Grand Prix of Italy Beretta Gold Cup - Sporting - Italy (June 2017)

The FITASC Grand Prix of Italy in the Sporting discipline (Parcours de chasse), combined with the prestigious 17th Beretta Gold Cup, was a premier international clay target shooting event held from June 24th to June 25th, 2017. This high-stakes joint championship was hosted by the Polisportiva A.D. Laterina club in Arezzo, Italy.

Event Highlights & Visual Analysis

Based on the comprehensive collection of official promotional materials, the tournament integrated magnificent regional terrain with a lucrative prize matrix and elite firearms corporate sponsorship:

• Background Visual Design: The primary promotional banner displays scenic landscape photographs of the rolling green meadows, lush valley fields, and wooded hillsides that form the shooting courses at the Laterina grounds.

• Elite Title Sponsorship: Heavily backed by Beretta, showcasing their iconic three-arrow trident crest alongside a high-end competition shotgun and the massive silver Beretta Gold Cup trophy.

• Governing Framework: Coordinated globally under the sanctioning authority of FITASC and managed under the domestic sports regulations of FITAV (Federazione Italiana Tiro a Volo).

• Global Series Integration: Served as an official ranking event for the Beretta FITASC Cups and the international Gamebore FITASC World Rankings with target-machinery partnership from Promatic.

1. Full Event Program & Schedule

The operational layout offered multiple dedicated practice phases before moving into a 200-target championship split across the weekend:

• 20 June – 22 June (Tuesday – Thursday): General Training & Practice | 10:00 am – 7:00 pm (h. 10,00 - 19,00)

• 23 June (Friday): Pre-Championship Training Block | 10:00 am – 6:00 pm (h. 10,00 - 18,00) (Note: The document calendar lists 23/04 in error but follows the chronological June sequence).

• 24 June (Saturday): $1^{\text{st}}$ Competition Day (100 Targets)

• 25 June (Sunday): $2^{\text{nd}}$ Competition Day (100 Targets) + Final Rotations

• 25 June (Sunday): Official Awarding Ceremony | 6:00 pm (h. 18,00)

2. Registration & Entry Fees

Individual entry fees for the combined Grand Prix and Beretta Gold Cup tournament were organized as follows:

• € 126 – Registration fee for the Senior category.

• € 116 – Registration fee for Junior, Ladies, Veteran, and Super Veteran categories.

3. Financial Prizes & Competitive Regulations

A. Overall Prize Pool

The tournament boasted an exceptional Overall Prize Money pool of 18,000 Euro. Cash awards were distributed down through specific category placement steps:

• Additional Cash Prizes: An extra 22 separate cash prizes of € 100,00 each were divided proportionally among members across all classifications.

B. The High Overall (HOA) Prize Shotgun

At the end of the two competition days, the absolute best Open score won a Beretta DT11 Black Edition Shotgun. This prize was determined across categories without a brand restriction, applying a specific ranking handicap formula:

• Handicap values: Terza Categoria (+6); Seconda Categoria (+4); Ladies and Super Veteran (+3); Prima Categoria, Veteran, and Junior (+2).

• Tie scores for the shotgun were broken via a direct snooker barrage layout consisting of 8 doubles.

C. Gold Cup Grand Barrage (1,000.00 Euro Cash)

An exclusive Grand Barrage bracket was run under FITAV rules specifically for top-scoring shooters utilizing a Beretta firearm (open to both Italian and foreign competitors). The tournament bracket featured direct knockout clashes (Quarters $\rightarrow$ Semis $\rightarrow$ Final) using the snooker barrage format:

• $1^{\text{st}}$ Place Overall: Awarded the Gold Cup Beretta + € 400,00 cash.

• Bracket payouts: Quarterfinal category winners received € 50,00; Semifinal winners received € 100,00; and Finalists earned € 200,00 (prizes were fully cumulative).

4. Venue & Club Contact Information

Location Details:

Polisportiva A.s.d. Laterina

Via Bellavista,

52020 Laterina (Arezzo), Italy

Inquiries & Support:

• Telephone: +39 0575.898427

• Email Contact: pol.laterina@gmail.com / asdlaterina@gmail.com