50 athletes participated in the qualifying round this morning. After 60 shots in six series, Pham Quang Huy ranked 23rd with 578 points, including 19 hits to the bullseye. His performance was better than at the World Cup in Germany in June, where he scored 576 points to rank 37th out of 130 athletes.
In addition to Quang Huy, Vietnam also had Lai Cong Minh, who finished 21st with 579 points.
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Shooter Pham Quang Huy competing at the ASIAD 19 in China in 2023. Photo: ISSF |
Shooter Pham Quang Huy competing at the ASIAD 19 in China in 2023. Photo: ISSF
Chinese shooter Hu Kai led with 589 points. He shot a perfect third series of 100 points, while the first and sixth series reached 99 points. Meanwhile, the eighth-place shooter, Vahid Golkhandan of Iran, scored 582 points, equal to three opponents behind him, but had more bullseye hits (25).
The top 8 will compete in the final at 12:30 p.m. today, which is 11:30 a.m. Hanoi time. In the first two series, each shooter fires five shots per series for a total score. From the third series, each series consists of two shots added to the total score, with eliminations occurring until the ninth series to determine the winner.
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Results of the top 25 shooters in the men's 10m air pistol qualifying round at the 2025 World Cup in China, which took place on the morning of 10/9/2025. Photo: ISSF |
Results of the top 25 shooters in the men's 10m air pistol qualifying round at the 2025 World Cup in China, which took place on the morning of 10/9/2025. Photo: ISSF
The men's 10m air pistol is the second event Pham Quang Huy has competed in at this World Cup. Yesterday, he and Trinh Thu Vinh competed in the 10m air pistol mixed team event.
The pairs shot three series. Each person fired 10 shots per series, and the scores were combined. Vinh and Huy achieved 578 points, one point higher than their gold medal-winning performance at the Asian Cup in February. However, this score only placed them fifth, two points behind the Hungarian pair of Major Veronika and Nagy Karoly, causing them to miss the bronze medal match.
The gold medal in this event went to Hu Kai and Yao Qianxun of China. The silver medal went to Veronika and Jindrich of the Czech Republic, while Hungary took the bronze.
Quang Huy will also participate in another event, the men's 25m rapid fire pistol, on the 12th and 13th of September. Meanwhile, Thu Vinh will compete in the women's 25m pistol on September 11th. Two days later, she will continue to compete in the women's 10m air pistol.
In addition to Vinh and Huy, Vietnam also has Le Thi Mong Tuyen competing in the women's rifle events. Four other shooters are Ha Minh Thanh, Nguyen Tam Quang, Tran Cong Hieu, and Lai Cong Minh.
In 2025, the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) is organizing five World Cup stages in Argentina, Peru (April), Cyprus (May), Germany (June), Italy (July), and China (September). Argentina, Peru, Germany, and China are hosting pistol and rifle events. The other two locations are hosting shotgun events. In December, the World Cup final will be held in Qatar, featuring all three types of firearms.
The 2025 Shooting World Cup in China is being held in Ningbo city from September 7th to 15th. The competition brings together 320 shooters from over 40 teams.
Hieu Luong
