized in such a way that the clubs that placed 1–6 during the previous season have two home-range matches while the remaining two teams only have one each. In the table, teams are ranked on the number of won matches; tie-breaking criteria are 1) number of individual points won, 2) results between the concerned teams, 3) number of won points on first position (etc).
Below the regional leagues, there are leagues managed by each Landesverband (in northern Germany, these generally follow the state
borders, while the large states in the south are divided into several Landesverbände).
Both holders of the final world records in 10 metre air rifle, Gagan Narang
and Sonja Pfeilschifter
, also compete. Even the regional leagues attract some foreign champions: for example, Olympic champion Matthew Emmons
stayed with Post SV Plattling (Regionalliga Süd air rifle) when they were relegated from the Bundesliga in 2008.
Germany
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club competition in 10 metre air rifle and 10 metre air pistol is known as the Bundesliga. The league, open to both men and women, was created in 1997 and is administered by the German Shooting Federation. In each discipline, sixteen teams of five shooters each compete during a season spanning from October to February for the German team championship. Apart from the top German shooters, the league also attracts many shooters from other European countries, as well as a few from India and the United States, and involves a number of Olympic medalists and other shooters of international success.
Match format
The Bundesliga matches mainly follow the International Shooting Sport FederationInternational Shooting Sport Federation
The International Shooting Sport Federation is an organization that governs international shooting sports. While far from the only such organization, it is the one that is a member of the International Olympic Committee and so it is in charge of the Olympic shooting events. Not all ISSF shooting...
's rules for air rifle and air pistol, with the following important changes:
- All shooters fire only 40 competition shots.
- The sighting shots are not included in the match time. Instead there is a 10 minute sighting shot period before the match.
- The match time is lowered to 50 minutes. (Only electronic targets are allowed in the Bundesliga. When in lower leagues paper targets are used, the match time is 60 minutes.)
The shooters are paired up based on previous results so that the top shooters from both teams stand next to each other, and so on down. The shooter achieving the best 40-shot result in each pair wins a point for his or her team. Ties are resolved by firing single shots as needed. Thus, a match can be won by either 5–0, 4–1 or 3–2.
The match format of the Bundesliga has been so successful that the European Shooting Confederation
European Shooting Confederation
The European Shooting Confederation is an association of the International Shooting Sport Federation's member federations from Europe, including the Caucasus, Cyprus, Israel and Turkey.-Competitions administered by the ESC:...
mirrored it when creating the ESC Youth League
ESC Youth League
The ESC Youth League is a shooting competition for national teams composed of shooters between 14 and 18 years of age. It was created by the European Shooting Confederation in preparation for the 2010 Youth Olympic Games, and has its premiere season in 2009.There are two classes: 10 metre air...
for national teams of young shooters.
Regular season
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A single round-robin
Round-robin tournament
A round-robin tournament is a competition "in which each contestant meets all other contestants in turn".-Terminology:...
of seven match days is conducted in each division during October–December or October–January. As shooting is a sport where the club league forms only a part of the competition season, the matches are concentrated to four weekends, organized in such a way that the clubs that placed 1–6 during the previous season have two home-range matches while the remaining two teams only have one each. In the table, teams are ranked on the number of won matches; tie-breaking criteria are 1) number of individual points won, 2) results between the concerned teams, 3) number of won points on first position (etc).
Finals
The top four teams of each division reach the finals (Bundesligafinale), held during a single weekend in February at the same location for both air rifle and air pistol. Quarterfinals and semifinals are held on Saturday, and bronze and gold medal matches on Sunday.Promotion and relegation
Below the Bundesliga are five regional leagues: Regionalliga Nord, Regionalliga West and Regionalliga Ost below the northern division; Regionalliga Südwest and Regionalliga Süd below the southern division. The eighth-placed team of each Bundesliga division is automatically relegated to the appropriate regional league. The seventh-placed team competes together with the two top teams of each regional league for two spots in next year's Bundesliga.Below the regional leagues, there are leagues managed by each Landesverband (in northern Germany, these generally follow the state
States of Germany
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borders, while the large states in the south are divided into several Landesverbände).
Winners
The following clubs have become German champions since the inception of the Bundesliga.| Season | Air rifle | Air pistol |
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| 1997–1998 | (1/3) >PSV Olympia Berlin (1/5) |
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| 1998–1999 | (2/3) >PSV Olympia Berlin (2/5) |
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| 1999–2000 | (1/2) >PSV Olympia Berlin (3/5) |
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| 2000–2001 | (2/2) >PSV Olympia Berlin (4/5) |
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| 2001–2002 | (1/3) >VSS Haltern (1/2) |
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| 2002–2003 | {hidden begin|titlestyle=font-weight: normal|title=BSV Buer-Bülse (2/3)}} Jozef Gönci Jozef Gönci Jozef Gönci is a Slovak sport shooter, specialising in the 50 m Rifle and 10 m Air Rifle. Gönci won independent Slovakia's first ever Olympic Medal, a bronze in Atlanta in 1996. He won another bronze medal eight years later at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.- External links :*... (Slovakia) Torsten Krebs Alexandra Schneider Tino Mohaupt Nadine Masuth |
{hidden begin|titlestyle=font-weight: normal|title=PSV Olympia Berlin (5/5)}} Uwe Potteck Uwe Potteck Uwe Potteck is a German sports shooter and Olympic champion. He won gold medal in the 50 metre pistol at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal. At the Olympics in 1980 he placed 16th, and in 1988 he placed ninth.-References:... Martin Tenk Martin Tenk Martin Tenk is a Czech sports shooter and Olympic medalist. He won a bronze medal in the 50 metre pistol at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He also competed at the 1996, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:... (Czech Republic) Gernot Eder Daniel Barner Holger Buchmann |
| 2003–2004 | {hidden begin|titlestyle=font-weight: normal|title=SV Affalterbach (3/3)}} Lioubov Galkina Lioubov Galkina Lioubov Galkina is a Russian sports shooter and Olympic champion. She received two medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. In her five Olympic starts, she has reached the final each time.... (Russia) Angela Kugele Sandra Koch Beate Gauss Frank Köstel |
{hidden begin|titlestyle=font-weight: normal|title=VSS Haltern (2/2)}} Franck Dumoulin Franck Dumoulin Franck Dumoulin is a pistol shooter from Bordeaux, France.- Olympic Games :- World Championships :* 1994 World Championships :** Gold Medal in 10 m Air Pistol** Bronze Medal in 50 m Pistol... (France) Michael Peirick Albert Grieskamp Klaus Lindemann Sven Hartmann |
| 2004–2005 | {hidden begin|titlestyle=font-weight: normal|title=BSV Buer-Bülse (3/3)}} Alexandra Schneider Dorothee Bauer Jozef Gönci Jozef Gönci Jozef Gönci is a Slovak sport shooter, specialising in the 50 m Rifle and 10 m Air Rifle. Gönci won independent Slovakia's first ever Olympic Medal, a bronze in Atlanta in 1996. He won another bronze medal eight years later at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.- External links :*... (Slovakia) Nadine Masuth Torsten Krebs |
{hidden begin|titlestyle=font-weight: normal|title=SGi Waldenburg (1/3)}} Vladimir Gontcharov (Russia) Leo Braun Patrik Lengerer Wolfgang Renner Franz Möndel |
| 2005–2006 | {hidden begin|titlestyle=font-weight: normal|title=SSV St. Hubertus Elsen}} Marco De Nicolo (Italy) Damian Kontny Eva Schmitz Dirk Leiwen Andre Knop |
{hidden begin|titlestyle=font-weight: normal|title=SGi Waldenburg (2/3)}} Leo Braun Vladimir Gontcharov (Russia) Patrik Lengerer Wolfgang Renner Franz Möndel |
| 2006–2007 | {hidden begin|titlestyle=font-weight: normal|title=Post SV Plattling}} Barbara Lechner Matthew Emmons Matthew Emmons Matthew D. Emmons is an American sport shooter.-Careers:Emmons started out as a successful junior and has been a holder of the junior world record in 50 metre rifle three positions... (United States) Simone Legl Franz Schreiner Karin Steinbauer |
{hidden begin|titlestyle=font-weight: normal|title=ESV Weil am Rhein}} Abdullah Ustaoglu Swen Jülle Markus Abt Thomas Albiez Christian Schebasta |
| 2007–2008 | {hidden begin|titlestyle=font-weight: normal|title=SG Coburg (1/2)}} Kateřina Emmons Katerina Emmons Kateřina Emmons, née Kůrková is a female Czech sport shooter who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, where she won a bronze medal, and the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won her first gold medal in the women's 10 metre air rifle competition, and the very first gold medal of that particular... (Czech Republic) Jürgen Wallowsky Michaela Wagner Claudia Huber Sabrina Bär |
{hidden begin|titlestyle=font-weight: normal|title=SGi Waldenburg (3/3)}} Vladimir Gontcharov (Russia) Leo Braun Patrick Lengerer Wolfgang Renner Michael Peirick |
| 2008–2009 | {hidden begin|titlestyle=font-weight: normal|title=SG Coburg (2/2)}} Sabrina Bär Michaela Wagner Jürgen Wallowsky Adéla Sýkorová (Czech Republic) Claudia Huber |
{hidden begin|titlestyle=font-weight: normal|title=SV Kelheim-Gmünd}} Roberto Di Donna Roberto Di Donna Roberto Di Donna is an Italian sports shooter and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal in 10 metre air pistol at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.-References:... (Italy) Munkhbayar Dorjsuren Sebastian Rosner Thomas Karsch Christoph Schultheiß |
Current clubs
The following clubs are qualified for the 2009–2010 season. Ranks from the previous season are in parentheses, the defending champions in bold and promoted teams in italics.Air rifle
| Northern division | Southern division |
|---|---|
| SSV St. Hubertus Elsen (1) | SG Coburg (1) |
| KKS Nordstemmen (2) | SV Affalterbach (2) |
| TuS Hilgert (3) | HSG München (3) |
| Post Telekom Düsseldorf (4) | Kgl. Priv. FSG "Der Bund" München (4) |
| ABC Münster (5) | SSVG Brigachtal (5) |
| BSV Buer-Bülse (6) | SV Petersaurach (6) |
| SG Hamm | SV Germania Prittlbach (7) |
| SV Dorndorf/Rhön | SSG Dynamit Fürth |
Air pistol
| Northern division | Southern division |
|---|---|
| SB Broistedt (1) | SV Kelheim-Gmünd (1) |
| PSV Olympia Berlin (2) | SG Ulrichshögl (2) |
| Braunschweiger SG (3) | SGi Waldenburg (3) |
| SSGi Bremen-Bassum (4) | SGi Ludwigsburg (4) |
| SV 1935 Kriftel (5) | SpSch TSV Ötlingen (5) |
| SpSch Fahrdorf (6) | ESV Weil am Rhein (6) |
| PSG Neustadt/Sachsen | SV Altheim Waldhausen |
| PSSG zu Dresden (7) | SSG Dynamit Fürth (7) |
Foreign shooters
Of the five shooters entered in a match, at least four must be German citizens. Despite this rule, many prominent foreigners participate in the league. The list of foreign shooters registered for the 2008–09 season includes the following Olympic finalists (although all did not compete in every match):| Name | Country | Discipline | Division | Club | Best Olympic result |
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| Jamie Beyerle Jamie Beyerle Jamie Beyerle is an American sport shooter.At the Beijing 2008 Olympics, she has placed 4th in Women's 10 metre air rifle and 5th in Women's 50 metre rifle three positions. She placed 2nd at the 2008 ISSF World Cup in Milan.Beyerle got her start in shooting when she began with a BB gun program... |
Rifle | South | SV Germania Prittlbach | 4th, women's air rifle 2008 Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 10 metre air rifle During the competition, Kateřina Emmons equalled the world record for the qualification round, setting a new Olympic record of maximum 400 points, and then raised the Olympic final record by 1.5 points to 503.5... |
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| Abhinav Bindra Abhinav Bindra Abhinav Singh Bindra is an Indian shooter from Zirakpur, Mohali, Punjab and is the current World and Olympic champion in the 10 m Air Rifle event... |
Rifle | North | SSV St. Hubertus Elsen | 1st, men's air rifle 2008 Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre air rifle -Qualification round:Q Qualified for final-Final:... |
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| Sylwia Bogacka | Rifle | North | KKS Nordstemmen | 8th, women's air rifle 2008 Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 10 metre air rifle During the competition, Kateřina Emmons equalled the world record for the qualification round, setting a new Olympic record of maximum 400 points, and then raised the Olympic final record by 1.5 points to 503.5... |
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| Laurence Brize | Rifle | North | BSV Buer-Bülse | 7th, women's air rifle 2004 | |
| Marco De Nicolo | Rifle | North | SSV St. Hubertus Elsen | 5th, men's prone 2004 | |
| Roberto Di Donna Roberto Di Donna Roberto Di Donna is an Italian sports shooter and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal in 10 metre air pistol at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.-References:... |
Pistol | South | SV Kelheim-Gmünd | 1st, men's air pistol 1996 Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 metre air pistol Men's 10 metre air pistol was one of the fifteen shooting events at the 1996 Summer Olympics. The defending champion, Wang Yifu, set an Olympic record of 587 points in the qualification round, taking a two-point lead. His lead increased during the final up to the last shot, where he scored a mere... |
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| Kateřina Emmons Katerina Emmons Kateřina Emmons, née Kůrková is a female Czech sport shooter who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, where she won a bronze medal, and the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won her first gold medal in the women's 10 metre air rifle competition, and the very first gold medal of that particular... |
Rifle | South | SG Coburg | 1st, women's air rifle 2008 Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 10 metre air rifle During the competition, Kateřina Emmons equalled the world record for the qualification round, setting a new Olympic record of maximum 400 points, and then raised the Olympic final record by 1.5 points to 503.5... |
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| Vigilio Fait | Pistol | South | SG Ulrichshögl | 5th, men's 50 m pistol 1996 Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre pistol Men's 50 metre pistol was one of the fifteen shooting events at the 1996 Summer Olympics. The first time decimals were used in the 50 metre pistol finals, Boris Kokorev set a new Olympic record after scoring 570 points in the qualification round and 96.4 in the final, where places 2 through 5 were... |
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| Thomas Farnik Thomas Farnik Thomas Farnik, born 6 January 1967 in Vienna, is an Austrian rifle shooter.He was twelve years old when his father introduced him to shooting. He started with a rifle, and his father remained involved with his early training.... |
Rifle | South | HSG München | 5th, men's three positions 2008 Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre rifle three positions -Prone position:-Standing position:-Kneeling position:-Combined qualification results:DNS Did not start – Q Qualified for final-Final:... |
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| Lioubov Galkina Lioubov Galkina Lioubov Galkina is a Russian sports shooter and Olympic champion. She received two medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. In her five Olympic starts, she has reached the final each time.... |
Rifle | South | SV Affalterbach | 1st, women's three positions 2004 | |
| Vladimir Gontcharov | Pistol | South | SGi Waldenburg | 4th, men's 50 m pistol 2000 Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre pistol -Qualification round:Q Qualified for final-Final:... |
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| Mariya Grozdeva | Pistol | South | SGi Waldenburg | 1st, women's 25 m pistol 2000 Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's 25 metre pistol -Qualification round:OR Olympic record – Q Qualified for final-Final:The final consisted of ten precision shots, with a time limit of 75 seconds per shot.OR Olympic record... 1st, women's 25 m pistol 2004 |
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| Vladimir Isakov Vladimir Isakov Vladimir Isakov , is a male Russian sport shooter.He has been a member of the Russian national shooting team since 1991. He lives in Pushkino, and his married to Irina... |
Pistol | South | SGi Waldenburg | 3rd, men's air pistol 2004 3rd, men's 50 m pistol 2008 Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre pistol -Qualification round:DQ Disqualified – Q Qualified for final-Final:DQ Disqualified... |
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| Mario Knögler | Rifle | South | Kgl. Priv. FSG "Der Bund" München | 6th, men's three positions 2008 Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre rifle three positions -Prone position:-Standing position:-Kneeling position:-Combined qualification results:DNS Did not start – Q Qualified for final-Final:... |
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| Olena Kostevych Olena Kostevych Olena Kostevych is a pistol shooter from Chernigov, Ukraine. She was born in Khabarovsk, Soviet Union.At the age of 17, Kostevych won the 10 m Air Pistol event at the 2002 ISSF World Shooting Championships. She followed this with a victory in the 2003 ISSF World Cup Final, and an Olympic gold... |
Pistol | North | SSGi Bremen-Bassum | 1st, women's air pistol 2004 | |
| Mikhail Nestruyev | Pistol | North | SSGi Bremen-Bassum | 1st, men's 50 m pistol 2004 | |
| Jason Parker | Rifle | South | SGi Waldkraiburg | 5th, men's air rifle 2000 Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 metre air rifle -Qualification round:DNS Did not start – Q Qualified for final-Final:OR Olympic record... |
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| Christian Planer | Rifle | South | SV Petersaurach | 3rd, men's three positions 2004 | |
| Péter Sidi | Rifle | South | SSVG Brigachtal | 6th, men's air rifle 2008 Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre air rifle -Qualification round:Q Qualified for final-Final:... |
Both holders of the final world records in 10 metre air rifle, Gagan Narang
Gagan Narang
Gagan Narang is an ace Indian shooter, especially in Air rifle shooting, supported by the Olympic Gold Quest. He is the first Indian to qualify for the London Olympics.-Career:...
and Sonja Pfeilschifter
Sonja Pfeilschifter
Sonja Pfeilschifter is a German rifle shooter. After winning the 1991 World Junior Championship in 10 metre air rifle, she won the World Championships of 1994 and 1998, in 1998 doubling with a victory in 50 metre rifle three positions...
, also compete. Even the regional leagues attract some foreign champions: for example, Olympic champion Matthew Emmons
Matthew Emmons
Matthew D. Emmons is an American sport shooter.-Careers:Emmons started out as a successful junior and has been a holder of the junior world record in 50 metre rifle three positions...
stayed with Post SV Plattling (Regionalliga Süd air rifle) when they were relegated from the Bundesliga in 2008.