Team SIG SAUER® Captain Max Michel, Jr., Wins Double Tap Championship
OutdoorHub 06.06.11
EXETER, N.H. (June 5, 2011) — Max Michel, Jr., is keeping the big picture in mind as he continues to dominate the 2011 shooting season. This weekend’s victory at the Double Tap Championship is the latest win in a season that has seen the Team SIG SAUER® captain finish no worse than second.
“Last year, my focus was on winning the USPSA Area Championships,” Michel said. ‘”This season is all about preparing for the IPSC World Shoot,” to be held in Greece in late September.
Michel said the course design at the Double Tap Championship puts an emphasis on speed, but also maintains a sense of humor.
“This match has to be the most fun you can possibly have while shooting a handgun. Robert Porter puts on some very fast-paced stages where hundredths of a second mean everything,” Michel said. “That’s why I love this event. I’ve won the Double Tap six of the past seven years and was really upset to miss the match a couple years ago. Glad I made it back.”
Michel finished with a score of 1693.9383 to win the Open Division and Overall title. His next match will be the Greek Nationals in Rhodes, Greece, June 14-20.
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About Max Michel, Jr.:
Max Michel, Jr. is one of the premier shooters in the world. With three World Speed Shooting Championships (2009, 2007 and 2005), five USPSA National Championships (2009, 2007, 2006, 2005
and 2004), three U.S. Steel National Championships (2011, 2009 and 2008), 37 USPSA Area
Championships, and nearly 100 Major Championship wins, Max Michel, Jr. has become a dominant force in the pistol shooting sports. Michel also owns multiple World Speed Shooting records as well as the only
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Action Shooter to win all USPSA Area Championships in the same season (2010). As an international competitor, Michel has represented the United States in the last four International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) World Shoots and returned home each time with team gold medals. He will again represent the nation in Rhodes, Greece, at the 2011 World Shoot and anchor the USA’s Open Division team.
About SIG SAUER, Inc.
SIG SAUER, Inc. is the largest member of a worldwide business group of firearms manufacturers that includes J.P. Sauer & Sohn and Blaser GmbH in Germany and Swiss Arms AG in Switzerland. This global network of companies gives SIG SAUER a world-class firearms knowledge base, unparalleled design expertise, and extensive manufacturing capacity, enabling the company to respond quickly and effectively to changing market conditions and the needs of its military, law enforcement, and commercial markets worldwide. SIG SAUER is an ISO 9001: 2008 certified company with over 400 employees. For more information on SIG SAUER, any of its products, or the SIG SAUER Academy, log on to www.sigsauer.com.
