Shooting sport: Brazilian shooter misses the final by 1 point at the Cairo World Cup
Brazil shooting sport: on October 11, 2026, Philipe Chateaubrian scored 581 in air pistol and missed the ISSF World Cup final in Cairo by 1 point.
On October 11, 2026, Brazilian shooter Philipe Chateaubrian scored 581 points in the 10 m air pistol and finished 10th among 69 athletes at the ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup in Cairo, Egypt. The last qualifier for the final scored 582, according to the official result of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF). The score exceeded the World qualifying standard (índice Mundo) of the Brazilian Shooting Sport Confederation (Confederação Brasileira de Tiro Esportivo, CBTE), set at 572 points.
How did the air pistol event go?
The official qualification result shows Chateaubrian with series of 98, 98, 98, 98, 96 and 93, for a total of 581 points and 24 inner tens (the most central shots).
The eight finalists scored between 586 and 582 points. The Cairo competition ran from October 8 to 16, 2026, according to the competition page on the ISSF website.
How did the other Brazilians do?
On October 15, 2026, the CBTE released the team's results in the Olympic events:
Athlete | Event | Points | CBTE standard |
|---|---|---|---|
Philipe Chateaubrian | 10 m air pistol | 581 | Above the World standard (572) |
Tatiana Diniz Cruz and Philipe Chateaubrian | Air pistol mixed team | 563 | Not reported |
Tatiana Diniz Cruz | 25 m pistol | 561 | Not reported |
Tatiana Diniz Cruz | 10 m air pistol | 545 | Not reported |
Eduardo Sampaio | 10 m air rifle | 621.0 | Above the Americas standard (612.8) |
Cássio Rippel | 10 m air rifle | 616.3 | Above the Americas standard (612.8) |
Eduardo Sampaio | 50 m rifle 3 positions (3x20) | 575 | Above the Americas standard (573) |
Cássio Rippel | 50 m rifle 3 positions (3x20) | 572 | Below the Americas standard (573) |
The team's participation was supported by the Brazilian Olympic Committee (Comitê Olímpico do Brasil, COB), according to the CBTE news release of October 9, 2026.
What is the CBTE standard?
It is the minimum score the CBTE sets for each event. The confederation's news release mentions two levels: the World standard (índice Mundo) and the Americas standard (índice América). In that release, the CBTE does not detail which competitions each standard gives access to.
What comes next in Brazilian shooting sport?
- 52nd SULBRA: the Southern Brazil Rifle, Pistol and Rifle Championship (Campeonato Sul-Brasileiro de Carabina, Pistola e Rifle) was held from October 14 to 18, 2026, in Chapecó (Santa Catarina) and Sapiranga (Rio Grande do Sul), according to the CBTE.
- Brazilian Championship stages: the CBTE announced the 9th Olympic trap and skeet stage at the Clube Caxiense de Caça e Tiro, in Caxias do Sul (Rio Grande do Sul).
- 2026 Brazilian Championship finals: scheduled for December, in Rio de Janeiro, according to the CBTE 2026 calendar. The exact date should be checked in the official calendar.
Want to get started in the sport? See Olympic trap: how to get started and IPSC for beginners.
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