The Krieghoff Trophy on June 13 and 14 was a complete success and marked a very special milestone: on the occasion of its 140th anniversary, Krieghoff took the opportunity to revive the long-standing Krieghoff Trophy!
For the first time since 2005, the event was held again and will now become a fixed date in the calendar. From now on, the Trophy is planned to take place every two years.
With excellent summer weather and a fantastic atmosphere, we enjoyed two exciting and highly challenging days of competition at one of Europe’s most beautiful sporting clay grounds.
Special thanks go to Markus Leibinger and all his helpers. The excellent organization by the Dornsberg team and the tireless commitment of everyone on site ensured an absolutely smooth event.
A truly outstanding extra: the Dornsberg shooters also generously provided a total of 25,000 rounds of ammunition as prizes for the winners of the various categories and for the raffle.
The course, designed by World Champion and target setter Ben Husthwaite, offered plenty of variety and delivered top-class sport. In addition to the regular competition, the integrated “Target Impossible” added an extra thrill.
An international field of participants
With a total of 232 participants — 206 men and 26 women — the Trophy had been fully booked for weeks.
We are especially proud of the strong international response: participants from 13 nations made the event a truly international success.
The winners of the Krieghoff Trophy
After an outstanding sporting performance, Frank Hasekamp from the Netherlands secured the coveted Challenge Cup and the title of “High Overall”.
We warmly congratulate all winners in the various categories on their strong results:
Men — High Overall
- Frank Hasekamp (NL)
- Rogier Tanger (NL)
- Luke Mortimer (UK)
Ladies I
- Rebecka Bergkvist (SE)
- Julia Heuten (NL)
- Zeljka Kepic (CH)
Ladies II
- Nicole Hewing (DE)
- Karen Shoreman (UK)
- Lilian Lischer (CH)
Junior
- Alexander Gottschling (CH)
- Mick Keinath (DE)
- Paul Keller (DE)
Senior
- Stefan Vaes (BE)
- Gilles de Siebenthal (CH)
- John Edmund’s (UK)
Veteran
- Johannes Lippert (DE)
- Morten Gram (DK)
- Franciscus Van de laer (BE)
Master
- Erich Hollenstein (CH)
- Keith Wood (UK)
- Hubert Wild (DE)
All rankings in detail: the complete results list can be found in the official ranking of the Krieghoff Trophy 2026.
The grand finale: the K-80 raffle
The excitement reached its peak during the award ceremony on Sunday evening. Among all shooters present, the weekend’s main prize was raffled off.
We warmly congratulate Ueli Galli from Switzerland, who had luck on his side and will receive a brand-new Krieghoff K-80 shotgun built for him.
Alongside the competition, many visitors took the opportunity to enjoy the supporting program at the venue, test current Krieghoff products on the demo course, or make use of the on-site service provided by our gunsmiths.
A big thank you also goes to the kitchen team of the Dornsberg shooters for the fantastic catering, as well as to our partners Land Rover, represented by the Auer Group, Hanwag, Castellani, and DLV Verlag with its magazine Pirsch.
Preview: photos and videos coming soon
For everyone who would like to relive the highlights or who missed the event:
An extensive photo gallery and a video featuring the best impressions of the weekend will follow here soon.
We would like to thank all participants for the fair competition, the great conversations, and this worthy start to our anniversary celebrations.
We are already looking forward to seeing you again in two years at the Dornsberg!
Your Krieghoff Team
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