Geis finished with 34 hits to secure victory, edging Peter by one hit. Peter took silver with 33, while Mueller completed the all-German podium with 28.
The German trio maintained their strong performance throughout the elimination stages. Geis reached 21 hits after the fifth stage, then extended his total to 30 before finishing on 34. Peter stayed close behind, ultimately reaching 33, while Mueller secured third place with 28 hits.
Italy’s Massimo Spinella finished fourth with 23 hits, followed by France’s Jean Quiquampoix in fifth with 19. Austria’s Daniel Kral placed sixth with 13 hits, Hungary’s Mate Redecsi finished seventh with 10, and Czechia’s Matej Rampula completed the final in eighth with eight hits.
Peter tops qualification
Peter entered the final as the qualification leader, scoring 592 points with 31 inner tens on 13 October. France’s Quiquampoix and Germany’s Mueller both recorded 583 points, with Quiquampoix taking second place with 24 inner tens and Mueller third with 19. Geis also scored 583 points, finishing fourth with 18 inner tens.
Peter tops qualification
Peter entered the final as the qualification leader, scoring 592 points with 31 inner tens on 13 October. France’s Quiquampoix and Germany’s Mueller both recorded 583 points, with Quiquampoix taking second place with 24 inner tens and Mueller third with 19. Geis also scored 583 points, finishing fourth with 18 inner tens.
Rampula qualified fifth with 582-15x, followed by Kral with 581-25x, Spinella with 581-22x and Redecsi with 580-13x to complete the eight-man final.
The ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol continues at the Shooting Ranges of Egypt’s International Olympic City in the New Administrative Capital.