02/07/2026
We have now concluded the 2026 IDPA European Championships, the largest competition of its kind in Europe. The event brought together more than 400 competitors from 21 countries.
The match was held across 12 stages in extremely challenging weather conditions, with temperatures ranging from 35°C to 40°C. Fifty Safety Officers from many different countries worked under these conditions for four days. Some of them paid the price with exhaustion and health issues. We would like to extend our special thanks to every one of you.
We did everything we could to provide shade and supplied water, electrolyte drinks, ice cream, and ice throughout the event. Despite our best efforts to ensure competitors and Safety Officers had opportunities to rest, the conditions remained extremely demanding. Congratulations to all the winners, whose achievements are even more impressive given the extreme conditions.
Division Champions
BUG Wierciński Mateusz
CCP Ornik Timi
CDP Lipa Andrej
CO Castelletti Paolo
ESP Keckar Patrik
PCC Tatar Adam
REV Manninen Jarno
SSP Momčilović Ljubisa
Category Leaders
High Distinguished Senior Povh Željko
High Industry Cernigoj Robert
High International Kivilcim Alperen
High Junior Yukovskyi Roman
High Lady Kwiatkowska Judyta
High Law Enforcement Castelletti Paolo
High Military DEMİRTAŞLAR Osman
High Press Mari Massimo
High Senior Momčilović Ljubisa
High Staff Hasanovic Sead
High Weteran Budes Mihai
Most Accurate
Iron Sights Lukkonen Antti
CO Kivilcim Alperen
PCC Ambrus Olivier
The winners of the team competition are:
SSP Serbia
CCP Serbia
CO Poland
ESP Serbia
We would also like to thank our sponsors for their generous support and for the prizes they donated. These were presented during the Awards Ceremony Banquet, attended by 220 guests.
Our sponsors were:
Walther Arms, Inc. and UMO - Dystrybucja
ALLNUTRITION and Sklep SFD
PM Motors - Autoryzowany dealer marki Polaris w Poznaniu
5.11 Tactical
Riflecx - Gun Care System
Defendu Cube
Hytera Radio
Canicom Srl
Savior Equipment and Rp Arms
Harley-Davidson Poznań
Wielkopolskie Strzelectwo
Monster Energy
If you are one of the three lucky winners of a Walther pistol, please contact us to confirm your prize.
We would also like to thank Fabryka Obfitości for the catering, Craicford ofr delicious icecream and Falck for providing ambulance services throughout the event.
Special thanks also go to Polaris PM Motors for providing transportation around the shooting range—and plenty of fun along the way. We would also like to thank Riflecx, whose team worked tirelessly cleaning and repairing fi****ms throughout the match. Thanks to their dedication, several competitors were able to continue shooting and successfully complete the championship.
We have received several requests regarding the return of equipment left behind, the shipment of unclaimed medals, and other corrections and clarifications. We will respond to all of these requests over the next few days.
As some of you may know, our shooting range was completely flooded just four days before the competition. We managed to repair everything in time for the match. Unfortunately, the range has now been flooded again, so we kindly ask for your patience while we work through all outstanding matters.
Soon we'll publish photo and video from the event.
