Road to World Cup Final Rome 2026 continues as qualification picture becomes clearer

Hangzhou confirmed the latest World Cup stage winners in the Rifle and Pistol disciplines, while also concluding the Shotgun World Cup circuit, where both the final stage winners and the World Cup Ranking qualifiers are now known.

The qualification process, however, remains ongoing. The ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol Cairo 2026 will determine the final World Cup winners and World Cup Ranking qualifiers in the rifle and pistol events, before the ISSF World Championship Doha 2026 awards the remaining qualification places through world championship medals.

The ISSF World Cup Final Rome 2026 will take place from 3 to 8 December, bringing together the world's best rifle, pistol and shotgun athletes for the traditional finale to the international season.

How athletes qualify

Qualification for the ISSF World Cup Final Rome 2026 follows the same system used for the 2025 edition. Athletes may qualify through:

One (1) ISSF World Cup Final Doha 2025 Title Defender
Four (4) ISSF World Cup stage qualifiers
Two (2) athletes from the ISSF World Cup Ranking
Three (3) medallists from the ISSF World Championship Doha 2026
Up to two (2) Wild Cards allocated to the organising National Federations (UITS/FITAV)

Below is the list of athletes who have already secured qualification.

Rifle
10m Air Rifle Men
Victor Lindgren (SWE) – World Cup Final Doha 2025 Title Defender
Sheng Lihao (CHN) – ISSF World Cup Granada
Zhang Changhong (CHN) – ISSF World Cup Munich
Ma Sihan (CHN) – ISSF World Cup Hangzhou

50m Rifle 3 Positions Men
Jiri Privratsky (CZE) – World Cup Final Doha 2025 Title Defender
Zhang Changhong (CHN) – ISSF World Cup Granada
Jon-Hermann Hegg (NOR) – ISSF World Cup Munich
Istvan Marton Peni (HUN) – ISSF World Cup Hangzhou

10m Air Rifle Women
Wang Zifei (CHN) – World Cup Final Doha 2025 Title Defender
Jeanette Hegg Duestad (NOR) – ISSF World Cup Granada
Andelija Stevanovic (SRB) – ISSF World Cup Munich
Du Yuchen (CHN) – ISSF World Cup Hangzhou

50m Rifle 3 Positions Women
Jeanette Hegg Duestad (NOR) – World Cup Final Doha 2025 Title Defender
Anna Janssen (GER) – ISSF World Cup Granada
Seonaid McIntosh (GBR) – ISSF World Cup Munich
Han Jiayu (CHN) – ISSF World Cup Hangzhou

Pistol
10m Air Pistol Men
Hu Kai (CHN) – World Cup Final Doha 2025 Title Defender
Bu Shuaihang (CHN) – ISSF World Cup Granada
Hong Suhyeon (KOR) – ISSF World Cup Munich
Vladimir Svechnikov (UZB) – ISSF World Cup Hangzhou

25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men
Li Yuehong (CHN) – World Cup Final Doha 2025 Title Defender
Yang Yuhao (CHN) – ISSF World Cup Granada
Su Lianbofan (CHN) – ISSF World Cup Munich
Oliver Geis (GER) – ISSF World Cup Hangzhou

10m Air Pistol Women
Suruchi Inder Singh (IND) – World Cup Final Doha 2025 Title Defender
Shen Yiyao (CHN) – ISSF World Cup Granada
Esha Singh (IND) – ISSF World Cup Munich
Yao Qianxun (CHN) – ISSF World Cup Hangzhou

25m Pistol Women
Simranpreet Kaur Brar (IND) – World Cup Final Doha 2025 Title Defender
Xiao Jiaruixuan (CHN) – ISSF World Cup Granada
Esha Singh (IND) – ISSF World Cup Munich
Zhang Yueyue (CHN) – ISSF World Cup Hangzhou

Shotgun
Skeet Men
Christian Elliott (USA) – World Cup Final Doha 2025 Title Defender
Timi Vallioniemi (FIN) – ISSF World Cup Tangier
Gabriele Rossetti (ITA) – ISSF World Cup Almaty
Vincent Hancock (USA) – ISSF World Cup Lonato
Rashid Saleh M A Al-Athba (QAT) – ISSF World Cup Hangzhou
Erik Pittini (ITA) – ISSF World Cup Ranking
Nicolas Pacheco Espinosa (PER) – ISSF World Cup Ranking

Skeet Women
Jiang Yiting (CHN) – World Cup Final Doha 2025 Title Defender
Bethany Lilian Norton (GBR) – ISSF World Cup Tangier
Assem Orynbay (KAZ) – ISSF World Cup Almaty
Sara Bongini (ITA) – ISSF World Cup Lonato
Kimberly Rhode (USA) – ISSF World Cup Hangzhou
Samantha Simonton (USA) – ISSF World Cup Ranking
Dania Jo Vizzi (USA) – ISSF World Cup Ranking

Trap Men
William Hinton (USA) – World Cup Final Doha 2025 Title Defender
Alessandro De Souza Ferreira (PER) – ISSF World Cup Tangier
N. Tolga Tuncer (TUR) – ISSF World Cup Almaty
Erminio Frasca (ITA) – ISSF World Cup Lonato
Angelo Scalzone (QAT) – ISSF World Cup Hangzhou
Qi Ying (CHN) – ISSF World Cup Ranking
Yang Kun-Pi (TPE) – ISSF World Cup Ranking

Trap Women
Silvana Stanco (ITA) – World Cup Final Doha 2025 Title Defender
Erica Sessa (ITA) – ISSF World Cup Tangier
Penny Smith (AUS) – ISSF World Cup Almaty
Neeru (IND) – ISSF World Cup Lonato
Carole Cormenier (FRA) – ISSF World Cup Hangzhou
Rachel Tozier (USA) – ISSF World Cup Ranking
Zuzana Rehák Štefečeková (SVK) – ISSF World Cup Ranking