Following the fourth and final stage of the standard ISSF World Cup season, the first seven athletes have been confirmed for the women's trap competition for the 2025 ISSF World Cup Final in Doha, Qatar.
Qualification Rules
4 Winners of each 2025 ISSF World Cup event, or next best unqualified athlete if repeated winners.
1 2024 ISSF World Cup Final Title Defender.
2 Highest-ranked athletes not qualified from the 2025 ISSF World Cup rankings. This can become more if athletes qualify through two different routes.
To be confirmed
3 2025 ISSF World Championships medallists.
2 Wild cards from the host nation can be submitted.
Qualification Rules
4 Winners of each 2025 ISSF World Cup event, or next best unqualified athlete if repeated winners.
1 2024 ISSF World Cup Final Title Defender.
2 Highest-ranked athletes not qualified from the 2025 ISSF World Cup rankings. This can become more if athletes qualify through two different routes.
To be confirmed
3 2025 ISSF World Championships medallists.
2 Wild cards from the host nation can be submitted.
Penny Smith
Nation: Australia
World Cup Ranking: 11
Qualification: ISSF World Cup gold (Buenos Aires)
Penny Smith is well-accustomed to the podium - with the highlight so far being her bronze medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, three years on from also making the women's trap final at Tokyo 2020.
This consistency has made her a contender in every competition she comes into and it reflects in her results. She will be heading to Doha for her fourth ISSF World Cup Final, looking to win a medal. So far, her best result is fourth.
How did she stamp her ticket to Qatar? A strong finish to the opening final of the season in Buenos Aires, beating Carey Garrison to the title. It became her fourth individual World Cup gold medal, with two silvers and one bronze also in her cabinet. On the next leg in Lima, she won the mixed team gold with Mitchell Iles after they took silver in Argentina.
While Lonato was a week to forget, Smith's early-season form - which also saw her finish fourth in the women's trap in Lima - is encouraging as she looks to finally make the ISSF World Cup Final top three.
Nation: Australia
World Cup Ranking: 11
Qualification: ISSF World Cup gold (Buenos Aires)
Penny Smith is well-accustomed to the podium - with the highlight so far being her bronze medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, three years on from also making the women's trap final at Tokyo 2020.
This consistency has made her a contender in every competition she comes into and it reflects in her results. She will be heading to Doha for her fourth ISSF World Cup Final, looking to win a medal. So far, her best result is fourth.
How did she stamp her ticket to Qatar? A strong finish to the opening final of the season in Buenos Aires, beating Carey Garrison to the title. It became her fourth individual World Cup gold medal, with two silvers and one bronze also in her cabinet. On the next leg in Lima, she won the mixed team gold with Mitchell Iles after they took silver in Argentina.
While Lonato was a week to forget, Smith's early-season form - which also saw her finish fourth in the women's trap in Lima - is encouraging as she looks to finally make the ISSF World Cup Final top three.
Silvana Stanco
Nation: Italy
World Cup Ranking: 2
Qualification: ISSF World Cup gold (Lima)
One step up on the podium to Penny Smith in Chateauroux, was Silvana Stanco. Much like Smith, the Italian is a very strong, consistent contender, having finished fifth at Tokyo 2020 before claiming silver at Paris 2024. She made the top 10 in all four ISSF World Championships she competed in between 2017 and 2023, including taking bronze in 2018.
Much like Smith, her victory in Lima was her fourth World Cup win. Unlike the Australian, she already has a World Cup Final title to her name - winning in 2023. This is set to be her fifth appearance - and her fourth in the last five editions.
Stanco's form was strong throughout the season, bookending the World Cup season with a silver medal in Lonato and took a mixed team bronze medal in Lima too. It says a lot about her consistency that her worst individual result this season still saw her qualify for the final in Buenos Aires, finishing fifth.
Nation: Italy
World Cup Ranking: 2
Qualification: ISSF World Cup gold (Lima)
One step up on the podium to Penny Smith in Chateauroux, was Silvana Stanco. Much like Smith, the Italian is a very strong, consistent contender, having finished fifth at Tokyo 2020 before claiming silver at Paris 2024. She made the top 10 in all four ISSF World Championships she competed in between 2017 and 2023, including taking bronze in 2018.
Much like Smith, her victory in Lima was her fourth World Cup win. Unlike the Australian, she already has a World Cup Final title to her name - winning in 2023. This is set to be her fifth appearance - and her fourth in the last five editions.
Stanco's form was strong throughout the season, bookending the World Cup season with a silver medal in Lonato and took a mixed team bronze medal in Lima too. It says a lot about her consistency that her worst individual result this season still saw her qualify for the final in Buenos Aires, finishing fifth.
Lada Denisova
Nation: Individual Neutral Athlete
World Cup Ranking: 1
Qualification: ISSF World Cup gold (Nicosia)
The 22-year-old has had a breakthrough season after making her World Cup debut last season, finishing eighth in Lonato. She returned this year for the season opener in Buenos Aires, finishing a respectable ninth.
From there, the only way was up. Denisova not only made it onto the podium for the first time in the women's trap in Nicosia, she won the event. She was involved in a close contest with Carey Garrison in challenging conditions, winning with her final shot. This was followed by a bronze medal in Lonato, signing off the World Cup season, top of the rankings.
It is still early days for Denisova, who is preparing for her first ISSF World Cup Final, but she has finished inside the top 10 in all four of her World Cup events and could be a major challenger.
Nation: Individual Neutral Athlete
World Cup Ranking: 1
Qualification: ISSF World Cup gold (Nicosia)
The 22-year-old has had a breakthrough season after making her World Cup debut last season, finishing eighth in Lonato. She returned this year for the season opener in Buenos Aires, finishing a respectable ninth.
From there, the only way was up. Denisova not only made it onto the podium for the first time in the women's trap in Nicosia, she won the event. She was involved in a close contest with Carey Garrison in challenging conditions, winning with her final shot. This was followed by a bronze medal in Lonato, signing off the World Cup season, top of the rankings.
It is still early days for Denisova, who is preparing for her first ISSF World Cup Final, but she has finished inside the top 10 in all four of her World Cup events and could be a major challenger.
Laetisha Scanlan
Nation: Australia
World Cup Ranking: 5
Qualification: ISSF World Cup gold (Lonato)
Laetisha Scanlan said that "fate is a cruel mistress" when speaking about her non-selection for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games last year. It was a great shock for the Australian who struggled in 2024, but had excelled for years before then. At Rio 2016, she finished fifth in the women's trap final and improved to fourth at Tokyo 2020.
With five top 10 finishes at the ISSF World Championships too, Scanlan looked for redemption in 2025. She started strong enough with a 16th-place finish in Buenos Aires, followed by eighth in Lima, marginally missing the final. But the magic came in Lonato.
She was excellent in the women's trap final, missing just five targets throughout to claim the gold - her fourth ISSF World Cup title. She would add the mixed team trap gold in the same week. It was a clear sign that she was back. And she comes in as one of the most experienced athlete at the ISSF World Cup Final, set for her sixth appearance. This time, she will be looking to go one better than 2019, where she won silver in Al Ain.
Nation: Australia
World Cup Ranking: 5
Qualification: ISSF World Cup gold (Lonato)
Laetisha Scanlan said that "fate is a cruel mistress" when speaking about her non-selection for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games last year. It was a great shock for the Australian who struggled in 2024, but had excelled for years before then. At Rio 2016, she finished fifth in the women's trap final and improved to fourth at Tokyo 2020.
With five top 10 finishes at the ISSF World Championships too, Scanlan looked for redemption in 2025. She started strong enough with a 16th-place finish in Buenos Aires, followed by eighth in Lima, marginally missing the final. But the magic came in Lonato.
She was excellent in the women's trap final, missing just five targets throughout to claim the gold - her fourth ISSF World Cup title. She would add the mixed team trap gold in the same week. It was a clear sign that she was back. And she comes in as one of the most experienced athlete at the ISSF World Cup Final, set for her sixth appearance. This time, she will be looking to go one better than 2019, where she won silver in Al Ain.
Alessandra Perilli
Nation: San Marino
World Cup Ranking: 4
Qualification: ISSF World Cup Final Title Defender
Alessandra Perilli made history as her nation's first-ever Olympic medallist when she won the bronze medal in Tokyo four years ago in the women's trap. While it was a nation's underdog story, it was a long time coming.
Perilli had finished a close fourth place at London 2012 and had finished in the top six in trap three times and double trap once at the ISSF World Championships. She opted to start her season in Nicosia this year, winning bronze in Cyprus and while she could not replicate this in Lonato, she made the final again, finishing fifth.
But if there is someone who knows how to win at the World Cup Final, it's Perilli. She has twice won the event and qualifies as the defending champion from New Delhi last year. In addition she won silver in Rome in 2016. Doha will be her ninth World Cup Final appearance - an astounding achievement.
Nation: San Marino
World Cup Ranking: 4
Qualification: ISSF World Cup Final Title Defender
Alessandra Perilli made history as her nation's first-ever Olympic medallist when she won the bronze medal in Tokyo four years ago in the women's trap. While it was a nation's underdog story, it was a long time coming.
Perilli had finished a close fourth place at London 2012 and had finished in the top six in trap three times and double trap once at the ISSF World Championships. She opted to start her season in Nicosia this year, winning bronze in Cyprus and while she could not replicate this in Lonato, she made the final again, finishing fifth.
But if there is someone who knows how to win at the World Cup Final, it's Perilli. She has twice won the event and qualifies as the defending champion from New Delhi last year. In addition she won silver in Rome in 2016. Doha will be her ninth World Cup Final appearance - an astounding achievement.
Carey Garrison
Nation: United States
World Cup Ranking: 3
Qualification: World Cup rankings
The young American is one of the rising stars in women's trap, from a country that usually focuses and excels in skeet. Garrison has never competed at the ISSF World Championships or Olympic Games, but was incredibly consistent as a junior. Her first individual podium came in 2023 when she finished with the bronze medal and finished in the top 10 in all five of appearances, including at the age of 13.
Back in 2018 she was the youngster facing much older opponents and in the past few years, she has faced that same challenge. In fact, in 2019 Garrison made her ISSF World Cup debut at the age of 14, finishing 49th and 53rd in Al Ain and Acapulco.
But now, she is more than being the scrappy underdog - she's a perennial challenger. While she came close to her first World Cup gold both in Buenos Aires and Nicosia - settling for silver - her season has been a vast improvement on anything before now. A difficult day in Lonato will not define her season and while she goes into her debut World Cup Final with less experience, she has shown her capabilities this season. After all, she qualified through the rankings.
Nation: United States
World Cup Ranking: 3
Qualification: World Cup rankings
The young American is one of the rising stars in women's trap, from a country that usually focuses and excels in skeet. Garrison has never competed at the ISSF World Championships or Olympic Games, but was incredibly consistent as a junior. Her first individual podium came in 2023 when she finished with the bronze medal and finished in the top 10 in all five of appearances, including at the age of 13.
Back in 2018 she was the youngster facing much older opponents and in the past few years, she has faced that same challenge. In fact, in 2019 Garrison made her ISSF World Cup debut at the age of 14, finishing 49th and 53rd in Al Ain and Acapulco.
But now, she is more than being the scrappy underdog - she's a perennial challenger. While she came close to her first World Cup gold both in Buenos Aires and Nicosia - settling for silver - her season has been a vast improvement on anything before now. A difficult day in Lonato will not define her season and while she goes into her debut World Cup Final with less experience, she has shown her capabilities this season. After all, she qualified through the rankings.
Liu Wan-Yu
Nation: Chinese Taipei
World Cup Ranking: 6
Qualification: World Cup rankings
Liu Wan-Yu's season has been understated to say the least.
Qualifying through the World Cup rankings, her sole podium this season came with a bronze medal in the season opener in Buenos Aires. The Chinese Taipei athlete would not make another final this year, but on both occasions came very close.
She finished eighth in Nicosia and followed that up with a solid 12th in Lonato. This all comes a year after she became Asian champion in Kuwait. While still waiting for an individual ISSF title to her name, she tasted success elsewhere in Argentina when she won the mixed team gold medal with Yang Kun-pi.
Liu now has the chance to win her first solo ISSF gold medal at the World Cup Final on her debut. That consistency could translate into silverware in Doha.
All qualifiers for the ISSF World Cup Final can be found here and all World Cup rankings here.
Highest-ranked non-qualifiers still in contention: Rumeysa Pelin Kaya (Turkey), Augusta Campos-Martyn (Puerto Rico), Alessia Iezzi (Italy).
Nation: Chinese Taipei
World Cup Ranking: 6
Qualification: World Cup rankings
Liu Wan-Yu's season has been understated to say the least.
Qualifying through the World Cup rankings, her sole podium this season came with a bronze medal in the season opener in Buenos Aires. The Chinese Taipei athlete would not make another final this year, but on both occasions came very close.
She finished eighth in Nicosia and followed that up with a solid 12th in Lonato. This all comes a year after she became Asian champion in Kuwait. While still waiting for an individual ISSF title to her name, she tasted success elsewhere in Argentina when she won the mixed team gold medal with Yang Kun-pi.
Liu now has the chance to win her first solo ISSF gold medal at the World Cup Final on her debut. That consistency could translate into silverware in Doha.
All qualifiers for the ISSF World Cup Final can be found here and all World Cup rankings here.
Highest-ranked non-qualifiers still in contention: Rumeysa Pelin Kaya (Turkey), Augusta Campos-Martyn (Puerto Rico), Alessia Iezzi (Italy).