Airsoft Action - December 2023

SPECIAL REPORT
G&G CQB WORLD CUP 2023
among themselves really cemented the best aspects
of our beloved game; bringing so many like- minded
people from such varied corners of the world and
home cultures really made for a great overall feeling
of international community and love of shooting in
general through the safe and effective completion of
all the challenges.
Some of the shooters in particular demonstrated
exceptional skill with raucous applause from the
crowds; Carlos from Mexico managed a long string
of single-shot, single-hit presentations with the GBB
pistol during the Search and Destroy Stage which was
really impressive and he only had to reload and use a
few rounds out of the second magazine to finish his
proportion of the shooting while his partner Jose had
both magazines for the AEG to take care of his half of
the effort! One of Taiwan’s teams followed the same
format with Zheng JiaHui (who regularly cleans up at
our local IPSC Production class stages) using only the
pistol and both magazines assigned to the team, with
his partner Yan ShengHong favouring the AEG with
both of their magazines as well.
Norah (Nonocat) of Team New Zealand really
showed off her marksmanship and looked almost
robotic at times throwing the AEG into her shoulder
and immediately sighting in and making effective
single shots on targets before sharply switching
stances with her footwork, as well as moving well
with Romain when they were tied together in the
Search and Destroy Stage.
The Japanese team of Watanabe Takumi and Kondo
Yuma were also particularly noteworthy with their
excellent movement in tandem and communication
during the Search and Destroy, moving very fluidly
and effectively; it was great to see them working
so well together during all their stages, as well as
being typically humble and excellent sportsmen and
enthusiastic participants throughout.
Of course I would be remiss to not mention the
winning combination of Dionne Reugebrink and
David Meuken, who were not only playing out of their
skins on the field, working excellently as a team and
throwing down with their athleticism and antics, but
obviously garnered a lot of positive attention with
their approachability and friendly and outgoing nature
towards everyon; it was a real pleasure to see them
play as well as share their company!
Throughout the whole event, practically everyone
I encountered was in high spirits, talkative and
supportive of each other and everyone’s efforts
working towards the successful execution of the
competition, again something I am already familiar
with from my own competitive exploits here in
Taiwan; having everyone present representing an even
wider global family of highly passionate and skilled
lovers of various shooting disciplines really made it all
truly enjoyable experience overall.
Many thanks to G&G for putting in the clearly
massive effort to organise such an event and bring
people to Taiwan from around the world to compete,
as well as giving us an opportunity to see and
experience their latest or upcoming product releases…
we all have a lot to look forward to, fellow shooters!
WORTHY CHAMPIONS
After an energetic closing ceremony, the event was
a wrap, and worthy new World Champions were
crowned, but as Stewbacca has said, the shooters
from all countries acquitted themselves incredibly well,
and the shooting skills on show were first rate; frankly
I wouldn’t want to go up against any of the shooters
on a regular game-day as opponents, that’s for sure!
Although as Stewbacca pointed out there were
some minor things that may need to be rectified in
the future (which I am certain will be addressed in
fullness), the overall event was MAGNIFICENT! G&G
once again pulled something off that I’m not certain
that any other manufacturer in the world could do,
and did it with grace, professionalism, and their usual
flair!
Big Airsoft Action congratulations go of course
to our old friends Dionne and David from Team
Netherlands for their victory, but I have to say that
every single shooter that took part in the 2023 G&G
CQB World Cup illustrated to me the very best in
global airsoft… they played hard, they played fair,
and they played with honour at all times. They
showed massive amounts of shooting skill, and their
friendliness and enthusiasm for airsoft was apparent
every moment of every day. Each and every shooter
was an absolute credit both to the game we love, and
to the countries they represented.
“BIG AIRSOFT ACTION CONGRATULATIONS GO OF COURSE TO OUR OLD FRIENDS DIONNE AND
DAVID FROM TEAM NETHERLANDS FOR THEIR VICTORY, BUT I HAVE TO SAY THAT EVERY
SINGLE SHOOTER THAT TOOK PART IN THE 2023 G&G CQB WORLD CUP ILLUSTRATED TO ME
THE VERY BEST IN GLOBAL AIRSOFT… THEY PLAYED HARD, THEY PLAYED FAIR, AND THEY
PLAYED WITH HONOUR AT ALL TIMES”
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