The Melbourne Gun Club has been successful in its application to hold the Universal Trench World Championships in 2026.

The dates have been selected by the Committee, and the event will run from Thursday 19th February to Sunday 22nd February 2026.

Universal Trench is governed by the worldwide organisation known as FITASC, LA FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE TIR AUX ARMES SPORTIVES DE CHASSE.  Further information about FITASC can be found www.fitasc.com

As the event will take place at the Melbourne Gun Club, upgrades will be needed, which means the build of a 4th Trench Layout.
Universal Trench (UT) has been growing at a rapid rate in this country and we are now seeing that venues with 3 Trench layouts cannot accommodate the number of shooters wishing to compete. This layout will benefit Universal Trench & ISSF in Australia, giving us a much needed venue with 4 layouts available to use.  Let's show the World in 2026 what us Aussies are made of on our home soil!
Update 15th September 2025:
Entries for the Universal Trench (Fosse Universelle) World Championships in 2026 opened on the 10th September 2025 and have now sold out within 4 days of opening, with 312 shooters registered.

Entries have sold so quick that a few Nations have missed out on entering!
The breakdown of competitors is as follows:
AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺 - 160 entries
NEW ZEALAND 🇳🇿 - 31 entries
SOUTH AFRICA 🇿🇦 - 29 entries
GREAT BRITAIN 🇬🇧 - 27 entries
FRANCE 🇫🇷 - 22 entries
SRI LANKA 🇱🇰 - 15 entries
ITALY 🇮🇹 - 10 entries
CZECHIA 🇨🇿 - 8 entries
SPAIN 🇪🇸 - 7 entries
GERMANY 🇩🇪 - 3 entries
TOTAL - 312 competitors
Bring on 2026 when our amazing club welcomes the above competitors to showcase what we and our beautiful region have to offer!
Update 18th September 2025:
the new trench layout has now been completed, with the first competition scheduled for Saturday 4th October 2025.
With less than 12 months until our amazing club hosts the 44th World Championship for Fosse Universelle-UT (Universal Trench) we would like to take this opportunity to thank Major Sponsor Airtouch.
Airtouch are sponsoring the new trap machines that will go into the new layout..
As such layout 1 for the World Championships event will be the “Airtouch Layout” with all of their branding and signage as well as their logo on all event advertising, bib numbers etc.
We thank Aemel Nordin and the team at Airtouch for their amazing support of MGC and the World Championships event!!
Check them out at www.airtouch.net.au
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