EAST ALTON, Ill. (November 24, 2020) — Team Winchester sporting clays shooter Anthony Matarese added another achievement to his already impressive shooting sports career: 2020 World FITASC champion.
The 2020 World FITASC Sporting Championship adds to Matarese’s impressive resume, which makes him the only American man to hold titles at the World FITASC Sporting Championship (2020), U.S. Open (2008, 2012), NSCA Nationals (2008) and World English Sporting Clays Championship (2016).
“Despite the craziness caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the governing body of FITASC decided to hold the championship and award the title. I knew someone was going to win, and I thought it might as well be me,” said Matarese. “I worked hard to prepare for this event, as the definition of ‘luck’ is when preparation meets an opportunity. I was the first American to win the World Sporting title in 2016, and now I am honored to be the first American to hold all four titles that I set out to win.”
Matarese was dominant at the 2020 World FITASC Sporting Championship held at Providence Hill Farm in Jackson, Mississippi, to say the least. His performance was near perfection.
Matarese started the week off strong conquering the five-stand prelim course as runner-up with a near perfect score. He then posted a perfect score to win the five-stand main event on the Winchester five-stand course.
In the main World FITASC event, consisting of 200 targets over four days on eight different parcours or courses, Matarese made very demanding targets looks easy as he ran perfect scores on three of the eight parcours. With a final score of 192/200, Matarese reigned as champion with the next closest score being six targets behind.
“Anthony continues to compete and win against some of the world’s best shooters,” said Matt Campbell, vice president of sales and marketing for Winchester Ammunition. “He, along with all of our members on Team Winchester, has a lot to be proud of this year. They are true Winchester AA shotshell and sport shooting ambassadors.”
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