North American Championship & Finale Beretta North America Cup — Parcours de Chasse — Big Red Oak, GA (USA)
The 2026 FITASC Sporting North American Championship (incorporating the prestigious Finale of the Beretta North America Cup) is a premier international clay target shooting tournament taking place from June 19th to June 21st, 2026. Staged as the definitive continental championship for the main Sporting discipline (Parcours de chasse) in North America during the 2026 season, this high-stakes three-day competition will bring together elite marksmen from across the United States, Canada, Mexico, and visiting international squads. The championship will be proudly hosted at the historic Big Red Oak Plantation in Gay, Georgia, United States.
Event Highlights & Structural Parameters
Operating under the highest international directives for target sports, this North American Championship pairs America's rich sporting clays heritage with strict international competition standards:
Sanctioning Architecture: The competition operates under the direct international authority of FITASC (Fédération Internationale de Tir aux Armes Sportives de Chasse), in close coordination with the National Sporting Clays Association (NSCA), certifying that all multi-field course configurations, target trajectories, and firearm compliance parameters strictly conform to tier-1 global standards.
Continental Crown & Cup Finale: Serving as the definitive continental championship and the final, heaviest-weighted leg of the 2026 Beretta North America Cup, this tournament aggregates seasonal qualification points to definitively crown the overall North America Cup champions across Individual, Category (Ladies, Junior, Senior, Veteran, Master), and National Team divisions.
The Georgia Plantation Terrain: Set amidst the iconic towering pines and mature hardwood oaks of Big Red Oak Plantation in Meriwether County, Georgia, course designers will utilize natural elevation changes and dense woodland cover to engineer highly technical, deceptive target presentations. Early summer Georgia heat, bright sunlight filtering through the oak canopy, and variable winds will rigorously test visual tracking, heat endurance, and mental stamina.
1. Championship Program & Operational Schedule
The high-stakes continental timeline concentrates the intense technical qualification course across three official competition days, preceded by crucial preparation windows:
June 17th – June 18th (Wednesday – Thursday): Arrival of domestic and international delegations, squadding registry confirmation, processing of US ATF Form 6NIA temporary firearm import permits for foreign competitors, weapon safety compliance verifications, and open practice lines on designated sporting tracks.
June 19th (Friday) — Championship Day One: Opening Ceremonies infused with classic Southern hospitality, followed by Phase 1 of the official qualification flights across specialized natural plantation layouts.
June 20th (Saturday) — Championship Day Two: Middle qualification stages. Scoring margins tighten at the top of the North American leaderboards as squads navigate complex, high-velocity target menus.
June 21st (Sunday) — Championship Final Day: Concluding qualification flights, followed immediately by high-stakes, sudden-death international tie-breaking shoot-offs (barrages) to determine the definitive individual and category podium positions.
June 21st (Sunday) — Official Closing & Awards Ceremony: Staged Sunday late afternoon to honor individual, category, and national team champions, officially crowning the 2026 Sporting Champions of North America and awarding the seasonal Beretta North America Cup trophies.
2. Venue Profile & Logistical Location Details
All championship rotations, multi-stand layouts, and central administrative offices will be hosted at a premier American shooting facility:
Host Location Venue: Big Red Oak Plantation Gay, Georgia, United States (Conveniently situated approximately 50 miles south of Atlanta, offering straightforward ground transit for international travelers arriving via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport - ATL)
Big Red Oak Plantation is widely celebrated across the global shooting community for its beautiful natural setting, expansive acreage, and world-class sporting clays infrastructure. Equipped with modern automated trap thrower networks seamlessly integrated into the natural forest terrain, the facility provides an exceptional setting for high-level international championship play.
3. Organizing Committee & Registration Framework
Administrative operations and international competitor registries follow strict timeline allocations managed through the global governing body and its national affiliate:
National Coordinating Partner: National Sporting Clays Association (NSCA) / USA Sporting Clays
International Sanctioning Oversight: Fédération Internationale de Tir aux Armes Sportives de Chasse (FITASC)
