The NRA Bianchi Cup is the National Action Pistol Championship, an event in Action Shooting. The 2014 prize fund was valued at $500,000 in cash and prizes.

Match History

The Bianchi Cup was created in 1979 by John Bianchi, Bianchi International, and awarded to the winner of the Bianchi Cup International Pistol Tournament. The National Rifle Association of America designated the Bianchi Cup as the "National Action Pistol Championship" in 1984 and assumed operational control of the tournament the next year. Bianchi International presented the Bianchi Cup to the NRA in 1985. The Cup is awarded annually to the National Action Pistol Champion.

Match Conditions

1979: An aggregate of 192 shots fired in four 48 shot matches: The Practical Event, The Barricade Event, The Falling Plate Event and the Moving Target Event (modified). Possible score of 1920-192X.

1985: An aggregate of 204 shots consisting of three 48 shot matches (The Barricade Event, The Falling Plate Event, The Moving Target Event (mod.) plus a 60 shot International Rapid Fire Event. Possible score 2040-204X.

1986: Returned to the conditions of 1979.

http://www.nrahq.org/compete/nat-trophy/tro-163.pdf NRA Championship Trophy Guide

Key ^Tournament winner†denotes high score*first perfect score fired

NRA Action Pistol Bianchi Cup Champions Year Country Champion Score Gun Runner up Score Notes 1979 Ron Lerch 1816-062x Colt 1911 Mickey Fowler 1799-071x http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=105763 Results from the first Cup 1980 Mickey Fowler 1879-085x Colt 1911 David Bates 1851-047x http://www.mickeyfowler.com/about.html Mickey Fowler homepage1981 Mickey Fowler 1890-088x Colt 1911 Mark Duncan 1882-083x 1982 Mickey Fowler 1903-145x Colt 1911 Brian Enos 1902-168x 1983 Brian Enos 1903-612x S&W Model 10 John Pride 1902-407x 1984 Brian Enos 1910-257x S&W Model 10 John Shaw 1910-214x 1985 Rob Leatham 2034-155x S&W Model 10 Tom Campbell 2019-135x 1986 W. Riley Gilmore 1916-144x S&W Model 15 Tom Campbell 1914-144x 1987 John Pride 1912-151x S&W Model 686 John Shaw 1912-147x 1988 John Pride 1918-163x S&W Model 686 Brian Enos 1916-149x 1989 Lemoine Wright 1914-152x S&W Model 586 Gib Niswander 1914-145x 1990 Doug Koenig * 1920-157x S&W Model 10 Mario DiPaolo 1918-158x 1991 W. Riley Gilmore 1920-166x S&W Model 10 Curtis Shipley 1918-172x 1992 Doug Koenig 1920-169x ? Mario DiPaolo 1918-172x 1993 Bruce Piatt 1920-170x Caspian 1911 1993 Brian Kilpatrick ^ 1920-173x S&W Revolver 1994 John Pride 1920-174x ? Mickey Fowler 1920-174x 1995 John Pride 1920-179x ? Bruce Piatt 1920-168x 1996 Mickey Fowler 1918-184x ? 1996 Ross G. Newell ^ 1920-163x ? 1997 Bruce Piatt 1920-181x Caspian 1911 Mickey Fowler 1920-176x 1998 Doug Koenig 1920-180x ? Ken Tapp 1920-173x1999 Bruce Piatt † 1920-185x Caspian 1911 2000 Doug Koenig † 1920-185x ? Bruce Piatt 1920-175x 2001 Doug Koenig 1920-184x ? Bruce Piatt 1920-180x 2002 Doug Koenig 1920-184x ? Michael Voigt 1920-174x 2003 Doug Koenig 1920-183x ? Bruce Piatt 1920-183x 2004 Doug Koenig 1920-177x ? Bruce Piatt 1920-181x 2005 Doug Koenig † 1920-185x ? Bruce Piatt 1920-179x 2006 Bruce Piatt 1920-177x Caspian 1911 Doug Koenig 1920-174x2007 Doug Koenig † 1920-185x ? Bruce Piatt 1920-183x 2008 Doug Koenig 1918-185x ? Bruce Piatt 1918-182x 2009 Bruce Piatt 1920-181x Caspian 1911 Doug Koenig 1920-177x http://nrablog.com/post/2009/05/22/Bruce-Piatt-2009-NRA-Bianchi-Cup-champion.aspx NRA blog coverage of 2009 NRA Bianchi Cup 2010 Doug Koenig 1920-179x ? Bruce Piatt 1918-183x http://gunnuts.net/2010/05/29/bianchi-cup-results-are-in/ Gun Nuts media coverage of 2010 NRA Bianchi Cup 2011 Doug Koenig 1920-187x ? Bruce Piatt 1920-177x http://www.nrablog.com/post/2011/05/30/The-2011-NRA-Bianchi-Cup-Champions.aspx 2011 NRA Bianchi Cup Champions 2012 Doug Koenig 1920-182x Richard Siebert 1920-159 2013 Doug Koenig 1920-183x Carl Bernosky 1920-178 Doug Koenig captures 15th Bianchi Cup Championship, Bernosky falls to second May 25, 2013BIANCHI CUP RESULTS: DOUG KOENIG IS THE WINNER OF THE 35TH NRA & MIDWAYUSA BIANCHI CUP May 24, 2013 2014 Kevin Angstadt 1920-171x Doug Koenig 1918-182x Kevin Angstadt shoots perfect 1920 to win 2014 Bianchi Cup May 24, 2014 2015 Doug Koenig 1920-180x S&W 1911 Jeremy Newell 1920-166x Doug Koenig wins a historic 16th MidwayUSA & NRA Bianchi Cup Action Pistol Championship! May 22, 2015 2016 Doug Koenig 1920-183x S&W 1911 Kyle Schmidt 1920-164x 2017 Doug Koenig 1920-184x S&W 1911 Bruce Piatt 1920-181x 2018 Adam Sokolowski 1920-176x Doug Koenig & Mark Blake (tied) 1920-172x 2019 Bruce Piatt 1920-179x Caspian 1911 Adam Sokolowski 1920-178x 2020 (Cancelled) 2021 Doug Koenig 1920-182x Bruce Piatt 1920-176x 2022 Benito Martinez 1920-165x Joey DeLeon 1920-153x 2023 Bruce Piatt 1920-178x Mark Blake 1920-178x 2024 Doug Koenig 1920-183x Bruce Piatt 1920-181x

NRA Action Pistol Metallic Division Champions The Metallic Division was instituted with the 1998 Bianchi Cup. Year Country Champion Score 1998 Chad Dietrich 1905-125x1999 Fred Craig 1863-127x2000 Rob Leatham 1897-145x2001 Vance Schmid 1896-130x2002 Rob Leatham 1884-136x2003 Frederick Craig 1886-128x2004 Rob Leatham 1905-144x2005Rob Leatham † 1910-153x 2006 Rob Leatham 1902-145x2007 Rob Leatham 1902-153x2008 Rob Vadasz 1902-138x2009 Rob Leatham 1909-145x 2010 Rob Vadasz 1904-146x2011 Rob Vadasz 1908-143x2012 Rob Vadasz 1878-135x2013 Rob Vadasz 1892-132x2014 Kevin Worrell 1907-127x2015 Patrick Franks 1902-140x2016 Patrick Franks 1901-140x2017 Adam Sokolowski † 1920-143x2018 Rob Vadasz 1912-155x2019 Kyle Schmidt 1905-137x2020 (Cancelled) 2021 Rob Vadasz 1918-154x2022 Ryan Franks 1914-156x2023 Ryan Franks 1914-141x2024 Ryan Franks 1916-163x

NRA Action Pistol Women's Division Champions The Women's Division was instituted with the 1980 Bianchi Cup. Year Country Champion Score 1980 Edith Almeida 1821-073x1981 Edith Almeida 1652-045x1982 Edith Almeida 1304-077x1983 Sally Van Valzah 1765-091x1984 Lee Cole 1761-096x1985 Lee Cole 1957-119x1986 Christie Rogers 1759-096x1987 Lorna Pavelka 1787-088x1988 Christie Rogers 1836-111x1989 Yoko Shimomura 1882-129x1990 Christie Rogers 1885-124x1991 Janina Tenace 1888-134x1992 Lorna Pavelka 1899-142x1993 Judy Woolley 1898-148x1994 Judy Woolley 1906-148x1995 Dewi Hazeltine 1908-150x1996 Sharon Edington 1899-140x1997 Sharon Edington 1906-142x1998 Anita Mackiewicz †1914-148x 1999 Vera Koo 1894-137x2000 Robyn Estreich 1902-157x2001 Vera Koo † 1910-137x 2002 Vera Koo 1905-151x2003 Vera Koo 1894-141x2004 Vera Koo 1886-136x2005 Vera Koo 1894-149x2006 Vera Koo 1897-143x2007 Julie Goloski 1903-139x2008 Vera Koo 1870-136x2009 Julie Goloski Golob 1907-138x2010 Jessie Harrison 1906-163x2011 Jessie Harrison 1912-153x2012 Julie Golob 1907-144x2013 Jessie Duff 1893-142x2014 Jessie Duff 1893-135x2015 Anita Mackiewicz †1916-166x2016 Tiffany Piper 1904-154x2017 Cherie Blake 1904-145x2018 Anita Mackiewicz 1911-153x2019 Cherie Blake 1904-145x2020 (Cancelled)2021 Becky Yackley 1908-139x2022 Sally Talbot 1913-155x2023 Sally Talbot 1889-152x2024 Cherie Blake 1910-150x

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